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Over 1,000 Cases Now Included in K&L Gates' E-Discovery Case Database
Electronic Discovery Law, 07/03/08
We are pleased to announce that our searchable case database now contains over 1,000 e-discovery cases from state and federal jurisdictions, with new cases being added every week. Now more than ever, our database is an excellent source of information on developing e-discovery case law around the country.

Remove Hidden Metadata from Word Documents
TechnoEsq, 07/02/08
Unfortunately, metadata has curtailed one of the courtesies attorneys in litigation formerly exhibited through providing discovery requests in an electronic format so that opposing counsel didn’t have to have his assistant re-type your requests when answering discovery.

Is E-Mail Evidence Less Persuasive?
EDD Update, 06/20/08
I suppose it says something about your status in life if you are pleased or appalled to see Wall Street titans with eight-figure incomes taken away in handcuffs and booked. It's a bit like the lawyers in Qualcomm v Broadcom: we can identify with them until the lying starts, and then we no longer see ourselves in their moccasins.

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Security Flaw May Compromise Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader

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By Kevin Fayle,

Security researchers have discovered a flaw in the Adobe Acrobat Reader that may allow malicious computer crackers to initiate attacks on personal computers, according to a report by the Associated Press. The vulnerability allows attackers to take control of the popular software and execute code on the user's computer.

The flaw exists in the plug-in for Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer 6.0 or below that allows users to view PDF files within a web browser. By exploiting the vulnerability, intruders can create links to trusted documents that contain malicious JavaScript code. The code runs once the user clicks on the link, and allows the cracker to take control of the Acrobat software and either steal information from the user's computer or install other types of dangerous programs.

The researchers suggest that users either upgrade to Internet Explorer 7 or change the settings in Firefox so that the browser ceases to use the plug-in, though it remains unclear how pervasive or harmful any attacks based on this flaw may be.

Adobe did not comment on the security breach in the Associated Press report.

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