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Standing to Assert Claims for Online Privacy Breaches

Shari Claire Lewis

Many believe that we are on the precipice of a deluge of litigation ' both individual and multiparty/class action ' concerning how an individual's data is handled and the remedy, if any, if that data is misused or wrongfully disclosed. A case recently argued before the U.S. Supreme Court involves the intersection of the Internet and privacy laws and may affect the future of litigation against companies that operate on the Web as well as traditional brick-and-mortar businesses.

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What's New in the Law

Robert W. Ihne

True Lease Versus Security Interest

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111010001: An Article of Commerce?

Bryan Kohm & Stefan Szpajda

In <i>ClearCorrect Operating, LLC v. ITC,</i> the Federal Circuit limited the ITC's jurisdiction over digital commerce. In a 2-1 decision, the panel held that the ITC lacks authority to regulate digital imports.

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New FASB/IASB Lease Accounting Rules to Be Issued Soon

Bill Bosco

The IASB and the FASB have completed decision-making meetings and the respective staffs are drafting the final rules, which will be signed and issued this month. The IASB and FASB will issue separate rules as they have chosen two different models for lessee accounting. They both have adopted the same lessor model with a few minor differences.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Phishing, Attacks Top Data Concerns of Law Firm CIOs Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Phishing, Attacks Top Data Concerns of Law Firm CIOs

Alan Cohen

Detection and deflection: It may seem like an old boxing adage, but what it really stands for, as our ALM sibling The American Lawyer's 20th annual technology survey finds, is law firms' re-engineered approach to security.

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Data Analytics Is Low for Corporate Investigations

Chris DiMarco

Social media has become the dominant channel of communication for a spectrum of users ranging from individual bloggers to billion-dollar corporate conglomerates. However, a recent survey indicated that the use of data analytics on social media is lacking in corporate legal investigations, despite its potential.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Home Depot Settlement With MasterCard Riles Lawyers For Data Breach Plaintiffs Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Home Depot Settlement With MasterCard Riles Lawyers For Data Breach Plaintiffs

R. Robin McDonald

An apparent settlement between Home Depot and MasterCard International Inc. over a massive customer data breach last year has prompted lawyers for financial institutions that are suing the Atlanta-based home improvement chain for damages caused by hackers to cry foul.

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Update on NY AG's Suits Against Daily Fantasy Sports Cos.

Andrew Denney

In mid-December, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez granted N.Y. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's motion to halt daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites DraftKings and FanDuel from doing business in the state.

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No Sliding Scale Test for Access To Copyright

Stan Soocher

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit declined to adopt a 'sliding scale' test for determining whether one song was strikingly similar to the other in a copyright infringement suit.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Phishing, Attacks Top Data Concerns of Law Firm CIOs Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Phishing, Attacks Top Data Concerns of Law Firm CIOs

Alan Cohen

Detection and deflection: It may seem like an old boxing adage, but what it really stands for, as our ALM sibling The American Lawyer's 20th annual technology survey finds, is law firms' re-engineered approach to security.

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