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What Law Firms Can Learn About Cybersecurity From Other Industries

September 17, 2018

In some respects, law firms are at an advantage. Other industries, notably health care, have been hit earlier and harder, […]

Law Firm Trounces Legal Malpractice Claimant; She Could Get Jail Time

September 7, 2018

A seldom invoked Massachusetts law has allowed a law firm to win a $175,000 judgment against a physician to recoup […]

Law Firms Advised To Brace For “EPL” Claims

September 6, 2018

A study of employment practices liability claims against law firms found that more than half involved discrimination claims. The “big […]

More U.S. Companies Getting Ensnared By Terrorism Law

September 5, 2018

Companies that arguably would never expect it could find themselves having to defend a lawsuit under the Antiterrorism Act. Several […]

The Age Of Privacy Is Over

September 4, 2018

Most people wouldn’t have even considered it an “age,” but according to this rather sour article in the Atlantic, it […]

Gender-Biased General Counsel Bonuses Need Fixing

August 31, 2018

Although female general counsel have a base salary that is, on average 6.3 percent lower than their male counterparts, it’s […]

Embargoed PR, Hacked For Insider Trading Info, Nets Millions

August 28, 2018

In a case that “exemplifies the way insider trading has been quietly revolutionized by the internet,” Ukranian hackers siphoned off […]

A Law Firm’s Abandoned Domain Name Can Get Used By Hackers

August 24, 2018

Security experts warn that when a law firm abandons an internet domain name (e.g. by way of a merger or […]

$115M Payout In Anthem Data Breach Settlement Gets Judge OK

August 22, 2018

This is one of the largest data breach settlements ever, and the payout exceeds the $100 million insurance policy Anthem had against cyberattacks at the…

Transgender Employees And Employment Discrimination

August 17, 2018

Courts are split regarding the degree to which Title VII applies to transgender employees. Further muddying the waters is the […]

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