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Irrational fear of sanctions and spotty tech familiarity have conditioned lawyers to over-preserve, says e-discovery special master Craig Ball, but there are options to “right size” the approach.Visit Law Technology News View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Lawyers in Guantanamo Sept. 11 case seek deadline extension that would likely …Washington Post11 attack asked the Pentagon on Thursday to extend a deadline for pretrial motions, which could again delay a case that has been stalled by political and legal disputes for years. The attorneys for Ramzi Binalshibh and Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi sent …Sept. [...]

A group of confidential witnesses cited in a securities class action complaint against Bear Stearns isn’t going to be confidential for much longer. A federal judge has ruled that plaintiffs lawyers can’t rely on the attorney work product privilege to shield the identities of their witnesses from Bear Stearns. View full post on Law.com – [...]

A California judge took after Google’s lawyers Tuesday for breaking rules aimed at streamlining patent-marking issues at trial. The judge even threatened to take away a key Google defense: the argument that Oracle didn’t mark, or provide notification of, some patents in the suit, a position aimed at limiting exposure for past damages. View full [...]

In the wake of a Texas Supreme Court opinion, an inventor is seeking to revive his $100 million suit against his former lawyers. Vernon F. Minton, who lost a state court malpractice suit against lawyers who represented him a decade ago, has filed a negligence suit in federal court. View full post on Law.com – [...]

The Securities and Exchange Commission offers no-admit settlements in about 99 percent of its cases. But companies aren’t the only defendants to benefit from these pacts. So do individuals, especially in-house counsel, by avoiding the nasty collateral consequences. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Obama lawyers argue rest of health law can surviveReutersBy James Vicini | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration told the Supreme Court on Friday that nearly all of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul can survive if the court declares unconstitutional the law's centerpiece provision …Justice Dept. to SCOTUS: Don't overturn entire lawPoliticoall 16 news articles » [...]

Occupy Wall Street lawyers drop legal challenge, judge says no camping at ZuccottiNew York PostBy DAREH GREGORIAN Lawyers for the Occupy Wall Street movement have dropped their legal challenge to a court ruling barring their clients from camping out in the park, The Post has learned. The attorneys notified the judge who'd been hearing the [...]

Mass. lawyers to lobby for more civil legal aidBoston.comBOSTON—Supreme Judicial Court Justice Ralph Gants is joining attorneys from more than 50 Boston-area law firms to request more state funding for programs that provide civil legal aid to low-income Massachusetts residents. "Walk to the Hill for Civil …and more » View full post on legal – Google [...]

The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case in which an employment lawyer was denied qualified immunity in a civil rights suit stemming from his assistance in a city’s internal affairs probe. The 9th Circuit held that everyone else — the city and its officers — was entitled to immunity. See related story (Paid [...]