lawyering

The “Rube Goldberg” of sanctions motions

Ron Coleman
March 01, 2012 04:27

Woodrow Pollock reports on the “the Rube Goldberg” of sanctions motions in an IP case — a skein of intertwined Rule 11 motions, counter-motions and what-have-you’s over whether due diligence had been performed prior to filing a patent claim.  He sees no reason to try and...

Free Online Course on Digital Law Practice

Richard Granat
February 06, 2012 16:12

The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) is offering a free online course on digital law practice, primarily for law students and law professors, but anyone can register.   I don't doubt that most law faculty will find these topics to be irrelevant, but its connecting with...

James Keane Award for Excellence in eLawyering

Richard Granat
December 22, 2011 01:49

The James Keane Memorial Award for Excellence in eLawyering is awarded every year at the ABA TECHSHOW (March 29-31, 2012, Chicago, Illinois). James Keane was the founding Chair of the ABA/LPM eLawyering Task Force., which grants the Award. Last year the Award was given to the Legal Aid Society of...

Ponderous Practice Book Over-Complicates Filing a CT Lawsuit

Frances Codd Slusarz
December 06, 2011 14:30

What on earth does Section 8-1 “mesne” (mean)? I’ve written about traps for the unwary in Connecticut practice before, but nothing exemplifies the incomprehensibility of the Connecticut Practice Book quite like Section 8-1.  It is supposed to explain how you start a civil...

2004: A Year of Musical Chairs for IP Law Bigshots

Ron Coleman
September 14, 2011 00:43

Originally posted 2005-03-07 19:42:00. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThere’s a very good roundup of the major changes in the landscape of the big-time IP (read: pretty much patents) practice, including the evaporation of pillars such as Pennie & Edmonds and Fish & Neave, in this...