LJN Newsletters

  • Data Security and Data Breach Response Continue to Be a Hot Issue

    Lessons from 2017 Enforcement Actions and Guidance

    Regulators including the FTC, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) — the agency responsible for enforcing the HIPAA rules for protected health information (PHI) — and state attorneys general have issued guidance and announced a number of settlements in data security cases that are instructive about measures that organizations can take to reduce the potential for a data breach or, if a breach does occur, provide appropriate notice.

    November 01, 2017Kevin Coy

  • Security First Approach Provides a Significant Advantage to Law Firms

    The security industry all too often sells the next shiny object touted as the Holy Grail of security that protects against all cyber threats. And the following year, the next best thing hits the market and becomes the grail until proven fallible.

    November 01, 2017Mark Sangster

  • Equifax Breach Will Fuel Identity Theft Remediation Debate

    In the wake of suits filed against Equifax by consumers, businesses and governmental units, courts will have to grapple with the question of what remedies are appropriate. These issues are not unique to the Equifax incident, but the scope of the breach will undoubtedly lead to more debate than ever before.

    November 01, 2017Angela R. Matney

  • AIM 1-2-3

    There is a patented methodology that follows the same path that the introduction of depreciation followed, with the impact being similar in its influence, power and effect: The AIM (Actuarially Initiated Measurements) Program. An employer using this methodology realizes the ability to uncover and maximize missed opportunities to control fluctuations and variations in earnings per share (EPS).

    November 01, 2017Lawrence Bell

  • Discovery Strategies for a Creditor in a Bankruptcy Case

    Beyond Filing a Proof of Claim

    This article explains the rights of a creditor, whether an equipment financier or otherwise, to pursue examinations of a debtor in bankruptcy in order to obtain sworn testimony and information that may be helpful to the creditor.

    November 01, 2017Deirdre M. Richards and Howard C. Rubin

  • The State of Lawyer Well-Being Is Not Strong

    A 2016 study found that between 21% and 36% of lawyers fall into the category of "problem drinkers." As for other mental illnesses common to the profession, 28% reported struggling with depression, 19% with anxiety, and 23% with stress. What can be done?

    November 01, 2017Stacey Dougan

  • Protecting Product Packaging and Product Configuration

    Registering and protecting product designs is challenging. Preliminarily, trade dress cannot be registered or protected as a trademark if it is functional — if it is “essential to the use or purpose of the article or it affects the cost or quality of the article.”

    November 01, 2017Marcus S. Harris

  • Bitcoin Is Fueling the Ransomware Epidemic

    Money is a powerful motivator, but it alone wasn't enough to fuel the ransomware epidemic. After all, the first documented ransomware infection was in 1989, but it remained relatively unknown until its resurgence over the past five years. So what changed? In short, bitcoin.

    October 02, 2017M. Scott Koller

  • The Myth of the Secure Cloud

    “There's really no such thing as the cloud, there are only other people's computers.” This may have been true at first; but it is now worth some investigation if the present threat environment today demands a secure cloud.

    October 02, 2017Nina Cunningham

  • DRaaS: How It Takes a Law Firm's DR Beyond Insurance

    With expectations for an always-on law firm, significant challenges within the legal industry to maintain competitiveness and perform due practice for cybersecurity and other disaster scenarios come from both clients and regulatory bodies. A comprehensive approach with an end-to-end availability strategy is imperative to mitigate the threats of downtime. And yet, this is easier said than done.

    October 02, 2017Jeff Ton