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The Myths of Legal Hold Notification
Organizations face serious repercussions in the form of both costly sanctions and adverse inferences for inadequate or failed legal hold procedures. The most basic preservation task however, issuing legal hold notifications, seemingly remains a mystery to a surprising portion of corporate defendants. Too often, organizations, and their counsel, do not view the legal hold notification (LHN) process as a manageable business process.
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The Media
There is a perception, in large part driven by media bias, that in America today, unlike in times past, "everyone sues." This could not be farther from the truth.
Practice Tip: Cell Phone Usage and Brain Tumors
Recent headlines have reignited interest in litigation involving the link between cell phones and the development of brain tumors. Is a change in the application of present law supportable?
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<i>Online Extra</i> Koh Drops Ax on Privacy Claims Against Apple
A federal judge has disposed of one of the most mature privacy class actions filed against a Silicon Valley company, concluding that plaintiffs' claims against Apple Inc. were doomed by their ignorance of its policies.
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New FDA Guidelines on Gluten-Free Products
On Aug. 5, 2013, the FD) issued a final rule defining the labeling requirements for a product claiming to be "gluten-free."
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<i>Online Extra</i>Google Will Pay AGs $17 Million to Settle Privacy Claims
California will receive $1 million as its share of a $17 million multi-state payment from Google Inc. to settle complaints that the Mountain View search engine improperly tracked users of Apple Safari web browsers over two years.
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Real Property Law
In-depth analysis of two major rulings.
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Landlord & Tenant
A number of important rulings are analyzed and discussed.
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