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Gossip Column Has No Special Protection From Defamation Suit

Celia Ampel

Just because it's on "Page Six" of the <i>New York Post</i> doesn't mean it cannot be defamatory, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The appellate court revived a defamation lawsuit by a member of The Fugees hip-hop group against the <i>Post</i> for an item in its "Page Six" gossip column, finding reasonable readers might take the story as true.

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CFPB Takes Step Into Cybersecurity Regulation

C. Ryan Barber

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has fired a shot across the bow of the burgeoning online-payment industry, taking an enforcement action this week that marked the agency's first foray into regulating cybersecurity.

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Intellectual Property

Lynne Strober, Jennifer Presti, Elizabeth Lai Featherman & Joan M. D'Uva

Intellectual Property (IP) is a highly complex type of property and, as we saw last month in Part One of this article, there are few cases addressing its valuation in the context of divorce. On top of this, because of the emphasis on mediation and arbitration, fewer cases are being litigated in the court system, resulting in fewer court decisions addressing these complex issues. That means there is less guidance for the practitioner, as different treatments of similar facts and great ways of addressing IP valuation remain unreported.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Suit Against Hollywood Producers by 'Lost Boys' Clears Hurdle Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Suit Against Hollywood Producers by 'Lost Boys' Clears Hurdle

R. Robin McDonald

A suit against Hollywood writers and producers by 54 refugees who became known as 'the Lost Boys' after they fled brutal persecution in Sudan has cleared an initial legal hurdle, a federal judge in Atlanta has ruled.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Home Depot to Pay $13 Million to Settle Consumers' Data Breach Case Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Home Depot to Pay $13 Million to Settle Consumers' Data Breach Case

R. Robin McDonald

The Home Depot will pay $13 million to resolve claims by customers whose personal information was exposed to hackers during a massive data security breach in 2014. The settlement agreement, filed in March in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, would certify a class of Home Depot customers to include all U.S. residents whose personal information was compromised after they used payment cards at self-checkout lanes at U.S. Home Depot stores between April 10, 2014, and Sept.'

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Chipotle in Trouble Again, This Time With the NLRB Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Chipotle in Trouble Again, This Time With the NLRB

Rebekah Mintzer

It hasn't been an easy couple of months for Denver-based fast casual food giant Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. And now a decision from the National Labor Relations Board has shone a negative light on the company's social media policies and labor practices too.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Determining the Statute of Limitations for Common Law Copyright Infringement Claims<br>Continuous Accrual Doctrine Applied To Songwriter Heirs' Royalty Suit over Disney's Movie

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In the Courts

An in-depth look at a recent case involving insider trading.

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Business Crimes Hotline

Analysis of two key rulings.

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Fed. Ct. Upholds Philharmonic's Firing of Musician Image

Fed. Ct. Upholds Philharmonic's Firing of Musician

Joel Stashenko

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) had little choice but to fire its principal oboist for his repeated clashes with the symphony's conductor, other musicians and staff, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York found in upholding the "fair and just" findings of an arbitrator.

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