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October 04, 2021 | Law.com

Johansson alleges that, in order to generate new subscribers for Disney+, Disney intentionally interfered with her talent agreement with Disney affiliate Marvel Studios for her featured role in 'Black Widow'. Even with the litigation now settled, the motion to compel is worth examining, given its ongoing recurrence in entertainment industry contracts.

By Stan Soocher

6 minute read

October 01, 2021 | Lean Adviser

Lawyers have happily spent the past centuries dispensing legal opinions. The client has a problem, and the lawyer opines. That's what we do. But then…

By ssalkin

4 minute read

September 29, 2021 | Law.com

For all the coverage that privacy regulations are meant to provide, there is precious little guidance about how to protect private information, and there is very little legal precedent to guide our practices.

By Gina Taranto

8 minute read

September 28, 2021 | Law.com

Because gamification is frequently misunderstood, people often diminish it in conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion. An examination of gamification as a whole, however, shows how it lends itself to addressing serious issues.

By Heidi Turner

7 minute read

September 27, 2021 | Law.com

A South Carolina appellate court recently affirmed a trial court's decision that a landlord had tortiously interfered with a sublease by terminating the master lease after a fire damaged the subject building and such landlord was liable to the subtenant for punitive damages.

By Marisa L. Byram and Tyler V. Friederich

10 minute read

September 20, 2021 | Law.com

While analysts predict firms will still see savings from expense cuts in 2021, these savings won't be as dramatic as in 2020 and, moreover, recommend that firms should use profit gains to invest in long-term strategies for growth — like technology.

By Scott McFetters

7 minute read

September 15, 2021 | Law.com

If it was challenging to get facetime with clients pre-pandemic, that challenge has only multiplied in the post-pandemic world. As firms look for creative ways to reconnect with clients, client interviews and surveys have become more important than ever for ensuring client satisfaction, loyalty and profitability.

By Marci Krufka Taylor

4 minute read

September 13, 2021 | Law.com

Approval of all the co-owners of a copyrighted work is needed to grant exclusive rights to third parties. Despite that, any co-owner can sell that co-owner's exclusive ownership share to third parties without the permission of the others The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California recently released an opinion that considered the interplay of these copyright issues.

By Stan Soocher

5 minute read

September 09, 2021 | Law.com

While money is an important way to lure in associates and even lateral partners, firms that focus solely on this one thing might be ignoring a powerful secret recruiting weapon: public relations.

By Michelle Calcote King

7 minute read

September 08, 2021 | Law.com

Situations involving an employee's voluntary online exposure rarely end well and can bring legal exposure for the employer.

By John G. Browning

14 minute read