Storing and sharing data "in the cloud" has become, in many instances, a business necessity. The practical and economic advantages of cloud computing are clear ' it eliminates the need to send client data via traditional, costly methods, and is significantly less expensive than building and maintaining the same data storage capacity in-house.
- November 02, 2015Gregory Mottla and L. Elise Dieterich
Franchisees and Dealers Should Plead Causation In Actions Against the Government
Michigan Court Transfers Case Brought By 41 Franchisees to Franchisor's Home StateNovember 02, 2015Cynthia M. Klaus and Bryan HuntingtonThe speed with which negative Internet postings spread can cause immediate reputational harm. To remedy this harm, the nature and extent of the damage must be quantified, which is no easy task. However, new digital tools can now be used to assess and quantify damage caused by these kinds of negative Internet postings.
November 02, 2015Luci Bach, Mary Gately and Craig KronenbergerEvery company with union workers faces the risk of a labor dispute. Identifying any business risks and then managing them is a priority for executive decision-makers who must ensure that the company delivers its promises to stockholders, customers and employees. The process is well defined in business terms:
November 02, 2015Peter MartinLawyers understand that they have an ethical duty to remain competent in the law and its practice. But far fewer are aware that an emerging body of legal-ethics rules and opinions say that lawyers also have a duty to be competent in relevant technology.
November 02, 2015Mark Noel and Robert J. AmbrogiThe New Jersey Legislature on Oct. 5 began taking steps toward increasing its ability to combat cybercrime.
October 06, 2015Michael BoothMicrosoft Corp. and Google Inc. have buried the hatchet on five years of patent litigation.The companies issued a joint statement on Sept. 30 announcing the conclusion of 20 cases being litigated in the United States and Europe. The agreement comes a week after a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision resolving one of their most prominent disputes.
October 05, 2015Scott GrahamThe producer credited with launching the career of Lady Gaga has been granted a new trial after he was ordered to pay $7.3 million to a talent scout who introduced him to the singer.
October 05, 2015Charles ToutantThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Sept. 21 dusted off a seven-year-old class action against Google Inc. over its AdWords keyword advertising program. A Ninth Circuit panel reversed a decision denying class certification to businesses claiming that Google inappropriately charged for ads placed on error pages and so-called parked domains between 2004 and 2008.
October 01, 2015Ross ToddA California Senate committee last month shelved for the year tech-backed legislation aimed at setting rules for how and when a deceased person's online records, e-mails and social media postings can be disclosed.
October 01, 2015Cheryl Miller

