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5 Things to Know About the First Wave of Equifax Actions

Amanda Bronstad

With 143 million people potentially hit by Equifax Inc.'s data breach, there's no doubt there will lawsuits — a lot of them."You'll have suits in…

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Children Book Versions of Classic Novels Not Fair Use

Vincent Peppe

In 2016, Frederik Colting and Melisa Medina planned to launch a series of 50 children's books, each book summarizing a great novel. They called their colorfully illustrated summaries KinderGuides. In January 2017, the owners of the copyrights to the novels filed a copyright infringement suit against Colting and Medina, resulting in a useful tale for lawyers who advise publishers on either side of such a dispute.

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Alternative Fee Arrangements in Complex Litigation

Overton Thompson III & David Rue

<i><b>The Case for Value Billing</i></b><p>Alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) are about value, a benefit legal departments are increasingly pressured to bring to their companies. When hiring an outside lawyer, clients are not looking for "hours," and they certainly are not looking for tenths of hours. They seek value.

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<i>Commentary</i><br>Observations on Artistic Director's Suit Against Geffen Playhouse Image

<i>Commentary</i><br>Observations on Artistic Director's Suit Against Geffen Playhouse

Todd R. Wulffson

The recent age and disability discrimination lawsuit filed by Randall Arney against the Geffen Playhouse, where he served as artistic director since 1999, seems to raise some serious legal and factual flaws based on just what is alleged in the Los Angeles Superior Court complaint.

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Airbnb and Rent Stabilization: A Survey

Jeffrey Turkel

Over the past several years, rent-stabilized tenants have turned to Airbnb and similar services to monetize their below-market leases and earn extra income. Landlords seeking to evict such tenants for profiteering have been largely successful. This article examines the state of "Airbnb" jurisprudence to date.

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Big Data, Web 'Scraping' and Competition Law

Shepard Goldfein & James Keyte

<b><i>The Debate Continues</i></b><p>Web "scraping" is one method of accumulating data that has sparked recent legal debate, both antitrust and otherwise. Legal challenges to Web scraping have involved privacy claims and claims under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, in addition to antitrust claims about the need to collect public data to be able to compete freely.

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Challenges to the Admissibility of Evidence in the 'Omics' Era

Ronald J. Levine & K. Heather Robinson

Due to our increased understanding of human genetics, there has been a shift in, and expansion of, the use of genetics in the courtroom to address the "how" and "why" — the causation of, or susceptibility to — disease in mass tort and products liability litigations. Here are some trial tips you need to know.

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Patent Lost Profit Damages and Apportionment

Amy Proctor & Molly Russell

<b><i>Split Federal Circuit Declined to Reconsider Panel's Decision that Lost Profits Based on the</i> Panduit <i>Factors Are Fully Apportioned</b></i><p>On Sept. 1, 2017, a split Federal Circuit declined to rehear a panel decision in <i>Mentor Graphics Corp. v. EVE-USA, Inc.</i>, a case that could have significant implications for lost profit damages and apportionment.

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There May Be 'No Do-Overs,' but SEC Hack Provides Important Security Lessons Image

There May Be 'No Do-Overs,' but SEC Hack Provides Important Security Lessons

Ed Silverstein

Even the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) can get hacked — and the recently announced cyber attack against the SEC is providing an important wake-up call for U.S. companies regulated by the powerful agency and the attorneys they work with.

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Opt-Out Incentives: The Ins and Outs

Julia M. Vander Weele

As annual open enrollment season approaches, many employers may be evaluating ways in which to control rising health plan costs. One strategy frequently considered is a financial incentive for employees to waive or opt out of the employer-sponsored group health coverage. But this raises potential problems under the Affordable Care Actas well as a number of other federal laws.

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