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The Perils of Being a Judge on Social Media

For an institution that is supposed to appear at all times above the fray, it can get tricky when members of the judiciary decide to accept a Facebook…
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump's Big Law FEC Nominee Under Fire for Tweets, Views

No more than a day since President Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Akerman partner James “Trey” Trainor III as a commissioner on the Federal Election Commission, and the former election lawyer for the Trump presidential campaign is already under fire on multiple fronts.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lawyer Who Tweeted He'd Be 'OK' if Betsy DeVos Was Sexually Assaulted Resigns From Law Firm

A Central Texas personal injury lawyer has resigned from his law firm after tweeting "I'm not wishing for it ... but I'd be ok if #BetsyDevos was sexually assaulted. #SexualAssault #TitleIX."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Social Media Gets the Word Out During Irma Emergency

Worried relatives, generous volunteers, frantic neighbors, even medical providers are turning to social media now that Hurricane Irma wiped out electricity and cell service to communities across Florida, cutting off most contact with remote islands in the Keys.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Weighing The CMBS Impact Of Harvey And Irma

NEW YORK CITY—A pair of back-to-back hurricanes in the space of a week may cause a near-term rise in CMBS delinquencies, according to Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings. The exposure of billions of dollars in securitized commercial mortgages to the effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma comes as maturity performance is largely in line with expectations and the delinquency rate continues to decline.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Digital Footprint After Death: Who Wears the Shoes?

Peter B. Skelos, Lesli P. Hiller and Robert M. Harper write: Email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumbler, online banking, online shopping and other forms of electronic communications comprise our digital footprint. They are seemingly ubiquitous and omnipresent in the life of our business, social, and personal affairs. But, on death, who has the right of access to a decedent's digital footprint? More importantly, what is the scope of that access? Can a fiduciary figuratively step into the decedent's shoes and gain full access to the decedent's digital assets and electronic communications?
20 minute read

National Law Journal

FTC's First Action Against a Social Media 'Influencer' Might Not Be Last

The Federal Trade Commission in several cases has faulted social media "influencers" for failing to disclose the payments behind their seemingly organic endorsements. But the FTC had only reached settlements with the companies, raising a question of when—if ever—the agency would directly go after the influencers. That time has come. The agency this week took its first action against an influencer.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Federal Judge Sanctions Two California Lawyers in Abortion Videos Case

A federal judge has sanctioned two California lawyers for civil contempt rooted in their roles in posting secretly recorded videos of abortion providers that had been barred from public release by an injunction. Judge William Orrick, however, in his sanctions order, slashed the fees requested by the Morrison & Foerster team that represented the plaintiff, the National Abortion Federation, in the suit.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Pa. Court Reaffirms Social Media's Role in Unemployment Benefits Rulings

Joseph Gumpher III was found ineligible for benefits because he wrote in a Facebook post that he "chose not to" work and that it was "time to relax for a while."
8 minute read

Legaltech News

Instagram: The Next Frontier for Law Firm Branding

Law firms intent on branding themselves around their community, culture and clients are missing an opportunity to tap into a base of users that's 700 million strong—and growing.
5 minute read

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