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Fox Rothschild LLP

IFA Takeaways: How Smart Franchisors Stay Out of Court

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The International Franchise Association’s Annual Convention is always filled with useful take home information for franchise practitioners. Last week, I attended the session “Proactive Strategies for Franchisors to Prevent...more

BCLP

Lead Generation and the TCPA: How to Protect Your Company from Downstream Bad Actors

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Many businesses, including retailers, rely on inbound lead generators to identify prospective customers for telephone or text-based direct marketing campaigns. Sourcing inbound leads from a variety of providers allows firms...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Developments Highlight Secondary Liability Risks for Private Funds

DOJ settlement signals need for enhanced False Claims Act scrutiny. Private funds continue to face heightened secondary liability risks arising from their portfolio investments....more

Epiq

The Data Breach “Blame Game” – Employer or Employee Liability

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Data security and privacy is a hot global topic right now. New laws that closely regulate data security practices seem to be popping up everywhere in order to account for all of the data people transmit electronically daily....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Prior Harassment Claims Do Not Eliminate Employer's Use of Faragher-Ellerth Defense

Under Title VII, employers are vicariously liable for incidents of sexual harassment engaged in by supervisors. In its Faragher and Ellerth decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court acknowledged a limited defense to claims of...more

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Patient Privacy Breach...All in a Day’s Work?

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It is a health care provider’s nightmare – despite extensive HIPAA training and best efforts to hire the right people, one of your staff members has gone rogue with a patient’s information. Whether a receptionist loudly...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management - March 2018

Lateral Hires – Screening – Moonlighting – Due Diligence by Hiring Firm – Vicarious Liability because of Lawyer's Apparent Authority - McFarland v. Niekamp, Weisensell, Mutersbaugh & Mastrantonio, LLP, 2017-Ohio-8394, 2017...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Corporate Cybersecurity Can Only Be as Strong as Your Weakest Link

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While corporate executives are increasingly becoming aware of their obligation to be informed of cybersecurity threats and the steps being taken by their company to prevent data breaches, it is equally important for...more

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