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This Single Mom Went From Partner to GC to CEO
News
The article includes a question-and-answer transcript about American Apparel CEO Chelsea Grayson’s goals, preparation, learning the business, and handling the high-pressure job as a single mother.
Reviewing Banks’ Third-Party Vendor Service Contracts (Part 6)
Insight
The sixth installment in Bryan Cave LLP’s series about banks’ third-party vendor service contracts covers two subjects: first, ownership of trademarks, copyrights, patents and other trade secrets, source code escrow agreements; and second, confidentialty.
Contracting in the Cloud: Who Pays for a Data Breach?
Insight
Data stored in the cloud faces many of the same threats as locally-stored data and, due to the growing amount of information in the cloud, it can be an attractive target for hackers, write Sidley Austin lawyers Scott Nonaka and Kevin Rubino for Bloomberg Law.
Apple Sues Amazon Supplier Over Fake iPhone Chargers
News
Apple said it purchased iPhone-related products that were advertised by Amazon as genuine Apple gear, complete with Apple copyrighted images and sometimes in packaging copied from real Apple accessories.
New Patent Troll Makes Vast Claim to Web Video, Sues 14 Big Media Companies
News
Bartonfalls LLC, an entity formed in August in the patent hotspot of East Texas, has sued 14 big media companies, claiming the media giants like CBS, NBC Universal and Bloomberg violated patented technology designed to switch automatically from one video display another, reports Ars Technica.
Business Development for Litigators: Best Practices and Innovative Techniques
Event, Oct. 27, 1 p.m. EDT
Practical Law will present a free 75-minute webinar involving a Q&A discussion on tips and techniques to build your book of business.
U.S.-Asia Cross Border White Collar Crime Series: Dec. 6 in NYC
Event, Dec. 6, 2016
The Innoxcell Annual Symposium – The US -Asia Cross Border White Collar Crime Series will be on Dec. 6, 2016, in New York at the Warwick New York Hotel.
Class Action Launched Against Samsung Over Note 7 Debacle
News
The ongoing fallout from Samsung’s Note 7 debacle now includes a possible class-action lawsuit against the company in the U.S., according to a report by digital Trends.
More Lifesaving Valves to Stop Gas Leaks Will Be Required in 2017
Insight
“These simple and inexpensive devices can save dozens of lives and millions of dollars in property damage each year,” says Dallas attorney Tom Carse.
Managing Political and Security Risks in a Volatile Investment Environment
Event, Oct. 25, 1 p.m. EDT
Practical Law will present a complimentary webinar on steps investors can take to gain a more comprehensive awareness of the challenges they face and to protect their investments and rights when investing in a foreign country.
How Wells Fargo’s John Stumpf Crashed Himself
Insight
A writer for Fortune traces the Wells Fargo former CEO’s handling of the recent scandal, pointing to the three times he responded with too little too late.
Court Rules CFPB Structure Unconstitutional But Can Continue Operating
News
A federal appeals court has found the structure of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be unconstitutional but has left the agency in place to “continue to operate and perform its many duties.”
Talisman Energy Facing Texas Federal Lawsuit Over Unpaid Oil, Gas Royalties
News
Attorneys representing oil and gas royalty owners with interests in the Texas Eagle Ford Shale have filed a federal lawsuit against Talisman Energy USA Inc. based on claims that the company manipulated oil and gas production volumes by as much as 20 to 30 percent and consistently shorted royalty payments, according to a news release posted by Androvett Legal Media and Marketing.
Contracts and Considerations of the Renewal Term
Insight
Many contracts contain no provisions regarding renewal, and the term simply ends after a specified period of time, write Peter M. Watt-Morse and Cindy L. Dole for the Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis blog.
5 of the Most Commonly Misinterpreted Terms in Construction Contracts
Insight
The latest installment of Construction Dive’s “The Dotted Line” series discusses a problem many construction contractors see in their business: misinterpretation of terms in their contracts.
Fed Bank of Atlanta on Smart Contracts: They Will Change Legal Practices
Insight
The Cointelegraph reports that Larry Wall, in his paper titled “Smart Contracts in a Complex World,” explored the inefficiency of paper contracts in legal proceedings, which is primarily caused by ambiguity in the language of the law.
Mylan to Pay $465 Million Over EpiPen Medicaid Rebate Dispute
News
At issue is whether Mylan made more money on EpiPen than warranted from state Medicaid programs by having it classified as a generic product, Reuters is reporting.
Exclusion For ‘Assumption Of Liability in Contract’ Does Not Apply to Breach of Professional Services
Insight
The Northern District of California ruled that a professional liability policy that excluded the insured’s “assumption of liability obligations in a contract or agreement” did not extend to breach of warranty or false advertising claims arising out of a genetic data testing company’s marketing and sale of a personal genome service, reports Mary McCutcheon of Farella Braun + Martel LLP.
Cowboys’ GC Had to Get Over One Giants Hurdle With Jerry Jones
Profile
A Dallas Morning News profile of Dallas Cowboys general counsel Jason Cohen tells how the New Jersey native thought his job interview with team owner Jerry Jones was going pretty well until Jones asked him if he was a Cowboys fan. He confessed to being a Giants fan.
Delivery By Drone? Maybe When Pigs Fly, Says FAA
Insight
New regulations permit use of drones for some commercial purposes, but the FAA declined to clear the way for package delivery by drone, according to an article on the Arent Fox’s Behind the Scenes blog.
