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Survey: Federal Workers Leery of E-Discovery
More than a third of those polled by Deloitte fretted that their agency's e-discovery data isn't trustworthy and accurate.
Testimony About Penis Size Found Prejudicial in Sexual Assault Case
A New Jersey appeals court on Wednesday reversed a rape conviction because testimony about whether the defendant had an unusually large penis exceeded its proper scope.
State Supreme Court Rejects Appeal by Sandusky's Lawyer
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to take up a case in which an attorney representing convicted serial child molester Jerry Sandusky had sought to invoke the work-product doctrine to avoid complying with a protective order issued by the judge who presided over Sandusky's trial, which was put in place days after grand jury materials in the case were allegedly leaked to the media.
Using Big Data to Prevent Fraud and Enforce Compliance
The ascent of Big Data has introduced an important new factor into the world of economic crimes and investigations. But just because there is more information to look at doesn't mean that the information will be any easier to find and analyze.
Bankruptcy Filing Evidence Prejudicial in Merger Case
The Delaware Court of Chancery has refused to reopen the record in a lawsuit filed by shareholders of ambulance service provider Rural/Metro Corp. alleging that company's financial adviser, RBC Capital Markets LLC, aided and abetted Rural/Metro's board members' breach of fiduciary duty in the company's $438 million sale to Warburg Pincus LLC in 2011. Rural/Metro's shareholders sought to include a 2013 declaration by the company's new chief financial officer in a suggestion of bankruptcy filing that the company could not accurately forecast revenue, but the court said permitting the evidence would be prejudicial to the defendants.
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Judge Bars, for Now, Testimony in Penn State Hearing
A judge on Tuesday directed prosecutors and lawyers for three former Penn State administrators to make their cases in writing as he weighs claims that the defendants' legal rights were so badly violated that charges they covered up child sex-abuse allegations should be thrown out.
Courts Apply Same Old Rules to New Issues in 2013
In 2013, many novel civil litigation issues came before the trial and appellate courts of Pennsylvania for decision. Some of these issues were resolved and some were left open for another day, but one key trend that emerged was courts wrestling with technological advances like social media, cellphones and GPS devices in the legal spectrum.Think International Risk Is Complicated? Just Wait
As global anticorruption enforcement becomes a reality, companies face a mind-numbing set of complications.
Appellate Judge Discovers Brave New World
Laptops, smartphones, tablets and other gadgets have forever changed the rules of engagement.
A Cautionary Tale of Privilege Via Email
An executive's emails to his personal lawyer weren't protected by attorney-client privilege because of company policy on access to its network servers.TRENDING STORIES
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