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Mark Sidoti Of Gibbons P.C.: Staying Ahead Of The E-Discovery Learning Curve

Editor: Why did your firm create its E-Discovery Task Force? Sidoti: Some brief history helps frame this response. The concept of e-discovery and information management as factors that could dictate the outcome of litigation and turn straightforward cases into “bet the company”...

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State Courts: At The Forefront Of The United States Justice System

LCJ: What is the condition of state court systems, and why is this an important issue? Lippman: The courts, especially state courts, are essential to our system of government and our way of life. They are pillars in our society and should be as high a priority as are other institutions, such as...

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An Assessment Of CAFA And The Future Of Class Action Reform

Ross: I think we all know from experience and from simply reading the legal news that the class action mechanism and the world of litigation involving class actions are not balanced. So, LCJ has created a committee to start looking at that. Some of the discussion from the panel today comes out of...

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