Law.com Subscribers SAVE 30%

Call 855-808-4530 or email [email protected] to receive your discount on a new subscription.

Inside the Taco Bell Case Image

Inside the Taco Bell Case

Daniel P. Ettinger

Competition in all aspects of the entertainment world - from television to movies, to the record industry, to the Internet, to the video game industry - has grown quite fierce over the past decade. The stakes are higher than ever. So is the demand for successful, breakthrough ideas. Consequently, cases alleging the theft of creative ideas are becoming more and more common. A recent case in which this writer served as plaintiffs' co-counsel demonstrates how substantial damages can be in lawsuits over ideas.

The Most Feared Battle Waged in Litigation Image

The Most Feared Battle Waged in Litigation

Scott Edward Cole & Matthew R. Bainer

The following is a primer on the "leniency" standard for FLSA actions, and its interplay with Rule 23 guidelines. Why do we need a primer? Well, if one were so disposed as to survey a sufficient number of well-regarded class action practitioners, the result of that inquiry would most assuredly be a virtual consensus that the quest for class certification is, to a targeted defendant, the most feared battle waged in litigation.

National Litigation Hotline Image

National Litigation Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent cases of importance to your practice.

Recent Developments from Around the States Image

Recent Developments from Around the States

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Cases around the states of interest to your practice.

E-mails: 'Smoking Guns' in Employment Litigation Image

E-mails: 'Smoking Guns' in Employment Litigation

Ruth D. Raisfeld

E-mail traffic by employees in the workplace has proven to be key evidence in recent criminal and civil investigations of public companies like Martha Stewart Omnimedia, Merrill Lynch, Citibank and other Wall Street firms.

Features

Develoments of Note Image

Develoments of Note

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent developments in the e-commerce world.

Features

<b><i>You Need To Know</i>The FTC Safeguards Rule: An Expansion of Gramm-Leach-Bliley</b></i> Image

<b><i>You Need To Know</i>The FTC Safeguards Rule: An Expansion of Gramm-Leach-Bliley</b></i>

Marie Flores

Just when businesses thought their privacy policies were finally perfect and that it was safe to assume they had seen the last of the privacy laws, the issue struck again. And this time, it struck where businesses and their legal advisers might least have expected it, turning regular e-businesses into "financial institutions" and requiring implementation of yet another set of rules.

e-Commerce Docket Sheet Image

e-Commerce Docket Sheet

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Summaries of recent cases in e-commerce.

Features

Federal Task Force Urges Rules For Electronic Proofs in Criminal Cases Image

Federal Task Force Urges Rules For Electronic Proofs in Criminal Cases

Mary P. Gallagher

A federal task force studying use of technology in the criminal justice system has reported that electronic evidence is playing a growing role, and the increased use has judges and attorneys worrying about its costs and the need to train users. Judges, in particular, are also concerned that "there be an equity of resources between prosecution and defense counsel," according to the report.

Features

FCC Grants Time to Comply with No Fax Ad Rule Image

FCC Grants Time to Comply with No Fax Ad Rule

D. Reed Freeman Jr.

Over the last month or so, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) changes to its rule regulating unsolicited faxes has been generating some high-volume buzz.

Need Help?

  1. Prefer an IP authenticated environment? Request a transition or call 800-756-8993.
  2. Need other assistance? email Customer Service or call 1-877-256-2472.

MOST POPULAR STORIES

  • The FTC Gets Into the College Athlete NIL Game
    As national champions are crowned in men's and women's basketball, hundreds of thousands of college athletes are entering the influencer marketplace for the first time and now find themselves attractive candidates in the fast growing influencer marketing arena. With influencer marketing potentially providing a 5x return on investment, many brands are eager to get into the industry, but it doesn't come without risks as the FTC Commissioner is taking a closer look at the use of influencers for marketing.
    Read More ›