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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br>Facebook Fine Could Slow Future EU Launches Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br>Facebook Fine Could Slow Future EU Launches

David Ruiz

Facebook Inc. received one of its biggest regulatory slaps late last month when European antitrust regulators fined it $122 million for providing misleading statements about its 2014 purchase of WhatsApp. The fine is relatively small compared to Facebook's annual profits, but it does signal a more aggressive regulatory environment in the region.

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The DOJ's FCPA Pilot Program Wins Some White-Collar Praise, to a Point Image

The DOJ's FCPA Pilot Program Wins Some White-Collar Praise, to a Point

Sue Reisinger

Weighing the risks of self-reporting a bribery violation or hiding it has always been a thorny issue for companies. And that's the dilemma at the heart of the DOJ's pilot program for violations of the FCP). While the one-year program has made companies a little more trusting of prosecutors, the decision to self-report a foreign bribe is no less gut-wrenching, according to FCPA lawyers.

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Angry Fed. Judge Throws Out Song Infringement Suit Image

Angry Fed. Judge Throws Out Song Infringement Suit

Celia Ampel

A Miami company's decision to defend a small-potatoes copyright case all the way to trial paid off when the case was dismissed after a few hours — by an angry federal judge.

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<b><I>Media & Communications</I></b>: How to Network with Reporters and Potential Referral Sources at an Industry Conference Image

<b><I>Media & Communications</I></b>: How to Network with Reporters and Potential Referral Sources at an Industry Conference

Janet Falk

Here is how to effectively network with the reporters who will be serving as moderators at an industry group conference, as well as the panelists and leaders of the industry membership organization sponsoring the programs.

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

ljnstaff & Law Journal Newsletters

Discussion and analysis of two pivotal cases.

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In the Courts

ljnstaff & Law Journal Newsletters

Judge Rules Wal-Mart In-House Investigator's Findings Not Privileged On May 5, Judge Susan O. Hickey of the Western District of Arkansas granted investors'…

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Fourth Circuit to Weigh ISP Copyright Liability for Peer-to-Peer File Sharing by Subscribers Image

Fourth Circuit to Weigh ISP Copyright Liability for Peer-to-Peer File Sharing by Subscribers

J. Alexander Lawrence & Abigail L. Colella

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals is gearing up to hear argument in <i>BMG Rights Management v. Cox Communications</i>, one of the first attempts by the music industry to hold an ISP liable for unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing by its subscribers.

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How Analytics Is Shaping the Current and Future Practice of Law

Jeff Pfeifer

Anyone following the news headlines of late is aware that artificial intelligence (AI) is being heralded as the technology that will transform industries far and wide — including the legal profession. The evolution of technology in the practice of law today has already led to significant advances in data analytics and data visualization, each of which are having a significant impact on legal work.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br>The WannaCry Attack: A Wake-up Call for Organizational Information Governance? Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br>The WannaCry Attack: A Wake-up Call for Organizational Information Governance?

Ian Lopez

The sort of ransomware attack experts have warned about for years has happened. Now organizations need to examine their security postures.

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Sixth Circuit Trims Bank's Good-Faith Defense to Fraudulent Transfer Claims Image

Sixth Circuit Trims Bank's Good-Faith Defense to Fraudulent Transfer Claims

Michael L. Cook

<b><I>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</I></b><p>Last month, we began our discussion of what constitutes a good-faith defense to a fraudulent transfer claim with an initial examination of the recent Sixth Circuit opinion in <I>Meoli v. Huntington Nat'l Bank</I>. We continue the analysis this month by focusing on sub-issues presented in <I>Meoli,</I> including the question of notice, the proper test of good faith, and an analysis of whether banks may be considered "transferees" with respect to ordinary bank deposits.

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