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Facebook Submits New Settlement Proposal for 'Sponsored Stories' Lawsuit
Lawyers for Facebook Inc. are trying again to settle a suit related to its "Sponsored Stories" advertising feature after a federal judge rejected an earlier proposal.
Decisions of Interest
Analysis of recent rulings of interest.
Speed Traps, Lemonade Stands and ' e-Commerce Issues
What does an inspection binge by a local municipal code enforcer who may have visited the lemonade stand you operated as a kid have to do with your e-commerce business in 2012?
Corporate Internal Investigations
This is the last of a three-part series giving companies a step-by-step guide for planning and conducting sensitive internal investigations into potential wrongdoing.
Media & Communications: Become the Newsroom
Firms and lawyers have the opportunity to drive and shape editorial content as never before. But few of them fully understand the opportunity, or possess the necessary internal capacity to produce high-quality editorial content.
A Review of Legal Obligations Reps Owe Artists
In a dispute between the artist and a representative, the central issue typically revolves around the extent and nature of the legal duty owed to the artist by the particular representative, and whether that duty has been breached. In complicating instances, representatives may perform multiple functions and wear more than one hat.
Terrorism and the Pollution Exclusion
This article considers whether alleged personal injuries based on exposure to contaminants disbursed because of a terrorist attack are excluded from coverage by the pollution exclusion commonly found in most insurance policies.
EEOC Recognizes Title VII Cause of Action for Transgender Individuals
In a recent unanimous decision, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) took the dramatic step of extending the protections of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to transgender individuals on the basis of their "transgender" status.
No Fair Use in Mag's Publication of Marriage Photos of Singer
To Ninth Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown, the appeal in copyright case <i>Monge v. Maya Magazines</i> read "like a telenovela, a Spanish soap opera." McKeown wrote that the Spanish-language gossip magazine <i>TVNotas</i> violated the copyright of Noelia Lorenzo Monge, a Puerto Rican pop singer known mostly by her first name, and her husband, Jorge Reynoso, a music producer, by publishing private wedding photographs that apparently had been stolen from them.
China Opportunities for U.S. Entertainment Industry Still Saddled with Government and 'Copycat' Hurdles
<i>Entertainment Law &amp; Finance</i> Editor-in-Chief Stan Soocher traveled to China over the summer to teach the course 'American Music Goes to Court' at the International College of Beijing. He reports here, in a two-part series, on the state of entertainment industry issues in China, as U.S. companies try to expand their reach there. Part One covers the current state of copyright law in China and discusses TV and film concerns.

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    A majority of courts consider the <i>contra proferentem</i> doctrine to be a pillar of insurance law. The doctrine requires ambiguous terms in an insurance policy to be construed against the insurer and in favor of coverage for the insured. A prominent rationale behind the doctrine is that insurance policies are usually standard-form contracts drafted entirely by insurers.
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  • Abandoned and Unused Cables: A Hidden Liability Under the 2002 National Electric Code
    In an effort to minimize the release of toxic gasses from cables in the event of fire, the 2002 version of the National Electric Code ("NEC"), promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association, sets forth new guidelines requiring that abandoned cables must be removed from buildings unless they are located in metal raceways or tagged "For Future Use." While the NEC is not, in itself, binding law, most jurisdictions in the United States adopt the NEC by reference in their state or local building and fire codes. Thus, noncompliance with the recent NEC guidelines will likely mean that a building is in violation of a building or fire code. If so, the building owner may also be in breach of agreements with tenants and lenders and may be jeopardizing its fire insurance coverage. Even in jurisdictions where the 2002 NEC has not been adopted, it may be argued that the guidelines represent the standard of reasonable care and could result in tort liability for the landlord if toxic gasses from abandoned cables are emitted in a fire. With these potential liabilities in mind, this article discusses: 1) how to address the abandoned wires and cables currently located within the risers, ceilings and other areas of properties, and 2) additional considerations in the placement and removal of telecommunications cables going forward.
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