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Would <b><i>Jevic</i></b> Have Come Out Differently with Gorsuch? Image

Would <b><i>Jevic</i></b> Have Come Out Differently with Gorsuch?

Joanne Lee & Charles Tabb

In <I>Jevic</I>, the members of SCOTUS — sans Neil Gorsuch, who had not yet been confirmed — declined the invitation to "upend" the absolute priority scheme. The question presented: "Can a bankruptcy court approve a structured dismissal that provides for distributions that do not follow ordinary priority rules without the affected creditors' consent?" SCOTUS's answer: a resounding "No." Would Gorsuch have changed that?

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Using Computer Forensics to Investigate Employee Data Theft

Timothy M. Opsitnick, Joseph M. Anguilano & Trevor B. Tucker

When suspicions of employee data theft arise, it is important to engage a computer forensics expert to perform a theft-of-IP analysis in order to preserve electronic data and uncover important evidence.

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State of the Industry: e-Discovery and Cybersecurity

Jared Coseglia

<b><i>Part One of a Three-Part Article</b></i><p>There are stark differences between e-discovery and cybersecurity, most notably that cybersecurity, as an avenue of career opportunity and responsibility, is much, much bigger. An examination of the current state of both industries coupled with a deep dive into the history of e-discovery will offer a prophetic look at the likely hiring patterns, job availability, compensation trends, and industry maturation of the cybersecurity vertical over the next decade.

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Got a Negative Online Review? First Things First: Turn Off Your Attorney Image

Got a Negative Online Review? First Things First: Turn Off Your Attorney

Dan Lear

It happened. Some current or former client had the gall to write something less than flattering about you online. What do you do? The first thing to do, and this can be the hardest thing for attorneys, is to turn off your attorney. Feedback can be hard to take.

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Are Pharmacy Benefit Managers' Cost-Containment Claims a Shell Game? Image

Are Pharmacy Benefit Managers' Cost-Containment Claims a Shell Game?

Jonathan L. Swichar, Erin M. Duffy & Robyn Stoter

In today's political climate, one of the hottest topics is the rising cost of healthcare and drugs. Following the last election, all industries should anticipate change, especially in healthcare. While much of the focus is currently on whether the Affordable Care Act will be repealed, one of the areas the government continues to scrutinize is costs.

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<i>Decision of Note</i><br>Suit Seeking Public Doman Status for 'Buck Rogers' Can Move Forward Image

<i>Decision of Note</i><br>Suit Seeking Public Doman Status for 'Buck Rogers' Can Move Forward

P.J. D'Annunzio

Team Angry Filmworks' lawsuit seeking public domain status for science fiction hero "Buck Rogers" adventures is set to blast off now that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania denied a request to dismiss filed by the trust that licenses Rogers material.

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Information Governance: Law Firms' Cybersecurity Weak Spot

Ian Raine

Perimeter security is only one part of a comprehensive legal data security strategy and by itself leaves open a weak spot — attackers who, using phishing or other methods, are able to bypass strong perimeter security systems, and once inside find themselves able to access a firm's emails, documents and other work product.

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Survey Reflects Growth in How Corporations Manage and Protect Information Image

Survey Reflects Growth in How Corporations Manage and Protect Information

Ari Kaplan

Many organizations are changing their approach to leveraging cybersecurity intelligence through enhanced cooperation, detailed information sharing, and broad-based collaboration. To characterize those shifts and offer perspectives that empower effective benchmarking, for the third consecutive year, Nuix engaged my firm to interview corporate security officials. The report reflects the perspectives of 29 cybersecurity executives across a range of industries.

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Institutional Deliberate Indifference

Janice G. Inman

<b><i>When a Prisoner's Health Care Is Botched, the Providers' Employer May Be on the Hook</b></i><p>Prisoner Eighth Amendment allegations of cruel and unusual punishment due to deliberate indifference to their medical needs are common; most of them go nowhere. Once in a while, though, the care provided to a prisoner is so substandard that the case actually hurdles the defendants' motion for summary judgment and makes it to trial.

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David Boies' Film Venture Sues over <i>Jane</i> Financing Image

David Boies' Film Venture Sues over <i>Jane</i> Financing

Meghan Tribe

The Boies/Schiller Film Group (BSFG), a film finance venture founded by renowned litigator David Boies and Zachary Schiller, has filed suit against investor Peter Nathaniel and his Boca Raton, FL-based investment fund Impala Partners LLC, accusing Nathaniel and Impala of misrepresentations that resulted in BSFG losing millions in its production of <i>Jane Got a Gun</i>, a 2016 film starring Natalie Portman that received middling reviews and underwhelmed at the box office.

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