Jury Returns on Water Company Trial ($70million)
January 23rd, 2009 by Blake BoydPeter Phaneuf Gives a Comparision of Verdical and Trial Director
January 19th, 2009 by Blake Boyd
In the trial presentation software arena there are two leading options: Sanction/Verdical by Verdict Systems and Trial Director by Indata Corp. Fellow long time trial technologist Peter Phaneuf recently wrote a great comparison between the two companies latest offerings for law.com.
I’ve been saying it for years, but I’m finally going [...]
Hey Blake.. where are you?
January 14th, 2009 by Blake BoydGarza v. Merck Going Back to Trial?
December 12th, 2008 by Blake Boyd
Interesting read over at law.com about the 4th Court’s ruling to remand the case due to “juror misconduct”.
According to the opinion, juror Jose Manuel Rios received interest-free loans totaling $12,700 from Felicia Garza over a six-year period beginning in 2000 but did not disclose that personal financial relationship during voir dire.
As noted in the [...]
Should You Employ Technology At Trial?
December 4th, 2008 by Blake Boyd
Since the advent and rise in popularity of the internet, the general public has changed the way we all
gather our news, research and general information. This electronic age has trickled it’s way into the courtroom. Many major cities in the United States are adding courtroom A/V expenses into their budgets. Newly constructed [...]
TimeMatters Is Wasting My Time
December 1st, 2008 by Blake Boyd
Eight years ago I began helping a local plaintiff firm with all their IT needs. I setup their network, phone system, website, computers, etc. and I’ve been managing their small system ever since, and while it’s not my normal day to day job, I enjoy sticking my nose in the legal IT [...]