I got an interesting chain email today that I thought I would pass along. Check out the following:
1) go to www.google.com
2) type in the word "failure"
3) press the "I'm feeling lucky"
Interesting search result.
Consumer Driven Healthcare: Computers vs. Hospitals
For an interesting comparison of the time you and I spend shopping for health care services vs. shopping for cars and computers check out this recent post at Hospital Impact. Will there be an increase in consumer driven healthcare? What factors will be involved?
Oklahoma Courts Follow West Virginia and Lousiana and Offer RSS Newsfeeds
Wednesday, November 2, 2005Jim Calloway at his Law Practice Tips Blog reports that Oklahoma is the third state court to introduce RSS feed technology as a way to release appellate decisions.
According to Jim, Oklahoma follows West Virginia and Louisiana. It is great to see another state appellate court adding RSS feeds. I have been subscribing to West Virginia's RSS feeds implemented by Rory Perry for about a year and have found it to be an incredibly valuable service. As soon as a new case comes out I can scan the decision, determine whether or not the case relates to current/past client issues, notify clients or other attorneys about the decision, etc. One of the benefits of being an early adopter of RSS feed technology has been the ability to see relevant information first and notify my clients, my partners or other attorneys.
I ran a couple of Google searches and located that both Utah and North Dakota are using RSS feed technology to report and issue state court decisions. This brings the total to five states.
It's also great to see West Virginia and Louisiana at the top of a list rather than at the bottom. So often we find our states at the bottom of the list -- especially on health care related issues.
For more information on how West Virginia is leading the way on court technology issues you should check out Rory Perry's weblog on law, technology and the courts.
Governor Manchin Issues First West Virginia "Open for Business" Report
Today Governor Manchin issued the first in a series of "Open for Business" reports which are intended to document West Virginia's economic progress.
An item of interest to the legal and IT community appearing in the report is information on the development Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's efforts to outsource its document, litigation and technology solutions to other law firms. The report announced a recent partnership between Orrick and Williams Lea.
The report states:
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe announced a partnership with British firm Williams Lea, which specializes in providing document, litigation and technology solutions to law firms, but also does such work as design and graphics for banks. Orrick's Global Operations Center in Wheeling will continue to provide technology, finance, human resources, Web engineering, benefits, payroll and marketing services while Williams Lea will coordinate all of Orrick's word processing needs, transcription production services and document services work. The company will hire 30 employees to start. Orrick also will continue to develop a U.S.-based outsourcing business for other law firms.
Here is the Orrick press release announcing the partnership.
Former Employee Sues Allegheny Energy Involving Release of Information from Yahoo
Today's Charleston Gazette ran an interesting article on a lawsuit filed by a former employee of Allegheny Energy, Inc. against Allegheny Energy and its lawyers for wrongful use of the court system to subpoena records from Yahoo to uncover his identity. It appears that Allegheny Energy filed a lawsuit against a "John Doe" for the purpose of issuing a subpeona to Yahoo to uncover the former employees identity. The article indicates that the lawsuit involves claims for wrongful termination and violation of privacy.
Brian Peterson over at his West Virginia Legal Weblog has a link to the AP article on the lawsuit.
An interesting lawsuit to watch. If I get time I will try to track down a copy of the complaint.
Grand Rounds 2.6 is now up at KidneyNotes.com
Grand Roudns 2.6 is being hosted this week by KidneyNotes.com.
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