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Summary Judgment Denied Defendant in Declaratory Action by Producer of To Kill a Mockingbird Broadway Play Seeking Amateur Theatrical Rights
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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Law Firm Takes e-Discovery Company to Court in $3M Fee Fight
Zoe Tillman
A Washington litigation boutique is embroiled in a fight with an electronic-discovery company over who should pay $3 million in fees for e-discovery services that a federal judge found 'unreasonable.'
<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> New German Privacy Law Targets U.S. Companies
Marlisse Silver Sweeney
U.S. companies need to be aware of a new German data protection measure that came into effect in late February. The law, aimed directly at companies based outside Germany, allows German consumers and business associations to enforce the country's data protection laws.
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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> FDIC Chimes In on Cybersecurity
Marlisse Silver Sweeney
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is the latest entity to release a framework for cybersecurity.
<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Lyft Blasts Uber for 'Witch Hunt' Over Data Breach
David Ruiz
Uber Technologies Inc.'s push to hold someone accountable for a 2014 data breach has focused heavily on an unnamed Lyft Inc. employee. Now Lyft is saying its market-leading rival has gone too far, launching a discovery effort that amounts to a "witch hunt.
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Despite Reforms, Patent Cases Filed by NPEs Rose in 2015
Lisa Shuchman
Despite changes in patent law expected to curb the filing of lawsuits by non-practicing entities, NPE litigation increased significantly in 2015.
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Texas Can Deny Film Grant over Movie's Content
John Council
In a ruling certain to disappoint those who want to film B-grade action movies in Texas on the cheap, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decided that the producers of <i>Machete Kills</i> don't have a First Amendment right to an incentive grant from the Texas Film Commission.
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Discussion of a case in which an association was not entitled to summary judgment
Why Should Outside Counsel Care?
Allan Colman
In a recent survey, 36% of the outside attorneys indicated that they lost clients based on faulty or nonexistent communications on their part ' yes 36%! So why are they not getting the message?
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