By Aaron Gin and Joshua J. Lustig, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff | August 20, 2019
With the next waves of technological change, such as autonomous vehicles, blockchain, and IoT, newer, more complex OSS licenses may be drafted, and argued in the courts, to protect the interests of software innovators and the OSS community.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | August 19, 2019
While longtime practitioners focusing on sex abuse litigation see the ads as evidence of mounting support in the fight against sex trafficking, others say aggressive online advertising in this area might be adding to the dangers, both physical and psychological, that may arise when sex trafficking victims pursue litigation.
By Frank Ready | August 16, 2019
Is the GDPR's tight right of access request timeline a point of vulnerability for personal data, or do companies just need to refine their verification procedures?
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Jonathan D. Bick | August 16, 2019
Internet inventions come in four major categories, each with a different way of best protecting it.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Russell Yankwitt and Dina Hamerman | August 15, 2019
To combat the tension between litigation and skyrocketing litigation costs, the authors propose amending the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to comport with the position taken by many state courts, including New York, to stay all discovery upon the filing of a dispositive motion to dismiss a complaint.
By Frank Ready | August 14, 2019
Survey results released by Fish & Richardson found that while a majority of law firms are using the cloud for document and email storage, they're split on whether it's better to ask for permission or forgiveness when storing client data.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown | August 12, 2019
In their Technology Law column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss a decision concerning the scope and interpretation of an agreement that required software maintenance. Specifically, the dispute centered around an alleged intra-corporate conspiracy to deprive plaintiff software maintenance services for imaging technology. As analyzed in greater detail in this column, the court issued rulings in both parties’ favor.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael Hoenig | August 9, 2019
In his Complex Litigation column, Michael Hoenig writes: Three decisions in July have ignited a potential firestorm of products liability exposure perhaps wider than the jurisdictions involved in the cases. Given Amazon’s huge product line, the numbers of purchasers and users, the diversity of the many third-party vendors, and the policy reasons articulated by these courts, it is likely that a flood of lawsuits lies ahead.
By Frank Ready | August 9, 2019
Law schools have launched online courses to cater to students who are unable to relocate or abandon steady work, but as more jobs go virtual, those programs may become an unexpected training ground for the careers of the future.
By Frank Ready | August 8, 2019
While the number of DIY divorce solutions is on the rise, the next substantial evolution in the field might be a little ways off—or at least until law firms collect enough client data to harness the full predictive power of AI.
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