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When Your Data Goes Viral

Sherilyn Pastor & Kelly Lloyd

As discussed in Part One of this article, a data breach can jeopardize a company's confidential information such as client records, trade secrets, privileged legal information, or employee records. The discussion concludes herein.

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To Settle or Defend

Kevin M. Quinley

When trying to make a reasoned decision about whether to settle or defend a medical malpractice claim, there are a number of things that should be taken into account. In this regard, the authoroffers eight factors to consider, four of which were addressed in last month's newsletter. The discussion concludes herein.

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Getting to Zero

Rob Mattern

The question of how to manage paper records ' both onsite and off ' is probably the greatest hurdle faced by many of our clients. For most areas of back-office operations not running optimally, firms can outsource or hire a new manager and typically solve the problem. This is not the case for paper records.

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How to Work with a Business Development Coach

Joi Scardo

Many firms are stepping up their business development game, often pressing greater numbers of lawyers to be actively engaged in, and accountable for, developing business.

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The Right to Associate in the Defense

Paul R. Koepff & Erica J. Kerstein

The "right to associate" permits the insurer to work with the insured to investigate, defend, or settle a claim. Such partnerships protect the insurer and can prove beneficial to the insured's underlying case and ultimate exposure.

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Can the EEOC Be Trusted to Police Its Own Compliance?

Mark Girouard

The EEOC has an express statutory duty to attempt to secure, in good faith, a conciliation agreement with an employer as a precondition to filing a lawsuit. In some cases, however, the EEOC has approached conciliation in a "take-it-or-leave-it" manner, making unreasonable demands while threatening to file suit and issue a press release, which can inflict significant reputational harm on the employer.

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Viacom and Google Defeat Privacy Claims over Kids' Online Data

Charles Toutant

A federal judge in Newark dismissed multidistrict litigation against Google Inc. and Viacom Inc. in rejecting claims that the companies' online data collection violates the privacy of children under 13.

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Cameo Clips

Stan Soocher

Texas Court of Appeals Upholds Ruling for Lawyer Defendant in Malpractice Suit over TV Network Stock Dispute<br>TV Executive Can't Get Punitive Damages from Alleged Fraud in Hiring

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Special Needs Families in Divorce

Christina Lesher

When parents of special needs children experience a divorce, family law attorneys are in a unique position: Not only can they handle the divorce proceedings, but they can also steer their clients toward a plan for maintaining or establishing valuable Medicaid benefits.

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The Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014

Richard Stieglitz & Nichol Chiarella

On Dec. 19, 2014, the President signed into law the long-awaited year-end tax package, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (TIPA). This law extended to the end of 2014 many but not all of the individual, business, and energy provisions that expired at the end of 2013. .

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