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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Home Depot to Pay $13 Million to Settle Consumers' Data Breach Case Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Home Depot to Pay $13 Million to Settle Consumers' Data Breach Case

R. Robin McDonald

The Home Depot will pay $13 million to resolve claims by customers whose personal information was exposed to hackers during a massive data security breach in 2014. The settlement agreement, filed in March in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, would certify a class of Home Depot customers to include all U.S. residents whose personal information was compromised after they used payment cards at self-checkout lanes at U.S. Home Depot stores between April 10, 2014, and Sept.'

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Dozens of Big Firms Targeted by Hacker Seeking M&A Info Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Dozens of Big Firms Targeted by Hacker Seeking M&A Info

Nell Gluckman

For several years law firms have been a key target for hackers seeking to obtain confidential information about initial public offerings, intellectual property and M&amp;A deals, claim cybersecurity consultants, but rarely does word about specific attacks become public.On March 29, Crain's Chicago Business reported that 48 top firms, most of which appear in the Am Law 100 rankings, were targeted recently by a Russian hacker living in Ukraine seeking to trade on M&amp;A information stolen from law firms.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Chipotle in Trouble Again, This Time With the NLRB Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Chipotle in Trouble Again, This Time With the NLRB

Rebekah Mintzer

It hasn't been an easy couple of months for Denver-based fast casual food giant Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. And now a decision from the National Labor Relations Board has shone a negative light on the company's social media policies and labor practices too.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Judge Scheindlin Praised by e-Discovery Leaders for Departing from the Bench Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Judge Scheindlin Praised by e-Discovery Leaders for Departing from the Bench

e-Discovery experts this week praised the career and 'seminal' rulings from Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, who is stepping down this month from her role as a judge for the Southern District of New York.

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ADA Coverage Still Evolving After 25 Years Image

ADA Coverage Still Evolving After 25 Years

Roger Feicht

The ADA) has prohibited discrimination against qualified individuals based on their disabilities across the United States for the last 25 years. It has required employers to implement reasonable accommodations for a qualified individual's disability. A critical question facing employers is what medical conditions qualify as a disability that must be accommodated to comply with federal law.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Determining the Statute of Limitations for Common Law Copyright Infringement Claims<br>Continuous Accrual Doctrine Applied To Songwriter Heirs' Royalty Suit over Disney's Movie

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ELFA Schedule

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association has released its 2016 calendar of events.

NJ Sports Betting Law Back Before Third Circuit <i>En Banc</i> Image

NJ Sports Betting Law Back Before Third Circuit <i>En Banc</i>

P.J. D'Annunzio

The state of New Jersey got a second roll of the dice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in its attempt to legalize sports betting.

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Does Your Company Employ 50 or More People?

Jamie B. Wasserman

Although the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted nearly six years ago, large employers now must for the first time report to the Internal Revenue Service.

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