Hissey Kientz's YouTube Channel

Stem client and product injury law firm Hissey Kientz has developed quite an extensive YouTube channel. Its latest videos are directed toward consumers who have experienced painful side effects from transvaginal mesh, the Mirena IUD, and GranuFlo and Naturalyte dialysis products.

Stem Legal Welcomes Heffner & Associates

Over at Stem, we've just welcomed our newest client, Heffner & Associates. Certified Elder Law Attorney Mark Heffner and his team help older Rhode Islanders and their families with estate planning, nursing home cost management, Medicaid applications, special needs trusts, asset protection, and other elder care legal matters.

Google Alerts: Still Broken

Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Land writes that Google Alerts is still not working properly, despite Google assuring him they're working on it. At Slaw.ca, Omar Ha-Redeye has noticed the same, and wonders if Alerts is next on the chopping block, after Google announced they were pulling the plug on Reader earlier this month.

Alerts and Reader are two products that virtually every library person I know uses. It'll be interesting to see what people come up with to replace them. As Sullivan suggests, maybe this is an opportunity for Bing to step in?

Stryker Hip Recall Help from Hissey Kientz LLP

Stem client Hissey Kientz LLP recently launched a microsite for their Stryker hip replacement recall practice, at www.strykerhiprecallhelp.com. The site describes the US and Canadian recalls in place for metal hip replacements manufactured by Stryker Corporation, which have been known to cause metal poisoning, dislocation, osteolysis, and other major problems.

See more details at Stem News.

On the Internet as a Memory Aid

From Extremetech -- Using the internet in place of memory doesn’t make us dumber

Guide to Responsive Web Design

Guide to responsive design; including embedded media.

Russell Alexander Launches New Website

Stem congratulates Russell Alexander on the launch of his new firm website. Russell's practice is located in the cities of Markham, Lindsay, and Brooklin, Ontario; and serves the surrounding regions.

If Your Library Was a Small Business, Would It Still Be Open?

The first installment of Joan Rataic-Lang's thoughtful article on Slaw.ca, which uses Entrepreneur.com’s "25 Common Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs" to identify characteristics for successful librarians.

New Microsite for GranuFlo Recall

Stem client Hissey Kientz recently rolled out a microsite, www.granuflorecallhelp.com, for consumers affected by dialysis agents GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care (FMC). The site includes details on why FDA recalled these products and serious side effects such as heart attack and stroke.

Can Blogging Be Your Secret Weapon For Local SEO?

Great tips from Chris Silver Smith on how to set up an optimal blog for local SEO and social media, and what kind of topics to blog about.

The New Librarian (ITLA White Paper)

As mentioned by Shaunna Mireau on Slaw, ILTA's new white paper is pretty slick.

"The content is great with articles by some folks well known in the legal information community.  One of the really cool things is that the paper was created with Uberflip."

I particularly like Candice Fong's article on taking RBC's manual catalogue online.  

County Microsites from The Law Offices of John Marshall

As noted over at Stem, criminal defense attorneys The Law Offices of John Marshall recently rolled out four new microsites for its services in Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Passaic County, and Bergen County. 

TVM Implants Continue to be Used

A number of our personal injury law clients work with Transvaginal mesh implants in the U.S. It seems odd that in the face of recent judgements, and an FDA warning, that TVM implants are still being used by health professionals.  

Consumer Reports Picks Lawyers over Legal Zoom

via Bob Ambrogi

Summer issue of VALL Review

Now published on the VALL website.

BC Paralegal Roles to Expand

via BC Law Watch

New Holmdel NJ DWI Website for John Marshall

Stem's client John Marshall has launched another new website; this time for his Holmdel, New Jersey practice at holmdelnjdwiattorney.com.

Stem Welcomes Wilson Law, P.A.

Stem welcomes our newest client Wilson Law, P.A.

Wilson Law is a personal injury firm, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, whose practice emphasizes drug and medical device injuries such as the injuries related to the FDA's recent warnings against TVM devices.

We're very happy to welcome Wilson Law, and pleased to showcase the new website we collaborated on with them at www.wilsonlawpa.com.

John Marshall Launches New Woodbridge Office Website

Stem's New Jersey client John Marshall has launched a new website for his Woodbridge DWI practice at woodbridgedwilawyers.com.

John's practice includes defending first offense charges and DWI refusals.

