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Category Archives: E-Records
New E-Filing System for Courts
Tom O’Connor writes about the release of a new e-filing application that is a joint venture between Microsoft and BearingPoint Inc. (formerly KPMG). The service is currently being tested under contract with the state of Texas, and is based on the open-source LegalXML standard. Continue Reading
Enron Loses Request to Shield Documents from Public
A follow-up to my posting yesterday on FERC’s announcement concerning the temporary removal of Enron e-mails from the agency’s database: Judge Melinda Harmon, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, has “rejected Enron’s request for a blanket protective order preventing parties from disclosing discovery documents to the public.” This information is via the Reporters… Continue Reading
USPTO Proposes Electronic Image Management System
This United States Patent and Trademark Office proposed rulemaking seeks to implement a “beginning-to-end electronic processing of patent applications.” The use of paper in the application process will be replaced by an imaging system to scan all documents and produce digital image files. Continue Reading
Supreme Court Decisions on Sex Offender Registry and Internet
Today the Supreme Court ruled in two cases involving Megan’s law, one from Connecticut and one from Alaska. In Smith et al v. Doe et al, No. 01-729, (PDF – appeal in Doe I v. Otte, 259 F.3d 979, C.A. 9, Alaska, 2001) the court upheld the right of states to use the web to… Continue Reading
Inexpensive Options to Create PDF Documents
This article reviews two applications, RoboPDF 2.0 ($50) and pdfFactory ($50), that offer a low-cost alternative for attorneys currently using Adobe to create database repositories of documents. Continue Reading
Law Firm Leverages E-Documents
From the March 2003 issue of AmLaw Tech, this article on a customized electronic discovery application called Patterns, developed for Preston Gates, is described as “a search engine on steroids.” Continue Reading
Discovery and Electronic Evidence
The ABA Law Practice Management Section recently launched a new e-zine, Law Practice Today, that focuses on “law practice marketing, management, technology, and finance.” From the February 14 issue, an article by attorney Joseph Kashi, Systematic Discovery and Organization of Electronic Evidence, focuses on how “gaining an early, effective, and systematic approach to your electronic… Continue Reading
The Challenges of Archiving E-Court Documents
This law.com article reviews the two major applications under consideration as standards for electronically archiving court documents: “Portable Document Format (PDF) designed especially for long-term archiving, called PDF-Archive or PDF-A. The second format is Extensible Markup Language (XML).” Continue Reading
Court Switches to PDF for Slip Opinions
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit posted the following statement: “As of February 4, 2003, opinions are available as PDF documents to better represent the formatting of the printed slip opinion.” Thanks to Donna Cavallini for the link. Continue Reading
New York City's Landmark Online Records Bill
The New York City Council has passed, and sent to Mayor Bloomberg for signature, the first bill of its kind for any city or state, requiring online publication of all city agency reports and publications within ten days of issuance. A prior press release is available here. All documents are to be sent in electronic… Continue Reading
Financial Data Disappearing From Corporate Websites
In this article, Companies Are Divided on Providing Online Data, the New York Times examines the growing trend among corporate websites to limit the amount of financial data they make available to investors, who often make corporate sites their first stop when conducting research. While some companies choose to continue to provide a deep archive… Continue Reading
