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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> New Russian Data Residency Law Will Soon Take Effect
There is a new Russian data residency law that will likely impact many companies, which somehow have business connections with Russia.
<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Twitch Alerts Users of Potential Data Breach
Retail giants, banks and insurance firms may be the companies most likely to make headlines following a cyberbreach, but that doesn't mean that smaller organizations and services are without risk, nor does it mean that the data these businesses collect are any less sensitive when compromised.
<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Law Firms to Form Cybersecurity Alliance
As pressure to strengthen defenses against security breaches increases, at least five Am Law 100 and Magic Circle firms are working to form an alliance that would allow them to ultimately share information with each other about cyber threats and vulnerability.
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Court Watch
CA District Court Misconstrues State Franchise Relations Act in Granting Transfer Motion<br>Franchisee Argues For Automatic Termination Under CFRA<br>GA Court Sends Determination of Whether a Distributor Is a Dealer to Jury
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Business Crimes Hotline
A look at a recent ruling in New York.
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NJ Federal Judge Upholds $7.3 Mil. Award for Lady Gaga Talent Scout
The producer credited with launching Lady Gaga's career lost his bid to trim the $7.3 million he was ordered to pay a talent scout for introducing him to the singer.
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In the Marketplace
The latest news from the industry.
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Drug & Device News
Was a drug company dinner invite an unsolicited advertisement?
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Development
Discussion of a case in which a zoning amendment was annulled for failure to make requisite findings
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IP News
Federal Circuit: Application by PTAB of Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard in Claim Construction Upheld Under the AIA
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