Features
Kirk Ogrosky
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Jeffrey Hessekiel
Counsel, directors and managers of multinational companies that have corporate compliance programs and codes of conduct in place may think the company has done all it can to reduce the risks posed by potential corrupt employee actions. But these things may not go far enough.
Jeffrey P. Wittmann
It is not uncommon for forensic child custody evaluations (CCEs) to include detailed interviews with children that focus, to some extent, on alleged events in a family that may be relevant to a best interests determination. Unfortunately, not all child interviews are created equal, and a biased or unskilled evaluator can shape or distort a child's recollection of family history by violating basic principles for maximizing reliability in child reports.
Features
Robert W. Ihne
A roundup of recent rulings.
Features
Andr' Bywater
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Patrick O’Kane
The practice of employers forcing current employees (applying for new positions internally) or prospective employees to obtain and disclose the results of a data access request from the police is now a criminal offense in the UK as of Dec. 1, 2014.
Charles Toutant
A federal jury in Newark ordered Robert Fusari, a record producer credited with launching the career of Lady Gaga, to pay $7.3 million to a songwriter who claimed she brought the two together.
Scott McFetters
We know the consumer-industry stories of hackers infiltrating Target and, more recently, Home Depot. "Here's the thing about breaking into a multi-billion-dollar company and stealing the credit card information of millions of customers: It's just not that hard." -- Mashable.com
Columns & Departments
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
In-depth analysis of litigation involving a clinical trial ruling.
Features
Morey Raiskin
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Celeste Thacker
Social media sites present a potential treasure trove of information on applicants, but mining this information for use in recruiting, hiring, firing and monitoring of employees is fraught with risk. This article explores practices to avoid and offers guidelines on how to use social media in ways that minimize exposure.
Features
Andrea L. Gothing, Seth A. Northrop,
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Li Zhu
Technology research firms such as Gartner predict that, in five to 10 years, the number of smart devices will balloon to more than 26 billion. Welcome to the "Internet of Things" (IoT) ' the web of embedded computing devices that interact with our everyday lives.
Adrian C. Azer
An area of significant concern for most companies is an investigation by a government regulator, and the subsequent administrative proceeding. Companies should plan ahead by obtaining insurance that will insulate their bottom line from government investigations and administrative proceedings.
