Yahoo! couldn’t enforce online forum selection clause 
Published: May 8, 2013
Tags: contracts, e-mail, forum selection clause, Yahoo!
Yahoo! could not enforce an online forum selection clause accepted when a user opened an e-mail account, the Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Florida justices mandate electronic filing, service
Published: July 2, 2012
Tags: e-filing, e-mail, electronic filing, practice management, technology
The Florida Supreme Court has adopted rules mandating electronic filing and service for the state’s courts and attorneys.
ABA panel: Lawyers must warn clients about e-mail risks
Published: September 16, 2011
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, client confidentiality, e-mail, ethics, technology
Lawyers have a duty to warn whenever a client’s use of e-mail poses the risk of disclosure of confidential information to employers or other third parties, according to an American Bar Association ethics committee.
Sixth Circuit decision to bring an end to e-mail seizures
By:
David Frank
Published: April 5, 2011
Tags: Department of Justice, e-mail, e-mail seizures, Fourth Amendment, privacy, search and seizure, Stored Communications Act
Two lawyers who have won a landmark 6th Circuit case say the ruling should spell the end of a long-standing practice across the country of federal prosecutors seizing e-mails without warrants.
Four steps for using e-mail to efficiently manage tasks
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: March 15, 2011
Tags: e-mail, practice management
E-mail is the hub of most lawyers’ work day. Yet between the backlog in the morning and the new messages reaching the inbox throughout the day, sometimes more time is spent scanning e-mails than getting work done.
Husband charged with felony for reading wife’s e-mail
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: January 20, 2011
Tags: computer hacking, divorce, e-mail
A husband in Michigan was charged with a felony after he read his wife’s e-mail in an attempt to find out whether or not she was having an affair.
Family law in 2010
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: January 10, 2011
Tags: birth certificate, child abduction, child support, custody, Defense of Marriage Act, divorce, DOMA, e-mail, Facebook, First Amendment, iPhone apps, no-fault divorce, Prop 8, relocation, same-sex adoption, same-sex custody, same-sex marriage, Skype visitation, social networking, technology
2010 was a busy year for family law and its practitioners. The economy – last year’s biggest story – continued to play its part, with family lawyers trying to run as tight a financial ship as possible.
But other issues crowded the headlines, from technology’s increasing role, particularly in divorce cases to ongoing litigation over same-sex relationship issues nationwide.
Here is a look at some of the top news in 2010.
Subscriber had expectation of privacy in e-mail
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 15, 2010
Tags: e-mail, Fourth Amendment, search and seizure, Stored Communications Act
Government agents violated a wire fraud defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights by compelling his Internet service provider to turn over his e-mails without first obtaining a warrant, the 6th Circuit has ruled.
Pennsylvania issues ethics opinion on virtual law office
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: October 4, 2010
Tags: e-lawyering, e-mail, ethics, practice management, technology, virtual law office, virtual law practice
The Pennsylvania Bar Association Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued an opinion last week on the ethical obligations of maintaining a virtual law office in the state.
Lawyers communicating across generations
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: September 30, 2010
Tags: communication, e-mail, legal marketing, practice management, technology, texting
Good communication skills are essential for lawyers. But in a multi-generational, increasingly technological world, how should lawyers stay in touch with their clients, colleagues and opposing counsel?
