Hulu Privacy Class Action Can Move Forward
July 02, 2014
With eye-popping damages at stake, a federal magistrate refused to allow consumer plaintiffs to move forward as a class with claims that Hulu violated their privacy by sharing the videos they viewed.
Protecting Law Firms from Increasing Cyberattacks
July 02, 2014
Cyberattacks are increasing at a startling rate in the business community, not only by hackers for personal intellectual skullduggery, but cyberattacks aimed at obtaining sensitive information. Law firms have become major targets of these illegal attacks, which are aimed at discovering and pilfering the entire subject matter of a commercial operation.
Planning a Merger? Avoid Pitfalls through Proper Due Diligence
July 02, 2014
After reaching an all-time high in 2013, the pace of U.S. law firm mergers and acquisitions is showing no signs of slowing down. With all of these deals in the news of late, you may be considering whether a merger or acquisition might be an appropriate growth strategy for your firm.
EU Data Protection Reforms Update
July 02, 2014
E-commerce counsel would do well to familiarize themselves with the ongoing process of reforms to the EU data protection rules due to their eventual compliance impact and because they constitute more than a simple upgrade to the existing rules.
Big Data and Regulation
July 02, 2014
Big data has taken the world by storm. From its origins as a technical solution for Internet search engines and online retail sales, it has spread across business, science and now government. Big data tools have shown extraordinary power to quickly sort and analyze data, both structured and unstructured. Ultimately, the power of big data resides in its ability to identify signals or patterns in vast data sets.
The Google Digital Footprint
July 02, 2014
Social networking sites have not only changed the way people interact and communicate, but also transformed the way business is done. And that includes the business of law.
The State of U.S. Cybersecurity: Not So Good
July 02, 2014
Every day brings new national headlines about a cyberattack, an alarming trend. The latest iteration of an annual report shows that these growing concerns have not necessarily translated into developing and deploying the proper defensive capabilities.
Supreme Court Mandates More Patent Claim Clarity
July 02, 2014
In <i>Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc.</i>, a unanimous Supreme Court held that the test for patent claim definiteness in 35 U.S.C. '112, '2 (2006) "require[s] that a patent's claims, viewed in light of the specification and prosecution history, inform those skilled in the art about the scope of the invention with reasonable certainty."
