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By Lisa Stone

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Last Entry: March 31, 2011 at 17:07:51

West Slow to Distribute WestlawNext Passwords to Academic and Library Users

Posted on February 10, 2010
Professor James Levy reports on the Legal Writing Prof Blog that he's still waiting for a promised password granting him free access to the new and improved Westlaw, officially known as WestlawNext, but still called "Project Cobalt" by some who presumably miss the halcyon days of double secret multi-billion dollar M&A due diligence...

Experian Hit With Lawsuit Over Baggage That Comes With 'Free' Credit Report

Posted on February 09, 2010
From my "about damn time" file comes this report from the Huffington Post about a new lawsuit filed against credit-reporting agency Experian over advertisements for its FreeCreditReport.com service. The plaintiff, a college student named Erica Possin, had seen the catchy ads for FreeCreditReport...

New Model Jury Instruction Takes Aim at Twittering Jurors

Posted on February 09, 2010
After fifty 'leven recent examples of trials being upended by jurors improperly using their cell phones, computers, Twitter or other communications technologies during jury service, a committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States has had enough...

Tuesday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on February 09, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blawgosphere. 1) Question: Please settle this quickly-escalating dispute between me and my fiancée. She calls it a "sleazy lap dance at a strip club." I call it "humanitarian aid...

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Law Blog Footnoted.org Acquired by Morningstar

Posted on February 09, 2010
Here's one more reason for law bloggers to keep the faith: If you can crank out great content for over half a decade and grow your readership to a massive number of subscribers, you might be acquired by a public company. And that is exactly what just happened to Michelle Leder and her consistently excellent footnoted...

Who Dat Writin' on Legal Blog Watch?

Posted on February 08, 2010
Good morning and Happy Monday, Saints fans. As our more astute readers will have noticed, the ?Posted by? name at the bottom of this post is neither Bruce Carton nor Robert J. Ambrogi. I wouldn't even dream of referring to myself as Bob's ?replacement? -- it's not hard to see the impact he's had in his years at Legal Blog Watch -- and Bruce's work here has been similarly stellar...

Take the Grizzlies Plus the Points and, um, Vote for Me!

Posted on February 08, 2010
Every year, in the days leading up to the Super Bowl (that's right, I called it the Super Bowl, what are you gonna do, NFL?), mainstream media outlets run stories on the various and sundry prop (that's gambler lingo for "proposition") bets available to the public...

The 'Virtual Law Firm' That Can Rid You of Your Pesky Spouse in 20 Minutes

Posted on February 08, 2010
The confluence of law and technology is a topic of constant interest among attorneys, discussed in one form or another at almost every large professional gathering. At the ABA's 2010 Midyear Meeting, held Friday in Orlando -- because what could be more fun than a bunch of lawyers running around the Magic Kingdom? -- the Commission on Ethics 20/20 held a roundtable discussion at which Richard Granat, founder and CEO of DirectLaw, delivered a presentation (PDF) focusing on how professional responsibility rules can deter technological innovation in the delivery of legal services...

Want to Exercise Your 'Air Rights?' What's the Safe Word?

Posted on February 08, 2010
Who knew that, on my first day, I would be presented with the opportunity to, once and for all, dispel the myth that property and land use law is, by definition, imbued with Ambien-like, slumber-inducing characteristics? Professor Ngai Pindell, of the UNLV School of Law (apparently thriving in its 11th year of operation; what were the odds?), ran a brief post on the Land Use Prof Blog about a gentleman by the name of British "Lucky" Paul who so incensed his suburban Maryland neighbors that they felt they had no choice but to call in the big guns...

Friday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on February 05, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blawgosphere. 1) Question: I purchased an American Express gift card and gave it to my daughter. She tried to use it at a big electronics store but something was supposedly wrong with the card as the numbers on it were not "raised," so they called the police...

Despite Supreme Court Ban, California's Prop 8 Trial Hits YouTube

Posted on February 05, 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court may have spoiled the plans of many people who wanted to watch a Web broadcast of California's high-profile Proposition 8 trial on the legalization of same-sex marriage, but that is not stopping two creative producers in Los Angeles...

The Top Super Bowl-Related Lawsuits, So Far

Posted on February 05, 2010
Just in time for Super Bowl Sunday, Bitter Lawyer has put together a nice list of the "Top Six Super Bowl-Related Lawsuits." The list includes some classics, as well as some that I had never even heard of before. Here are a few of the best: Back in 1999, Bitter Lawyer reports, shoe retailer Just For Feet ran its first (and only) commercial spot during Super Bowl XXXIII...

New Tool Tracks Down Possible Plagiarists on the Web

Posted on February 05, 2010
Plagiarism is obviously rampant on the Web and in the blogosphere. A free tool I just came across called "Plagium" (PLAY-jee-um? PLAGUE-ee-um? PLAY-jum?), however, claims that it can help bloggers and other writers identify when their work is being used elsewhere on the Web...

Thursday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on February 04, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blawgosphere. 1) Question: My wife is getting really angry at me for staring at the chest of the female passenger next to me on this flight. I told her it is for safety reasons, but she is not buying that...

LBW Reader Question: Who Else Has Negotiated Key Clauses in Wedding Vows?

Posted on February 04, 2010
I noted in Wednesday's Three Burning Legal Questions post that a certain Appalachian Trail-hiking governor supposedly refused to promise to be "faithful" in his wedding vows years ago, and insisted that the clause be removed from the ceremony. This shocked the tender sensibilities of some of us here at LBW, who did not realize that such negotiations were even on the menu of options for soon-to-be brides and grooms...

