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When the consumer electronics industry gathered for the International Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas two weeks ago, the mood was generally celebratory and the Internet of Things — that interconnected network of web-enabled gadgets — was at the center of much of it. Smart devices were everywhere, from watches to fridges to burglar alarms. Commentators […]

What level of responsibility does a board owe to a company with regard to the threat of cyberattacks? According to CIO, a very high level of responsibility. And if anything, a board’s responsibility is particularly unique. Technology Reaches the Top In the past, a company’s board has enjoyed relative anonymity and safety from the troubles […]

It doesn’t quite have the same ring as Jaime Lannister’s ‘Kingslayer,’ but William Merideth’s moniker is just as well-earned. Last July, the self-described ‘Drone Slayer’ took his Benelli M1 Super 90 shotgun to a neighbor’s drone and did indeed slay it. And now that neighbor is suing Merideth in federal court. So who controls the […]Read More

President Obama recently fielded questions from audience members at his town-hall-meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, including one question from an enthusiastic Tulane 2L: How can I and my friends be more like you and the First Lady? This vague question gave the President an opportunity to drop some excellent life advice for future legal professionals. […]

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to President Obama’s executive actions on immigration on Tuesday. The case involves a challenge by 26 states, led by Texas, to the President’s plans to halt deportations for millions of immigrants, including the undocumented parents of U.S. citizens. In granting cert to United States v. Texas, the […]Read More

When news first came out about Yosemite “losing” its trademark rights to a greedy Madison Ave. company, people predictably started foaming at the mouth. But it turns out that it’s a little more nuanced than that. In the end, it could be a case of “big bad corporate America against Park Service” turned on its […]Read More

When the FDA appointed twelve members to the Tobacco Products Safety Advisory Committee to advise the commissioner on tobacco products, three members were fairly anti-smoking. They testified as expert witnesses in lawsuits against tobacco companies, for example, and worked with smoking-cessation companies. After that committee issued an unfavorable report on menthol cigarettes, two tobacco companies […]

Gone are the days when general counsel simply served a company as the consummate legal stick-in-the-mud. As the world of business becomes more complex, GC skills are now needed more broadly, at higher levels, and earlier. Let the Professionals Handle it Ever since the economic downturn of 2008, increased globalization, stiffer business regulations, and overall […]

A lawyer who, over a series of years, embezzled money from his client’s estate to the tune of just under $2 million, was sentenced to 45 months of federal prison. The town of Oxford has won a small victory. What at first began as a means to prop up his own financial survival became, according […]

The nation’s highest court is scheduled to scrutinize what a former federal judge ominously labeled as patent ‘death squads,’ referring to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board as set out by President Obama’s 2011 America Invents Act. Several years’ worth of hindsight has left many with a sour taste in their mouths about how effective […]Read More

The health care industry continues to be reshaped by changes in federal law and technological developments. Health care companies are merging at greater rates and putting more attention towards corporate governance. Patients are starting to receive their first video consultations and turning to health care apps. Many of these industry developments have legal implications that […]

Wikipedia, the free Internet encyclopedia and seventh most trafficked website in the world, turned 15 years old last week. And as maligned as the crowd-sourced encyclopedia is, it certainly beats shoving an Encarta ’96 CD into your computer or, God forbid, pulling a book off the shelf. Sure, Wikipedia can be unreliable, amateur, biased, unstable. […]