Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions
In <i>Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank International,</i> the U.S. Supreme Court issued another in a line of cases dealing with the issue of the patentability of software inventions. Based on this opinion, one thing remains clear: The issue is far from definitively decided.
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Additional Insureds
Inter-company indemnification agreements in underlying contracts often require not only the insured's indemnification of the would-be additional insured, but also that the indemnifying company secure CGL coverage, sometimes written as coverage that is "not less than" a certain amount.
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Collecting Social Security Numbers
In the first half of 2014, at least 96 significant data breaches were reported, compromising more than 2.2 million records. Of these breaches, at least 46 involved records that may have contained Social Security Numbers (SSNs). What the affected businesses may not know is that the mere collection of SSNs may have put them in violation of state laws, in addition to the liability they may now face for having failed to protect the SSN information.
Assumptions Can Kill You
Shouldn't we be more deliberate and questioning about the assumptions we make about clients ' in order to ensure that we don't end up with self-inflicted client relations issues? An in-depth discussion.
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Medical Monitoring: A Recent Ruling in New York
When a patient takes a medication that does not at first appear to harm him but that could cause later-developing consequences, or when a medical error is made that causes no immediately measurable harm but that could lead to future injury, is a medical monitoring remedy available? The following article discusses one state high court's recent analysis of the issue.
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Franchisor's Control over System Uniformity Insufficient to Show Vicarious Liability <br>Printed Names Without Signatures Satisfy Requirement That Personal Guaranty Be Signed
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Med Mal News
Analysis of recent news of interest to you and your practice.
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Practice Management Takes Hold in Smaller and Mid-Size Firms
Even though lawyer management in most mid-size firms recognize the importance of developing and implementing principles of practice management as a means to insure the high quality service to clients and to improve profitability, the extent to which practice management may be implemented varies greatly from firm to firm.
The Statute of Limitations and the Mentally Incapacitated Plaintiff
Statutes of limitations are intended to protect defendants from unexpected enforcement of stale claims by plaintiffs who fail to use reasonable diligence in prosecuting their claims. However, the effects of statutes of limitations have exceptions, primarily based on equitable considerations.
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NJ & CT News
A look at what's happening in neighboring states.
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