The rapid adoption of cloud computing has attracted companies that seek to lower their information technology costs. At the same time, it is reported that there has been an increase in data loss and an increase in cyber-liability claims against companies. But the biggest vendors in the cloud computing industry want to push the risk of penetration of their systems onto their customers adopting the technology.

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Federal Circuit Affirms District Court Decision Finding Claim Covering Method for Gene Detection Is Directed to Unpatentable Subject Matter <br>Federal Circuit: Estoppel Provision Does Not Apply To Any Grounds Raised in a Petition for IPR Where Such Grounds Are Denied and the IPR Has Proceeded To a Final Written Decision

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Puerto Rican reggaeton megastar Daddy Yankee, whose hits include "Gasolina" and "Limbo," owes a $2.2 million judgment to a concert promoter who sued him and his booking agent in 2011. Attorneys for promoter Diego Hernan de Iraola have been trying to enforce the federal district court judgment against Daddy Yankee, by garnishing the singer's accounts in Miami, FL, and Puerto Rico. Now that Daddy Yankee has come up in news reports from the document leak at the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, de Iraola's legal team has new leads on accounts with companies linked to Ayala Rodriguez.

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A bankruptcy trustee, given the responsibility to liquidate estate assets and distribute the resulting funds to creditors, frequently must pursue causes of action against non-debtors who have liability to the estate. It is not surprising that such competing claims arise frequently in bankruptcy cases involving Ponzi schemes.

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Recent NLRB decisions have rewritten the labor law map in a variety of ways, but nowhere more significantly than in the areas of franchising and outsourcing. This portends a vast expansion of employer liability on a joint employer theory in almost every area of law imaginable from tort to employment discrimination litigation.

Internet defamation is a regular occurrence. While the common law affords e-defamation victims a right to sue both the original speaker of the defamatory statements and the publisher, Internet anonymity of the original speaker and the publisher's use of Section 230 of the CDA often make such litigation difficult. However, the CDA also provides a basis for combating Internet defamation.

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This article examines post-2012 Connecticut case law addressing late-notice provisions in various insurance policies and attempts answer the question: Are late-notice provisions now toothless or do they still have some bite?

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The difficulties of litigating against a Chinese defendant often begin at the start of litigation, as compliance with the Hague Service Convention is the exclusive means by which service may be accomplished. The entire process can take a good deal of time.