Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Privacy

FTC Recommends Stronger Safeguards for Mobile Payments

by Karen H Bromberg | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 4/18/2013

With the use of mobile payments by consumers reaching “fever pitch”, the FTC has released a new report entitled, “Paper, Plastic… or Mobile? An FTC Workshop on Mobile Payments,” discussing how companies can develop mobile...more

FTC Recommends Consumer Protections for Mobile Payment Industry

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 4/1/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a staff report on mobile payments, which identifies and makes recommendations for three key issues in the mobile payment industry that the FTC believes present consumer...more

Financial Services Report - Spring 2013

Editor’s Note - This is a dignified law firm newsletter, not like the “Brand X” versions. You won’t find pandering, attention-grabbing stories about Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, Ashton Kutcher, Prince William, or...more

February 2013 U.S. Labor and Employment Update

by Alan Berkowitz, Jennifer Burdick, J. Ian Downes, Linda Dwoskin, Kate Ericsson, Thomas Johnson, Melissa Squire | Dechert LLP on 2/22/2013

In This Issue: - Supreme Court to Address “Changing Clothes” under the FLSA - First Appellate Court Decision on FLSA’s Nursing Mother Provision - Courts Continue Trend in Favor of Class Waivers in Arbitration...more

Canadian Courts Consider Alcohol and Drug Testing in the Workplace

by Bennett Jones LLP on 2/1/2013

The Supreme Court of Canada (in Irving Pulp & Paper, Ltd. v. Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30) and the Alberta Court of Appeal (in Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 707 v....more

Financial Services Report -- Winter 2012

by Michael J. Agoglia, Leonard N. Chanin, Patrick H. Fischer, Charles M. Horn, Oliver I. Ireland, Rebekah Kaufman, Jim McCabe, Daniel A. Nathan, Thomas J. Noto, Obrea O. Poindexter, more +Sean Ruff, Andrew M. Smith, Dwight C. Smith, III, Nathan David Taylor, Nancy R. Thomas | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/18/2012

In This Issue: Bureau Report; Operations Report; Beltway Report; Arbitration Report; Mortgage Report; Privacy Report; Preemption Report; and Plastics Report. Excerpt from the Bureau Report: World’s Most...more

Privacy Breaches Can Be One-Two Punch for Employers: Arbitrator Awards Damages for Employee Credit Checks that Breached Privacy...

by Anne Côté, Terri Susan Zurbrigg | Field Law on 12/14/2012

Twenty-six employees of the Alberta Justice and Attorney General’s Maintenance Enforcement Program (“MEP”) were each awarded $1250.00 in damages each after a Peace Officer carrying out a workplace investigation used their...more

FTC Announces Investigations of Kids App Providers and California’s AG Sues Delta over Fly Delta App’s Privacy Practices

by Jim DeGraw, David McIntosh, Doug Meal, Mark Szpak | Ropes & Gray LLP on 12/14/2012

Two recent developments should have all app providers reviewing their privacy practices and policies. On Monday, December 10, the Federal Trade Commission released its latest report on privacy disclosures and kids apps....more

Discovery in the US Involving French Companies

by Bertrand Liard, Caroline Lyannaz | White & Case LLP on 11/15/2012

Judicial cross border litigation and/or international arbitration proceedings reveal two distinct systems: common law systems allow a comprehensive collection and disclosure of all existing documents leading to admissible...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - November 2012

by Allen M. Kato, Michael A. Sands | Fenwick & West LLP on 11/14/2012

In This Issue: - Court Refuses To Force Human Resources Director To Arbitrate Dispute Despite Misrepresentations That She Had Signed Arbitration Agreement - California Employers Allowed To Round Employee Time To...more

Navigating the Two-Way Street of Workplace Accommodation

by Field Law on 11/8/2012

The phrase “accommodation is a two-way street” appears often in arbitration and human rights decisions that discuss an employer’s duty to accommodate its employees. That accommodation has been characterized this way means...more

Financial Services Report -- Fall 2012

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/5/2012

In This Issue: Beltway Report; Bureau Report; Operations Report; Arbitration Report; Mortgage Report; Privacy Report; Plastics Report; and Preemption Report. Excerpt from Beltway Report MOU on Supervisory...more

Spokeo Agrees to $800,000 FTC Settlement

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 6/13/2012

Spokeo, Inc. has agreed to pay the FTC $800,000 to settle the FTC’s claims alleging that Spokeo violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and committed unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the FTC Act. Spokeo is a...more

Financial Services Report -- Summer 2012

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/11/2012

Editor’s Note New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to ban sodas sold in containers of more than 16 ounces. Thank you for asking our opinion. Or, as the young folks say, “no problem.” It’s a brilliant idea, but...more

