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High Net Worth Family Tax Report, Vol. 8, No. 2 -- May 2013

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/18/2013

President’s fiscal year 2014 budget contains numerous tax provisions - President Barack Obama released his proposed budget for the government’s fiscal year 2014 on April 10, 2013, and, not surprisingly, the budget...more

California Moves One Step Closer to Passing Privacy Bill Requiring a Search Warrant for Providers' Customers' Emails

by Amy L. Pierce | Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 5/17/2013

In a 33-1 vote, on May 13, the state Senate approved Senator Mark Leno's bill that would require state law enforcement officials to obtain a search warrant before asking service providers to disclose the contents of their...more

Receipt Of Pornographic Material Was Not Just Cause For Dismissal: Appeal Court

by Catherine P. Coulter | Dentons on 5/14/2013

In the 2001 case of McKinley v. B.C. Tel, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a contextual approach is required in order to determine whether there is just cause for termination of employment. A recent wrongful dismissal...more

BABC eDiscovery Newsletter - April 2013

by Brie Buchanan, Ty Dedmon, David Deusner, Kyle Hankey, Jonathan Head, Jessica Jones, Riley Key, Ann Phelps, Avery Simmons, Paul Smith, Fritz Spainhour, Frankie Spero | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/10/2013

In this issue: - The Firm’s Ediscovery Team Attorneys - Case Insights - Editor’s Corner - Excerpt from Peerless Industries, Inc. v. Crimson Av, LLC, Case No. 1:11-cv-1768, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS...more

Automotive Legal News - May 2013 • 2nd Quarter

by John Anderson, Sr., James M. Burns, M. Kimberly Stagg, Richard Wilhelm | Dickinson Wright on 5/9/2013

IN THE ISSUE: - The Legal Challenge to the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Reporting Regulations: In the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, the United States Congress required, inter alia, the SEC to promulgate regulations requiring...more

Is The IRS Reading Emails With A Search Warrant?

by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 4/18/2013

Last week, the ACLU created a stir when it suggested that the IRS may be reading taxpayers’ emails without obtaining a search warrant. At least at some point in time in the past, according to the IRS’ 2009 “Search Warrant...more

Legal Business Development: Do The Emails You Send Build Credibility?

by Paula Black on 4/11/2013

Do the emails you send to your clients build credibility? Credibility... like your ability to be laser sharp and get to the essence of an issue? Or are they written like mini briefs? Everyone gets more emails per day than...more

CFPB sets up special e-mail list for mortgage developments

by Barbara S. Mishkin | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/10/2013

At the end of last week, the CFPB sent an e-mail to its e-mail subscribers indicating that the Bureau has set up a mortgage regulations-specific e-mail list. ...more

Perfect Tips to Make Sure Your Emails are Read (not Ignored!)

by Martha Newman | TopLawyerCoach.com on 4/9/2013

Words to Use to Make Emails More Effective - How many times have you sent an email only to have it ignored? All of those precious minutes (perhaps hours!) you spent composing that email have most definitely gone to...more

Emails and Text Messages On Personal Devices Subject to Public Records Act - Judge’s Ruling Demonstrates Risk to Public Agencies;...

by Kara K. Ueda | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 3/25/2013

A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge recently ruled that emails and text messages concerning city business but stored on a public official’s personal device are subject to the Public Records Act (PRA). The PRA request at...more

Texas Appeals Court Affirms Holding That Certain Emails Read Together Can Be Construed As One Contract

by BuckleySandler LLP on 3/20/2013

On March 7, the Texas Court of Appeals of the Thirteenth District affirmed a trial court’s holding that the essential terms of an option contract for the purchase of real estate were present when three e-mail messages...more

A Personal Email Records Management And Privacy Problem

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 3/19/2013

The use of personal email for business is a significant problem for records retention and privacy programs. On March 18, 2013, the British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPBC) announced an...more

Court Allows Service Via Email and Facebook

by Kathryn L. Ossian | Miller Canfield on 3/19/2013

The Internet is widely used by organizations and individuals to communicate and conduct business globally. Courts are recognizing that traditional methods of serving pleadings and documents may not be sufficient when it comes...more

Harvard's Secret E-Mail Search: The Intersection of Internal Investigations and Digital Privacy

by Benjamin Fischer | Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C.... on 3/14/2013

Earlier this week, Harvard University acknowledged the fact that, in the wake of last summer’s cheating scandal that rocked the campus, it had secretly searched the e-mail accounts of 16 Resident Deans. The e-mail search was...more

Manson v John Doe - Damages For Anonymous Online Defamation

by Bob Tarantino | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 3/1/2013

The recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Manson v John Doe (2013 ONSC 628) offers an opportunity to reflect on both the procedures and outcomes of pursuing court actions for anonymous online defamation....more

