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You’ve Got Acceptance! First Department Holds That Email Containing Attorney’s Signature Block Constitutes a Signed Settlement 

Email communication between attorneys has been the norm for some time now, but courts are still grappling with circumstances when an email constitutes an offer or acceptance of a settlement agreement. A recent First...more

McGuireWoods LLP

How Do Courts Decide If Employees CC'ing a Lawyer are Implicitly Seeking Legal Advice?

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Electronic communications exacerbate judges' already difficult task of determining if employees copying lawyers on their communications with fellow employees are implicitly seeking legal advice – and thus deserve privilege...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Texts that Bind: Text Messages May Form Binding Real Property Contract

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Last month, in St. John’s Holdings, LLC v. Two Electronics, LLC (No. 16 MISC 000090 (RBF)), a Massachusetts Land Court judge held that text messages exchanged between two real estate brokers may be sufficient to constitute...more

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Government Access to Private Data: Microsoft Opens a New Front in the Battle for Consumer Privacy

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Prior to the Information Age, sensitive papers were stored in file cabinets and drawers. When home computers arrived, information was digitized and moved to hard drives or other electronic media, still possessed by the user....more

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