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E-Discovery

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  Years of ADA Shakedowns Alleged, And A Law Firm Settles

  A Silicon Valley law firm has settled a lawsuit alleging that it was shaking down small businesses by filing lawsuits for minor and in some cases bogus ADA violations and then extracting settlements.

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  Negotiating Second Request Discovery

  A Hart Scott Rodino Second Request can be a major impediment to the completion of an M&A deal, and compliance can be a challenge. It requires an organization to process, review and then produce large quantities of...

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  Cybersecurity Protocols and ADR

  Surveys taken after the massive Panama Papers hack suggested that law firm cybersecurity industry-wide was lagging behind health care and financial services companies. Now it appears that another niche of the legal industry may be even less...

  • Posted 2 weeks ago
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  Ransom Attack Hits A Case-Management Provider; Client Law Firms Feel The Pinch

  One of the nation’s largest case-management firms has been targeted by a ransomware attack. Early in October, it alerted customers regarding what it first characterized as a security breach caused by a.....

  • Posted 1 month ago
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• Negotiating Second Request Discovery

  Few things can incite more urgency for legal and compliance teams than a Hart Scott Rodino Second Request. Notorious for their tight deadlines and high stakes, second requests require organizations to process, review and produce large quantities...

  • Posted 3 months ago
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  In-House Counsel, PR Consultants And The Privilege

  Formerly PR, and PR crises in particular, were handled internally and with extensive involvement of the legal department. Today the handling of PR crises is often outsourced, and crisis management is a recognized specialty industry. “Unfortunately,” writes...

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  Re-Purposing E-Discovery Software To Field DSARs

  Among the provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act will be a requirement for affected companies to respond to a Data Subject Access Request. The “subject” of a Data Subject Access Request could be any consumer who...

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  An Old Judge Kavanaugh Opinion Prevails In A GC Privilege Case

  In the Northern District of Illinois, a general counsel’s emails to various in-house parties were ruled privileged when the court declined to apply “the primary purpose” test as requested by the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs wanted the defendant...

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  Gun-Tracing In The U.S Is From Another Century

  It’s no accident the U.S. has an archaic system for tracing guns, according to documentary film maker David Freid, whose work on the subject is up for an Emmy. “The technology that we use is largely designed...

  • Posted 4 months ago
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  Data And Business Litigation

  Data retention is a double-edged sword. Data can be a treasure trove of evidence, notably in matters involving trade secrets and non-compete agreements, but in virtually any type of litigation. At the same time, data – holding...

  • Posted 4 months ago
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