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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> DOJ Wants Massive Government Data Breach Suits Consolidated Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> DOJ Wants Massive Government Data Breach Suits Consolidated

Amanda Bronstad

It was the worst data breach in the history of the U.S. government, and now the Justice Department says the ensuing lawsuits filed in six different jurisdictions belong in a single court in Washington, DC.

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Senate Cybersecurity Bill Vote Stalled Again

Chris DiMarco

Following months of debate, the U.S. Senate has delayed voting on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, S. 754 (CISA), ahead of its summer recess. As part of an agreement reached on Aug. 5, the Act will be back on the Hill this month and will carry a number of new amendments when it resurfaces.

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Analyzing Second Circuit's Ruling on Internships

Thomas E. Chase

This summer, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided <i>Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures,</i> an important decision concerning whether Fox's unpaid interns were "employees" under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law and, therefore, entitled to recover minimum wage, plus time-and-a-half for overtime, for the periods they worked at Fox.

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FATCA's Due Diligence Expansion

Manuel Garcia-Linares & George L. Metcalfe, Jr.

In 2010, Congress enacted the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in order to target U.S. taxpayers using offshore accounts to hide monies overseas. Although Congress' purpose and intent in passing FATCA was met, it has been achieved at a cost of imposing heavy burdens on those already compliant.

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Federal Circuit Expands Liability For Divided Patent Infringement

Elizabeth B. Hagan & David K. Tellekson

Having been urged to do so by the Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit recently expanded liability under 35 U.S.C. '271(a) for direct infringement of a method patent involving more than one actor (divided infringement).

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Uniting Legal, IT and Records Management Image

Uniting Legal, IT and Records Management

Doug Yarabinetz

When organizations discuss ESI, it almost always revolves around three core groups: legal and/or compliance; records management; and, of course, IT. Despite the fact that they all are responsible for important business functions associated with this data, they are seldom on the same page.

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Archiving's Role Within e-Discovery 2.0 and What's Expected for the Future Image

Archiving's Role Within e-Discovery 2.0 and What's Expected for the Future

Mike Pagani

When responding to e-discovery events such as audits or potential litigation, the cost of persisting with older, traditional methods for key parts of the process can nearly bankrupt a company. Modern archiving technologies that consolidate and proactively store content in a single "search-ready" repository are now playing a crucial role within next generation 2.0 e-discovery processes.

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First-Amendment Rights of Solicitors

Stephanie J. Kim

A California Court of Appeal recently affirmed the right of a shopping center owner to limit the First Amendment rights of citizens from being exercised near store entrances.

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EU's Antitrust Move Against U.S. Studios

Amanda Bronstad

The European Commission's (EU) recent decision to file antitrust claims against six major U.S. film studios is an aggressive approach at dismantling how Hollywood does business. Even so, it comes as little surprise to antitrust experts given the regulatory agency's push to unify consumer access to digital products in the European Union.

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FTC, Federal Court Views on Fraud In Crowdfunding Image

FTC, Federal Court Views on Fraud In Crowdfunding

Thomas D. Selz

In a release this summer, the FTC announced it had brought and settled its first case involving crowd-funding. The defendant raised more than $122,000 through Kickstarter to produce a Monopoly-like board game geared toward H.P. Lovecraft fans. According to the FTC's complaint, defendant used the Kickstarter proceeds to pay for personal expenses, including his move to Oregon. The settlement order should serve as a reminder that strong legal remedies at both the state and federal level are available to defrauded contributors.

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