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e-Commerce Companies v. Hackers
The 21st century is clearly the age of cybercrime, and e-commerce companies of all stripes should be especially concerned because there are only two types of computer systems: those that have been hacked, and those that will be hacked.
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Defending Against Trade Secret Misappropriation Lawsuits
There are several often-overlooked strategies for defending against trade-misappropriation claims. The first I call the Trade Secret Per Se Doctrine. The second pertains to open-source software. Both of these strategies need to be fully considered in appropriate trade-secret misappropriation cases, to which e-commerce counsel are no strangers.
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Lawful Data-Mining of Social Networks
Blogs simultaneously provide Internet users with social-network prospects and employers with a previously unavailable source of information suitable for employment-assessment decisions. And it's in this intersection on the Information Superhighway where often occurs a collision of worlds, perspectives and direction that frequently cripples or kills prospects, and individuals' aspirations. Employees of e-commerce companies aren't immune to such collisions, nor are agents of the companies who gather data on prospective or current employees, if they go about their work unlawfully, or in other improper ways that could lead to legal or other types of regulatory action.
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President Obama and Sustainability
The election of Barack Obama as president of the United States has many historic overtones. However, with an economic recession that is just as historic, a real estate industry in near freefall and a country questioning its energy sources and uses, how will Obama's policies impact commercial construction projects over the next several years?
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In the Spotlight: Bankruptcy Strategies for Commercial Landlords, Tenants, Lenders, and Real Estate Investors
This is the second in a series dealing with the subject of bankruptcy strategies and considerations for commercial landlords, tenants, lenders and real estate investors. These alerts are intended to highlight for our readers some of the key issues they should consider in connection with the subjects discussed.
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Real Estate Downturn Causes Lawyers to Adapt
Now faced with such a dramatic and sudden change, real estate attorneys are left wondering what to do. The transactional practice that was so good to so many for so long is no longer there. A look at how these attorneys can redirect the focus of their practices to adapt to the changing times.
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Counseling Franchises During the Recession
These are extremely trying times for all businesses, including franchisors, seeking to survive through this recession. It is imperative that franchisors demonstrate leadership in preserving their franchise systems, but fault lines undoubtedly will emerge. In this environment, much pressure will fall on the shoulders of franchisor's counsel to guide clients to achieve their goals.
Spinning Out of Control<i>When Bad Things Happen to Good Marketers</i>
Every election campaign produces, among other things, media myths and bad language. During the elections of the last decade, the language was infected by a new myth called spin control. The phrase, which broke a speed record in becoming a clich' after the 1988 election, implies that a good media relations practitioner can control the nature and texture of a story in the press ' can put the right spin on it to get the journalist to tell it the spinner's way.
Spinning Out of Control<i>When Bad Things Happen to Good Marketers</i>
Every election campaign produces, among other things, media myths and bad language. During the elections of the last decade, the language was infected by a new myth called spin control. The phrase, which broke a speed record in becoming a clich' after the 1988 election, implies that a good media relations practitioner can control the nature and texture of a story in the press ' can put the right spin on it to get the journalist to tell it the spinner's way.
<B>BREAKING NEWS:</B> Supreme Court's Wyeth Ruling Deals a Blow to Pre-emption Defense
The Supreme Court's decisive ruling on March 4 against Wyeth in a landmark pharmaceutical product liability case may also close off a major front in a hard-fought battle by businesses and the Bush administration to insulate national corporations from state tort litigation.
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