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In-depth look at a ruling that a plaintiff was not unfairly surprised by greater detail In expert testimony .

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Georgia Fed. Ct. Dismisses Suit Over <i>Honey</i> Films

Stan Soocher

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, dismissed a lawsuit brought by hip-hop dancer Ereina "Honey Rockwell" Valencia over Universal's <i>Honey</i> and <i>Honey 2</i> movies, released respectively in 2003 and 2011.

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Discovery Sanctions In Litigation over Soap Opera

John Pacenti

A copyright infringement lawsuit centered on the Telemundo network's popular Spanish-language telenovela <i>El Rostro de Analia</i> has some melodrama of its own.

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IP News

Jeffrey S. Ginsberg & Wyatt Delfino

Federal Circuit Finds Internet Method Unpatentable Under <i>Alice</i><br>Federal Circuit: No Collateral Estoppel For Similar, But Unrelated, Patent

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Sirius XM Lawyers' Blunder in Pre-1972 Recordings Case

Lisa Shuchman

Soon after swooping in to represent Sirius XM Radio in potentially industry-shaking copyright litigation, O'Melveny &amp; Myers suffered a nasty setback when a judge ruled that newly cited precedent trumpeted by the firm had been overruled 60 years ago.

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Are Franchisors 'Employers'?

Glenn Plattner & Kristy A. Murphy

The franchise agreement almost always contains a clause specifying that the franchisee is an independent contractor and that the franchisor and franchisee are not intending to create an employment relationship. But a number of recent decisions from around the country have raised the question: Is a franchisee really an employee of the franchisor, despite the written disclaimer in the franchise agreement?

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In the Courts

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In-depth discussion of a case in which investors won a Madoff 'fictitious profits' appeal.

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Information Governance Career Options

Bryn Bowen & Samantha Lofton

Regulatory and business pressures have upped the ante for data management, and information governance (IG) has emerged as the new buzzword for meeting and beating these stakes. IG is a new way of looking at information management that combines the best of what's come before with new perspectives and approaches to keeping information secure, accessible and available.

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The Impact of Cloud Computing And Mobile Devices On Litigation Holds

Philip Favro

Lawyers may be tempted to gloss over yet another article about litigation holds and data preservation because they believe they already have the basics down. But the "basics" are a moving target and several developments from the past year merit reconsideration of company hold processes in 2015.

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Court Watch

Cynthia M. Klaus & Susan E. Tegt

Franchise Owner-Operator Bound to Franchise Agreement As a Non-Signatory <br>No Damages Awarded to Franchisee Despite Technical Violations of Registration and Disclosure Requirements By the Franchisor

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