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The American Lawyer

Wilmer Hires Former New York Fed Deputy GC

Yoon Hi Greene joins the firm's financial institutions group after 23 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Products Liability Win-Win: Help Your Client and Prevent Future Tragedies

If you have a products liability practice, we respectfully offer some suggestions for how to move forward in your cases to achieve not only a result for your client, but also a broader impact.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Popa,' 'Facebook,' and 3 Things GCs Should Know About Cookies, Wiretapping and Webpages

If your company has a website that uses cookies to share data with third parties, such as marketing or analytical firms, this article discusses the three things you should know.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

As Companies' Fears of Data-Breach Litigation Soar, Legal Terrain Rife With Uncertainty

Crowell & Moring partner Jennifer Romano said the murky legal landscape "makes it incredibly difficult for parties to assess the risks and potential exposure, which is particularly problematic when the amount of statutory damages could bankrupt a company."
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Should ERCOT Get Immunity for Response to 2021 Winter Storm? High Court Weighs Arguments

"But if ERCOT is protected by governmental immunity, then CPS could get whatever it wants out of PUC, it could never finish the race. Right? It couldn't go to court." - Justice Jeff Boyd
5 minute read

Law.com

Fantasy Football Player Sues DraftKings Over Postponed NFL Game

A New York man brought a proposed class action on behalf of participants of DraftKings' NFL Showdown and Flash Draft contests who didn't get their winnings from the game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices to Mull Whether Punitive Damages Award Bars Treble Damages in Consumer Lawsuit

"The question is, do you get both remedies?" said plaintiffs attorney Kenneth Behrend, or, "Is this some new carveout to the general rule?"
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Gibson Dunn Adds Apple Chief Privacy Officer as Big Tech Faces 'Novel, Unprecedented' Data Use Restrictions

Jane Horvath is the latest in a series of recent in-house and government hires at Gibson Dunn, which aims to become tech companies' one-stop shop for privacy matters.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Ruling 'Guts the Impact of Punitive Damages'

"This ruling will not please the members of the plaintiffs bar but will provide comfort to those concerned about what they perceive to be 'runaway' jury verdicts," said John Meagher, managing partner and chair of the insurance practice group at Shutts & Bowen.
5 minute read

Law.com

New Privacy Lawsuits Hit TikTok: 'They're Collecting and Building a Database.'

Attorneys have alleged in at least six new class actions that TikTok has inserted JavaScript code into websites of third parties its users accessed through its app.
3 minute read

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