General Articles
A Look Back at 2011 as We Head into 2012
Ready for a New Year in litigation? Well, 2011 had some interesting developments in the securities arena, while preparing for 2012 means focusing on records management. In the post Dodd-Frank world, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has enthusiastically brought actions against big and small violations at an unprecedented rate. The SEC filed a record [...]
Intellectual Property Litigation – Part II: Understanding Patent Law
The cost of intellectual property (IP) litigation can be astronomical, and continues to increase each year. In certain cases, the high stakes of IP litigation can pose a very real threat to the survival of a company. The possibility of being shut down by a competitor is a perennial danger to businesses, especially small companies, [...]
Credit Card Processing — Entrepreneurs take Legal Action
The credit card is the beating heart of the “payment card” industry (PCI), which denotes credit, debit, prepaid, e-purse, ATM and POS cards, along with associated businesses. And it’s a really big heart. Total U.S. revolving debt (98 percent of which is made up of credit card debt) amounted to $793.1 billion, as of May 2011 [...]
Federal Government Civil Forfeiture Plays Key Role in Cross-Border Litigation
U.S. government civil forfeiture of foreign assets is in the news: The United States is blocking $30 billion in Libyan government assets since President Obama announced his executive order imposing unilateral sanctions against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and his family. It is the largest amount of foreign assets ever seized in an American sanctions action. As [...]
Protect Yourself from ATM Fraud
It was September of 1969: the summer of man’s first moonwalk, the summer of Woodstock, and the summer of America’s first automated teller machine, or ATM, which debuted in New York City. Today, more than two million ATMs are featured worldwide, from tropical Thailand to icy Antarctica, and even on cruise ships in the middle [...]
Crafting Remedies for Breach of Contract
Nobody wants to enter a relationship expecting it to fail. It’s easier to believe both parties will perform in good faith, as expected and with integrity. At the exciting start of a relationship, the last thing on anyone’s mind is what would happen if someone failed to live up to their part of the bargain. [...]
Auto Accident? Watch Your Words
Even the words “auto accident” can conjure images of devastation and feelings of fear. They may even cause feelings of anxiety for recent accident victims. Personal injuries, vehicle damage, and the element of surprise can all cause frazzled nerves and racing minds, which often leave victims in a stupor, unsure what to say or do [...]
Does It Pay to Be a Good Samaritan?
For Ohio friends David Kelley and Mark Kinkaid, that warm and fuzzy feeling of saving a life wasn’t enough—they now want monetary compensation from the woman they saved from a burning SUV. Sound heartless? What if these rescuers suffered permanent and disabling injuries for their heroism, including lungs damaged so badly, one man can’t carry [...]
Sony’s Identity Theft Problem
It has only been a couple weeks since Sony announced its user data breaches, but it’s already infamous news. Sony admitted large-scale cyber attacks on its PlayStation and Qriocity networks, as well as its Sony Online Entertainment Site, which compromised the personal data and credit card information of roughly 100 million users. Now Sony has [...]
Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Attorney
Choosing an attorney is an important decision, especially during the stressful time of potential litigation. You’ll want to find the right attorney for your type of case—one who makes you feel comfortable and who communicates with you regularly. But how do you know which one is the right one? First, many attorneys offer free consultations [...]
