Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, once described the Tesla Model S as a sophisticated computer on wheels. These days, that description actually applies to most cars, which are equipped with an increasing array of sensors, relays and connective equipment that control, monitor and report numerous systems and data. Tesla recently patched its software after …
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FantasySCOTUS winner discusses his methods for outguessing the Supreme Court
After all the oral arguments, deliberations, briefs and decisions, it’s official. Drew Farmer is the winner of this year’s FantasySCOTUS competition. In this podcast, Drew discusses his methodology that led to his first-place finish.
PMI holds steady
The Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI) was unchanged for the second consecutive quarter, holding steady at 54 in Q2. Slightly higher demand was offset by weak rate growth and falling productivity. Demand for large law firm services rose 0.4% during the second quarter – while it was the sixth consecutive quarterly gain, it was also …
Podcast: Trade secret misappropriation and employment contracts
With a hot technology sector and an improving economy all around, workforce mobility has been on the rise in Silicon Valley, along with efforts by companies to acquire premium talent from competitors. New words like “acqui-hire” have even been invented to describe start-up acquisitions by larger companies that target a start-up’s employees, rather than its …
ProView grows new capabilities, new markets
ProView 2.2 has rolled out, adding new capabilities and new global markets to the leading eReader platform for professional use. Features in ProView now include search-within-search-results, enhanced library search, and PDF and note sharing with annotations and footnotes. ProView has also added new markets, including South Korea, Mexico, Uruguay and Paraguay. ProView is now in 17 countries across 5 …
Transactional practices rising, litigation falling
Litigation has traditionally been the largest practice for major firms. But in recent years, litigation practices have been slowly losing ground and transactional practices have risen to compensate. A new report from Peer Monitor finds that corporate, M&A, tax and real estate work has consistently outperformed litigation practices for the past two years. In fact, …
FindLaw survey: Parents doing less to protect their children on the internet
Internet dangers abound, but today’s parents are doing less to protect their children when they’re surfing the Web. A new survey from FindLaw says parents are worrying more than ever about their children’s safety when they are online. Two-thirds of parents say they take protective steps, such as monitoring the Web sites their children visit, restricting …
Podcast: “Play Ball!” with Cuba
The potential reopening of ties between the US and Cuba has people excited about the possibility of Cuban treasures reaching US shores, such as cigars, rum and…baseball players? Cuba has been the birthplace of many a major league stars over the years, and baseball fans – as well as basketball and football fans – are imagining …
Podcast: Deflategate and eDiscovery
“Deflategate” did more than just deflate the hopes of Patriots fans. The NFL investigation raised some interesting questions about the rights of employees when it comes to ESI (electronically stored information) on their personal cellphones. John Martin, partner and practice leader of the Nelson Mullins Encompass e-discovery group, says both employers and employers should take …
A mid-term check-in with FantasySCOTUS “player” {Marshall}+
We’re headed into the home stretch of the 2014-15 Supreme Court term. A good time to check in with {Marshall}+ to see how his circuits are feeling about his prospects in FantasySCOTUS. Q: {Marshall}+, good to talk with you again. First, how are you holding up? It’s a long court term and we’re already about seven months in. …
