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Data Breach Settlements: Why Are They Getting Bigger?

Although each data breach class action arises out of its own particular circumstances, there are a number of factors that seem to be contributing to these large settlements.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

U.S. Citizen in Iraq, Detained and Silenced By Government, Has Habeas Corpus Rights

The Justice Department's argument entirely defeats the historic purpose of habeas corpus, which is to prevent imprisonment by the government without judicial review.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Constitution, a Young 70, Needs Preserving

Our state constitutional development since 1947 is a matter about which we are justifiably proud. We should work toward preserving it.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Can an Appellate Judge Review His Own Opinion?

Sol Wachtler writes: There was a time when a judge of an appellate court could review the very case he presided over when he was a trial judge. The New York Court of Appeals allowed, even applauded, the practice, but thanks to a recent decision of that same court ('People v. Novak') that will no longer be tolerated.
11 minute read

The American Lawyer

Look Who's Not on That Gay-Friendly List + More

This year, the intriguing question isn't which firms are on the list but which ones aren't.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Background Check Alphabet Soup Creates Nightmares

A Philadelphia employer conducting background screening may soon have to navigate no less than six federal, state and local laws. Other jurisdictions also have background-check related laws, creating an even larger headache for multistate employers.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Mobility Fees Encourage Transit-Oriented Development, Control Sprawl

A report from Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez signals a policy shift that could affect every real estate development in the county, writes attorney Anthony De Yurre.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Security First Approach Provides a Significant Advantage to Law Firms

The security industry all too often sells the next shiny object touted as the Holy Grail of security that protects against all cyber threats. And the following year, the next best thing hits the market and becomes the grail until proven fallible.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Does CERCLA Pre-empt State Medical Monitoring Claims?

An appeal pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit asks whether CERCLA pre-empts state law claims for medical monitoring, Giovanni v. U.S. Dep't of the Navy, No. 17-2473 (3d Cir.). This is an important issue in the context of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) because the exact health effects remain in dispute.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Sovereign Immunity in Bankruptcy Cases: Can a Trustee Sue the State?

Typically, a state governmental entity is immune from suit unless the state explicitly waives its own sovereign immunity with respect to a particular claim or issue.
12 minute read

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