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Experts at the 'Truth and Lies of the Internet for Lawyers' panel at ABA Tech Show 2016 in Chicago conducted the one hour discussion in a way similar to the TV show 'Mythbusters' ' dispelling some of the common myths told to small and mid-sized firms looking to build their own business.

A recent survey of security professionals takes these concerns to a new level, with 81% of respondents reporting they think it's 'very likely' or 'certain' that hackers can take advantage of the government's capability to access encypted data.

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.'

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&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&A information stolen from law firms.

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.

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.

SXSW Music Conference 2016 CLE Program. Austin, TX, March 18-19.

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.