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Suit Sheds Light on e-Commerce Fraud
A New Jersey online ad agency claims in a suit filed in federal court in Newark that it was defrauded by artificially generated Web traffic on a company's website, an issue e-commerce attorneys said is “extremely prevalent,” but rarely litigated.
In Congoo v. Sell It Social, Congoo LLC, trading as Adiant, is seeking to rescind a one-year contract it signed with Sell It Social, a New York company operating an e-commerce website called Rebel Circus, which sells novelty T-shirts and coffee mugs. Adiant claims Sell It Social is charging it $300,000 in fees based on Web traffic counts on the Rebel Circus site that are largely generated by “click farms” or other artificial means.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.