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FTC Update on Gathering Data; Disclosures To Consumers

Marc S. Roth & Edward Kabak

In an area of major interest to the entertainment industry, the FTC continues its active enforcement of advertising practices in emerging areas such as social media and mobile marketing. At the same time, advertisers and marketers are attempting to piece together best practices as new consumer protection requirements come into effect and the first cases applying new regulatory standards are settled.

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Practice Tip: Medical Expenses In CA

Julia M. Beckley

Damages in product liability personal injury cases inevitably involve medical expenses. Depending on the nature and extent of the injury, those medical expenses can generate extraordinarily high numbers. When it comes to recovering medical expenses, the question in determining the amount of damages often turns on what number can be presented to the jury.

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Court Watch

Lauren Sullins Ralls

Preliminary Injunction Issued Against Franchisees That Disregarded Pricing Promotion <br>Noting New York City's Density, Court Enforces, But Limits, Restrictive Covenant<br>Presidential Executive Order Gives Ford Right to Terminate Syria Contract

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Interest on Distributive Awards

Thomas A. Elliot

Interest on distributive awards is an important ' and at times overlooked ' aspect of matrimonial practice. When a matrimonial action becomes protracted, an award of prejudgment interest, measured from the date of commencement of the action, may be substantial, especially if the award is at the statutory rate of 9%.

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Reconsidering the Special Facts Exception

Linda Margolin

Special facts is a court-created equitable doctrine that allows a land use applicant to avoid the impact of a change of zone enacted while the application is pending, by showing significant governmental delay of the application together with proof that but for the delay, the landowner would have been able to vest in its use before the zoning was changed. In November 2013, the Court of Appeals decided <i>Rocky Point</i>, a case that the plaintiff (represented by the author) hoped would not only allow it to prevail, but would also clarify the special facts doctrine.

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Drug & Device News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

New Plan in Mesh Litigation <br>Change Would Let Generic Drug Companies Make Not-Yet Approved Label Changes<br>Trial over Billion-Dollar Molecules Yields $400,000 Verdict

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Nashville Federal Court Finds Plausible Copyright Infringement Claim over "Remind Me" Phrase<br>Puerto Rico District Court Rules There Were Implied Licenses for Music Festival Artworks, But Were the Licenses Irrevocable?<br>Songwriting Income and Record Production Activity Don't Support Long-Arm Jurisdiction

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Penthouse Owner Can't Stop Roof Garden <BR>Co-Op Board Cannot Reallocate Shares

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How Metadata Changed the Outcome of a Complex Employment Case

Victor Vital

By definition, metadata is data about data. For computer files, it includes metadata fields that are hidden to typical users. This information can be valuable for a court case, and it goes beyond standard electronic discovery data collection: it must be gathered and analyzed by a digital forensics specialist.

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Practice Tip: Predictability and Consistency in Alimony Awards Within States

Eliana Baer

Much like laws concerning marriage and divorce, alimony laws vary among states. However, lack of predictability and consistency in alimony awards within states have put alimony reform in the forefront of political, judicial and social arenas in several states, including New Jersey, Florida and Massachusetts.

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