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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Suit Seeks to Unmask Newark's Proposal to Amazon for 'HQ2'

Steven Wronko sued the city Tuesday in Essex County Superior Court to reverse a records custodian's decision denying his request to obtain documents relating to Newark's attempts to woo Amazon.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Privacy Concerns in Amazon and Aetna-CVS Health Deals: Q&A With a Cyberlaw Expert

ALM talked with Peter Swire, senior counsel at Alston & Bird and privacy and cybersecurity expert at the Georgia Institute of Technology's Scheller College of Business, about some of the legal and data privacy issues surrounding the new, data-driven health care delivery systems. These include the proposed merger between CVS Health and Aetna Inc., as well as the health initiative that Amazon.com, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. recently announced for its employees.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Weinstein Does Deep Dive Into Website Accessibility Lawsuits

In her Internet Issues/Social Media column, Shari Claire Lewis writes: The bottom line lesson from 'Blick' for e-businesses is that although this issue is still evolving, it may be beneficial for e-companies to proactively begin the process of bringing websites in compliance with the WCAG 2.0 Level AA standard, which may act as a defense to a suit or a deterrent to being targeted.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Real Estate Conference Examines Autonomous Cars, Changing Face of Retail

Speakers included Starwood Capital Group founder and CEO Barry Sternlicht, Whole Foods Market Florida regional president Juan Nunez and Gensler managing principal Joseph Brancato.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

E-Discovery

In the Legal's E-Discovery supplement, read about possession, custody or control; preserving wearable data and how when it come to ethics and e-discovery, attorneys must stay current.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Real Impact of Redundant Data and What to Do About It

Data is duplicative by nature, but the way your operation stores and manages data is likely exposing it to unnecessary and costly redundancy. Most organizations handling e-discovery today could very well have a cumulative data set that is anywhere from five to 10 times bigger than necessary.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Things Just Couldn't Be the Same' After the 'Lynyrd Skynyrd' Spoliation Decision

Most lawyers know to advise their clients to preserve evidence in their “care, custody or control” relevant to pending or threatened litigation. But exactly how far does “control” go? Can a party be sanctioned for spoliation for failing to issue a legal hold notice to a third party who has no obligation to follow your legal hold instructions?
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Beware: Texts and Wearable Data Must Be Preserved, Too

Attorneys need to be aware of technological advances in terms of preservation of evidence and new avenues for seeking relevant evidence. Spoliation sanctions, including adverse jury instructions, have been issued for the failure to preserve text messages. In addition, data from wearable technology, such as the Apple Watch and the Fitbit, can become relevant and material, while also raising concerns about consumer privacy rights.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Possession, Custody or Control: A Perennial Question Gets More Complicated

The perennial question of “possession, custody or control” may become more complicated in light of the U.S. Supreme Court recently granting certiorari in the landmark case of In the Matter of a Warrant to Search a Certain Email Account Controlled and Maintained by Microsoft. Companies will need to watch for this decision and its potential impact on discovery and information governance when data crosses borders.
9 minute read

The Recorder

SEC Directs Regulatory Fire at Initial Coin Offerings

A regulatory fusillade arrives as initial coin offerings—ICOs—have become big business.
17 minute read

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