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Guest Post: David the Inventor vs. the Biglaw Goliath – What Drives A Goliath To Take On A David?

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As I reported here in November , the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has sued Xcential for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and other causes of action. This is Stodder’s perspective on the lawsuit. If anyone at Akin Gump wishes to respond, I would be happy to publish it.]. The Holy Grail?

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2024 Law Firm Data Security Guide: How to Keep Your Law Firm Secure

Clio

on social media) Loss of public and client trust in your firm Malpractice allegations and lawsuits What are your ethical and regulatory obligations? Since law firms are considered business associates, they must comply with HIPAA when handling PHI on behalf of their clients. According to the American Bar Association (ABA) Rule 1.6:

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The Supreme Court TransUnion Case Part 1 — What It Means for Standing in Cyber Cases

Debevoise Data Blog

Individuals whose personal information was compromised in a data breach have had mixed success in bringing lawsuits in federal court against the companies that held their data. TransUnion: A Win for Defendants in Breach Lawsuits? The other class members were merely labeled as potential terrorists in TransUnion’s system.

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TikTok Ban: An Update (and What You Should Know)

Clio

ByteDance, a Chinese internet technology company, acquired TikTok (formerly known as Musical.ly, a lip-syncing app) in 2018. TikTok has already filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana, claiming that the TikTok ban violates the First Amendment and other federal laws. What is TikTok?

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Berkeley Technology Law Journal Podcast: Automated License Plate Readers with ACLU Attorney Matt Cagle

Berkley Technology Law Journal

And this is one that the US Supreme Court has recognized is not really a bright line, in the case called Carpenter vs. United States from 2018. And our team at the ACLU, we noticed,we were looking at the law, parsing the law one day, and I was like, this looks like it’s a prohibition on sharing ALPR information.

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Artificial Intelligence, Real Discrimination

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

This article briefly addresses this problem, summarizes current local, state, and federal laws enacted or proposed to curtail it, and proposes two solutions for modern employers itching to implement AI-assisted employee management tools but dreading employment litigation. 10, 2018), [link] [15] N.Y.C. Sonderling et al.,