Features
Third Circuit Sets Standard for Facebook Chat Evidence
Rejecting the appeal of a convicted child molester who used Facebook to exchange explicit photos of minors, a federal appeals court clarified how online chats can be authenticated as criminal evidence.
Features
<b>Decision of Note</b> Film Payments Don't Toll Lawsuit Limitations Period
In its first ruling on the issue, the Court of Appeal of Florida decided that film distribution payments didn't fall under the state's "continuing tort" doctrine for purposes of extending the statute of limitations in a lawsuit alleging tortious interference with business relationship.
Features
California View: Can <i>Pok'mon Go</i> Players Hold Game Developer Liable?
Within the first week of its release, the enhanced-reality game <i>Pok'mon Go</i> garnered 21 million users in the United States alone. The location-based game received praise for getting people out of the house and harsh criticism as a nuisance and for its role in accidents. Among the litany of legal issues the game raises is whether players can hold the game developers at Niantic liable if they walk off cliffs, crash their cars, illegally cross the border or happen upon a land mine.
Columns & Departments
Bit Parts
Artist Merchandise-Approval Form Doesn't Shield Live Nation From Liability for Willful Infringement of Photographer's Works<br>Country Artist Wins Attorney Fees After Prevailing in Record Label's End-Run Copyright Suit<br>District Court in Fourth Circuit Decides Copyright Office Must Act on Registration Application Before Plaintiff Can Proceed With Infringement Suit<br>
Features
<i>Pok'mon Go</i> Raises a Variety of Liability Issues
Every generation has its own new fads, which can sweep across the country, if not the world, seemingly from nowhere, capturing the imagination and attention of millions. With the exception of a few fads, these activities, however brilliant or mindless, do not create legal issues and potential litigation involving those who participate. <i>Pok'mon Go</i> is one of those exceptions.
Columns & Departments
IP News
Federal Circuit: <i>Halo Electronics</i> Sent Back to District Court <br>
Features
<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> Twitter Fends Off Suit Over ISIS Attack
A federal judge on Aug. 9 dismissed a suit against Twitter Inc. that seeks to hold the social media platform liable for a 2015 terrorist attack in Jordan that left two Americans dead and was linked to the Islamic State, or ISIS.
Features
How to Understand and Protect the Data in Your Enterprise
Especially in a time where cybersecurity remains in the headlines on a regular basis, it's crucial to understand what data exists in order to protect it. Where's your data? What if you lost track of some of it? What if attackers copied it?
Columns & Departments
Case Notes
Cases involving a non-paying restaurant tenant and statutory theft.
Need Help?
- Prefer an IP authenticated environment? Request a transition or call 800-756-8993.
- Need other assistance? email Customer Service or call 1-877-256-2472.
MOST POPULAR STORIES
- The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance ProgramsThe parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.Read More ›
- Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar InvestigationsThis article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.Read More ›
- The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year LaterThe 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.Read More ›
- Read This Before You Set Your 2018 Billing RatesSetting the next year's billing rates follows a simple formula at most firms: last year's rate plus a common percentage increase across all lawyer cohorts. A more disaggregated approach is needed -- firms should set higher percentage increases for senior lawyers and lower increases for junior lawyers.Read More ›
- A Lawyer's System for Active ReadingActive 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.Read More ›
