LJN Newsletters

  • What Lies Beneath the Surface: The Dark Web

    Nearly all of us access the World Wide Web on at least a daily basis. Yet for many of us, there is a fundamental lack of knowledge about the basic structure of the Internet and the way its different levels interact. This article provides a basic outline of the structure of the Web and some insight as to the purpose for and content housed on each level, as well as give some practical tips to avoid your company's data from ending up on the Dark Web.

    December 01, 2017Elizabeth Vandesteeg and Jeffrey Goldberg

  • Wave of Sexual Misconduct Claims Warrants Looks at Confidentiality, Nondisclosure Agreements

    Companies try to protect their reputations from executives who have "gone wild" by including moral turpitude clauses as a basis to terminate executives for cause under their employment agreements. Similarly, in the context of employment disputes, companies try to protect themselves through the use of non-disclosure, non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements.

    December 01, 2017Steven I. Adler and Lauren X. Topelsohn

  • Key Decisions from Delaware Courts

    Mergers and Acquisitions

    A few recent decisions from the Delaware Court of Chancery provide useful information to corporate executives who are involved in the sale or purchase of businesses, or who are involved in joint ventures in which the sales price or the post-closing profit distribution is based on certain milestones being reached.

    December 01, 2017Francis G.X. Pileggi

  • Written Opinions Of Counsel: Valuable Tools for Avoiding Willful Patent Infringement

    Written opinions of counsel are gaining renewed interest as a valuable tool to limit liability for willful patent infringement. A patent opinion that is competently written by a registered patent attorney sets forth the factual and legal basis for finding a patent not infringed, invalid, and/or unenforceable. However, to be effective, the timing of the rendered patent opinion may be critical.

    December 01, 2017Todd Gerety

  • When Terms of Use Put 'Reasonably Prudent User' on Notice

    On Aug. 17, 2017, the Second Circuit issued its decision in Meyer v. Uber Technologies, Inc.. The appeals court vacated and remanded the trial court ruling by holding that the registration process for Uber Technologies, Inc.'s mobile application formed a legal contract, Less than a month later, the Southern District relied on the Meyer decision in granting the defendant's motion to compel arbitration based on the fact that the design and functionality of defendant's amended terms of use placed plaintiffs' on "reasonably conspicuous notice" of the mandatory arbitration and jury trial waiver provisions.

    December 01, 2017Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

  • To Relocate, or Not to Relocate; Was That Even the Intriguing Question in Bisbing?

    Part One of a Two-Part Article

    As of August 2017, the seminal case in New Jersey deciding the issue of the appropriate legal standard for a divorced parent seeking to relocate outside of the state is Bisbing v. Bisbing. This case is an important example that can be used to explore this topic throughout the country.

    December 01, 2017Laurence J. Cutler and Alyssa M. Clemente

  • Ransomware: What to Do When It Happens to You

    In the event that your company is the victim of a ransomware attack, this article provides steps to be taken as part of its response to such an incident.

    December 01, 2017Kiran Raj and Mallory Jensen

  • The False Claims Act Seal: Does It Bind and Gag the Defendant?

    Part One of a Two-Part Article

    A company that finds itself the target of a federal fraud investigation often faces the fraught question of whether it may, or even must, disclose the existence of that investigation to third parties, such as its investors, shareholders, major creditors, or insurers. The question can be even more complicated if that investigation is being pursued under the False Claims Act and arises as the result of a sealed qui tam complaint.

    December 01, 2017Andrew W. Schilling and Megan E. Whitehill