Keep It Brief: Supreme Court Trims Length of Reply Briefs

Posted on February 04, 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court announced last month that under new rules taking effect Feb. 16, all reply briefs filed with the Court must fit under the 140 character limit of Twitter. Actually, it did not say that, but the Court is moving in that direction, as its new rules require lawyers to keep their reply briefs at the merits stage to 6,000 words instead of the previous limit of 7,500...

Judge Finds 'Down Under' Flute Riff Plagiarized From Nursery Rhyme

Posted on February 04, 2010
I have had the flute riff from Men at Work's "Down Under" stuck in my head all morning thanks to the Federal Court in Sydney, Australia, and now I'm going to pay it forward to Legal Blog Watch readers. Today, Australian Federal Court judge Peter Jacobsen ruled that the famous riff in "Down Under" plagiarized a popular nursery rhyme about a kookaburra written in 1932...

Wednesday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on February 03, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blawgosphere. 1) Question: I'm about to finalize the sale of my virginity for $32,000 via online auction. Are there any legal issues I should keep in mind? Answer: Lots of them...

MacStupid: MacGyver and MacGruber Squabble Over Competing New Movies

Posted on February 03, 2010
THR, Esq., The Hollywood Reporter's entertainment law blog, reports that a fight has broken out between the creator of the "MacGyver" television series and the producers of "MacGruber," a parody film set to hit theaters in April. Lee Zlotoff, who created the "MacGyver" series -- which ended in 1992 -- has apparently picked this moment (nearly two decades after the show went off the air) to exercise his rights to make a movie based on the show, and New Line Cinema is said to be developing a "MacGyver" movie...

Friday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on January 29, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blawgosphere. 1) Question: It's bad enough I'm headed into court now for my arraignment, but now I hear the prosecutor making fun of my name as "unfortunate," too? Do I need to stand for this? Answer: Take the "sticks and stones" approach and don't worry about it...

I'm Sorry I Tripped and Ripped Your $130 Million Picasso, Part 2

Posted on January 29, 2010
Can we talk again about the the lady who lost her balance while walking in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, tumbled into Picasso's ?The Actor? painting and caused a six-inch tear resulting in $65 million in damage? I'm having a little trouble getting past this...

Unreliable Workers of the World Unite!

Posted on January 29, 2010
When I wrote here two weeks ago about reports of the snowballing "nanny state" in the U.K., at least one commenter (with a ".uk" Web address) called the reports "tosh" and "half true." Such reports, he said, were "merely anecdotal accounts" that said "nothing substantial about the nanny state...

My Swan Song at Legal Blog Watch

Posted on January 28, 2010
Imagine how I -- a lawyer who loves few things more than to write -- felt when I got this call one day four years ago. "We'd like you to be a featured contributor to our blog," said the caller, an editor at Law.com. "The blog is hosted on one of the most visited legal sites on the Web...

The Perfect Storm of Legal Research

Posted on January 28, 2010
If there is to be a perfect storm in the tumultuous sea of legal research offerings, it is likely to hit sometime Monday at LegalTech New York. That is when Westlaw will formally unveil its most sweeping overhaul since its move to the Web and LexisNexis will announce what it says will be a major new product for legal professionals, even as it prepares to announce an overhaul of its own research service at a date yet to be specified...

Court Blasts K&L Gates Team's Huge Fee and 'Unnecessary Lawyering'

Posted on January 28, 2010
Is it excessive for lawyers to collect more than $800,000 in fees and costs from an estate valued at $1.2 million? Noting that would add up to 67 percent of the estate's total value, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court made no bones about its opinion on the fee request, saying that it represented "unnecessary lawyering...

I'm Sorry I Tripped and Ripped Your $130 Million Picasso

Posted on January 27, 2010
Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it. -- "American Beauty" (1999) You know, I sometimes feel the same way about legal blog watching. Sometimes there's so much crazy-stupid-funny news in the legal world, I feel like I can't take it...

New 'Little i' Icon Coming This Summer to Online Ads

Posted on January 27, 2010
You've probably never seen the icon pictured in this post before, but Web surfers should expect to see a lot of it in the near future. The New York Times reported here yesterday that the advertising industry has agreed on a new standard icon (left) to accompany online ads that are delivered based on demographics and behavioral data...

What Is the Worst Possible Name for a Legal Blog?

Posted on January 27, 2010
Earlier this week, The Volokh Conspiracy observed here that it is quite "common for legal blogs to use some legal phrase as their title, such as Concurring Opinions, Res Ipsa Loquitur," and posed an amusing question to its readers: What are the worst possible names for legal blogs -- or at least the funniest or most awkward -- based solely on widely used legal phrases? The VC asked readers to assume the blog name has to be the domain name, and to offer the really bad blog title in the comments, i...

Wednesday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on January 27, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blawgosphere. 1) Question: I'm going to buy some groceries today using my employee discount at Whole Foods. By the way, my blood pressure is 110/70, my total cholesterol is 144 and my body mass index is 31...

FINRA Tells Brokers: Supervise Social Media Use

Posted on January 26, 2010
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority -- known by most as FINRA -- issued an advisory yesterday telling securities firms and brokers that they are required to supervise and retain records of their employees' blogging and social media use. The advisory, Regulatory Notice 10-06, came out of a task force FINRA created in September to consider how investment firms could use social media in their businesses while also ensuring protection of investors...

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