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Practice Tip: Identity Theft

Anthony Davenport

Divorce is almost always a painful process for all involved. While your clients do their best to deal with emotional anguish, custody battles and legal complexities, they may also be leaving themselves particularly vulnerable to an unseen danger: Identity theft.

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Reverse Break-up Fees in Strategic M&A Transactions

Uri Litvak

This article analyzes: 1) the pros and cons of an RTF tied to a breach by a buyer or the inability of a buyer to secure financing; 2) whether RTFs are truly enforceable by a target seller; and 3) what all this means in terms of target and buyer board members' fiduciary obligations.

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Safe Harbor for Service Providers under the Anticybersquatting Act

Gerald M. Levine

GoDaddy.com has been the prevailing defendant in two major lawsuits under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). In both cases, plaintiffs sought to hold a defendant liable for contributory or secondary infringement rather than "direct" cybersquatting under the ACPA. The principal reason for plaintiffs' lack of success lies in a fundamental misunderstanding of the ACPA.

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Drug & Device News

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Analysis of a case in which an appeals court reversed a plaintiff verdict in an Accutane case; FDA warning over a morning sickness drug.

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Who Are 'Employees' and How Should We Treat Them?

Rosemary Alito

The 2014-15 New Jersey Supreme Court term brought major decisions on diverse employment law issues 'employer liability for sexual harassment, how to determine whether a worker is an "employee" for purposes of wage and hour laws, the extent of protection afforded watchdog employees under the 'Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), and the negotiability of furlough decisions by municipal employers.

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Eye on <i>Lenz</i> In Light of NFL Takedown Notices

Scott Graham

In October, after receiving takedown requests from the National Football League and two college athletic conferences citing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), Twitter suspended two sports news feeds that feature short clips of football highlights.

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Killing the Goose That Laid the Golden Egg

Gary L. Riveles & Cyndee L. Allert

A troubling trend is apparent in medical malpractice actions venued in New Jersey: Over the past few decades, our courts have undermined legislation meant to limit hospital liability for tort claims.

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The NLRB Joint Employer Ruling

Molly Kaban & Raymond Lynch

On Aug. 27, the NLRB issued a sweeping decision that expands the definition of "joint employer" for purposes of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Here's what you need to know.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

New York Federal Court Dismisses Copyright Plaintiff's Suit Against Former Lawyers<br>Nicollette Sheridan's Retaliation Claim in L.A. Superior Court Needn't First Be Filed with California Labor Commissioner

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The Global 100

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

The Global 100 appears to have found its groove. After the turbulence of the financial crisis, which in 2009 caused the world's 100 highest-grossing law firms to collectively suffer their first-ever fall in aggregate fee income, the group has now settled into a pattern of slow, steady growth.

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