Posts Tagged ‘legal’
When to Rely on PR Strategy: How Far is Too Far?
Litigators will want to keep a close eye on all matters of communication and be careful not to assume privileges automatically exists between a client and third parties. If third parties don’t provide the necessary information and legal advice for the client’s case, that information will not remain privileged and may come under scrutiny by court officials and opposing parties.
Read MoreDon’t Let the Clawback Bite Back: The Necessary Steps for Creating an Effective Clawback Agreement
Litigators construct clawback agreements that allow parties to retrieve important documents without having client-attorney privileges revoked. But the successful retrieval of documents is only possible when clawback agreements are prepared properly.
Read MoreIs Joint Representation of Two Clients in a Deposition Okay?
Many questions arise as to how one should proceed with a deposition in which two clients provide testimony for the same case. Before agreeing to joint defense, it’s important to consider all possible outcomes for the case and how you should proceed – or if you should proceed at all.
Read MoreOngoing Biometric Privacy Litigation to Shape Scanning Technology
As biometric litigation continues to grow in scope, so too will advances in biometric scanning technology to help protect the rights of those from whom data is collected.
Read MoreWill AI Help or Hurt Legal Professionals?
When an industry is confronted with a new technology that seeks to improve the efficiency of tasks, the workers of that industry are naturally inclined to feel concerned about how that technology may disrupt the way the industry runs. Currently, artificial intelligence (AI) in litigation is transforming the profession through automation of such time-consuming tasks…
Read MoreU.S. IPR Patent Review Process Legality Has Been Upheld
Houston-based oilfield services company Oil States International, Inc. challenged the legality of inter partes review (IPR), a patent review process that allows the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to hold hearings with patent challengers and patent holders to determine the validity of a patent. The company argued that IPR violated the right of defendants…
Read More
