Organizations should develop a strategy to determine whether encryption will be an issue as early as possible in a case. It is also important at the outset to develop a process for handling these very complicated document sets when time is of the essence and when local privacy laws must be considered.
Franchising companies often select arbitration to resolve issues with their franchisees and critical vendors. An arbitral forum allows the parties to discuss and resolve marketing initiatives outside of the prying eyes of the media and competitors. Although some companies welcome the limitations on appeals of arbitration awards as an advantage in reaching finality of business disputes, others find it a reason to avoid arbitration, because the costs of a bad outcome can be high.
Ninth Circuit Cool to Privacy Claims against Facebook, Zynga
Cooley Advises LegalZoom in Private Equity Infusion
Hulk Hogan Denied Temporary Injunction Against Publication of Sex Tape
Publisher's Copyright Registration Permits Songwriter's Estate to Pursue Infringement Claim
'Vampyres' Book Didn't Defame Plaintiff with Same Name as Fictional Character
Federal Circuit Takes Hard Look at a More Permissive Standard for Fee-shifting
Federal Circuit Confirms that Prosecution History Estoppel Applies to Design Patents
FDCA Does Not Preempt State Unfair Competition Claims
When the United States passed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in 1977, it made a long-term investment, arguably at the cost of near-term competitiveness, in the ability of the U.S. economy to raise corporate and ethical best practices globally. With a number of reforms now underway in Brazil, Russia, India and China (the high-growth, high-risk BRIC countries), it appears the investment is paying dividends.
Litigation over a 1970s disco song has set new copyright precedent at the Atlanta-based federal appeals court.
Rulings of interest and importance to med mal attorneys.
