A federal appeals court has ruled that federal law protects online search engines from liability when they translate information from sham websites into pinpoints on a map.
Mark Britton, the former CEO and founder of the attorney ratings site Avvo, is taking a break. But he has some business development advice for the profession, he tells the ABA Journal’s Stephanie Francis Ward.
A military prosecutor accused of attaching tracking software to emails sent to 13 defense lawyers and paralegals is no longer prosecuting the case of a Navy SEAL.
In Vermont, prioritizing online consumer protection means shining a light on the shadowy world of third-party data brokers. A new state law requires increased standards and transparency of these companies that collect, buy or resell consumer data without having a direct relationship with the consumer.
It’s safe to say that the creation of documents is an inescapable part of practicing law. That’s why the invention of word processing software had such a tremendous impact on law firms in terms of both internal processes and cost.
The parents of a West Point, New York, cadet who died in a skiing incident can use his preserved sperm as they see fit, including for “procreative purposes,” a New…
As legal services providers update their technology and grow their online footprints, they should build and use technology that is accessible to the broadest number of people, and that also includes people with disabilities.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday that iPhone users may sue Apple Inc. for allegedly monopolizing the app market to charge higher-than-competitive prices to consumers.
The ABA added a duty of technology competence to the model ethics rules for lawyers in August 2012, but no such duty has been added to the model rules…
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