[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] The Manufacturer’s Fault? Class Action Lawsuits and How to Steer Clear With 13 auto manufacturers and over 8 million passenger vehicles* sold per year, the United States is home to many a class action lawsuit against the manufacturer. Quick new model rollouts and poor reliability from parts distributors…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Ebola has been around for more than 30 years – and we can genuinely give thanks to Hollywood for proselytizing its sincere threat. Thanks to movies like Outbreak and the Mission Impossible franchise, video sequences reminiscent of the Schwarzenegger’s face stuck in outer space without a suit plague…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] When it comes to lawsuits against Pharmaceutical companies, they can be quite costly. Many cases have resulted in settlements reaching hundreds of millions of dollars, and a few have exceeded one billion. However, physicians are the ones that generally carry more risk if a patient experiences negative side…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] With so much big data being stored electronically these days, it’s created a host of security concerns for retailers who use third party vendors. Without the proper parameters and security measures in place, the possibility of unwanted individuals accessing sensitive information is all too real. When this happens,…
Late to the office? It’s too late to stress. Your boss might not appreciate jokes, but thanks to modern laws on social media, he can’t actually do anything about what you post to social media (within reason of course).
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Bring on another year of technology that shapes caselaw! As we cheer in the New Year dirtying our suites with expensive champagne and boasts for future successes, solutions and improvements, we also ready the big guns in this last-ditch effort to expand, improve, and take charge. And frankly,…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Learn from your colleagues’ mistakes. In this edition of “Technology Fails” we’ll address, the obvious, the mundane, the benign, and the obliviously performed ways in which leaders, attorneys and bosses wrecked cases and violated rights. As a partner at a law firm, your role bears responsibilities as both…
The JP Morgan breach is just one of several major security failures of 2014. Among many questions raised, most obvious is one: how can a vendor guarantee protect you from damages resulting in an unsecured system? Vendors are on the radar as the Treasury Department points the finger at third party security. For those of…
Discovery is more than just a process for disclosing evidence to opposing counsel. I personally think it gets its name from the mental taxation that eFiling imposes: changing laws and strategic filing procedures become an exercise in personal development. I have an entire soundtrack of focus music (here’s a sample) devoted to getting me through procedural…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] In the fast-paced age of electronics, our time savers can be our downfall. Email, text message, mobile phones that are not registered by the state bar… when did it become so hard to find a privileged method of communication? The truth is, email can be protected by attorney-client…