The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, ruled on behalf of employees in two critical cases. The first case, CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries, dealt with a provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which covers claims of retaliation that follow complaints about discrimination on the basis of age. Justice Stephen […]
Every great entrepreneur knows that lawyers are a vital component to the success of any business venture. They help the corporation or entity through its formation process; establish corporate governance policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state and federal law; draft contracts which protect the critical interests of the organization; and negotiate deals, on […]
As an update to last week’s blog entry related to DISH Network’s lawsuit against News Corp. alleging that News Corp. had hired "hacker’s" (or "hit men" as they can be called in the industry) to systematically infiltrate its network, steal software code, and post information on the Internet to let users unscramble DISH’s satellite […]
The old adage "All’s fair in love and [corporate] war" is alive and kicking in Corporate America these days. When it comes to illegal network intrusions, via cyber-terrorism or espionage, most of us conjure up images of some overweight "Techie", with thick-rimmed eyeglasses, sitting at home in front of a half dozen computer screens, trying […]
Corporations engaged in international business transactions may be greeted by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, upon re-entry into the United States, with a warrantless seizure of its proprietary corporate data. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held, in U.S. v. Arnold, that customs officers need no reasonable suspicion to […]