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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> FDIC Chimes In on Cybersecurity
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
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
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
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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Development
Discussion of a case in which an association was not entitled to summary judgment
Why Should Outside Counsel Care?
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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In the Courts
In-depth discussion of a Seventh Circuit ruling in which a military government Contractor's FCA summary judgment was upheld for lack of materiality and knowledge.
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Triple Play Status Update: Firings for Employees' Facebook Activity Unlawful
On Oct. 21, 2015, the Second Circuit affirmed a 2014 decision by the NLRB overturning the terminations of two employees who had complained about their employer on Facebook.
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