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Catching Counterfeiters With Page Vault

Rob Holmes

As the CEO and founder of IPCybercrime, my team and I have developed a systematic approach to investigating the online sale of fake branded goods. We work with law firms and corporate counsel to build cases against the counterfeiters. In the last decade, we've assisted in shutting down hundreds of thousands of websites offering counterfeit goods for sale. In many cases, $100s of millions were at stake.

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Preparing for a Data Breach with Cyber Insurance

Collin Hite

Data breaches continue to escalate and garner national attention. The most recent news-making incident was the hack of electronic toy maker, VTech.

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111010001: An Article of Commerce?

Bryan Kohm & Stefan Szpajda

In <i>ClearCorrect Operating, LLC v. ITC,</i> the Federal Circuit limited the ITC's jurisdiction over digital commerce. In a 2-1 decision, the panel held that the ITC lacks authority to regulate digital imports.

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Update on NY AG's Suits Against Daily Fantasy Sports Cos.

Andrew Denney

In mid-December, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez granted N.Y. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's motion to halt daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites DraftKings and FanDuel from doing business in the state.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Florida: Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees

Celia Ampel

Uber drivers in Florida will be considered independent contractors rather than employees, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity determined on Dec. 3 in a victory for the app-based ridesharing company.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Florida: Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Florida: Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees

Celia Ampel

Uber drivers in Florida will be considered independent contractors rather than employees, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity determined on Dec. 3 in a victory for the app-based ridesharing company.

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Controversy from Talent Lawyer's Article on JAMS

Patience Haggin

Arbitration provider JAMS is staying neutral, sort of, on an entertainment litigator's claim that it favors big studios in arbitrations and mediations. The claim, made by Bird Marella partner Ronald Nessim in a law review this summer, is essentially that JAMS has a lock on studio business, with the overwhelming majority of studio contracts reviewed by Nessim naming JAMS as the dispute resolution provider.

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Prioritizing e-Mail Security in the Legal Sector

Mounil Patel

Data breaches and cyberattacks aren't new occurrences, but it can sometimes feel like they are. It's only in the last few years that we've seen these attacks make headlines more and more, increasing in both quantity and impact.

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Mental Health Issues In the Workplace

Sarah Wimberly

The challenges inherent in managing employee mental illness were vividly illustrated for the world in March of this year with the intentional crash of a Germanwings aircraft by an apparently mentally ill pilot. Although the repercussions of such tragic events can be more significant in safety-sensitive industries like transportation, these kinds of tragic events can happen in any workplace.

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CISA Passes: What It Means for Organizations and Their Data Image

CISA Passes: What It Means for Organizations and Their Data

Chris DiMarco

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) was passed by the Senate on Oct. 27, and while it still has a few hoops to jump through before it is enacted into law, the hotly debated proposed rules may considerably impact both those organizations holding sensitive data and the users to which that data belongs.

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