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From the Dallas Morning News DALLAS – Dec. 15, 2009 –The Dallas Area Paralegal Association (DAPA) hosted its annual holiday luncheon on Friday, December 4, 2009 at one of Dallas’ premiere private establishments, Park City Club.  Nestled in the Highland Park/University Park communities, Park City Club (PCC) provided the perfect setting for DAPA’s 2009 “Winter Wonderland”…

From Above the Law by Elie Mystal On Wednesday, we told you about Alabama defense lawyers who filed a motion to continue based on a conflict with the BCS title game. The judge has said he will grant the motion, even though the judge is an alumnus of Alabama’s arch rival, Auburn. Deadspin explains this…

From CBR Published:16-December-2009 By Steve Evans Litigation fuelling growth The eDiscovery software market is set for rapid growth, with revenues expected to surpass $1.2bn in 2010, according to analyst house Gartner. The market this year is tipped to total $1bn, a 25% increase over 2008 figures. Gartner defines eDiscovery as, “the identification, preservation, collection, preparation,…

From e-Discovery For Dummies by Linda Volonino, Ian Redpath You can make e-discovery easier by knowing how the court separates electronically stored information (ESI) into two tiers; the seven basic steps in e-discovery; implications of the e-discovery federal rules; and the timeline that actually begins prior to litigation. E-Discovery Categories of Electronically Stored Information In…

From Law.com – Newswire A review of bankruptcy rates in Delaware and the Southern District of New York shows that a handful of U.S.-based partners at Am Law 200 firms have inched above the $1,000 rate barrier, making bankruptcy work as lucrative as it was plentiful in 2008 and 2009. Over a 12-month period ending…

Tresa Baldas The National Law Journal December 14, 2009 art: Kai Jaffe A federal prosecutor has won his fight to conceal e-mails he sent to his attorney over the government’s computers, contradicting a popular belief that employees have no expectation of privacy on work computers. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled…

To avoid some of the most complicated and expensive legal entanglements, experts said companies must be clear on the law and their legal rights. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of a cure, area lawyers said, and the most important thing companies can do to avoid legal problems in this economic climate is…

From Above the Law by David Lat Remember Kumari Fulbright? Of course — how could you forget her? The former beauty queen had her legal studies at the University of Arizona derailed after being accused of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and aggravated assault. It appears that Fulbright’s criminal case is reaching a resolution. The Arizona…

From Law.com – Newswire A New Jersey manufacturer of Bubble Wrap and other packaging items has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a six-year-old class action suit by shareholders who charged that it understated its liability for litigation caused by acquiring part of an asbestos maker. U.S. District Judge Dennis Cavanaugh approved the settlement,…

By Shawn Sieck Vice President, ESI Business Development TERIS/Silicon Valley If your law firm or corporate legal department is like most, you are continuously looking for ways to cut costs and streamline operations. With the downturn in the economy, as well as the increasing strictness of regulations at both the federal and state levels, it…