Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight. In Etan Patz case, a confession is just the start Pedro Hernandez’s lawyer has cited a rarely invoked New York law to argue that a confession alone is not legally sufficient to support the charges. Top …
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Legal liabilities soar 22% for UK’s leading companies
The legal liabilities reported by UK-based companies listed on the FTSE 100 index jumped by 22% in 2012 to £22.1 billion, up from £18.2 billion in the previous year, according to an analysis by Thomson Reuters Sweet & Maxwell business. The increase in legal liabilities has been driven by businesses facing far more aggressive fines …
Thomson Reuters key author prepares expert report on China’s patent system
This past year, Thomas T. Moga, author of Patent Practice and Policy in the Pacific Rim, prepared an expert report for the United States Chamber of Commerce entitled “China’s Utility Model Patent System: Innovation Driver or Deterrent.” The completed report was unveiled at the USCOC conference on “China’s Evolving Patent Environment: What It Means for …
Bob Schukai featured on Legal Technology Insider
Charles Christian recently posted a video he shot of Bob Schukai, global head of Technology at Thomson Reuters, discussing the importance of designing for mobile. Check out the full video on Legal Technology Insider.
How did LT Court Tech help the state of Wyoming?
The Government segment in the legal business of Thomson Reuters recently published a white paper on how LT Court Tech helped the state of Wyoming get a more consistent court case management system across its 23 counties. Cooperative Court Case Management System Development, A Case Study from Wyoming, was written by Ann Lavery, former Clerk …
Legal News Brief – February 15, 2013
After a brief hiatus, the Legal News Brief is back! Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight. Preview: U.S. agriculture wary as Monsanto heads to Supreme Court The patent battle over an herbicide-resistant genetic trait could have ramifications for the biotechnology industry and the …
Thomson Reuters uses social media to engage in customer support initiatives
Two years ago, an innovative customer service strategy began to emerge at Thomson Reuters that would eventually evolve into the company’s Customer Experience Operations’ use of Twitter to find and respond to customer complaints. The project began in 2010 with the Reference Attorney Summer Associate Blog, which was targeted toward summer associates at law firms. …
Allison Guidette on Elite’s evolution
Thomson Reuters Elite has been around for over 60 years, and has evolved dramatically in that time into the premier law firm financial and operations management technology company. In the video clip below, Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law Firms at Thomson Reuters, talks about Elite acquisitions and the company’s evolution over the years, …
Thomson Reuters delivers 22,000 books to Mali
In spite of the political conflict and unrest underway in Mali, a Books for Africa container of 22,000 books, including a Thomson Reuters law/human rights library, arrived safely in Bamako, Mali. The shipment was unfortunately delayed for several months until it was confirmed safe to transport them to the capitol city. The books are currently …
Bridge renovation to honor Sharon Sayles Belton
The Third Avenue bridge in Minneapolis will soon be renamed after one of our own: The Sharon Sayles-Belton Bridge. Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak announced Thursday that the city will renovate the landmark, Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired bridge that runs over Interstate 94 to honor the former mayor who broke down barriers and helped build the city …
