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FCC's Proposed Data Privacy and Security Rulemaking for Broadband Internet Access Providers

Alan Friel & Suchi Pahi

In 2015, the FCC issued its Open Internet Order, applying Section 222 of the federal Communications Act to broadband Internet access services (BIAS), and in doing so took jurisdiction over privacy and data security matters for Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

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Bilingual Trials

Javier A. Lopez & Maia Aron

With the growth in international commerce and diversity of the United States population, leasing counsel are increasingly finding themselves dealing with bilingual trials. Here is what you need to know.

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Cameo Clips

LJN Staff

Groundbreaking App Privacy Ruling <br>Songkick Injunction Bid Over Presales Rejected

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Google Defeats Oracle in $9 Billion Copyright Case Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Google Defeats Oracle in $9 Billion Copyright Case

Ross Todd

A San Francisco federal jury has sided with Google Inc. in its copyright clash with Silicon Valley rival Oracle Corp.

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<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> Obama Signs Trade Secrets Act Into Law

Lisa Shuchman

President Barack Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 into law on May 11, giving companies the ability for the first time to use federal law to sue those who misappropriate their confidential information.

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Will Dave & Buster's ACA Employer-Mandate Plan Design Land It In Hot Water with ERISA? Image

Will Dave & Buster's ACA Employer-Mandate Plan Design Land It In Hot Water with ERISA?

Jennifer S. Kiesewetter

Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more full-time, or full-time equivalent, employees are required to offer qualified health care coverage. These employers are referred to as applicable large employers (ALEs). If these ALEs fail to comply with this "employer mandate," then the employer may be faced with significant penalties. As such, employee counts and categorizations in employer organizations are critical under the ACA, and whether the employer mandate is satisfied.

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FRCP Amendments: Implications for IP and Patent Troll Litigation

Mark A. Finkelstein & Meredith L. Williams

The amendments to the FRCP that took effect on Dec. 1, 2015, are already having an impact on IP litigation, especially patent troll lawsuits.

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The Coming Tsunami in the Legal Profession

William C. Cobb

There have been four waves of change over the last 50 years. We are now entering the fifth wave and this one will be a tsunami. The lawyers who do not recognize the trends will not be able to enter a new era and survive. The fifth wave will turn partnership leverage, compensation systems and the business model upside down. There is not much time to make the incremental changes that will support sustained profitability in law firms.

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Industry Growth Forecast

The Equipment Leasing &amp; Finance Foundation (ELFA) has released its Q2 update to the 2016 Equipment Leasing &amp; Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, which lowered its yearly equipment and software investment forecast to 2.7%, down from 4.4% growth forecast in its 2016 Annual Outlook released in December 2015.

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Closing the Expectation Gap With e-Discovery Technology

Jim Gill

Chief Justice John Roberts recently said that the new amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure should "achieve the goal of Rule 1 ' 'the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding' ' only if the entire legal community, including the bench, bar, and legal academy, step up to the challenge of making real change."

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