Shari Claire Lewis

February 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In her Internet Issues/Social Media column, Shari Claire Lewis, a partner at Rivkin Radler, discusses two cases that illustrate how Internet-enabled technology and social media may play a role in satisfying the notice requirements of FRCP 23.

By Shari Claire Lewis

10 minute read

February 13, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In her Internet Issues/Social Media column, Shari Claire Lewis, a partner at Rivkin Radler, discusses two cases that illustrate how Internet-enabled technology and social media may play a role in satisfying the notice requirements of FRCP 23.

By Shari Claire Lewis

10 minute read

December 16, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In her Internet Issues/Social Media, Shari Claire Lewis, a partner at Rivkin Radler, discusses a recent decision that undoubtedly will help clarify the long-arm jurisdiction rules in New York.

By Shari Claire Lewis

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October 28, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In her Internet Issues/Social Media column, Shari Claire Lewis, a partner of Rivkin Radler, discusses a case in which the Ninth Circuit rejected contentions that a contributory cybersquatting claim should be permitted to proceed under the ACPA.

By Shari Claire Lewis

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August 19, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In her Internet Issues/Social Media column, Shari Claire Lewis, a partner in the Long Island office of Rivkin Radler, writes: 'United States v. Ulbricht' appears to be the first New York case to directly address Bitcoin currency—a form of virtual payment that recently has been in the news and, with other virtual currencies, is the subject of a recent advisory by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

By Shari Claire Lewis

11 minute read

June 17, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In her Internet Issues/Social Media column, Shari Claire Lewis, a partner in the Long Island office of Rivkin Radler, reviews a number of recent decisions analyzing the issue of whether or not terms of service are enforceable, in which the "process" used to present the TOS and secure consent to be bound thereby was at least as important as the terms themselves.

By Shari Claire Lewis

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April 15, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In her Internet Issues/Social Media column, Shari Claire Lewis, a partner at Rivkin Radler, writes about the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 'Zhang v. Baidu.com', which is particularly noteworthy in that the First Amendment right the court protected was Baidu's right to censure the free political speech of others.

By Shari Claire Lewis

10 minute read

February 18, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In her Internet Issues/Social Media column, Shari Claire Lewis, a partner at Rivkin Radler, writes: In only the past few weeks, New York and surrounding states have seen a plethora of rulings stemming from allegedly defamatory statements that appeared in one form or another on the Internet. Several of the most recent salacious cases offer insight into when a claim will and will not withstand scrutiny.

By Shari Claire Lewis

13 minute read

December 17, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In her Internet Issues/Social Media column, Shari Claire Lewis, a partner at Rivkin Radler, writes: Work-related email accounts are ubiquitous and often are used by employees for personal reasons. Employees also may use their own personal email accounts on employer-provided resources, with or without the permission of the employer. A trio of recent cases addressed the question of whether an employer may rely on evidence obtained from employee emails that are discovered on company owned computers.

By Shari Claire Lewis

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August 20, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In her Internet Issues/Social Media column, Shari Claire Lewis, a partner at Rivkin Radler, writes that a recent decision by the Appellate Division, Second Department, enforcing a settlement set forth in an email, should serve as a reminder to lawyers and parties alike about the need to be just as careful when using email to communicate with adversaries as they would be in traditional communications.

By Shari Claire Lewis

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