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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Bill Limiting Online Data Grabs Clears California Senate
January 31, 2014
Over protests from the tech lobby, California senators passed legislation on Jan 30 that would limit what information online retailers can collect from their customers.
Coverage Disputes over Data Breach
January 30, 2014
As more companies have experienced data breaches, we have seen an increasing number of disputes over whether insurance policies will help pay for them.
Can Using Facebook Be a Firing Offense?
January 29, 2014
Do employers have carte blanche to discipline employees for their social media use? An in-depth discussion.
How Metadata Changed the Outcome of a Complex Employment Case
January 29, 2014
How a detailed forensic analysis of data and its metadata produced a "smoking gun" that allowed a firm to win a major case.
Verdicts
January 28, 2014
Rulings of interest and importance to med mal attorneys.
States Criminalize Internet Identity Theft
December 31, 2013
Last year, CNN reported that more than 80 million fake/impostor Facebook profiles were in use. Among them was a New Jersey Facebook user who created a fake profile that depicted her ex-boyfriend as a criminal. Another user in California accessed and altered another's Facebook account without consent. These unlawful actions typify the two most common forms of Internet identity theft: e-impersonation by fraudulently creating a fake account or by deceptively using an existing account.
How <i>Disney Enterprises v. Hotfile</i> May Apply To Secondary Infringement Claims
December 31, 2013
While the full significance of the MPAA's victory in the <i>Hotfile</i> case, in defining how copyrighted works may be distributed over the Internet, remains to be seen, the court's decision suggests some winning ' and losing ' arguments for competing sides to mount in upcoming disputes.
FTC Seeks New Privacy Authority
December 31, 2013
The FTC is about to turn 100, and agency leaders have some gift suggestions for Congress ' new privacy legislation plus a statutory change that would position the FTC as the net neutrality cop.
Cyber-Harassment Bill Clears NJ Senate Committee
December 31, 2013
A New Jersey Senate committee has signed off on legislation that would strengthen criminal penalties for harassment or bullying over the Internet.
Mobile Marketing
December 31, 2013
In the era of the iPhone, iPad, and Android phones, mobile device use is exploding. In fact, Gartner predicts that mobile phones will surpass PCs this year as the most common way to access the Internet. For legal marketers, that means new challenges in providing content that is easily accessible through these devices and at a level of quality consistent with our website efforts.

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  • Private Equity Valuation: A Significant Decision
    Insiders (and others) in the private equity business are accustomed to seeing a good deal of discussion ' academic and trade ' on the question of the appropriate methods of valuing private equity positions and securities which are otherwise illiquid. An interesting recent decision in the Southern District has been brought to our attention. The case is <i>In Re Allied Capital Corp.</i>, CCH Fed. SEC L. Rep. 92411 (US DC, S.D.N.Y., Apr. 25, 2003). Judge Lynch's decision is well written, the Judge reviewing a motion to dismiss by a business development company, Allied Capital, against a strike suit claiming that Allied's method of valuing its portfolio failed adequately to account for i) conditions at the companies themselves and ii) market conditions. The complaint appears to be, as is often the case, slap dash, content to point out that Allied revalued some of its positions, marking them down for a variety of reasons, and the stock price went down - all this, in the view of plaintiff's counsel, amounting to violations of Rule 10b-5.
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