Rosenfeld Launches Chicago Bike Injury Lawyers website

Stem congratulates Jonathan Rosenfeld on the launch of his new website on Chicago bike injuries. This microsite covers different bicycle injury types, typical accidents, along with local city and state laws; and is published in support of Jonathan's work in this area.

Boating season and DWI

First offense DWI doesn't always happen on the roads. Stem client, New Jersey Attorney John Marshall, writes about how boating season is also a time to be aware of impairment.

Gowlings Release Solar Energy in Canada Primer

New primer on Solar Energy in Canada by Gowlings' Thomas Timmins.

New book on Legal Protection of Software

Gowlings Christopher Van Barr has co-authored a new book titled Legal Protection of Software: Patents and Trade-marks. Available via LexisNexis.

List of Navy Auxiliary Ships Containing Asbestos

Via HKLLP's Mesohotline: A full list of U.S. Navy auxiliary ships that may have been outfitted with materials or supplies containing asbestos.

FAQ: Google’s new privacy policy

Hayley Tsukayama answers questions about Google's new privacy policy in this Washington Post article.

Deep Web Research 2012

Marcus Zillman's annual deep/invisible web research report is now available on LLRX. The report includes an impressive number of articles on the deep web, and an extensive list of search engines (including verticals) and tools for locating this content, which never get indexed by any of the big search engines.

"The Deep Web covers somewhere in the vicinity of 1 trillion plus pages of information located through the world wide web in various files and formats that the current search engines on the Internet either cannot find or have difficulty accessing. The current search engines find hundreds of billions of pages at the present time of this writing."

This is the 8th annual deep web research report.

Jonathan Marshall Offering Passaic County Criminal Defense Services

The Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall offer criminal defense legal services through their Passaic County and Mercer County, NJ offices.

New Propecia Microsite from Hissey Kientz

Stem client Hissey Kientz LLP recently launched a microsite for its Propecia side effects practice. The new site gives details on the hair loss drug and sexual side effects it has been linked to, as well as information on lawsuits and research related to the drug.

ComScore’s 2011 Social Report: Facebook Leading, Microblogging Growing, World Connecting | TechCrunch

ComScore’s 2011 Social Report via TechCrunch: Good numbers: "Google+ now has 65 million users worldwide", "1 in every 5 minutes of time online is now being spent on social networking sites", "Facebook, now reach 82% of the world’s internet-using population".

2012 Pricing Trends for Canadian Law Publications

The 2012 edition of the ever-useful guide from CALL's Vendor Liaison Committee is now available.

(via Joanna Spurling at the VALL Blog)

Stem Welcomes Thorsteinssons

Stem welcomes our newest client Thorsteinssons LLP Tax Lawyers.

The firm's new website just went up yesterday, along with a brand new online publication, the Canadian Tax Alerts.

Pushor Mitchell Launches Canadian Tax Dispute Website

Congrats to Stem client Pushor Mitchell LLP who launched Canadian Tax Dispute Help today, including a requisite blog for commentary.

Historical Canada Gazettes now searchable online

Library & Archives Canada has added back issues of Canada Gazette from 1841-1997 to complement the existing archive of issues from 1998-present.


Hat tip to Simon Fodden at Slaw.ca.

Hissey Kientz LLP Launches New Zoloft and Depikote Birth Defects Websites

Stem client Hissey Kientz LLP has launched two new informational microsites related to birth defects potentially caused by the products Zoloft and Depakote.

Google+ Now Lets You Search for People & Topics

Google+ alters search box to include topics, brands. Good news.

The G+ spot

via Nicholas Carr: "Google+ skews pretty heavily to the publishing side. Its early core membership seems dominated by what might be called the new media axis - a combination of techies and media types who love to talk shop. These folks aren't generally too keen on Facebook (too conversational, too intrusive, too untrustworthy), and while they tend to be heavy Twitter users, many of them have become frustrated by Twitter's limitations.

Being Nice to Your Partner’s Kids: Inheriting Child Support Obligations « Familyllb's Blog

Being Nice to Your Partner’s Kids: Inheriting Child Support Obligations « Familyllb's Blog: "When and to what extent does a non-biological parent-figure have support obligations towards the children of his or her new partner?

via Markham divorce lawyer Russell Alexander

HKLLP Launch Zoloft Defects Website

Stem client Hissey Kientz LLP have launched a new recall website on Zoloft Birth Defects. The site reviews the legal implications surrounding a recent FDA warning on the use of the antidepressant during pregnancy.

BC Grass Hockey Appeal Lost by School District

Chilliwack School District Loses Grass Hockey Incident Appeal – Published by Waterstone Law LLP.

