Given the significant rapidly evolving developments in social media technology and the law, the Sedona Conference® recently published its Primer on Social Media, Second Edition, focusing on the discovery of social media in civil litigation. 

Looking to familiarize yourself with the newly-amended rules? This blog post is for you!

President Ronald Regan appointed Justice Kennedy on February 18, 1988. The nomination for his replacement will mark the second for President Trump. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told the Senate the confirmation vote will take place this fall.

Many food companies are using the science of “neuromarketing” to interact with children through social media and online games while some are even collecting data through brain scans to identify neurological pathways to influence the eating – and  in particular, snacking – habits of young people.

Victor Abundis and Victor Arellano developed an app that will provide real-time interpreting services, reports Latino USA in an article published online on May 23, 2018. The app, currently in the beta stage, was developed as an alternative to non-English speakers with legal issues and immediate need of an interpreter. 

A recent documentary about the history and importance of the federal courts in Indiana has been nominated for two Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

The series gives practitioners the chance to spend a lunch hour with judges from Marion County in their courtrooms in a relaxed setting while learning about each judge's preferences, tips, “do’s and don’t’s,” meet court staff and ask questions of the judge. It's an unparalleled opportunity to obtain practical knowledge while getting to know the judge.

Are parties allowed to redact portions of documents they consider irrelevant to the litigation? Before a party is faced with a discovery request for production of information that may be irrelevant, it is important to know whether a court may compel production of documents in their entirety when the documents may have information in them that is irrelevant to the litigation and that the party does not want disclosed to the opposing side or the public.  

The Office of Judicial Administration recently proposed amendments to Criminal Rule 2.1 and Trial Rule 3.1 that would require cell phone numbers to be included on appearances. The Indianapolis Bar Association surveyed attorney members on this change and subsequently, through the association's board of directors, submitted comment on the proposed amendments to the Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure

It was only a matter of time. The death of a pedestrian hit by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Arizona recently could offer a test of who can be held legally responsible for accidents when a human is no longer at the wheel.