Your e-Discovery Bucket List
November 30, 2013
One of the most persistent problems encountered in e-discovery is that when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. As a result, in-house teams that have been subject to resource constraints and staff reductions must approach their litigation more thoughtfully and creatively than ever before. They need to establish an e-discovery "bucket list" that contains both new tools and basic processes to use when things go pear shaped.
Improving e-Discovery in Global Enterprises Through Remote Data Collection
November 30, 2013
While the document review aspect of the discovery process generally receives the majority of attention because of the expense and time involved, the collection of potentially responsive electronically stored information (ESI) can also represent a major expense and logistical challenge.
Mobile Apps As Essential Parts Of e-Commerce
November 30, 2013
There are many reasons why an app is a key ingredient in your marketing strategy, regardless of the size of your social media following. SEO is basically showing up everywhere people search for things, and the app stores also act as search engines that generate millions of searches per month. Of course having a huge social media following will likely equal more downloads initially, but an app should be a tool you utilize very similar to a website, just for mobile clients.
Attorney-Client Privilege for In-House Counsel
November 30, 2013
The concept of the attorney-client privilege seems pretty straightforward in, for example, a criminal case. However, as any in-house attorney knows, this concept becomes pretty murky when applied to attorneys working inside entities: Who is the client? Which attorneys are covered? Are those attorneys always covered? Which communications? With whom? On what subjects? The questions are endless and the situations are complex.
Story Rights and 'Son of Sam Laws'
November 30, 2013
There are always high-profile criminal cases in the news.As these cases develop, we often learn that the accused has received offers from publishers, television networks and movie studios to tell his or her story for a large sum of money. Can these individuals keep the money, potentially profiting from the alleged crime? "Son of Sam" laws may lead one to believe the answer is "no." But, in fact, it depends.
Soul Men Ruling Latest to Demonstrate Courts' Shift To Transformative Use Test In Publicity Rights Cases
November 30, 2013
Celebrities often turn to the Lanham Act and state right of publicity laws to protect against exploitation of their name, image or voice in connection with the promotion of products or services. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently considered both Lanham Act and right of publicity claims in an action that pitted a Grammy winning musical artist against a major motion picture studio over the alleged use of the musician's likeness in a movie.
EU Parliament Overhauls Consumer Data Protection
November 30, 2013
Everyone, especially corporate leaders, got a little paranoid last year when NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden pulled the alarm on U.S. surveillance. That paranoia turned into palpable risk after reports emerged of the NSA tapping the phones of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and executives at a Brazilian oil company.
