Recently, a federal court judge, for the Southern District of New York, ruled that YouTube, and its venture partner, Google, Inc., must turn over gigabytes of data, regarding the viewing habits of YouTube users, to entertainment conglomerant, Viacom, Inc. In a deal brokered between both Viacom and YouTube, the parties stipulate that YouTube will […]
In the Tuesday, July 8, 2008, "Technology Section", of The New York Times, Saul Hansell wrote an article entitled "One Subpoena Is All It Takes to Reveal Your Online Life." Mr. Hansell does an excellent job in exposing one of the dirty little secrets going on in our society that exposes thousands of innocent […]
With the Fourth of July approaching, and we as Americans begin to celebrate our indepedence and freedoms, a debate in Congress will be left stalled in the Senate over whether to renew The Protect America Act. Scott Louis Weber, a partner for the D.C. law firm Patten Boggs and former senior counsel to the […]
The United States Supreme Court on Thursday, in a 5-4 decision, ruled that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects an individuals right to own a gun at home for self-defense purposes. Since this landmark ruling, there has been a great amount of commentary on just what the ramifications will mean to the […]
In today’s Technology Section of The New York Times, columnist Steve Lohr wrote an article entitled "Most Doctors Aren’t Using Electronic Health Records." The article explored the disconnect between large health care providers, like Kaiser Permanente, the Mayo Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic, who have fully integrated the use of electronic health care records into […]
Investigating allegations of workplace misconduct have become a common occurrence in todays corporate world. The type of misconduct can include embezzlement, sexual harassment, discrimination, misuse of corporate computer system, employee theft, workplace violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and many other forms of both criminal and non-criminal behavior. For the corporation, unchecked and unenforced workplace […]
A recent article by Robert W. Wood appeared in Business Law Today entitled "Defining Employees and Independent Contractors: Don’t Try This at Home!". Business Law Today is the monthly newsletter magazine put out to business lawyers who are members of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association. The article is of interest […]
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 […]