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Reed Smith – ByLisa Baird, Colleen Davies, Andrew Stillufsen – In our modern economy, businesses regularly use all manner of third-party consultants for many different reasons, including cost, efficiency, and expertise. Less regularly, communications between businesses and consultants are the subject of discovery motion practice in litigation. Two recent decisions out of the Southern District
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The Ashley Madison hack lawsuits have begun. Two Canadian law firms say they have filed a $578 million class-action lawsuit against the media companies behind Ashley Madison, following the massive hack that has exposed almost 40 million users on the adultery website. Charney Lawyers and Sutts, Strosberg LLP said in a statement that they have filed
DLA Piper – IoT is discussed in the media more and more frequently. It has important social, economic and legal implications, most of which are yet to be fully understood. The following sets out a brief list of things you should know about IoT from a lawyer’s perspective. IoT is here and it’s changing the
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Medical malpractice continues to remain one of the major issue in the U.S. According to reports from the Journal of the American Medical Association, it is “the third leading cause of death in the U.S.,” after heart disease and cancer. It is estimated that medical negligence kills around 200,000 patients each year in the
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Thomas Ehrlich and Ernestine Fu* From Forbes When should lawyers be required to reveal information that will hurt their clients’ chances in court? The following story is a variation on a tale told by a good friend when she was head of the Public Defender’s office in a major U.S. city. We challenge you to
Manatt – The June 22 FTC blog posting warning consumers about the use of bitcoins and other virtual currencies should be a call to action for those accepting or facilitating the acceptance of bitcoin and other virtual currencies in consumer transactions both online and through mobile apps. While the posting is directed to consumers using
Cooley – ByMatthew Brown, Scott Dailard, Randy Sabett – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has brought over 50 cases against companies that put consumer data at unreasonable risk. On June 30, 2015, the FTC released a guide titled Start with Security that summarizes 10 lessons the FTC has culled over the course of these cases.
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The immigration process is one of the most complicated aspects of moving to another country. An illegal move can land you in hot soup. It is, therefore, important to understand what it takes to become a legally authorized immigrant/citizen of the US. Let’s have a look at what makes an immigrant legal in the US.
High profile Hollywood divorce lawyer Laura Wasser has been retained by Kourtney Kardashian to seek custody of the Kardashian children following the split with Scott Disick. Kardashian and Disick had three children although they were never married. There is currently no formal custody arrangement regarding the children. For Laura Wasser the Kourtney case is kind
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