Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service.   Some history from the website USMemorialDay.org: “Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic and was first observed on 30 May [...]

Ari Kaplan is offering a free bonus webinar in his series “30-Minute Thursdays” at 2pm EDT.   His series is a paid subscription-based series, but this program is a free bonus edition.  He always has great info (for our other posts on Ari click here). This program will give attendees tips on: *  How to Write [...]

In follow-up to the success of its live certification program in D.C. and NYC, Catalyst is rolling out  its Catalyst CR Certified Reviewers program (CRCR) to LA next week.  CRCR is the certification program for Catalyst CR (for information on the software click here) which is gaining significant market share and being requested by many corporations and law firms due to [...]

18 May 2010 — Ralph Losey has designed and created an online class for law school on the subject of electronic discovery. It is a three-credit course, entirely online, named Introduction to Electronic Discovery.  The students can take this course from anywhere, and can do so asynchronously. At present, the course is offered by the University of Florida, [...]

7 May 2010 — A federal judge in Los Angeles has declined a request by plaintiffs lawyers in a shareholder class action to force attorneys for Toyota Motor Corp. to turn over documents that were provided to Congress, which has been investigating vehicle recalls associated with sudden unintended acceleration defects. Instead, U.S. District Judge Dale [...]

4 May 2010 —  Very often Posse List members get so caught up in the nuts & bolts of e-discovery they don’t get an overall perspective of the trends of e-discovery and litigation.  How important is e-discovery to the litigation process?  Is extensive e-discovery threatened just to lead to settlement in order to avoid discovery [...]

  3 May 2010 — United Air Lines and Continental Airlines announced their merger today.  It will create the world’s largest airline by traffic.  Delta Air Lines would be unseated as the world’s largest airline.  And depending on who you listen to the deal will have little trouble securing approval from the DOJ — or take [...]