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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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Nursing Homes, Long-Term and Advanced Care Facilities

Nathan C. Volpi

If you are advising a health care provider entity, such as a nursing home, what can you tell them regarding their liability? Is the institution itself at risk because of the personal failings of certain employees? What if it is staffed by independent contractors? Can a uniform plan or employee manual be developed, and will that help?

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IP News

Jeffrey S. Ginsberg & Sheng T. Li

Fed. Cir.: PTAB Panel That Institutes <i>Inter Partes</i> Review May Also Make Final Decision on the Merits <br>Federal Circuit: Ambiguous Testimony Failed To Show Infringement

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