- Glenn Beck and Westlaw
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Posted 19 hours ago
Glenn Beck may have successfully catapulted himself to front-page news after this past weekend’s “Restoring Honor” rally, but he’s been quietly lurking on Westlaw for years. Westlaw has two Beck-specific databases, each dedicated to his self-titled shows on CNN and Fox. These databases contain transcripts from Mr. Beck’s short-lived show…
- Netflix – Attempting to Change Patent Law to Deter Frivolous Litigation
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Posted 2 days ago
Much has been written about a request by Netflix for rehearing en banc by the Federal Circuit. Netflix would like to be reheard en banc regarding the recent denial of their request for attorneys fees incurred defending a patent claim (2010 WL 1293379). Netflix and BlockBuster among others were sued by…
- WestlawNext Mobile – Research On The Move – Part I
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Posted 2 days ago
I had a phone call recently with a WestlawNext subscriber who was having difficulty with her research project. She was in court at the time and did not have access to a computer. During the course of using WestlawNext, I mentioned our mobile platform. We have previously mentioned our new mobile platform…
- Can an Operator of an Attraction be a Criminal?
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Posted 3 days ago
Charles Carnell fancied himself a television star after he appeared on a Discovery Channel program that featured an attraction called Terminal Velocity located at a place called Extreme World in the heart of the Wisconsin Dells, WI tourism area. Terminal Velocity is a thrill attraction known as a suspended catch…
- GPS Tracking – Warrant or Not?
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Posted 4 days ago
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a case that effectively allows police to secretly place global positioning system (GPS) tracking devices on vehicles without seeking a warrant from a judge. In United States v. Pineda-Moreno (591 F3d 1212), Pineda-Moreno argued that sneaking onto his driveway and secretly placing a GPS tracking device…
- iPad – There is a West Reference Attorney for that.
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Posted 5 days ago
As of yesterday, we have a new member to the WestlawNext family, the iPad app. This new app allows you access the power of WestSearch from the familiar ease of the iPad. Even before the official release of WestlawNext, the Reference Attorneys have been preparing for these new features because,…
- United-Continental Merger – Antitrust Hurdle Overcome
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Posted 5 days ago
United and Continental overcame a major hurdle when the Justice Department completed its antitrust review and closed its investigation into the proposed merger on Friday. Shareholders of the two companies, Continental Airlines, Inc. and United’s parent, UAL Corp., are scheduled to vote on the deal September 17th. The deal is expected to be…
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