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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Raising Capital
Given the vast competition for early stage venture capital and the increased scrutiny being applied by investors to valuations and business plans, it is more important than ever to approach capital raising thoughtfully. Here are four considerations for increasing your chance of success.
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Why Are You Still Using Wordpress?
Clients go online when they look for a lawyer, and if you are showing consumers a run-of-the-mill website, you will get predictably bad results.
EEOC Issues Proposed Guidance on Retaliation Claims
The EEOC is almost ready to issue its guidance on retaliation claims. Given the magnitude of these claims, such guidance is overdue. Here's what to expect.
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The First Five Years of the SEC Whistleblower Program
We mark the fifth anniversary of the Whistleblower program with this two-part retrospective. This month, we take a broad look at how the program intakes tips from Whistleblowers and what the SEC does with them. Next month, we will look more closely at the program's track record in issuing awards.
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EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Finalized
The European Commission concluded more than six months of negotiations both within the EU institutions and with the U.S. on July 12 with the announcement that an agreement had been reached on the Privacy Shield scheme to transfer data from the EU to the U.S.
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The User-Friendly Proxy Statement
Attention, public companies: While your proxy statement is likely your most read disclosure document, its readership is spotty. Your retail owners and employees likely focus on some of the compensation information, but little else. Here's how to fix the problem.
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