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Technology August 23, 2011

Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded to Creator of Westlaw Random Pricing

The Nobel Prize in economics has reportedly been awarded to Gary Carruthers, the creator of the complex economic formula that is used to price Westlaw products randomly, a Swedish legal publication is reporting.

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Social Media August 19, 2011

Complaints Increase About Attorneys Billing for Time Spent on ‘Words with Friends’

In a recent case, a law firm billed a corporate client more than $12,000 for 78 separate billing entries related to the game, including one with the notation “Awesome! Played the word QA on a triple letter score to win the game!”

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Technology April 12, 2011

Eight Attorneys Seriously Injured After Cloud-Based Computing Catastrophe

The catastrophic failure of a law firm’s cloud-based storage solution led to the release of deadly “binary rain,” seriously injuring eight attorneys at the firm and causing widespread gawking in downtown Chicago. It was the fourth incident in the last week of a catastrophic cloud-based software failure.

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Technology March 17, 2011

Wary of Cloud-Based Services, Lawyers Increasingly Adopt Pig Latin for Encryption Needs

Attorneys wary of cloud-based services and client data storage solutions are now pursuing a new data security process that uses Pig Latin to encrypt sensitive client communications, according to Rational Lawyer Magazine.

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Technology January 18, 2011

Delta Says First Class Upgrades “Definitely” Related to Blawg Post About Cloud Computing

A Delta spokesperson says the airline started seeing 2-3 times the requests for first class accommodations after publication of the post.

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Legal Cases September 23, 2011

Jury’s Verdict to Lawyers: “We Don’t Give a F*ck Whether the iPad or Android Tablet is Better”

Having listened to hours of testimony about the iPad and its competitors, a jury returns a verdict of “f#ck off.”

Technology August 31, 2011

Local Attorney Goes Out of Business After Forgetting to Practice Law

A local attorney acknowledged this week that his law firm failed because he forgot to practice law. It’s the third reported instance this year of “forgetting to practice,” prompting some professional liability insurers to lower insurance rates for newer attorneys because of the lack of potential claims.

Social Media May 6, 2011

New Lawyer Networking Site Promises to Deliver All the Crappy Things the Other Ones Did

A newly launched online lawyer networking site has promised to deliver all the crappy features that every other failed lawyer networking site has delivered, according to lawyers behind the launch.

Social Media April 28, 2011

Lawyer Receives Prestigious Award for Tweeting Excellence

An Alabama lawyer has received one of the top legal awards for professional excellence because of extensive tweeting, a bar association trade magazine reported Wednesday.

Technology April 19, 2011

Scientists Identify Part of Brain That Lies Fallow When Wife is Around

With potentially massive legal ramifications, scientists in Nova Scotia have identified the portion of the male human brain that lies fallow when the person’s wife is within earshot. The finding comes after three years of study into the odd human behavior that was informally known as “the dude cloud.”

Technology April 16, 2011

Experts Predict “Strong Growth” in Lawyers Debating Merits of iPad

Legal practice management and technology experts are predicting “continued strong growth” in the new legal subspecialty known as “is the iPad a good tool for lawyers,” according to a report released yesterday from Shiny Things Daily.