Republicans, attorney general fight over gun sting
Eric Holder faced angry questions over “Fast and Furious”, an operation aimed at tracking smuggled weapons that backfired and led to the death of a Border Patrol officer in 2010.

Roommate site does not violate housing laws
An appeals court ruled that federal laws prohibiting discrimination were intended for landlords and do not apply to relationships inside the home.

2nd Circuit sanctions lawyers who claimed Bush officials caused 9/11
The court upheld an earlier ruling that called the lawsuit against Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld frivolous and a product of “cynical delusion.”

JPMorgan slashes $710 million Lehman bankruptcy claim
The deal frees up more money to be distributed to Lehman’s creditors once it emerges from Chapter 11.

Gay marriage trial videos should stay under wraps, says appeals court
The 9th Circuit ruled that the emotionally charged recordings should not be disclosed because the trial judge had said they would remain private.

N.Y. bar considers allowing non-lawyers to invest in law firms
The association’s president, Vincent Doyle, made the announcement at an ABA conference, which is itself weighing whether to support nonlawyer ownership under certain circumstances.

Schwab to reimburse clients arbitration fees
The move comes one day after FINRA accused the brokerage of requiring customers to waive their rights to pursue class actions cases, a violation of industry rules.

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ProView launches shortly in Australia, following its successful introduction in the US, UK and Canada. ProView has features including full-text Boolean search, and updating of content as new editions while maintaining customer-created notes and annotations.

In addition, the upcoming update of ProView will add more exciting features.

Dan Bennett, vice president, New Product Development, discusses what’s new with Thomson Reuters ProView

Westlaw Drafting Assistant – Transactional is the first comprehensive set of automated tools and content to help attorneys prepare transactional documents with greater efficiency and accuracy.

Users can quickly and easily find a document or template to use as a starting point – whether an existing internal document or using the included database of sample documents, organized by practice area and jurisdiction. Powerful proofreading tools ensure accuracy across all content, including defined terms, numeration, punctuation, and referenced documents. Issues such as non-conforming phrases are flagged for easy review. An automatically generated document outline eases document navigation. Plus, direct integration with Westlaw enables users to find applicable forms and laws without leaving their word processor.

Westlaw Drafting Assistant – Transactional is the latest addition to the comprehensive products and content Thomson Reuters Westlaw provides for transactional attorneys, including Westlaw Form Builder, Form Finder on WestlawNext, and Westlaw Model Documents. Stop by our booth at LegalTech NY and take a look.

MatterSphere integrates with Elite 3E, Elite Enterprise and many other financial management and document management platforms, and is embedded in the Microsoft Office environment to unite operations and promote collaboration across the enterprise and with a firm’s clients. It is also accessible from iPad or smartphone.

Patrick Hurley, senior director of Operations, Elite, talks about how MatterSphere benefits attorneys and firms.

Mark Craddock, Director of Sales for Elite, comments on today’s U.S. launch of MatterSphere.

With the iPad nearly becoming standard equipment for lawyers these days, WestlawNext is rolling out new collaboration tools for its iPad app. Enhanced folder sharing lets users share research results with people both within and outside their organization, as well as tap into the research and collective knowledge of others.

Dinyar Mehta, director, WestlawNext iPad and mobile development, talks about how this helps lawyers be more efficient.