Law Firm Security Pressures Alleviated With Financial Strategies
November 02, 2014
We know the consumer-industry stories of hackers infiltrating Target and, more recently, Home Depot. Law firms are now at the center of the storm because they store some of their clients' most sensitive business information and are viewed by criminal elements as a less-defended path to that data. Firms must take care to understand and respond to evolving security trends with response strategies.
Did the Affordable Care Act End the Collateral Source Rule?
November 02, 2014
This article explores the possibility that as cases are litigated under the Affordable Care Act, there is an opportunity for a change in the collateral source rule and the corresponding impact on the presentation of damages in personal injury cases.
Gendered Dress Codes
November 02, 2014
While employers always need to keep in mind differing obligations under state and federal anti-discrimination statutes, the potential pitfalls for employers with regard to transgender employees are enormous.
Digital Signatures In the Legal Market
November 02, 2014
Automated signing solutions are all around us: at the supermarket checkout; when we receive a package; at the doctor's office. Despite this, paper-based signing still finds its way into our regular operations, and too often remains there unquestioned.
Broadway Musicals Economics
November 02, 2014
Being an investor, producer or creator involved in a Broadway musical ' whether a new show with original music and lyrics, a "catalogue/jukebox" musical using pre-existing songs or a revival ' may yield enormous amounts of money, both short term and long term, if the show is a hit, but can result in enormous financial losses if it fails to attract an audience.
Over-Secured Lenders and Requests for Attorneys' Fees
November 02, 2014
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently reaffirmed the long-established rule that an over-secured lender's legal and other fees are subject to court approval as reasonable under section 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
The Copyright Office's Revised Compendium's Views on Digital Content, Copyrightability
November 02, 2014
Much has been written about the so-called "monkey selfie" and the dispute about whether nature photographer David Slater owns a photo snapped by a macaque monkey. As entertaining as that story is, there are more practical and far-reaching consequences that arise out the Copyright Office's overhaul of its standards and practices. This is especially true for the type of digital and Internet-based businesses and technologies that operate on the entertainment industry landscape.
Counsel Concerns
November 02, 2014
California Court of Appeal Overturns Revised Award Arbitrator Had Given Lavely & Singer Law Firm<br>College Athletes' Lawyers Seek $50 Million for Suit over Use of Players' Personas<br>New York Firm Wins Fee Dispute over "Buck Rogers" Representation<br>Suit Against Atlanta Lawyer over Lil Wayne Concert Scam Is Settled
Justices' Silence on Marriage Rights Speaks Volumes
November 02, 2014
By declining on Oct. 6 to take up any of the same-sex marriage cases pending before it, the U.S. Supreme Court defied the conventional wisdom that it finally would resolve the debate over the constitutionality of state bans on those marriages.
