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January 23, 2023 | Law.com

The most common questions and key elements of a negligence claim are whether the defendant breached a duty of care, whether there is any injury as a result of the defendant's breach of any purported duty of care, and whether the defendant's alleged breach caused the plaintiff any damages. While these essential questions and elements apply with equal force in data breach litigation, the difficult question to answer in these cases is "what is the value, if any, of your injury or damages?"

By Brian E. Middlebrook, Tyrik Jiang, John T. Mills and Joseph Salvo

11 minute read

January 18, 2023 | Law.com

Good team leaders create an environment in which attorneys and staff work hard, are loyal, and add to profitability. Setting expectations and goals is an essential step in becoming an effective team leader. Make a commitment this year to up your management skills with these two key techniques.

By Sharon Meit Abrahams

6 minute read

January 17, 2023 | Law.com

There are several issues and terms to consider related to the development process that differentiate build to suit leases from a standard commercial lease that are important for the tenant to understand to effectively manage costs and effectively protect itself from delays in the development schedule.

By Ian Sutton

9 minute read

January 11, 2023 | Law.com

This is a time of innovation, and one way law firms can prepare for a future we can't yet see is through leveraging two key levers: the need for empathy and iteration.

By Alaa Pasha

6 minute read

January 09, 2023 | Law.com

The Ninth Circuit held in VIP Prods. LLC v. Jack Daniel's Properties that VIP's "Bad Spaniels" dog toy mimicking the appearance of a Jack Daniels whisky bottle was protected expression under the First Amendment. The Supreme Court granted cert in November 2022 to consider the principal question whether humorous use of another's mark on a commercial product should be assessed under Rogers or the traditional multipart test of likelihood of confusion.

By Jonathan Moskin

10 minute read

December 27, 2022 | Law.com

The New Reality, for which law firms are scrambling to equip themselves, is that law firms no longer define their own service levels. Now it's the clients, and they have clear expectation parameters.

By Alex Geisler

5 minute read

December 20, 2022 | Law.com

Turning to familiar, trusted partners to help navigate the unruly waters of change management, adoption and an ocean of new legal technology options.

By Mark Wilcox

7 minute read

December 19, 2022 | Law.com

Part One of this article discussed the passing of the Economic Espionage Act to combat the growing concerns surrounding trade secret theft and the criminal components of trade secret theft. Part Two covers considerations in favor of approaching federal authorities on trade secrets theft. Part Three concludes the series with a look at the potential consequences in approaching federal authorities on trade secrets theft.

By Jeffrey A. Pade and Anand B. Patel

11 minute read

December 16, 2022 | Law.com

Lawyers, especially young lawyers, want to work from home. But there are downsides, such as a decrease in networking and personal relationships. How can technology help balance these out so that attorneys and law firms can have their cake and eat it too.

By AshLea Allberry

6 minute read

December 14, 2022 | Law.com

Copyright holders would be well advised to familiarize themselves with the Copyright Claims Board for resolving copyright infringement claims and to consider its benefits and potential downsides in bringing or defending copyright infringement actions.

By Robert E. Browne and Michael D. Hobbs

6 minute read