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How to Understand and Protect the Data in Your Enterprise
Especially in a time where cybersecurity remains in the headlines on a regular basis, it's crucial to understand what data exists in order to protect it. Where's your data? What if you lost track of some of it? What if attackers copied it?
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The Real-World Impact of the Yates Memo
The DOJ is focused on prosecuting individuals who are responsible for corporate wrongdoing, and corporations must be prepared to provide all available facts about the individuals responsible for the wrongdoing if they wish to receive any cooperation credit from the DOJ. This is the thrust of the DOJ's "Yates Memo."
Personal Jurisdiction Roundup
The issue of whether a court has personal jurisdiction over a party in an entertainment industry lawsuit is determined, as in other types of litigation, on a state-by-state basis, subject to whether this jurisdiction meets due process. The case outcomes vary.
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FLSA Litigation
Recently, several federal district courts and circuit courts of appeals have rendered decisions uncharacteristically protective ' or, some have argued, paternalistic ' toward plaintiffs in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cases.
IP News
A Patent on the Method of Filtering Internet Content Survives '101 Challenge <br>Public Interest Factor Does Not Bar a Permanent Injunction Against a Direct Competitor<br>Patent Owner Does Not Have to Prove Non-Obviousness In IPR Proceedings
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Why International Litigants Are Using Chapter 15 to Optimize Financial Recoveries in Foreign Insolvency Proceedings
While it is now a well-trodden path for foreign office holders seeking more traditional ancillary assistance, Chapter 15 continues to evolve as enterprising U.S. legal advisers and foreign office holders team up to deploy progressively novel cross-border strategies.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Class Certification Denied in Facebook Privacy Suit
A federal judge in San Jose has denied class certification in a long-running case claiming that Facebook Inc. disclosed users' personally identifiable information to advertisers when they clicked on some Facebook ads.
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Medical Care or General Negligence?
When an injury occurs in a medical setting, the correct means of bringing suit to compensate the plaintiff may be a medical malpractice claim. On the other hand, it may be more appropriate to assert general negligence. The difference could prove crucial.
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