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2018 Consumer Protection Priorities of State Attorneys General

Attorneys general (AGs) are not only lawyers for their states; they are enforcers, regulators, and even public policy advocates. With a broad consumer protection mandate, a state AG is able to reach a wide range of industries that have a consumer touch.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Can 'Anti-Social' Facebook and Instagram Posts Violate Probation?

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over whether probation can be revoked because of offensive social media posts even if no specific condition of probation was violated.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Protecting Personal Data Under the GDPR: From Asset to Liability

A recent Facebook commercial talks about how great Facebook was when it first came into our lives. It then talks about how bad Facebook became recently (“fake news,” “spam,” and “data misuse”). It ends with Facebook promising to do more. It promises Facebook will do more to “protect your privacy.”
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The Legal Intelligencer

Oh Snap! Protecting and Promoting Your Practice on Social Media

Your competitors are on social media burnishing their digital presence, interacting with clients and prospects—theirs and yours—upping their “top of mind” visibility and establishing their position as a thought leader and go-to lawyer.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Emails and Social Media Advocacy

In his State E-Discovery column, Mark Berman examines the question: “What happens when a 'faithless servant' employee absconds with confidential company emails, and then deletes them from the company's server. Does a claim for conversion lie?
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Am Law 200 Is Committed to the Pro Bono Cause

Whether fighting for LGBT rights, protecting veterans or helping the U.S. women's hockey team achieve gender equity, the country's biggest firms rose to the occasion to help pro bono clients in 2017.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

GDPR—A New Fundamental Right Protecting Personal Identifiable Information, More

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a broad and comprehensive European Union (EU) data privacy law that went into effect on May 25. This is a great example of the law trying to catch up with the technology and our digital lives.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attorneys vs. Accountants: The Battle Wages On

In this column on Law Firm Management, Jamie Diaferia and Helen Bertelli discuss an Infinite Global study that reveals trends and best practices for content and social media in the law and accounting industries.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Delaware Class Action Folded into Facebook, Cambridge Analytica MDL

A federal judicial panel on Monday added a Delaware class action against Facebook Inc. and Cambridge Analytica to multidistrict litigation in a California federal court.
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Legaltech News

ABA Model Rule 1.6's Lessons on Maintaining Confidentiality Online

Information that is protected as 'confidential' is generally broader than what is considered “privileged.” As confirmed by the opinion, confidential information can include the client's identity.
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