Despite the legalization of recreational and medicinal marijuana in California, employers maintain the right to enforce a drug-free work environment. In many respects, cannabis is now treated like alcohol; although...more
One of the most bedeviling aspects of data privacy and security law concerns the concept of “reasonable” data security, which has become the default statutory and common law standard. The FTC began articulating a...more
On June 21, 2017, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in LabMD, Inc. v. FTC, Case No. 16-16270, a case that is being carefully watched to see if it will clarify the limits of the Federal Trade...more
On May 11, 2017, the Northern District of New York applied the Second Circuit’s standard for evaluating a Dodd-Frank retaliation claim in response to a motion to dismiss under F.R.C.P. Rule 12(b)(6). The court denied the...more