Keeping arbitration disputes 'under the radar'

by JAMS, The Resolution Experts on 6/6/2012

Originally published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on May 15, 2012 Maintaining a low profile regarding the existence of a dispute, or the issues in that dispute, are often prime motivators for choosing arbitration. As...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - May 2012

by Fenwick & West LLP on 5/14/2012

In This Issue: - Attorney Fees Not Recoverable For Prevailing Party In Meal And Rest Period Cases - EEOC Provides Guidance Regarding Use Of Criminal History In Employment Decisions - News Bites ..Court...more

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update -- Vol. 3, Issue 2 April 2012

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/6/2012

In This Issue: Vindictive Ex-Girlfriend Could Face 18 Months in Prison for Facebook “E-Personation”; Man Bites PhoneDog: Twitter Account Ownership Dispute; Warning Signs: Promotions Using Facebook’s “Like” Feature; The...more

Privacy and Data Protection 2011 Year in Review

by McDermott Will & Emery on 1/12/2012

A Look at Some of the Major Developments of 2011 Around the Globe, and a Prediction of What’s to Come in 2012 in the Areas of Privacy and Data Protection Privacy and data protection continues to be an exploding area of...more

Financial Services Report -- Winter 2012

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/7/2011

In This Issue: Beltway Report; Bureau Report; Operations Report; Privacy Report; Arbitration Report; Mortgage Report; and Preemption Report Excerpt from "Beltway Report" The Volcker Rule Proposal Ever...more

The Legal Counselor - September 13, 2011

by Michael Diaz Jr. - Diaz Reus International... on 10/10/2011

In this issue: The Royal Wedding and IP Rights in the Fashion Industry; New Privacy Laws in India and China - A Barrier to Outsourcing; Foreign Direct Investment in Venezuela; and The Future of Islamic Finance in the Middle...more

Financial Services Report - Fall 2011

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 9/8/2011

In this issue: Arbitration Report; Beltway Report; Mortgage Report; Operations Report; Plastic Report; Preemption Report; Privacy Report; and MoFo Metrics. Call us “Hobbits” if you will, Senator McCain, but expect more...more

Online Deal Programs and Merchant Liability

by International Lawyers Network on 9/8/2011

Unknown only a few years ago, online daily deal sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial have become a ubiquitous phenomenon, touted as being of considerable benefit to participating merchants. That may be so, but they also...more

NEWSLETTER BARRO LAW FIRM - FAMILY GOVERNANCE CODES

by Cecile BARRO on 8/21/2011

Methodology of organizing succession and managing the family estate and immaterial property with an proactive management of conflicts...more

FTC Fines First Mobile App Developer for COPPA Violation

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 8/18/2011

On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that mobile application developer W3 Innovations, LLC (d/b/a Broken Thumbs Apps), has agreed to pay a fine of $50,000 in order to settle charges that it collected and...more

Financial Services Report - Volume 11, No. 1 - Summer 2011

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/3/2011

In this issue: Arbitration Report; Beltway Report; Operations Report; Mortgage Report; Privacy Report; and Preemption Report. Weird things happened this quarter that read like plot devices that couldn’t get past the...more

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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) › Privacy

FTC Recommends Stronger Safeguards for Mobile Payments

FTC Recommends Consumer Protections for Mobile Payment Industry

Financial Services Report - Spring 2013

February 2013 U.S. Labor and Employment Update

Canadian Courts Consider Alcohol and Drug Testing in the Workplace

Financial Services Report -- Winter 2012

Privacy Breaches Can Be One-Two Punch for Employers: Arbitrator Awards Damages for Employee Credit Checks that Breached Privacy...

FTC Announces Investigations of Kids App Providers and California’s AG Sues Delta over Fly Delta App’s Privacy Practices

Discovery in the US Involving French Companies

Fenwick Employment Brief - November 2012

Navigating the Two-Way Street of Workplace Accommodation

Financial Services Report -- Fall 2012

Spokeo Agrees to $800,000 FTC Settlement

Financial Services Report -- Summer 2012

Keeping arbitration disputes 'under the radar'

Fenwick Employment Brief - May 2012

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update -- Vol. 3, Issue 2 April 2012

Privacy and Data Protection 2011 Year in Review

Financial Services Report -- Winter 2012

The Legal Counselor - September 13, 2011

Financial Services Report - Fall 2011

Online Deal Programs and Merchant Liability

NEWSLETTER BARRO LAW FIRM - FAMILY GOVERNANCE CODES

FTC Fines First Mobile App Developer for COPPA Violation

Financial Services Report - Volume 11, No. 1 - Summer 2011

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