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Industrial and Warehouse Leases

Amy M. Mitchell & Lara Kirkham

The variety of potential uses for the building can make an industrial lease extremely complex. Under-negotiation of the lease by either landlord or tenant can result in unexpected costs and issues.

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Upcoming FLSA Changes: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know

Joseph G. Schmitt

The President recently directed the DOL to propose revisions to modernize and streamline existing overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Employers and employment law practitioners are now analyzing what changes are likely to be proposed, and evaluating how those changes might impact the workplace and employment litigation.

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Trial Tests FTC's Power to Sanction Lax Data Security

Jenna Greene

In a challenge to the Federal Trade Commission's power to go after companies for data security breaches, lawyers for medical-testing company LabMD Inc. called the government's allegations against it "far-reaching and ludicrous."

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Electronic Health Records

Linda S. Crawford

Patients who remain in an integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR) system benefit from better access to integrated medical information across specialties and locations. However, full benefits are not seen in all cases where such systems have been implemented. What might be causing the problem?

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First-Amendment Defenses Against Whistleblowers

R. Scott Oswald & David Scher

The First Amendment prohibits restrictions on speech, including compelled speech. However, mandatory disclosures have long been the linchpin of several major regulatory schemes.

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CA AG Releases Web Privacy Guidelines

Cheryl Miller

Online companies in California should ' but are not required to ' clearly explain on their sites how they respond to a browser's do-not-track signals, according to privacy practice guidelines released on May 20 by Attorney General Kamala Harris.

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Big Data & Privacy News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

White House Out With Big Report On Big Data <br>Santa Clara Law to Offer Privacy Certificate

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Florida's Statutory Cap on Non-Economic Damages Deemed Unconstitutional

Michael D. Brophy

Two years passed from the time the Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments in <I>Estate of McCall v. United States of America</I> until announcement of its decision on March 13, 2014. The constitutionality of limits on medical malpractice awards, one of the benchmarks of conservative tort reform, had divided state and federal courts across the country.

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Issues in Valuing Celebrity Estate Publicity Rights

James T. Ashe, Stephen D. Lassar & Daniel R. Roche

The IRS has recognized the right to publicity and the need to appraise this asset for estate tax purposes. But valuing the right of publicity of a deceased celebrity can be difficult, and wrought with assumptions and speculation.

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The Rest of the Profit and Loss Statement

Michael Goldman

This article is the ninth installment in an ongoing series focusing on accounting and financial matters for corporate counsel.

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