Social Networking and Litigation
December 29, 2008
This article explores a social networking site user's right to privacy, an adversary's right to obtain information from that site, and the admissibility of the information.
Court Watch
December 29, 2008
Forum-Selection Clauses Enforced
Online Promotion of FDA-Regulated Products
December 22, 2008
One area that continues to surface is the use of chat rooms, blogs, and other venues by which users of the Web site, whether the company's or a third-party site supported by the FDA-regulated company, can exchange experiences about medical treatments, comment on the company or competitor's products, or otherwise share information. Some companies may provide such forums on their own Web sites to amass the information for market research or generate goodwill. Other companies may engage a third-party site to control the dissemination of information and even disclaim responsibility for the content by giving an unrestricted grant and allowing the third party to run and control the information posted on the Web site.
Changing Internet Pharmacy Legal Standards
December 22, 2008
Telemedicine, on the scene medically and legally for several decades, is an area ' in the form, strictly speaking, of providing some kind of health care or health-care products or services ' under the Big Top of the Internet fair that is subjected regularly to regulatory scrutiny, debate, enforcement actions, improvements and all the other aspects of e-commerce, although sometimes at a slower pace than within the sector's other channels.
Practical Advice for European Electronic Discovery Projects
December 22, 2008
If you are a U.S.-based IT or litigation support professional, have you ever received an e-mail message that ended like this: "And there are three people in the Munich office"? If you have not, you may very well receive such a message within the next few months. This article provides practical advice for European electronic discovery projects for litigation support and IT professionals.
Reducing Criminal Liability with Chinese Imports
December 19, 2008
The China import safety crisis creates a perfect storm for driving importers and retailers out of business when faced with monumental product liabilities, both criminal and civil. Corporate counsel, therefore, must learn how to minimize or even eliminate their clients' increased criminal and civil exposure.