Person vs. Enterprise in RICO Prosecutions

Ron Chapman discusses why the distinction between "person" and "enterprise" is critical during a RICO prosecution.

How To Use Free Alerts For Link Discovery

"Alerts are a great way to stay informed about what’s being said [about you or your company]. You can use alerts just to monitor your brand or a keyword and stay informed, or you can view the information sent to you as a new place to get a link, however you go about doing that."

No Crash – No Cash? The Big Lie of LVI

From David Sliman at Waterstone LLP.

DePuy Lawsuit FAQ

Hissey Kientz LLP have released DePuy Lawsuit FAQ and a summary of the Johnson and Johnson Recall.

Illinois Roundup: Nursing Home Injury Laws

Jonathan Rosenfeld offers a roundup of Nursing Home Injury Laws in his home state of Illinois.

Canadian M&A Guide for Chinese Acquirers

How to use new media to access old media

From colleague Jordan Furlong.

John Marshall Expands NJ Pretrial Intervention Guide

The Law Offices of John Marshall have extended their website guide on the topic of New Jersey Pre-trial Intervention. The NJ PTI program permits an individual to avoid prosecution for a criminal offense by successfully completing a period of supervision (i.e. probation).

Scuttle | Download Scuttle software for free at SourceForge.net

Possible Delicious replacement.

"Web-based social bookmarking system. Allows multiple users to store, share and tag their favourite links online."

Location Matters Up in the Cloud

from Michael Geist

Legal Project Management - The Next New Area for Paralegals to Conquer?

via The Estrin Report

Paxil Recall & FDA Warnings

HKLLP has released new website sections describing the FDA's Paxil Warnings and Recall.

The firm's Paxil Birth Defects Lawyers website is dedicated to describing the risks of taking Paxil during pregnancy.

Waterstone Launches BC Injury Lawyers Blog

Google Ordered To Fork Over A Dollar For Street View Trespassing (Yes, $1)

Via SEL.

New DePuy Hip Replacement Lawyers Website

New product recall website from Stem client Hissey Kientz LLP reviews the Hip Replacement Recall by DuPuy Orthopaedics, and parent company Johnson & Johnson.

Mesothelioma deaths among women on the rise

via HKLLP's Mesothelioma Lawsuit Blog

Patent Basics for Canadian Startups

Gowlings James Longwell on Patent Basics for Startups.

Arizona’s New Medical Marijuana Law: What Does It Mean?

New post by Lawrence Koplow.

6th Annual Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers

From Reid Trautz.

Elephant Post: How do you market your department and yourself within the firm?

from 3 Geeks and a Law Blog

Strategic Legal Technology - COLPM Social Media Panel

Ron Friedmann's recap of the COLPM panel I took part in: Social Media: the Ultimate Business Development Tool or a Huge Waste of Time.

Hissey Kientz Add Depuy Recall Practice

Stem client Hissey Kientz, a national product liability firm based out of Austin, Texas have launched a new practice and product recall website.

The new practice relating to cases surrounding the recent Depuy hip replacement recall; and DePuy Orthopaedics August, 2010 recall of its ASR hip parts.

The second announcement was a new website dedicated to the issues that may be caused by the antidepressant Paxil, which the FDA has linked to an increased risk of birth defects. More information on Stem's news item.

Florida Criminal Records - Getting a Certificate of Eligibility with Open Charges?

Ron Chapman has a new FAQ post up on Getting a Certificate of Eligibility in Florida if You Still Have Open Charges. Ron reviews the case: A.J.M. v. Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Stem Legal Welcomes Waterstone Law

Very pleased to welcome a firm from my home in BC's Fraser Valley.

The Web Is Dead? A Debate | Wired Magazine

The Web Is Dead? A Debate: Perhaps the best piece in recent memory on the future of the web, competition of the closed-Apps market, and maturity of Internet content delivery. - SM

Free PHP URL shortener script - Brian Cray

PHP URL shortener script

Library of Congress Gets iPhone App

Shiny, Appy People: Library Gets iPhone App « Library of Congress Blog:

Koplow Launches Arizona Sex Crimes FAQ

Lawrence Koplow has launched a new FAQ website on Arizona Sex Crimes.

A long time client of Stem, this website adds to the network we use to support Koplow Law's criminal defense & DUI practice groups. Lawrence also co-edits our DUI law watch website, and blogs on both both areas of Arizona law.