The Iowa consumer class action case against Microsoft has officially begun. Roxanne Conlin began her opening statements Friday. Her case will include nine separate stories about how Microsoft has undercut competitors and acted illegally. She will focus not only on IBM and Linux but also lesser known companies such as Go Computers and Acer Co.
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Watch Out! RSS Feeds May Change the Practice of Law
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Posted in Current Affairs, Events
I am speaking today at the Iowa State Bar Association eCommerce Seminar on the use of RSS feeds in today’s law practice.
The acronym RSS stands for a couple of things: Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary. RSS is a format for delivering regularly changing Web content. (See www.whatisrss.com). Many …
Iowa-Microsoft Opening Statements Delayed
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The opening statements in the Iowa Mircosoft litigation were delayed today. Pre-trial instructions took hours. Check out Brett Trout’s blog. He sat in on the trial today.
Here is something to keep in mind. If opening statements are tomorrow, I’ll bet that Roxanne Conlin takes all the day and more to give her opening. …
Opening Statements In Iowa Microsoft Trial
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Opening statements in the Iowa consumer class action case against Microsoft begin November 30, 2006. Several readers each day have been hitting this blog reading posts relating to the case. To make it easier for readers I have added a Microsoft Iowa Litigation category on the right side of the blog. This should make it…
Iowa Microsoft Case Update
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When you go to court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty. – Comedian Norm Crosby
The jury in the Iowa consumer class action case against Microsoft has been picked. (Of course, these jurors should be commended for their service…
California Case Provides Immunity for the Online Content of Others
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The Technology and Marketing Blog has an interesting analysis of the Barrett vs. Rosenthal case handed down by the California Supreme Court on November 20, 2006. In its ruling, the court decided whether "distributors" of content have immunity under 47 USC 230 for Internet publications.
A major point in the analysis:
No one is
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Law Blogs, Laptops and Burritos
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Last week was a momentous week as Brett Trout and I concluded the first ever full-day CLE devoted to lawyer blogging in the country through LAWpportunities. We were fortunate to have been joined by blogging experts Mike Sansone and Sandy Renshaw. Mike delighted the crowd with his tutorial on RSS feeds. Any lawyer…
Iowa Consumer Case Against Microsoft Begins Tomorrow
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The Iowa consumer class action case against Microsoft begins tomorrow, November 13, 2006. It is anticipated it may take weeks to pick the jury and the trial itself could take several months. The jurors will be expected to complete a 31-page survey before the questions even begin. Surveys are often used by Plaintiffs’ attorney, Roxanne…
Think Twice Before Deleting Electronic Records
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A $1.888 million dollar judgment in favor of a Delaware bankruptcy trustee stresses the importance of careful consideration before deleting electronic records from your company’s computer system. In the case of In re Quintus Corp., 2006 WL 3072982 (Bankr.D.Del.Oct. 27, 2006), the Bankruptcy Court of the Delaware District imposed a penalty of summary judgment against…
Nigut and Trout Spreading the Gospel of Lawyer Blogs
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Rush Nigut and Des Moines patent attorney Brett Trout are featured in an article this week in the Des Moines Business Record for their upcoming YBlawg seminar. According to LexBlog’s Kevin O’Keefe, the seminar is believed to be the first full-day CLE devoted to lawyer blogging in the country.
The location of the…