New Bankruptcy Website Stores Downloaded PACER Documents for Free Reading

A new website called Inforuptcy is touted as a cheaper alternative to PACER for users searching for bankruptcy documents. The site charges users the regular PACER fee for documents that are not yet in its database. After a document is accessed, however, it remains in the website database for future…

Apr 19, 2012 2:41 PM CDT

Developers: Planned Law School in Daytona Beach Would Cost Up to 35% Less Than Most Schools

Plans for a law school in Daytona Beach, Fla., are in the works. Jacksonville, Fla., lawyers Eric Smith and Steven Nemerson, both former educators, are behind the plans, along with Jacksonville developer Jim Catlett, the Florida Times Union reports. Smith says Daytona Beach, with its large population of aeronautical and…

Apr 16, 2012 7:13 PM CDT

Was Chief Justice Roberts Right? Law Review Circulation Reaches New Lows

Are law review articles so boring that no one wants to pay to read them? Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. expressed his views last year at a judicial conference. “Pick up a copy of any law review that you see, and the first article is likely to be, you…

Feb 29, 2012 1:44 PM CST

Two Lawyers Sue West and LexisNexis for Reproducing Legal Briefs

Two lawyers have filed a class action suit claiming West Publishing and Reed Elsevier are violating the copyrights of lawyers by reproducing their lawsuit documents in Westlaw and LexisNexis databases. The plaintiffs, Oklahoma lawyer Edward White and New York City lawyer Kenneth Elan, filed suit on Wednesday in Manhattan federal…

Feb 23, 2012 12:49 PM CST

ABA Supports Uniform Law for Online Publication of Court Decisions and Laws

The ABA House of Delegates has approved a resolution supporting the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act governing the authentication and preservation of laws, court decisions and other legal materials published online. Resolution 102B supporting the model law was approved on a voice vote, though a significant number of delegates voted…

Feb 6, 2012 5:56 PM CST

Pacer App Developed by UCLA Law Grad Is Free for the Holidays

Updated: Lawyers who want to search and view federal court records on their iPhones can use a new iPhone app developed by a recent law grad. The app, FedCtRecords, usually costs $19.99 but it’s free for the holidays, report the Wall Street Journal Law Blog and iPhone J.D. Newton Oldfather,…

Dec 20, 2011 2:44 PM CST

Gloria Allred and Politicking Law Prof Make List of Top 10 Quotes of the Year

Celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred and former Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren are being recognized for their turns of phrase on a list of this year’s top 10 quotations. Yale law librarian Fred Shapiro assembled the list that will be used in his next edition of the Yale Book of Quotations,…

Dec 19, 2011 3:28 PM CST

$55M Building Project Will Expand Cornell Law School to House Growing Faculty as Library Shrinks

Cornell Law School is planning to spend $55 million to $60 million to expand and renovate its facilities in three phases over the next several years. The project will include the construction of underground classrooms and renovating the library and law school student dormitory to create additional classrooms, offices and…

Nov 22, 2011 7:10 PM CST

Bloomberg to Bolster Legal Offerings with Deal to Buy BNA for $990M

Updated: Bloomberg plans to bolster its legal, tax and regulatory content with a deal to buy BNA for about $990 million. BNA would become a stand-alone subsidiary of Bloomberg after the deal closes, probably sometime in 2011, according to a press release. The acquisition will complement Bloomberg Law, described in…

Aug 25, 2011 2:11 PM CDT

Going to the Dogs: New Addition to Yale’s Law Library—Therapy Dog Monty

Aug 1, 2011 8:10 AM CDT

Bloomberg Law Beefs Up Its Research Platform, Keeps Flat Monthly Fee

Bloomberg Law is seeking to convert LexisNexis and Westlaw subscribers with its “next evolution” legal research platform. The new version of Bloomberg Law was unveiled last week, according to Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites. The changes—which include a redesigned interface and enhanced search capabilities—follow Bloomberg’s hiring of a couple executives from competitor…

Jul 12, 2011 11:00 AM CDT

Librarian’s Course Seeks to Entice Attorneys Who Value Rare Law Books

May 1, 2011 8:40 AM CDT

West Lawyer Is Unimpressed with Judge’s Jokes in Hearing on $5.2M Pocket Part Verdict

A lawyer for West Publishing didn’t see the humor when a federal judge hearing a motion to set aside a nearly $5.2 million defamation verdict tried to lighten the proceedings. New York lawyer James Rittinger is asking the judge to overturn or reduce the award to two law professors who…

Mar 18, 2011 2:09 PM CDT

Law Firm Survey: It’s Not Easy Being Green; Unimportant Docs Get Printed, Paper Costs Grow

An online survey of mostly smaller law firms has found that they are falling short of green ideals. Law firms want to be perceived as green, according to the survey on expense management commissioned by Expense Reduction Analysts. Forty-four percent of the respondents said it’s important to be perceived as…

Mar 15, 2011 11:00 AM CDT

Thomson Reuters Rolls Out ‘Mexican Legal Dictionary’ App

Mar 1, 2011 10:40 AM CST