Southern District of New York Ruling May Present Challenges for FCPA Defendants

by William H. Devaney, Geoffrey Garinther, Nancy Grunberg, Jan Lawrence Handzlik, Hillary Profita | Venable LLP on 2/27/2013

A recent ruling in the Southern District of New York rejected two defenses in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) case, resulting in an interpretation of the law that could have damaging consequences for defendants who are...more

SDNY Favors the SEC in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Action Involving Novel Issues of Statutory Interpretation

by Joseph E. Gallo, Emily Stern | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/26/2013

In a case addressing an issue of first impression involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the US District Court for the Southern District of New York adopted an expansive interpretation of the statute’s interstate...more

In What Circumstances Can Foreign Nationals Be Held Liable for Violating The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?

by Michael Gilbert, Darla Woodring | Dechert LLP on 2/25/2013

In the last two weeks, in two separate SEC enforcement actions, judges in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued rulings addressing when the United States Securities and Exchange...more

Labor And Employment E-Note - February 14, 2013

by Burr & Forman on 2/25/2013

In This Issue: - Lawmakers Reintroduce Social Networking Online Protection Act - Lawsuit Claims Scanning E-mails Away from Work Should be Overtime - Business, Labor Unions Work Together for Immigration Overhaul -...more

Be Smart with Your Phone

by Pallie Zambrano | McManis Faulkner on 2/21/2013

Look around any conference room, coffee shop or elevator and you will find almost everyone has their smart phone in hand or nearby. While these hand-held devices are still used for talking on the phone, they are also used for...more

Are Emails, Texts, Tweets, And Other Digital Communications Student Records Under FERPA And State Law?

by Jackie Wernz | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 2/20/2013

As schools increase the use of technology to communicate with and about students, questions arise about the intersection between the data created and student records laws, such as the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy...more

Increased Risk of FCPA Prosecution of Foreign National Executives of U.S. Issuers: Recent Court Decision Allows Open-Ended Statute...

by Anthony D. Mirenda, Gare Smith | Foley Hoag LLP on 2/19/2013

A recent federal court decision highlights the increasing risk of prosecution for foreign national executives under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA”). The decision from the federal district court in New York denied...more

Adventures in Email Threading

by Brian Kapatkin | Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/15/2013

Any attorney who has reviewed documents collected from a client could tell you that email is often the primary way in which people communicate matters of importance. Unfortunately – both for the attorney who has to review the...more

Newsbreak: Your Rights [Video]

by Lawyers.com on 2/14/2013

Lawyers.com Editorial Director, Betsy Kim, gives today's Newsbreak, a round-up of legal cases and issues. This video covers warrantless taking of blood of a DUI suspect, dogs sniffing front doors for marijuana and the...more

Quadrophenia and Four Compliance Issues

by Thomas Fox on 2/11/2013

This past weekend I saw the remaining members of The Who perform in their Quadrophenia Tour. While I had seen Roger Daltry perform the rock opera Tommy, I had never seen Pete Townsend in concert. To say I was blown away would...more

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High Net Worth Family Tax Report, Vol. 8, No. 2 -- May 2013

California Moves One Step Closer to Passing Privacy Bill Requiring a Search Warrant for Providers' Customers' Emails

Receipt Of Pornographic Material Was Not Just Cause For Dismissal: Appeal Court

BABC eDiscovery Newsletter - April 2013

Automotive Legal News - May 2013 • 2nd Quarter

Is The IRS Reading Emails With A Search Warrant?

Legal Business Development: Do The Emails You Send Build Credibility?

CFPB sets up special e-mail list for mortgage developments

Perfect Tips to Make Sure Your Emails are Read (not Ignored!)

Emails and Text Messages On Personal Devices Subject to Public Records Act - Judge’s Ruling Demonstrates Risk to Public Agencies;...

Texas Appeals Court Affirms Holding That Certain Emails Read Together Can Be Construed As One Contract

A Personal Email Records Management And Privacy Problem

Court Allows Service Via Email and Facebook

Harvard's Secret E-Mail Search: The Intersection of Internal Investigations and Digital Privacy

Manson v John Doe - Damages For Anonymous Online Defamation

Southern District of New York Ruling May Present Challenges for FCPA Defendants

SDNY Favors the SEC in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Action Involving Novel Issues of Statutory Interpretation

In What Circumstances Can Foreign Nationals Be Held Liable for Violating The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?

Labor And Employment E-Note - February 14, 2013

Be Smart with Your Phone

Are Emails, Texts, Tweets, And Other Digital Communications Student Records Under FERPA And State Law?

Increased Risk of FCPA Prosecution of Foreign National Executives of U.S. Issuers: Recent Court Decision Allows Open-Ended Statute...

Adventures in Email Threading

Newsbreak: Your Rights [Video]

Quadrophenia and Four Compliance Issues

Newsbreak: Your Rights [Video]

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