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California View: Can <i>Pok'mon Go</i> Players Hold Game Developer Liable?
September 01, 2016
Within the first week of its release, the enhanced-reality game <i>Pok'mon Go</i> garnered 21 million users in the United States alone. The location-based game received praise for getting people out of the house and harsh criticism as a nuisance and for its role in accidents. Among the litany of legal issues the game raises is whether players can hold the game developers at Niantic liable if they walk off cliffs, crash their cars, illegally cross the border or happen upon a land mine.
Crowdfunding: Preparing for New Regulations
September 01, 2016
In preparation for the effectiveness of the crowdfunding rules, the SEC has issued a bulletin that serves as a guide for companies and investors, whose activities will be covered by Regulation Crowdfunding (the bulletin). This article summarizes the practical terms of the crowdfunding rules and the bulletin.
Seventh Circuit Takes the Road Less Traveled, and Looks to the Substance of ' 546(e)
September 01, 2016
In a surprise decision, the Seventh Circuit declined to follow the "plain meaning" approach adopted by other circuit courts, and rejected an opportunity to expand the safe-harbor protections afforded by Bankruptcy Code section 546(e) to protect "securities transactions" in the private market.
What's New in the Law
September 01, 2016
A roundup of the latest legislation that affects equipment leasing.
The Myth of the Newspaper Notice
September 01, 2016
Maybe you represent a secured lender. Perhaps you represent a Chapter 11 debtor selling its assets under ' 363, or maybe you are a federal equity receiver, an assignee for the benefit of creditors, or maybe a state court receiver who is selling a company's assets pursuant to state law. Where do you post the information?
Real Property Law
September 01, 2016
Discussion of several key cases.
<b><i>At the Intersection:</i></b> Collaboration: What Lawyers Can Learn from Google
September 01, 2016
These days, productive lawyering, successful onboarding of lateral hires, and effective Legal Project Management (LPM) all place a huge premium on effective collaboration. But lawyers are neither naturally collaborative nor comfortable as team players.
Online e-Discovery Ethics
September 01, 2016
Although attorneys are rapidly becoming familiar with structuring digital data requests and responding to those requests in a way that is thorough, but reasonable, most attorneys feel at sea in the e-discovery ethics arena.
Demand Is Down, So Why Are Billing Rates on the Rise?
September 01, 2016
Contradicting the ordinary rules of supply and demand, law firms have continued to jack up hourly fees faster than flat demand and a projected 1.7% annual inflation rate would suggest.
Patchwork Paid Sick Leave Laws
September 01, 2016
When it comes to initiating employment legislation, we're living in a time when state and city lawmakers are the change agents. From adopting equal pay legislation to raising the minimum wage or instituting paid parental leave, inaction by the United States Congress has resulted in many states and cities taking matters into their own hands.

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