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111010001: An Article of Commerce?
Bryan Kohm
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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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Update on NY AG's Suits Against Daily Fantasy Sports Cos.
Andrew Denney
In mid-December, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez granted N.Y. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's motion to halt daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites DraftKings and FanDuel from doing business in the state.
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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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Controversy from Talent Lawyer's Article on JAMS
Patience Haggin
Arbitration provider JAMS is staying neutral, sort of, on an entertainment litigator's claim that it favors big studios in arbitrations and mediations. The claim, made by Bird Marella partner Ronald Nessim in a law review this summer, is essentially that JAMS has a lock on studio business, with the overwhelming majority of studio contracts reviewed by Nessim naming JAMS as the dispute resolution provider.
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Prioritizing e-Mail Security in the Legal Sector
Mounil Patel
Data breaches and cyberattacks aren't new occurrences, but it can sometimes feel like they are. It's only in the last few years that we've seen these attacks make headlines more and more, increasing in both quantity and impact.
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Mental Health Issues In the Workplace
Sarah Wimberly
The challenges inherent in managing employee mental illness were vividly illustrated for the world in March of this year with the intentional crash of a Germanwings aircraft by an apparently mentally ill pilot. Although the repercussions of such tragic events can be more significant in safety-sensitive industries like transportation, these kinds of tragic events can happen in any workplace.
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CISA Passes: What It Means for Organizations and Their Data
Chris DiMarco
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) was passed by the Senate on Oct. 27, and while it still has a few hoops to jump through before it is enacted into law, the hotly debated proposed rules may considerably impact both those organizations holding sensitive data and the users to which that data belongs.
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Cloud Taxes: Are States Heading In Right Direction?
Ed Silverstein
It is no surprise that several states and a few cities are looking to tax cloud computing transactions given the increasing popularity of the cloud among businesses.
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New DOJ Actions Impact GC and Compliance Officer Roles
Michael W. Peregrine
Several new, highly publicized fraud enforcement initiatives of the DOJ are likely to impact the roles of the general counsel and chief compliance officer. Here's why.
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