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Cybersecurity Meets EDRM with the Cybersecurity Reference Model Image

Cybersecurity Meets EDRM with the Cybersecurity Reference Model

Jeff Scarpitti & Jared Coseglia

Many legal technology practitioners have great familiarity with the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM). The model allows attorneys and those who support them to use a common lexicon while wrestling with the complex issues and tasks associated with the discovery process. As the legal technology industry moves deeper into commoditization, new skills, knowledge bases and technology related to security and privacy outside the traditional EDRM will increasingly become the focal point for professional development.

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10th Circuit Upholds Tax Reporting Law

Stephanie Forshee

Because of a controversial U.S. Supreme Court ruling from 1992, online retailers don't charge sales tax in states where they don't have a physical presence. It's a situation that traditional retailers have bemoaned for years. To their dismay, the U.S. Congress hasn't done a thing about it.

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What Non-Delaware Lawyers Need to Know About e-Discovery in Delaware Image

What Non-Delaware Lawyers Need to Know About e-Discovery in Delaware

Ian D. McCauley & Laura G. Readinger

Many non-Delaware lawyers will, at some point in their careers, find themselves practicing in a Delaware court after being admitted pro hac vice. For those that do, it is important to note that the Delaware courts take e-discovery seriously and have a sophisticated understanding of it. This article serves as a primer on conducting e-discovery in the Delaware courts.

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Mitigating Data Breach Risk

Jason Straight

Today's legal departments are undergoing fundamental changes thanks in part to the imminent threat of ongoing cyberattacks. Given the massive breaches at some of the world's visible brands ' Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Experian and Sony Pictures Entertainment, to name just some of the most notorious recent victims ' it is increasingly clear that cybersecurity can no longer be regarded as the exclusive domain of IT.

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Nursing Homes, Long-Term and Advanced-Care Facilities

Nathan C. Volpi

In light of corporate negligence's history with state courts, the question becomes: What types of duties have been found to flow directly from nursing homes, long-term and advanced-care facilities to a potential plaintiff, bypassing employees and agents entirely?

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M&A Litigation in Delaware

Brian M. Lutz & Vivek Gopalan

Long accepted in Delaware (and in courts throughout the country), "disclosure-only" settlements were common in lawsuits brought by stockholders of a corporation sold in an M&A transaction. These lawsuits alleged that directors of the seller breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the sale price and process, and through allegedly deficient proxy materials provided to stockholders in connection with their vote on the deal. In disclosure-only settlements, the seller would agree to provide additional disclosures in advance of the stockholder vote on the transaction.

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Evolving Science May Provide Coverage for Transgender Employees Under the ADA Image

Evolving Science May Provide Coverage for Transgender Employees Under the ADA

Jen Cornell

A recent federal lawsuit could change the way employers need to structure their employment policies and procedures as they impact transgender employers under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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EU Trademark Reform Is Now In Effect

B'atrice Martinet

After a long gestation, the EU trademark package entered force on March 23, 2016. It's intended to streamline the trademark application process and will be the largest reform to EU trademark law in 20 years. Here's a summary of the major revisions the entertainment industry should be aware for dealing with any trademark issues in Europe.

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Evolving Science May Provide Coverage for Transgender Employees Under the ADA Image

Evolving Science May Provide Coverage for Transgender Employees Under the ADA

Jen Cornell

A recent federal lawsuit could change the way employers need to structure their employment policies and procedures as they impact transgender employers under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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CT Court System Has Put GAL Training Sessions on Hold

Michelle Tuccitto Sullo

Connecticut attorneys who would like to add guardian ad litem work to their practices need to undergo training first, but the state hasn't offered it in over two years and no new training sessions are scheduled.

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