We’ve got a great social technology-focused episode this month, starting out with our “Chaos in the Courts” story about a new anti-theft app for the iPhone.
In our “On the Blawgs” segment we feature a post from the China Law Blog about registering for video game copyrights, why it’s important, and what problems some companies may run into if they don’t. You may recognize The China Law Blog from a previous podcast where we interviewed the blog’s creator, Dan Harris.
In our “In the News” segment, we feature a recent news story from Thomson Reuters News & Insight about new developments in the escalating legal battle between Samsung and Apple.
Then, in our interview segment, we speak with Peter Toren, of Shulman Rogers, about his experience in intellectual property litigation and what legal battles he thinks might be on the horizon in the social gaming industry.
You can listen to the episode now by clicking the Play button on the built-in player below, or listen to the November edition of the Legal Current Podcast later.
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Show notes for November 2011:
0:00-0:55 Open
1:00-2:25 “Chaos in the Courts”
2:30-4:00 “On the Blawgs”
4:00-15:10 Interview/Peter Toren
15:15-16:25 “In the News” with Thomson Reuters News & Insight
16:30-16:55 Closing comments
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How many emails have you written and responded to today? What about this week? This month? This year?
The answer is probably more than you can count.
In many cases, face-to-face interactions are declining while digital communications such as email, instant messaging and text messaging are on the rise. While these more virtual interactions do make it easier to do business anytime and anywhere, they are also a potential breeding ground for white collar crime.
Today’s executives need to be increasingly aware of their communications and interactions in order to avoid finding themselves in legal hot water.
To learn more about the growing white collar crime trend, we turned to Stuart Gasner, former federal prosecutor and senior partner at Keker & Van Nest LLP. Stuart sheds some light on why we’ve seen this area of crime increase substantially in recent years as well as provides some practical advice on “how to not become a white collar criminal.”
You can listen to the episode now by clicking the Play button on the built-in player below, or listen to the how to not become a white collar criminal episode later.
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With the trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak still frequenting global news headlines, the spotlight for anti-money laundering and anti-corruption issues has largely stayed on the Middle East. But there’s another part of the world, a little closer to home, where U.S. companies still need to exercise caution and that’s Latin America.
This region of the world presents American companies with a volatile and risky combination of a history of public corruption coupled with booming growth, particularly in industries where foreign companies often need to rely on public bidding.
To learn more about the anti-money laundering enforcement efforts in Latin America, as well as how U.S. companies can re-double their efforts to ensure compliance, we are speaking with Will Barry and Jeff Lehtman, both partners out of the Washington D.C. office of Richards Kibbe & Orbe.
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We’ve got an entertaining episode this month, starting out with our “Chaos in the Courts” story about a 22-year-old self-proclaimed vampire, just in time for Halloween.
In our “On the Blawgs” segment we feature a post with some great tips for Twitter users, including information about the new enhancement to the Promoted Tweets program.
In this month’s interview segment, we speak with Sally Abel from Fenwick and West, LLP about some potential trademark issues that are being created with the new .xxx domain for the adult entertainment industry.
Then, in our “In the News,” segment we feature a recent news story from Thomson Reuters News & Insight about the new policy adopted by the Federal Judicial Conference about the wholesale sealing of civil cases in the courts.
You can listen to the episode now by clicking the Play button on the built-in player below, or listen to the October Legal Current podcast later.
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Show notes for October 2011:
0:00-0:50 Open
0:55-2:00 “Chaos in the Courts”
2:10-3:35 “On the Blawgs”
3:40-20:40 Interview/Sally Abel: .xxx domain
20:45-22:05 “In the News” with Thomson Reuters News & Insight
22:15-22:40 Closing comments
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We’ve got a great “back to school” episode this month – featuring two segments about employment opportunities for law school graduates.
In our “On the Blawgs” segment we feature a post from the Above the Law blog about a promising new idea that may result in real-world experience for the newly graduated law school student.
In our “In the News,” segment we feature a recent news headline from Thomson Reuters News & Insight about the forecast for law firm associate positions to open up in 2012.
We also have our interview segment, with Bernie Codd, Intellectual Property Partner at McDermott, Will & Emery. We spoke with Bernie about the newly proposed patent reform bill and the impact it may have.
And in our “Chaos in the Courts” segment we have a strange story about a teen in Texas whose belief that he is a 500 year-old vampire landed him under a mental health hold with charges of burglary and assault.
You can listen to the episode now by clicking the Play button on the built-in player below, or listen later.
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Show notes for September 2011:
0:00-0:50 Open
00:55-2:05 “Chaos in the Courts”
2:05-3:45 “On the Blawgs” featuring a blog post from Above the Law
3:45-19:25 Interview/Bernie Codd: Patent Reform bill
19:30-21:20 “In the News” with Thomson Reuters News & Insight
21:20-21:50 Closing comments
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Social media seems to be just about everywhere, and used by just about everyone. But with a lack of legal boundaries surrounding social media, it becomes difficult to determine what is fair game for law enforcement and what is private property. A recent trend where US law enforcement agencies have searched Facebook accounts without the users’ consent suggests to some that there is a need for laws to evolve with developing technology.
Fourth Amendment rights have also been brought into question with the rise of social media sites like Facebook being used as a legal resource. Without the users’ knowledge, law enforcement agencies are gaining access to detailed aspects of their account, such as messages, status updates, and even rejected Friend requests.
We spoke with John Browning, managing partner for the Dallas office of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith, and author of The Lawyer’s Guide to Social Networking: Understanding Social Media’s Impact on the Law about this issue. John shared with us how he sees social media affecting the legal system, how he believes laws will need to change, and how his book is a great resource for lawyers dealing with issues involving social media.
