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July 01, 2021
Building Administrator Had No Authority to Make Site Plan Determinations
The Pandemic Job Market: From Drought to Pandemonium
July 01, 2021
This article gives historical context to the events that brought us to the current climate and provides guidance on how employers and employees can successfully navigate the ensuing complexities of job searching and hiring in the post-pandemic pandemonium. Part One of a Two-Part Article
Cease-and-Desist Letters Played Key Roles In Judges' Entertainment Industry Rulings
July 01, 2021
This article examines two recent entertainment-industry cases that illustrate how judges have decided cease-and-desist letters issues.
Key Points In Licenses for Sports Betting Rights
July 01, 2021
The legalization of sports betting and the licensure of such rights to new tech market players is redefining sports media and sports law. As a result, contract negotiations are becoming increasingly complex and requiring parties to consider an evolving set of nuanced issues.
The Future of Litigation Workflow: Reimagining Technology and Process in the Next Decade
July 01, 2021
A cross-section of law firm leaders comment on the current state of litigation, remote training, building cohesive and collaborative multidisciplinary teams, leveraging technology to enhance litigation processes and outcomes, and looking at the practice of law in the next decade.
Addressing the Spiral of Silence In Law Firms: Fostering Open Communication
July 01, 2021
The "Spiral of Silence" can mean workers don't feel comfortable sharing their opinion or voicing concerns about how they or others are being treated. This allows mistreatment and biases to go unchecked at an individual level and can also result in a secondary spiral in which workers feel they are not able to fully express their personal identity in the workplace.
New Report Finds Declines In Copyright, Trademark Suits
July 01, 2021
Copyright lawsuit filings declined significantly over the last two years, according to a new report by Lex Machina, which found that overall cases had dipped from a 2018 peak that was driven primarily by surges in file-sharing litigation.
SCOTUS Narrowly Interprets CFAA to Avoid Criminalizing 'Commonplace Computer Activity'
July 01, 2021
The Court held that only those who obtain information from particular areas of the computer which they are not authorized to access can be said to "exceed authorization," and the statute does not — as the government had argued — cover behavior where a person accesses information which he is authorized to access but does so for improper purposes.
Second Circuit Examines Factors for 'Future Injury' from Personal Information Disclosure
July 01, 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently took that issue up as an "issue of first impression," explaining what factors courts in the Second Circuit should consider when determining whether an individual has adequately plead a cognizable "future injury" as a result of the unauthorized disclosure of their personal information.
Appellate Court Finds Plaintiffs' Claims Under Section 362 Not Automatically Stayed
July 01, 2021
Parties holding potential claims against non-debtor third parties that are arguably "related to" the bankruptcy estate must weigh the risks and benefits of actively prosecuting such claims. The mere fact that a bankruptcy trustee could pursue such claims as property of the bankruptcy estate under Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code will not be enough to argue that such claims are conclusively barred by the automatic stay.

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