In the first public data security class action complaint against a U.S. law firm, Chicago-based Johnson & Bell was named in a lawsuit that says the firm failed to protect confidential client information.
December 13, 2016Roy Strom
Declaring an Integrated Occurrence (or Not)
Many Fortune 500 companies' product liability insurance programs use the Bermuda Form to insure alleged bodily injury and property damage. The Bermuda Form has many characteristics distinct from standard commercial general liability (CGL) policies. Knowing its intricacies is essential for any coverage lawyer involved in large-scale coverage analysis and disputes.
December 01, 2016Jared Zola and Lisa M. CampisiNews Agencies Wanted Trump's Divorce Records: Judge Said 'No'
NJ Alimony Reduction Amendments May Be Applied Retroactively
Conviction Upheld: Divorced Man Threatened to 'Kill and Eat' Judge and His FamilyDecember 01, 2016ljnstaff | Law Journal NewslettersWhen the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decides to institute a post-grant proceeding, the subject patent is in jeopardy.
November 02, 2016Donald HeckenbergThe boomer generation — 75 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964 — and a tiny cadre of over-70s Silent Generation lawyers currently make up just under half of partners at Am Law 200 firms. As partners with the greatest seniority, they constitute a majority in the equity and management ranks, and control an outsize share of client relationships. The impacts of retirement are amplified because a long surge in hiring and promotion that began when boomers entered law firms has halted since the financial crisis.
November 01, 2016Julie TriedmanIn the past year, New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals, issued two decisions addressing both the scope of a defendant's duty to warn in negligence and products liability actions, and the scope of tort liability in actions predicated upon third-party conduct.
November 01, 2016Jeffrey Lichtman and Richard A. MenchiniInformation Governance in the Age of Cloud Application Proliferation
November 01, 2016David RayWhile major banks, retailers, hospitals and insurance companies were the brick and mortar of a growing media monument to hubris and cyber overconfidence, law firm breaches went mostly unnoticed. That is, until government agencies and law enforcement grew concerned that the wealth of intellectual property curated by law firms could be used to manipulate financial markets by front running trades.
November 01, 2016Mark SangsterIt is essential for all law firms to safeguard their clients' documents against ever-evolving threats and thoroughly understand the security challenges and potential solutions in today's demanding world of legal document compliance.
November 01, 2016Alvin TedjamuliaThe Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) recently revised its Information Security Booklet. The changes bring the financial services industry closer to the goal of having a clearly defined set of cybersecurity and data protection protocols to ensure regulatory compliance.
November 01, 2016Craig Nazzaro
