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An increasing number of families of employees who have died of Covid-19 are filing lawsuits against employers. The key question in many of these […]
Contracts may need to be modified for many reasons, including changes in the financial or regulatory regime. (One example: The coming replacement of LIBOR […]
For a ransomware attack to be successful, two things are necessary. The attacker must penetrate a target, and that target must lack an adequate […]
Three pieces of legislation addressing cybersecurity, particularly within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), were introduced in the House on July 13. Concerns about […]
With its Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act. New York joins a growing number of states that have enacted cybersecurity mandates. […]
Virtually all law firms and companies with legal departments, and even most businesses with no in-house lawyers, by now are aware of the increased […]
Among the findings: Twenty-five percent said their budgets had been reduced. Workloads haven’t, however, in a few areas in particular…
To facilitate informed decision-making, a company’s contracts need to be understandable and potentially accessible across multiple areas of the organization. “Far too often, however, […]
For a simple contract, executed under English law, it’s relatively simple and electronic signatures are usually valid. However, if the other party is overseas…
You have decided your best option under the circumstances is to pay up. But that decision is far from the last…