Listen to the full interview with John by clicking on the player below or by downloading it here.
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We’ve got a great episode this month! Our interview segment features Owen Nee, the first person to open a Western law firm in China. Owen describes the legal landscape in China and how it compares to that in the US. He also tells us about his career, which is made up of many “firsts.”
In our “In the News,” segment we feature a recent news headline from Thomson Reuters News & Insight about a controversial trend that has US law enforcement agencies searching Facebook accounts without the users’ consent.
We also have our regular features, including “On the Blawgs” which features a post from Above the Law blog on how corporations can pave career paths for their in-house lawyers. And in “Chaos in the Courts” we have a story about a man trying to split California, making the 51st state.
You can listen to the episode now by clicking the Play button on the built-in player below, or listen later.
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Show notes for August 2011:
0:00-0:55 Open
1:00-2:25 “Chaos in the Courts”
2:35-4:17 “On the Blawgs” featuring a blog post from Above the Law
4:18-15:35 Interview/Owen Nee
15:40-17:00 “In the News” with Thomson Reuters News & Insight
17:05-17:50 Closing comments
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Do laws need to change to keep up with technology?
That is one question that many corporate general counselors may be asking as they try to decide whether to take an anonymous online critic to court. Recently we’ve seen many companies fail in their attempts to prosecute vocal online critics and make sites like Google and Twitter turn over their identities.
So where do we draw the line? When are people simply exercising their First Amendment rights versus violating the law?
For answers to these questions and more, we turned to Craig Newman, partner in the New York office of Richards Kibbe and Orbe LLP, to hear his take on when companies should go after anonymous posters on the internet through litigation.
Although it is not easy for companies to prove the validity of their lawsuits against online anonymous posters, it is an increasing trend as companies generate more creative legal claims. Craig is a reporter-turned-lawyer and has some interesting insight into the paradoxical nature of this recent development online and in the courts.
Listen to the full interview with Craig by clicking on the player below or downloading it here.
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You can hardly turn on the television or open a newspaper without seeing something about the Casey Anthony trial. The question of what happened to 2-year-old Caylee Anthony during the summer of 2008 has plagued the minds of millions of Americans. Many were glued to television sets and Twitter feeds to keep up with the latest findings in arguably one of the most publicized cases ever.
You’d practically have to be living under a rock to not have heard or read something about the case over the past three years. While this is good for the media, it creates a nightmare when it comes to selecting an unbiased jury.
As it stands today, the basis for what makes a fair and impartial jury is largely focused around the notion that potential jurors have little or no exposure to the case before trial. In instances of highly publicized cases, such as this one, the question that is always asked of potential jurors is whether or not they can put aside their preconceived notions, and ignore information that they may have already heard, in order to base their verdict solely on the evidence presented in court.
And in a case like Casey Anthony’s where the majority of the public wrote her off as guilty before the trial even began, this was easier said than done.
Richard Gabriel, a trial advisor for Casey Anthony’s defense team, talks about the jury selection process and the unprecedented challenges that the team faced in order to ensure that their client received a fair trial.
Richard has more than 26 years of experience as a trial advisor and has assisted counsel in several prominent cases including the O.J. Simpson, Heidi Fleiss and Whitewater trials. Richard is also the co-author, with Ted Donner, of the book Jury Selection Strategy & Science which provides guidance for attorneys on how to navigate the jury selection process in order to give their client a fair trial.
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In response to the global catastrophic events of the past decade – including the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, 2011 Japan earthquake and nuclear meltdown and cyber-terrorism – The American Bar Association (ABA) Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS), in partnership with Thomson Reuters, announced the launch of a year-long (2011-2012) series of programs dedicated to disaster preparedness and response.
The series will confront the issues of preparedness, risk management, recovery, liability, insurance, claims and litigation. The official launch of the disaster series will be on September 6, 2011, commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. In addition to several high-profile speakers, the disaster series will include a ten-part series of podcasts and four conferences in Seattle; Charleston, S.C.; New Orleans; and Chicago, featuring legislative, judicial and business leaders to address disaster readiness and response.
In the pilot podcast, “Disaster Response Awareness: What the ABA is Doing,” you’ll hear from ABA President Steve Zack and TIPS Chair-Elect Randy J. Aliment. Listen in to learn from Steve why the ABA selected disaster preparedness as a main goal and which disasters can affect the organization. Randy will speak about his collaboration with Steve and the TIPS initiative. You can also learn more about an essay competition involving law schools and law students.
For more information or to register for the series, check out the ABA TIPS blog or the West LegalEdcenter website. And stay tuned to Legal Current for more coverage of this series including interviews with some of the key presenters.
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The U.S. Constitution is one of the most powerful and impactful documents in existence. It literally touches every American’s life, and has since its creation in 1787. Recently, I had the opportunity to view the document first-hand as part of a new exhibit, “We the People: The First Official Printing of the U.S. Constitution,” sponsored [...]
Earlier this week, we released our 2011 Annual Report in an interactive format available online at thomsonreuters.com. Along with information on the company’s financial performance as well as business unit overviews, this year’s annual report contains a variety of dynamic content including interviews with our new business leaders as well as stories of how we [...]
We’ve got a great episode for you this month, kicking off with our “Chaos in the Courts” segment that, believe it or not, is yet another story about the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas. Since our March podcast, another person has fallen victim to the establishment’s trademark bypass burger.
Then in our “On the Blawgs” [...]
