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Uncertainty Reigns Over Ownership Of Social Media Content

Jeffrey N. Rosenthal & Harrison M. Brown

When a social media account is created, who owns the resultant content? When a business cultivates Facebook "likes" in order to expand its marketing reach and effectiveness, who controls the outpouring of support for the company?

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Valuing Bids in Bankruptcy Auctions

Adam L. Rosen & Sheryl P. Giugliano

Bids in bankruptcy auctions can be divided into two broad categories: all-cash bids; and non-cash and credit bids. This article discusses some important issues raised by non-cash bids.

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Custody of Pets

Lynne Z. Gold-Bikin

While any pet lover knows that a pet is not a piece of furniture but, rather, is beloved and irreplaceable, it is not likely that the court will enforce any agreement until such time as the legislature takes action.

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Employers Get a Data Privacy Win At the European Court Of Human Rights

David Horrigan

One of the biggest challenges for U.S. employers, investigators, and e-discovery practitioners in cross-border litigation involving European companies or citizens has been obtaining digital data about European individuals. The privacy rights European citizens have ' under both EU and member state law ' are significant.

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Data Breach Liability

Jason Straight

Today's legal departments are undergoing fundamental changes thanks in part to the imminent threat of ongoing cyberattacks. Given the massive breaches at some of the world's visible brands, it is increasingly clear that cybersecurity can no longer be regarded as the exclusive domain of IT.

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Debating Nonlawyer Ownership of Law Firms

Arthur J. Ciampi

Lawyers love a debate, and it looks like a doozy is set concerning nonlawyer ownership of law firms (NLO).

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The Proliferation Of Patent Boxes

Lori-Ann Johnson

Patent box is the catchy shorthand label that has been given to the tax incentive programs for intellectual property assets that have recently sprung up all over the world. While it may be descriptive of the British system, it is hardly descriptive of most tax regimes in other nations.

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Bankruptcy Code Section 1113 Trumps NLRA

Francis J. Lawall, Henry J. Jaffe & Michael J. Custer

A significant problem confronting many debtors seeking to reorganize through Chapter 11 involves the resolution of labor contract issues. A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit will likely impact how that problem is solved by debtors teetering on the brink of, or already in, Chapter 11 where their operative collective bargaining agreement has or soon will expire.

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Privacy v. Data Security

John Hutchins

The year 2005 really marked the beginning of the "era of data breaches," and with it, the "era of data breach lawsuits." In its place, what is now commonplace in the wake of major data breaches ' class action "privacy" litigation on behalf of data subjects, seeking millions of dollars in damages, under a dizzying array of legal theories.

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Marijuana and Bankruptcy? Not Really

Robert C. Yan

Like many others, parties engaged in or deriving income from the legal commercialization of medical marijuana, either directly or through another party are not immune to financial distress, and sometimes, seeking bankruptcy relief may be strategic or necessary. Unfortunately, Marijuana-Related Parties have found elusive the protections and benefits under the Bankruptcy Code.

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