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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Suit Over Teacher's Anti-Gay Facebook Comments Can Proceed
A teacher in Union Township in Union County, NJ, who faced tenure charges over her anti-gay postings on Facebook can proceed with her civil rights suit against the school district, a federal judge in Newark has ruled.
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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i>FCC Approves Net Neutrality Proposal
By a 3-to-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission on Feb. 26 approved a significant change in rules to promote 'net neutrality.'
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PIP Grace Period Doesn't Automatically Save Late Claim An insurance coverage claimant's apparent failure to transmit medical records in a timely fashion ' without a showing that it was impractical to do so ' has resulted in the dismissal on summary judgment of his complaint that benefits were improperly withheld under Delaware's personal injury protection statute, a New Castle County Superior Court judge has ruled. '
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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i>$2.5M Verdict Awarded in First Phila. Risperdal Trial
A Philadelphia jury on Feb. 24 awarded $2.5 million to the plaintiff in the first of roughly 1,250 Risperdal mass-tort cases in the city's courts.
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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> FTC Stakes Claim As Data Security Cop
On the heels of an appellate win, the Federal Trade Commission on Jan. 23 reiterated its power to hold companies liable for data security breaches.
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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Turning Cybersecurity Into a Serious 'Game of Threats'
The last few years have seen some creative new methods of getting businesses engaged in protecting their networks and data. PricewaterhouseCoopers has created a cybersecurity computer game. PwC's 'Game of Threats' walks businesspeople, playing either as a team of nefarious hackers or as a company being attacked, through the important decisions they have to make during a breach, in hopes of giving them a deeper knowledge of cybersecurity and its challenges.
<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> FTC Report on 'Internet of Things' Triggers Strong Dissent
Recommending specific steps to enhance consumer privacy and data security, the Federal Trade Commission on Jan. 27 issued a report on the 'Internet of Things'' billions of devices that include everything from fitness monitoring bracelets to home security systems.
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