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In the Courts
Analysis of several recent cases.
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Brazil Enacts Long-Pending Anti-Corruption Legislation
Brazil's Clean Company Law, which imposes corporate civil and administrative liability for bribery of domestic and foreign public officials, is discussed in Part Two of this series.
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Criminal Forfeiture Laws
The government has exercised wide latitude in freezing or seizing assets connected to a charged crime prior to trial.
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Bitcoin: With Virtual Currency, Does Virtually Anything Go?
All about Bitcoin: The problems and the perks.
<i>BREAKING NEWS:</i> Justices Sit Out Internet Retailers' Sales Tax Dispute
Intentionally or not, the U.S. Supreme Court chose Cyber Monday to announce it would not slow down the march of states seeking to impose sales taxes on Internet retail purchases.
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EU Parliament Overhauls Consumer Data Protection
Everyone, especially corporate leaders, got a little paranoid last year when NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden pulled the alarm on U.S. surveillance. That paranoia turned into palpable risk after reports emerged of the NSA tapping the phones of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and executives at a Brazilian oil company.
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News Briefs
Maryland Franchise Attorneys Discuss Possible Law Changes <br>Maine Franchisees Launch Association
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LinkedIn Post Likely Didn't Violate Non-Compete Clause
A LinkedIn profile update alerting a user's contacts about her new job did not necessarily constitute a solicitation of business that ran afoul of her non-compete agreement, a Massachusetts trial judge has ruled.
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Bit Parts
Copyright Infringement Claim Is Time-Barred If Ownership Claim Is, Too<br>Malpractice Suit Against Music Lawyer Ruled Untimely<br>
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Your e-Discovery Bucket List
One of the most persistent problems encountered in e-discovery is that when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. As a result, in-house teams that have been subject to resource constraints and staff reductions must approach their litigation more thoughtfully and creatively than ever before. They need to establish an e-discovery "bucket list" that contains both new tools and basic processes to use when things go pear shaped.
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