One Judge’s Opinions on Blogging
April 27, 2006
Ernie The Attorney writes that “[t]he fine blog 3L Epiphsny has an interesting Q&A with Judge Richard Kopf (a federal trial judge in Nebraska) about legal blogging and its place in the realm of scholarship.”
It is very interesting to see how legal blogs are being cited in case opinions. I expect to see more and more blogs being cited in this way, especially as more and more attorneys and legal scholars begin blogging.
Contract Limerick
April 6, 2006
From the fine folks over at the Volokh Conspiracy comes this limerick summarizing a contract dispute:
An ode to Cricket Alley Corp. v. Data Terminal Systems (from a poet in my Contracts II class):
Facts:
DTS sold registers to Cricket’s
To automate bookkeeping wickets.
The shop owner said, “Dang!
These won’t talk to my Wang.
We’re stuck with hand entered sales tickets.”Holding:
Cricket’s needs were expressed or implied.
On salesmen’s claims Cricket had relied.
Damage was foreseeable
And so we’re agreeable
Consequence relief can’t be denied.
Be sure to check out the comments, as there are a few other user-submitted limericks as well.
The Dream of the Paperless Office
April 3, 2006
or “How to Use TurboLaw to create PDF files”
The concept of the “paperless office” – like the flying car before it – has long been around. And just as steps towards developing flying cars have been made (try to imagine traffic jams in three dimensions!), so also have practical steps toward realizing the “paperless office.” Some of these advances have come thanks to the PDF file format.
PDF stands for “portable document format” and is a publicly available standard for creating files that reproduce paper documents. This standard, coupled with free “viewer” programs available on the Internet, allows just about any computer safely to view PDF files. PDF files are a quick and easy way to make electronic copies of documents that can be shared (via email or other means) with nearly anyone. Combined with TurboLaw’s picture-perfect forms, PDF files can be a lawyer’s – and paralegal’s – very good friend.
Forms can be quickly created on the computer and saved in PDF format for storage or transmittal to other parties, or filed on-line as with federal courts, never once requiring printing on paper.
The most commonly used software for creating PDF files is Adobe Acrobat Professional, which must be purchased, but there are free alternatives. To empower our customers, we offer our “Free CD” with several free programs, including “PDFCreator,” that complement TurboLaw. (You can also download PDFCreator by clicking here.)
To create a PDF file from an open TurboLaw document, click on the printer button on the TurboLaw toolbar. Change your printer selection to “PDFCreator” and click “Print.” Poof! A PDF file is created to be saved on your computer; it can be archived, emailed or filed on-line with some courts and agencies. TurboLaw documents converted to PDF files are easily emailed to opposing counsel and clients for review, even if the recipient does not have TurboLaw installed on his own computer.
Once you start working with PDF files, you may find fewer and fewer reasons to print things on paper – save for signing documents – and that’s getting pretty close to the “paperless office.” Now, about that flying car…
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