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The new federal electronic discovery rules become effective December 1, 2006. Fed. R. Civ. P. 26, 33, 34, 37, and 45 are being amended to take into account the importance of electronic records in the discovery process.
Here are the pending rules amendments.
Thanks to the Minnesota Business Litigation blog for the reminder.
Lawyers…
In my last post I talked about my reluctance to recommend do-it-yourself solutions when it comes to business contracts, Wills and other documents. I know it is self-serving but I have just seen do-it-yourself solutions come back to haunt business people too many times to count. If you are a business person you can pay…
Here is an update to the ongoing Iowa consumer case against Microsoft:
Polk County, Iowa District Court Judge Scott Rosenberg has ruled that Roxanne Conlin is allowed to try the case against Microsoft. Microsoft had filed a motion attempting to exclude Conlin on the basis that she had engaged in misconduct when she persuaded a…
Iowa patent and technology lawyer Brett Trout recently posted about a couple of cases where bloggers were hit with big verdicts. One of the verdicts included $11.3 million awarded to a Florida woman after being called a "crook", "con artist" and a "fraud" in an online post.
This just points out that businesses must look…
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry has published a survey indicating Iowa’s legal climate is hurting job growth. The survey also states that many Iowa business leaders are dissatisfied with Iowa’s legal climate and believe it is costing the state jobs because of competition from other states.
The survey seems to contradict the U.S.
The six-year old Iowa private antitrust class-action against Microsoft is finally heating up. The case is set for trial November 13, 2006 but yesterday a hearing was held on Microsoft’s allegations that Plaintiffs’ lawyer, Roxanne Barton Conlin, engaged in misconduct when she persuaded a Hewlett-Packard technician to give her internal documents from another case. …
Employers Must Protect Employees’ Social Security Numbers
In a recent newsletter update from the Krupin O’Brien employment law firm, attorney Natalie Cantor Gros wrote an informative article regarding the importance of employers protecting the Social Security numbers of employees.
The article points out that a Michigan employer paid $275,000 settlement to group of 911 operators…
eDiscovery Law Resource
The law firm of Preston & Gates has developed a searchable database currently containing over 500 cases relating to eDiscovery. This helpful resource for litigators contains over 100 eDiscovery cases that were decided in 2006. Click here for the eDiscovery Database.
Thanks to Francis G.X. Pilegge of the Delaware Corporate and…
Employers Face Overtime Lawsuits
According to Business Law Today and the Washington Post lawyers for big businesses around the country are working overtime to protect corporate giants facing lawsuits for failing to pay overtime to rank-and-file employees.
As discussed in an article by Stephen Franklin of the Chicago Tribune, cases against State Farm Mutual…
According to an annual survey released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Iowa’s legal system ranks No. 4 in the nation. Iowa has ranked in the top five each of the last three years.
The five top states for overall legal fairness according to the survey are Delaware, Nebraska, Virginia, Iowa and Connecticut.
The survey…