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Using Social Media Content to Defend Employment-Related Lawsuits

Jessica Neufeld & David S. Weber

It is no surprise that social media would contain information relevant to litigation. It is therefore important that attorneys be able to recognize when and how social media content may provide valuable evidence in a case.

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Shopping Center Leases

Martin J. Doyle & Igor Pleskov

Unconventional shopping center tenants, such as urgent care clinics, are becoming more common. Here's how to achieve leases with maximum comfort for landlords and tenants alike.

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ESI Technologies

Michael Conner & Jeffrey Teso

As many of us were settling on technology platforms and forming case strategies and protocols utilizing ECA software, predictive coding (PC) and technology assisted review (TAR) software entered the market. Both technologies used on their own can provide great benefit, however the advantages of creating an ESI strategy that includes the use of each has numerous benefits that should not be overlooked.

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Google Accounts to Kids May Harm Their Privacy

Bradley S. Shear

Recently, multiple media outlets reported that Google plans to offer accounts for their wide array of services to children under 13 years of age. While the details regarding this alleged plan have not been publicized, it has already created a lot of concern with multiple privacy advocates.

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Product Safety and Recall in the U.S. and EU

Joseph G. Falcone & Howard Watson

This article considers the different approaches that lawmakers in the European Union and the United States have taken to ensuring the safety of consumer products put on the market in their jurisdictions.

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Data in the Cloud

Rebekah Mintzer

The cloud is everywhere, raining down apps and digital services on companies. The potential benefits are clear: more storage and portability of company information and customer data, as well as time and cost savings for management and employees.

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Loud and Clear: FinCEN Demands a Culture of Compliance

Daniel R. Alonso

The onslaught of civil and criminal enforcement actions against financial institutions for violating anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing laws has continued its brisk pace in the past few months, with enforcement of the AML provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act and the sanctions regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control showing no signs of slowing down.

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Efficient Review In a Time-Sensitive Government Investigation

Sanjay Manocha

Over the past 10 years, government investigations have become increasingly sophisticated in analyzing electronically stored information (ESI). Federal executive departments and agencies have made substantial investments in advanced analytical systems that help investigators and prosecutors filter voluminous amounts of incoming ESI. Respondents to Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) must recognize that the information provided will be analyzed using these powerful tools.

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Cross-Border Cybercrime and the Cybersecurity Wars

Sue Reisinger

The Home Depot data breach may be the largest in the U.S. yet, affecting not only millions of customers in the U.S., but also shoppers at its 180 stores in Canada. Home Depot said customers who shopped at its U.S. and Canadian stores as far back as April were exposed, meaning the breach extended for more than four months including the busy summer season.

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FRCP Overhaul

Nicholas J. Wittner

Some 75 years after the adoption of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), an overhaul is imminent and it will fundamentally affect product liability litigation practice.

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