DOL Issues Final Regulations on Mandatory Fee-Disclosures
January 27, 2011
On Oct. 14, 2010, the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized its regulations concerning the fee and investment-related disclosures that must be provided to participants in 401(k) plans and other defined contribution plans with participant-directed investments.
Court Watch
January 27, 2011
Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
Social Networking
January 26, 2011
Not only is social networking taking over how we live, work, communicate and "socialize," it is changing how lawyers litigate and practice law.
New Law Cracks Down On Deceptive Third-Party e-Commerce Practices
January 26, 2011
A new layer of federal oversight should help protect consumers and ethical e-commerce companies against misleading and name-tarnishing activities of outlaw e-tailers who have ripped off thousands of U.S. consumers. On Dec. 29, President Obama signed the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act, introduced in the Senate early last year by Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
New Net-Use Tracking Tactics Capture Privacy Claims
January 26, 2011
The use of new technology makes people's efforts to keep Internet behavior private more difficult, has given rise to renewed claims from consumers of unlawful intrusiveness by Internet data-collectors, and has revived the argument that such behavior violates privacy expectations and, thus, is unlawful.
Outlook for 2011
January 26, 2011
According to this author, "2011 is going to be a tough and rough year for most of the middle market in the U.S.
Ruling Keeps Glass Half Full for iMilk App Copyright Claim
January 26, 2011
In a court battle over the rights to an iPhone app that converts a phone into a virtual glass of milk, a federal judge in Harrisburg, PA, has ruled that the creator of the iMilk app may pursue claims against Hershey for copyright infringement, trade dress and tortious interference.
John Does Under Fire for File Sharing
January 26, 2011
A series of John Doe suits has been filed by U.S. Copyright Group in Virginia's Northern District against thousands of anonymous defendants who allegedly used so-called torrent technology to illegally share copyrighted content online.
