No quick trial for ex-Nixon Peabody partner in alleged Ponzi scheme

February 3, 2012

David Tamman, a former Nixon Peabody securities partner who was fired while under investigation for allegedly falsifying documents as part of a Ponzi scheme, will have to go to trial in October, despite his attorney's pleas to expedite the proceedings so that Tamman, now a solo in L.A., can get back to work.

Intel’s Jerone English on Leveling the EDD Playing Field

February 3, 2012

Jerone English, director of e-discovery for Intel, speaks to LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about how rank-and-file lawyers can get up to speed on the latest electronic data discovery policies and procedures.

Litigator of the Year Winner - David Boies

February 3, 2012

The Boies, Schiller & Flexner founder explains how he prepared for the key cross-examinations in the Proposition 8 case.

Judge John Facciola on E-Discovery Training at a Crossroads

February 3, 2012

D.C. District Judge John Facciola speaks with LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about how e-discovery training is at a crossroads, constrained by limited financial resources at the governmental level. He proposes several solutions to address these challenges, particularly when individuals are unable to meet face to face.

DLA Piper’s Browning Marean on E-Discovery Proportionality

February 3, 2012

Browning Marean, senior counsel at DLA Piper, speaks to LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about the challenges of fashioning responses to discovery requests that are appropriate -- and proportional -- to a case.

Greenberg Traurig Hit With Suit Alleging Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty

February 3, 2012

An investor in a now-bankrupt private mortgage broker and real estate loan provider claims in a potential class action brought against Greenberg Traurig that the firm, acting as the broker's counsel, helped hatch a fraudulent scheme that bilked the plaintiff and other investors out of some $700 million.

CNN Doesn’t Get Far in Fight Against Closed Captioning

February 3, 2012

In a hearing Thursday, a federal magistrate judge seemed to agree with disability advocates that forcing CNN to provide closed captioning on its Internet videos doesn't violate the First Amendment, since closed captioning doesn't require the news organization to summarize, distill or change its content.

Attorney Sanctions Upheld in 9/11 Conspiracy Case

February 3, 2012

Sanctions against two attorneys who insist that former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld caused the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks have been upheld by a unanimous 2nd Circuit panel that refused to disqualify itself from the case.

Was Penn State’s GC Counsel for University Officials?

February 3, 2012

In-house lawyers understand that they're hired to represent the entity that issues their paychecks, not the executives and staff. But as evidenced by the testimony of two Penn State University officials, a company's lawyers and constituents can understand the relationship differently.

Who owns your Twitter account? #Itmaynotbeyou

February 3, 2012

Who owns a Twitter account -- the person who used it or the company for which he worked at the time? That question has yet to be resolved, but a federal magistrate judge has allowed several claims by PhoneDog LLC to move forward over a video blogger's continued use of a Twitter account after he was hired by a competitor of the online review company. PhoneDog is seeking $340,000 in damages for Noah Kravitz's access to 17,000 PhoneDog Twitter followers over an eight-month period.

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