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Breaking News: LexisNexis To Acquire Contract Drafting Company Henchman

Law Sites

LexisNexis Legal & Professional said today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Henchman, a Belgium-based contract drafting legal technology company. LexisNexis said it is acquiring the company for its document management system that enable faster document drafting.

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Sanction for Dropbox Rummaging Affirmed

E-Discovery LLC

In Robins Kaplan Can’t Escape Sanction Over Dropbox Access – Law360 (May 31, 2024), Emily Johnson reported on an appellate decision in the “Dropbox rummaging” sanctions case. A $150,000 sanction against both a law firm and its client was affirmed. Ms. Johnson reported: “The First Department of the New York Appellate Division found Thursday that the trial court’s decision to sanction Robins Kaplan and KrunchCash in October was not an abuse of discretion, rejecting KrunchCash&#

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Prost Dissents from CAFC’s Denial of New Trial on Damages for Google

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Monday, June 3, issued a precedential decision affirming a district court’s orders in favor of EcoFactor, Inc. against Google, whose appeal in part asked for a new trial on damages due to prejudicial error. Judge Prost dissented-in-part. EcoFactor sued Google for infringement of its U.S. Patent No. 8,738,327 relating to smart thermostat technology.

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The 5 Key People Every Entrepreneur Needs for Business Success

RPC Strategies

by Melissa Rogozinski April 3, 2024, marked the 5 th anniversary of RPC Strategies, LLC! According to statistics, at least fifty percent of startups will fail before their fifth year. Investopedia reports the most common reasons for failure include money running out, being in the wrong market, a lack of research, bad partnerships, ineffective marketing, and not being an expert in the industry.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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Passing of Senate Bill 458 Helps Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture in Kansas

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

The Passing of SB 458 Reforms the Kansas Standard Seizure and Forfeiture Act to Protect Against Wrongful Asset Forfeiture On April 23, 2024, Governor Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 458 , which means substantial reforms to the Kansas Standard Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Act will take effect beginning in July 1. Substantial due process protections implemented by the bill include a requirement that commencement of forfeiture proceedings be supported by a probable cause affidavit, a requirement tha

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How We Reported on Homicide Investigations in St. Louis

The Marshall Project

Getting and interpreting homicide clearance data involved litigation, complex analysis and patience.