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Pandemic-Related Legal Ethics Opinions: A Compendium

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District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, Opinion 24-20 (March 23, 2020). Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Opinion 2020-300 (April 10, 2020). New York County Lawyers Association Formal Opinion 754-2020 (Aug. Issues addressed: Health concerns over appearing in court.

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X Corp. v. Bright Data is the Decision We’ve Been Waiting For (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Furthermore, the court determined that Facebook’s survival clause did not explicitly cover scraping after the termination of Bright Data’s accounts. It lost for two reasons: one grounded in contract law and the other external. However, many courts, most famously the Seventh Circuit in ProCD v. In 2022, in ML Genius v.

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Section 230 Applies to Nextdoor Consumer Reviews–Duffer v. Nextdoor

Eric Goldman

The court summarizes the plaintiff’s allegations: Plaintiff alleges that in October, 2020, he received a negative review on Nextdoor from a former customer. ” The court cites Force v. The plaintiff claimed that federal law didn’t preempt his state law claim, but the court breezily rejects that. (I

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The Highest-growth Legal Practice Areas in 2024 and Beyond

Clio

Privacy and cybersecurity Privacy and cybersecurity laws are complex and vary between states (e.g., CCPA laws ). Also, these lawyers reduce privacy and security risks to comply with applicable state and federal laws. These laws also vary by industry, depending on who you’re doing business with.

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Russia Introduces New Requirements for Processing of Publicly Disclosed Personal Data

Debevoise Data Blog

On 1 March 2021, Federal Law No. 519-FZ on Amendments to the Federal Law on Personal Data dated 30 December 2020 (the “Law”) came into force. 3] Article 13.11 (1) of the Administrative Offences Code of the Russian Federation. USD 1,300) and/or on company officers of up to RUB 20,000 (approx.

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Face Forward: Strategies for Complying with Facial Recognition Laws

Debevoise Data Blog

Compensatory damages or damages between $200 and $1,000 are authorized for each unlawful sale, as are reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs. State Laws Permitting but Regulating Collection and Use of Biometric Identifiers, including Facial Data. 1:20-CV-1084-JES-JEH, 2020 WL 5118035 (C.D. See, e.g., Figueroa v. 454 F.Supp.3d

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How to Make Sure Your Law Firm's Website is ADA Compliant

Centerbase

We’ll also dive into how to make your law firm website accessible and why, above all, accessibility matters and should be strived for. The ADA is a federal law enacted in 1990. Because of this, it has fallen to the courts to determine how the ADA applies to websites. Let’s get moving! What is the ADA?