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Corporate Counsel

How In-House Lawyers Can Protect the Company From Social Media Risk

For all of its benefits, social media also poses risks to companies. Luckily, in-house lawyers can help.
12 minute read

Legaltech News

Behind the Curtain: The $500M Verdict Against Facebook in Virtual Reality Fight

22 minute read

National Law Journal

Nobody Thinks Trump's SCOTUS Pick Is a Grouch. Except Autocorrect.

Those who know U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neal Gorsuch call him "humble," "down-to earth" and "quite personable." Autocorrect, however, sees the opposite—a "grouch." Social media lit up Tuesday night with tweets and posts referencing President Donald Trump's nomination of "Neil Grouch."
1 minute read

Legaltech News

Lawyers for Detainees Get Help From a Hashtag

Attorneys used the #helpthelawyers hashtag to ask for spare laptops, to offer translation services, or to request relief lawyers to tap-in.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Lawyers for Detainees Get Help From a Hashtag

A loose coalition of social media activists is pushing to help lawyers camped out at airports around the country.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

IN BRIEF: Mark Zuckerberg Testifies, Defends Facebook-Oculus Deal

By | January 23, 2017
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a Dallas federal courtroom Jan. 17 that he did not buy stolen technology when his company purchased the virtual reality developer Oculus for $2 billion in 2014. Plus more in this week's column.
16 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Use of Digital Evidence at Trial Is Ripe for Guidance in the New Year

In December 2016, the Appellate Division tackled the requirements for the authentication of social media content at trial in New Jersey.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Conduct Panel Admonishes Town Justice for Facebook Posts

A town court justice from northern New York has been admonished for comments she made on her Facebook account about a criminal matter pending in another court.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

With New Law Shielding Negative Reviews, It's Time to Update Terms of Use

A handful of companies have gone after customers that left negative online reviews, prompting a new federal law that protects the right to complain on such forums as Yelp.com. With the law's impacts soon to be felt, in-house counsel would be wise to review their company's terms of use and make sure they aren't trying to silence peeved customers, internet lawyers say.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How UGG's Legal Team Is Using Social Media to Fight Counterfeits

As counterfeiters adapt, brands are increasingly searching for new ways to shut them down. For UGG Holdings Inc., this fight includes dedicated social media accounts to educate consumers about counterfeits, says Lisa Bereda, assistant general counsel at Deckers Outdoor Corp., the parent company of UGG.
6 minute read

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