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Cyber-Malpractice & Negligence Lawsuit Hits A Chicago Law Firm

December 26, 2016

A putative class action lawsuit has been filed against a Chicago law firm over alleged cyber vulnerabilities. Two former clients […]

How Lawyers Can Prevent Hacks

December 26, 2016

If a client’s secrets are exposed, the worst case scenario c0uld land them in jail and get you disbarred. That’s […]

The Holiday Party “In-Recovery” Challenge

December 21, 2016

In a post that provides tips for the sobriety-inclined in the face of law firm holiday parties, the host of […]

Protecting Data Analytics From Litigation

December 20, 2016

Corporations have been encouraged by consultants and various success stories to keep finding more ways to monetize “Big Data,” by […]

Midwestern City Tops “Judicial Hellhole” List

December 20, 2016

In the annual ranking of “judicial hellholes” compiled by the American Tort Reform Association, the City of St. Louis Circuit […]

Which BigLaw Firms Are Suing, Which Being Sued?

December 15, 2016

Bloomberg’s “Big Law Docket Scanner” periodically looks at dockets worldwide for cases in which big name law firms are either […]

Motions to Dismiss Under Twombly

December 14, 2016

The Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Twombly v. Bell Atlantic Corp has been widely interpreted as imposing a heightened fact-pleading […]

China Hacked Major Law Firms

December 13, 2016

Hackers with ties to the Chinese government breached email accounts of partners at several well-known BigLaw firms, reports Fortune. Information […]

Hackers Who Could Eavesdrop Through Your Phone

December 12, 2016

The code enabled a complete takeover of an iPhone – e-mail, Internet use, keystrokes, Skype chats – and could even turn on a microphone so conversations could be monitored. It would even shut itself off…

New York AG Warns Lawyers Of Phishing Campaign

December 6, 2016

New York’s Attorney General Erich Schneiderman sent a warning to lawyers about a phishing campaign embedded in emails that purport […]

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