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The Legal Intelligencer

Hoppin' Down the EMR Audit Trail

The recent discovery trend in medical malpractice litigation is to not only request a copy of the patient's medical record, but to also request the defendant's electronic medical record (EMR) "audit trail," which can show a true history of the chart entries including the identity of persons who have reviewed its information.
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The Legal Intelligencer

IP Protection and the Cannabis Industry: Strategies and Trends

Protection of intellectual property is a key element in any company's efforts to secure a competitive advantage.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

TRUSTS & ESTATES / WEALTH MANAGEMENT

This supplement covers will contests based on undue influence, estate-planning using IRAs, and the tax aspects of cryptocurrency.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

White-Collar Crime

In this week's Special Report: "Ways Your Company May Be Drawing Criminal Health Care Fraud Scrutiny," "OFAC Sanctions: Costly … But Effective?," "The Ninth Circuit's 'Glassdoor' Decision: Grand Juries and Anonymous Speech," "'People v. Weinstein': New York Attorney General's Sharp Warning About Systemic Workplace Sexual Harassment," "The End of the Internal Investigation and the Risk of the Internal Whistleblower: Self-Disclosure in the FCPA Context" and "The Sea Change Across the Pond: UK Privilege in Internal Investigations Remains in Flux."
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The Legal Intelligencer

The Arc and Art of Protecting Fictional Characters

Intellectual property law protecting fictional—or literary—characters has evolved to recognize that it is often the protagonist or antagonist within a creative work that leave the longest-lasting impression on the audience.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Growing Trend of Fake Reviews and How to Stop Them

Imagine this scenario: Your client creates the next big thing, 2018's “it” product. With your assistance, that client takes the traditional steps to protect and promote the product: signs nondisclosure agreements with suppliers; obtains trademarks to protect the brand; applies for patents to safeguard the concept; and receives required agency approvals. The client exhausts countless resources, and overcomes repeated challenges, to finally bring the product to market.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Why Cashing In on #Trending Trademarks Always Ends in Failure

In the heyday of the video-sharing service Vine, Kayla Newman, a Chicago-area teen, birthed a new catchphrase for the millennial generation with two words—“on fleek.”
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Recent Cases Address Undue Influence in Will Contests

Unfortunately, for every Abel there is a Cain, and our elderly sometimes succumb to the desires of others to ensure their own survival.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Sea Change Across the Pond: UK Privilege in Internal Investigations Remains in Flux

As UK courts reshape the landscape of privilege law in the internal investigations context, a recent decision offers guidance but not clarity.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ways Your Company May Be Drawing Criminal Health Care Fraud Scrutiny

Review some areas of potential fraud of which a health care company should be aware to stay compliant and off the DOJ's radar.
8 minute read

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