Advertising Law -- May 17, 2012 by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/21/2012 In This Issue: PMA To Be Represented by Manatt Partner Linda Goldstein on FTC Panel; Manatt Partner Jeff Edelstein to Lead CLE Privacy Law Webinar Session; Thanks to the FTC, Defendants Won’t “Get Rich Quick” on...more
Spoliation and Social Media by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 5/18/2012 News media have paid significant attention to court orders requiring production of relevant documents from Facebook and social media sites in the course of litigation. As described in my recent post, the Ontario Information...more
Can Twitter Protect a User’s Information? by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 5/16/2012 Data obtained from social networking websites continues to become more essential to developing a parties’ case. Production of that data, however, has become more burdensome for the companies developing the technology. For...more
Gearing Up For The Complicated Worlds of Outsourcing and Offshoring - May 14, 2012 by Dechert LLP on 5/15/2012 In This Issue: - Head in the Cloud? Achieving Savings While Managing Risks in the United States - Country Risk: Illustrated - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Outsourcing Guidance Excerpt from...more
May 2012: Class Action Litigation Update: Data Breach Class Actions—Courts Treat Theft Differently From Mere Loss by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 5/14/2012 Any company that stores or processes consumers’ personal information is at risk of suffering a data breach — and, potentially, defending a class action lawsuit. Class actions based on data breaches are increasingly common and...more
Advertising Law -- May 10, 2012 by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/14/2012 In This Issue: *Class Certified in Abercrombie & Fitch Gift Card Case *Prize Promotion Business Is No “Prize” *Reebok Firms Up EasyTone Marketing Claims After FTC Settlement *Chipotle Substantiates Claims in “Back...more
5 Things Attorneys Need to Know About Social Media by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 5/9/2012 1. Social Media Impacts Every Facet of Your Client’s Business and Your Business Social media isn't something that can be pigeonholed into one segment or area of yours or your client's business. Instead, it impacts every...more
Employee Privacy On Work Computers To Be Decided By Supreme Court by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 5/8/2012 The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in R. v. Cole, 2011 ONCA 218. Mr. Cole, a teacher, was charged with possession of child pornography and unauthorized use of a...more
What is a Super Injunction? by Wesley Few on 5/8/2012 Description of Super Injunctions as issued primarily in the U.K. and why First Amendment prior restraint prohibition has kept this phenomenon from crossing the Atlantic. Originally posted at www.injunctionsblog.com ...more
Data Breaches: Will You Be Sued, And Can You Lower Risk? by Bryan Cave on 5/2/2012 Originally published in Law360, New York (April 25, 2012, 1:29 PM ET) Statistics regarding data security breaches can be sobering. For instance, according to one widely reported study conducted by the Ponemon Institute,...more
Facebook, Twitter and Employment Law by Abrams Fensterman Fensterman Eisman Formato... on 4/30/2012 What do Facebook, Twitter and Employment Law have in common? The answer is that these types of social media are raising new issues for employers and employees alike. No one could miss the headlines castigating employers...more
Receive a Grand Jury Subpoena? What’s a health care provider to do? by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 4/24/2012 Health care providers are required to obey a properly issued grand jury subpoena seeking medical records or other confidential patient information, right? After all, it’s a subpoena. The answer may not be as straightforward...more
Employers Cautioned Against Asking Applicants and Employees for Password Access to Personal Social Media Accounts by Poyner Spruill LLP on 4/24/2012 ?Employers are increasingly asking (or requiring) applicants or employees to provide their Facebook password or other social media account log-in credentials so the employer can review non-publicly available content for...more
Advertising Law -- April 20, 2012 by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/23/2012 In This Issue: Do Not Track Is a Hot Issue With Technology Companies, Including Yahoo; NAD Issues Decision in Priceline Dispute; Class Action Hopes to Feast on Frito-Lay and Pepsi; The Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s...more
Employment Law Alert -- April 2012 by Ruskin Moscou Faltischek on 4/20/2012 In This Issue: First Law Passed Banning Request for Personal Passwords and NLRB Poster -- Delayed Again Excerpt from First Law Passed Banning Request for Personal Passwords Maryland has become the first state...more