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By Wayne Nitti
Few lawyers can claim that they’ve never mistakenly sent an email message to the wrong person or attached the wrong document. Accidents happen, especially when delivering a message within minutes of a deadline. And yet, many civil litigators handling cases across the country frequently agree with their opposing counsel to [...]

By Wayne Nitti
For civil litigators and law firms in Los Angeles County, January 2nd marked the dawn of a new era. That’s the day the LA Superior Court—the nation’s biggest unified trial court system—went live with a mandatory electronic filing system for non-complex civil cases seeking greater than $25,000 in damages. The long-anticipated transition represents [...]

By Wayne Nitti
In late October 2015, during a routine inspection, employees of Southern California Gas Company found an old valve leaking gas from an underground well near Porter Ranch, less than 30 miles outside of Los Angeles. That well ultimately released 100,000 tons of methane, becoming the largest such incident in US history. Area residents reported nosebleeds, nausea and vomiting, and on November [...]

By Wayne Nitti
If there’s a single element of our online legal case management system that yields the most immediate and tangible benefit for everyone involved in a dispute, it’s our messaging feature. “The message board provides a level of access to the court that minimizes costly filings and unnecessary status conferences or hearings,” states a litigation partner at a top Am Law 100 firm. Adds another [...]