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SEC Warns Public Officials About Potential Liability

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 5/7/2013

The SEC instituted a settled cease-and-desist proceeding against the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for its violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act (“Exchange Act”) and Rule 10b-5. ...more

BB&K Police Chief Bulletin: Public Records - Public Records Act May Require Disclosure of Content Stored on Personal Devices of...

by Paul A. Cappitelli, G. Ross Trindle III | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 4/9/2013

Overview: A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge recently ruled that the California Public Records Act (PRA) required government agencies to disclose communications relayed through the privately-owned personal devices of...more

Ethics Training: Are You Getting What You Need?

by T. Brooke Miller | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 3/27/2013

BB&K Attorney Brooke Miller Explains Why Training is So Important and What Is At Stake - Reading news accounts of violations of the California’s ethics laws, one might wonder “How could a public official or government...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

Kentucky County Clerks Cannot Sue MERS for Failure to Record Mortgage Assignments, Sixth Circuit Rules

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Martin Bryce, Jr., Alan S. Kaplinsky, Christopher J. Willis | Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/27/2013

The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a putative class action filed against Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS), its parent company, and 15 financial...more

Argument Report: Is the State Required to Pay The Legal Fees of an Elected Official Sued for His or Her Official Actions?

by Kirk Jenkins | Sedgwick LLP on 1/30/2013

If a state elected official is sued for his or her official actions, may the Attorney General refuse to defend the official based solely on the allegations of the complaint? That's the question the Supreme Court debated...more

Blogging for Lawyers [Video]

by Lawline.com on 1/8/2013

Join Josh King, Vice President, Business Development and General Counsel at Avvo, Inc as he discusses legal issues of blogging. Mr. King will provide advice to help lawyers and law firms understand the primary legal issues...more

California Court of Appeal Holds That a Private Conservator is a Public Official; Finds No Actual Malice Shown in Claim Based on...

by Thomas Burke, Jeff Glasser, Rochelle Wilcox | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/7/2013

A conservator appointed by the court to temporarily handle certain affairs of an elderly woman is a “public official” for purposes of defamation law who has to meet the “actual malice” standard to survive an anti-SLAPP...more

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SEC Warns Public Officials About Potential Liability

BB&K Police Chief Bulletin: Public Records - Public Records Act May Require Disclosure of Content Stored on Personal Devices of...

Ethics Training: Are You Getting What You Need?

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

Kentucky County Clerks Cannot Sue MERS for Failure to Record Mortgage Assignments, Sixth Circuit Rules

Argument Report: Is the State Required to Pay The Legal Fees of an Elected Official Sued for His or Her Official Actions?

Blogging for Lawyers [Video]

California Court of Appeal Holds That a Private Conservator is a Public Official; Finds No Actual Malice Shown in Claim Based on...

Blogging for Lawyers [Video]

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