The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has released its Q3 update to the 2017 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, which increased its yearly equipment and software investment forecast to 3.6%, up from 2.8% growth forecast in its 2017 Annual Outlook released in April.
- August 02, 2017ljnstaff | Law Journal Newsletters
Many businesses have never thought to ask whether their customer-facing websites are accessible to people with disabilities, and only become aware of the issue when they are sent a demand letter or served with a lawsuit alleging that their site violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Although an ever-increasing number of such demand letters and lawsuits are cropping up each year, the issue of website accessibility remains entirely foreign to many, perhaps most, business owners.
August 02, 2017Matthias L. NiskaThe use of business email accounts and digital devices for personal communications can be risky for both employers and employees. However, employees of all levels may be commingling corporate communications with their personal information, according to new research.
August 02, 2017David HorriganInternet professional responsibility and client privacy difficulties are intimately associated with the services offered by lawyers. Electronic attorney services result in data gathering, information exchange, document transfers, enhanced communications and novel opportunities for marketing and promotion. These services, in turn, provide an array of complicated ethical issues that can present pitfalls for the uninitiated and unwary.
August 01, 2017Jonathan BickIt's important to have a restorative plan in addition to a preventative plan for your IT systems. Here are a few steps a law firm can take to ensure critical case data remains intact and accessible after a cybersecurity breach.
August 01, 2017Jeff TonThe scope of WannaCry changed our perceptions of ransomware attacks. Until then, the more highly publicized ransomware incidents were localized targets impacting only one or a small number of businesses. WannaCry made it clear that ransomware could reach a broad cross-section of computers worldwide, at essentially the same time.
August 01, 2017India E. VincentA group of Twitter users blocked by President Donald Trump are suing after a request to be unblocked on First Amendment grounds went unheeded.
August 01, 2017B. Colby HamiltonGoogle Inc. has filed suit in U.S. federal court seeking to block enforcement of a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that would require the search giant to delist certain search results worldwide.
August 01, 2017Ben HancockA federal judge has pressed pause on a group of lawsuits targeting the maker of augmented reality game Pokémon Go with nuisance and trespass claims for placing virtual landmarks on top of real property.
August 01, 2017Ross ToddU.S. newspaper publishers, who say they are chafing under the market power of Google and Facebook, are calling on Congress to allow them to negotiate collectively with the online giants.
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