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Building information modeling software develops and represents the physical and functional characteristics of a building project. Although it is a powerful tool to streamline the construction process, there are risks associated with the development, control, and use of the model.
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If you lack the ability or budget to create load files suitable for e-discovery review, or the intended recipient does not have the facilities for document review, dtSearch Publish can create in five easy steps a production set that can be viewed by anyone, says consultant Bruce A. Olson.
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Kroll Ontrack Inview 6.2 includes a graphical user interface, Workflow Designer, to define your own workflows in document review, as well as new features to further automate and report on the review process.
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Evidence from computer profiling and database analyses deserves a long, hard look before reaching a jury. Attorney Ken Strutin says legislatures and courts need to recognize the right of the accused to contest computer-based identification or to access these resources to prepare a defense.
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FTI Technology announced new and enhanced software for early case assessment and keyword testing at LegalTech West Coast to distinguish Ringtail in the “Long Tail” of e-discovery.
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Providing legal services by industry group can be improved with new tactics such as business-process improvement and knowledge management, says Carolyn Buller, of Squire Sanders. The challenge is to use existing systems to capture industry information that is useful to clients.
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Since the commercial introduction of the internet the question of legal liability for internet service providers (ISPs) for unlawful content which is disseminated by third parties has been a fundamental issue. Content on the internet can be illegal for numerous reasons. In the past, main reasons for governments to impose duties on access providers were to fight objectionable content. Objectionable content usually affects matters of general public interest and interferes with general standards, norms, morality, and conventions. In respect of this definition, material like e.g. pornography without age verification, child pornography, hate speech, or extreme violence has mostly been subject to regulatory measures. This essay will compare different approaches regarding ISP liability. It will outline the regulatory framework of the EU, will exemplify how this is applied and interpreted in the UK and Germany, and will expose governance in North America, Australia, and New Zealand.

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The Safe Harbor Provision in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act continues to protect online service providers from liability for users’ infringing activities. According to Aneesh Mehta of Volpe & Koenig, the provision remains a point of frustration in protecting the rights of IP owners.
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