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Google's Gleaning Of Children's Info Eyed By Third Circuit
December 31, 2015
A debate over whether Google has the ability to glean children's personal information from websites they visit took center stage last month during arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Court Watch
December 31, 2015
Former Franchisee Held in Contempt; Attorneys Have Trouble With Fee Request <br>Forum Selection Clauses Are Alive and Well
In the Courts
December 31, 2015
A look at a Ninth Circuit ruling in a case involving the sale of unregistered securities.
<b><i>In the Spotlight:</i></b> Restaurant Leasing
December 31, 2015
Restaurant lease agreements represent a highly unique subcategory in commercial leasing. This article highlights a variety of lease provisions that are particularly germane to restaurant tenants.
Bonuses and the Reality of Big Law Associate Compensation
December 31, 2015
In December, Cravath, Swaine &amp; Moore circulated an internal memo setting associate bonuses according to the same scale set in 2014 by Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell. First- and second-year associates will receive up to $15,000, while senior associates can make as much as $100,000.
When There Is No License, Is There a Marriage?
December 31, 2015
Consider this situation: In the midst of a matrimonial proceeding, an undisclosed fact comes to light ' the client was previously religiously married and obtained a religious divorce, but never obtained a marriage license or civil divorce. What now?
Problems with the New Test for Joint-Employer Status
December 31, 2015
This past summer, the NLRB reversed over 30 years of precedent and adopted a new, more expansive and ambiguous standard for determining joint employer status. The new standard promises to entangle businesses with only tenuous links to another employer's workforce in a morass of collective-bargaining obligations and unfair labor practice liability for workforces over which they exercise no actual control.
Wyndham Settles FTC Data Breach Suit
December 31, 2015
Being a test case can make you a hero, your name immortalized in case cites as you bask in amici gratitude.
Drug & Device News
December 31, 2015
News about a new emergency opioid overdose-counteracting medication.
Cooperatives & Condominiums
December 31, 2015
A look at a case in which a unit owner's claim was dismissed for failure to show damages.

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