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Standing to Assert Claims for Online Privacy Breaches

Shari Claire Lewis

Many believe that we are on the precipice of a deluge of litigation ' both individual and multiparty/class action ' concerning how an individual's data is handled and the remedy, if any, if that data is misused or wrongfully disclosed. A case recently argued before the U.S. Supreme Court involves the intersection of the Internet and privacy laws and may affect the future of litigation against companies that operate on the Web as well as traditional brick-and-mortar businesses.

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111010001: An Article of Commerce?

Bryan Kohm & Stefan Szpajda

In <i>ClearCorrect Operating, LLC v. ITC,</i> the Federal Circuit limited the ITC's jurisdiction over digital commerce. In a 2-1 decision, the panel held that the ITC lacks authority to regulate digital imports.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Phishing, Attacks Top Data Concerns of Law Firm CIOs

Alan Cohen

Detection and deflection: It may seem like an old boxing adage, but what it really stands for, as our ALM sibling The American Lawyer's 20th annual technology survey finds, is law firms' re-engineered approach to security.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Home Depot Settlement With MasterCard Riles Lawyers For Data Breach Plaintiffs

R. Robin McDonald

An apparent settlement between Home Depot and MasterCard International Inc. over a massive customer data breach last year has prompted lawyers for financial institutions that are suing the Atlanta-based home improvement chain for damages caused by hackers to cry foul.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Phishing, Attacks Top Data Concerns of Law Firm CIOs Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Phishing, Attacks Top Data Concerns of Law Firm CIOs

Alan Cohen

Detection and deflection: It may seem like an old boxing adage, but what it really stands for, as our ALM sibling The American Lawyer's 20th annual technology survey finds, is law firms' re-engineered approach to security.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Florida: Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees

Celia Ampel

Uber drivers in Florida will be considered independent contractors rather than employees, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity determined on Dec. 3 in a victory for the app-based ridesharing company.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Florida: Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees

Celia Ampel

Uber drivers in Florida will be considered independent contractors rather than employees, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity determined on Dec. 3 in a victory for the app-based ridesharing company.

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Training Tomorrow's Lawyer

Johan T. Widjaja

There's math and technology involved? Count me out, that's why I went to law school." The attorneys in the room nod at each other, smiling at this joke that more than a few of us have told at one point in our careers. But it looks like this joke has finally run its course. The practice of law is not immune to technological advances, especially in the areas of research methodologies and, of course, electronic discovery.

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To Compress or Not to Compress

Dean Sappey

Prolific document generation is often the mark of a successful law firm. However, as a result, the volume of the firm's electronic storage dramatically increases every year. Proper recordkeeping is critical to support clients and compliance regulations, but the document store can become unwieldy and very expensive for a firm to maintain.

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Mobile App Developer Agreements

Alan Friel

Many companies that have had disputes with developers have been surprised to discover that the agreements signed, often without input from legal, failed to hold developers to measurable standards, give the company ongoing interest in deliverables, or provide meaningful remedies to problems that arise.

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