Are E-Discovery Services Taxable?

In this IP case, Return Path Inc., et al. filed a motion to tax the costs related to using CBT Flint Partners, LLC to assist with the production of 1.4 million electronic documents and 6 versions of source code. CBT Flint Partners, LLC argued that fees associated with the collection of documents for production are [...]

E-Discovery Pilot Program in Illinois

Here is an interesting article outlining the results of the first phase of the e-discovery pilot program in the Northern District of Illinois. Launched in May 2009, “the goal of the program…was to find ways to reduce the massive costs and burdens of electronic discovery.” It seems, in it’s first phase, that the program has [...]

Electronic Discovery in the New York State Courts

In a recent report, Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman and Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau outline recommendations to improve electronic discovery management in the New York Court System. As Lippman points out, there need to be “measures in place to manage the complexities involved in electronic discovery” in an increasingly technological age. To help standardize e-discovery [...]

Bad Apple?

The recent release and success of the iPad has sent Apple’s profits soaring. However, it appears that Apple may not be all smiles as it enters into a patent infringement suit leveled against it by the U.S. International Trade Commission and Elan Microelectronics. The Taiwanese company, represented by Paul Brinkman of Alston & Bird, is [...]

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