I just received an announcement from Bloomberg Law that they have just inked a deal with the 25 US offices of DLA Piper to bring Bloomberg Law to the desktop all of the 1,400 attorneys in those offices. This is by far the biggest coup that Bloomberg has had to date within the Big US
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[Guest Post from Jan Rivers, Competitive Intelligence Liaison]
This afternoon, I was sitting here, working away and listening to Erroll Garner, when an email alert blipped up in the corner of my computer screen. It was from a Bloomberg rep.
Hmmmm…..
Now, my firm doesn’t subscribe to Bloomberg, but we’ve looked
I’ve been thinking all day about what the Bloomberg acquisition of BNA will eventually mean in the legal publishing world. I first thought of what it would mean to Westlaw and Lexis, and whether Bloomberg Law would now truly bring some competition to the duopoly we’ve all come to accept (and loathe.) However, what really
I also received a Q&A Sheet from Bloomberg about their acquisition of BNA and what it means for customers of both products.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RELATED TO BLOOMBERG’S ACQUISITION OF BNA
1. What was announced today?
Bloomberg and The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (BNA) today announced that they have entered into an agreement under
Well, we always hear rumors around the time of AALL that someone is buying BNA (usually Westlaw or Lexis), however, it seems that Bloomberg was the one to actually pull the trigger on this acquisition. I just received this press release on the purchase. (More of my personal comments to come…)
SEE: Q&A about Bloomberg/BNA Acquisition
Bloomberg Law hit a milestone this week when U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas Arpert (U.S. Dist.Ct., D. New Jersey) used the “Bloomberg Law” citation when it cited to a number of unreported cases. In the case Homa v. American Express Co. [PDF], Civil Action No.: 06-2985 (JAP)., 2010 BL 245394, [*12] (D.N.J. Oct. 18, 2010), Judge Arpert lists
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There was a flurry of “breaking news” around the legal blogosphere yesterday surrounding the announcement by Bloomberg Law that former LexisNexis CEO, Lou Andreozzi has joined as its CEO, and former LexisNexis COO, Larry D. Thompson was also added as Bloomberg Law’s chief operating officer. You have
Well, we weren’t the only ones having some April Fool’s Day fun yesterday. In fact, there was so much tomfoolery going around that no one could tell what was real and what was a joke. I’m really hoping that the iPad/Donkey Kong console is true!! That’s a much better use of an iPad than reading
I received an interesting email this morning from Bloomberg asking me to participate in their “Bloomberg Law Litigation Survey.” Seems that Bloomberg is wanting to query its Bloomberg Law customers on their opinions of current litigation issues and see who we think will prevail. I thought I was super-special, until Toby told me that he got the