Risk Manager

Pandemic May Be Waning, But Securities Lawsuits Keep Coming

Two recent securities class actions related to the coronavirus are likely a harbinger of what’s to come even if there […]

Plagiarist Who Filed A DMCA Notice Backdated Her Work, Says Author

A plagiarist managed to spin The Digital Millennial Copyright Act to her advantage by backdating a post, then filing a […]

Counterfeits, “Brand Abuse,” Said To Be Rampant For Small And Medium Sized Businesses

Four out of five small and medium sized businesses suffer from counterfeited products and brand abuse, according to a brand […]

Texas AG’s Request For $3,800 Per Hour Outside Attorneys Is Thwarted By Lawmakers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wanted to be able to pay outside counsel as much as $3,780 an hour for […]

Apple Breach Typifies “The Future Of Online Extortion”

After obtaining technical information about unreleased Apple products by breaching Apple supplier Quanta, Ransomware gang REvil wants $50 million from […]

“Inventorship,” Not Infringement, At Issue In Unusual Nexus IP Case

In a video interview, an attorney who represented Nexus explains what was at issue in a novel IP case, Nexus […]

At Georgetown Law, An Attack On “The Progressoriat” From A Surprising Source

A professor at Georgetown Law takes on what she calls the Progressoriat, her term for progressive liberals whom she maintains […]

Delaware Supreme Court Says Fraud Is Insurable

It’s a decision likely to reshape directors and officers (D&O) policies nationwide, says a post from law firm Snell & […]

For GCs, A Troubling Ruling From Mass. Supreme Court

Following revelations that data-analytics firm Cambridge Analytica had obtained and utilized Facebook users’ data for political-advertising purposes, Facebook commissioned a […]