In a little more than six weeks, the most comprehensive revision of EU privacy rules in the past 20 years goes into effect, and the rules have broad implications for U.S.-based companies.

On May 25, 2018, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR , goes into effect. The following is an explanation of

New Jersey holders of individuals’ personal and confidential information are on alert that it is not enough to secure the data stored and/or used on their own platforms if that data is also accessed by a third party.

On March 1, 2018, the Superior Court of New Jersey entered a Final Consent Judgment (the “Consent

Paul Majkowski published an article entitled, “Update on Glyphosate: The Roundup MDL General Causation Daubert Hearings,” in Mass Torts Litigation, a publication of the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation.

The article discusses Judge Vince Chhabria’s comments in a Daubert hearing conducted on general causation as to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which heard from a dozen witnesses.

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Brian Bank, Scott Green, and Catalina De La Hoz co-authored an article entitled, “Recent Developments in Employment Law and Litigation” for the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal.

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Second Circuit Rules Professional Services Exclusion In D&O Policy Barred Coverage For Facebook Investors’ Claims Against NASDAQ

After conducting the initial public offering for Facebook, Inc., the NASDAQ public stock exchange was sued. NASDAQ settled for $26.5 million. An insurer that issued a directors and officers policy to NASDAQ contended that the claims against NASDAQ

Stella Lellos co-wrote an article for USLAW Magazine entitled, “Small Business-Big Options: A Cross-Border Perspective on Establishing a High-Growth Business.”

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Michael C. Cannata and Frank M. Misiti have published an article in USLAW Magazine entitled,” Parental Advisory®? The Future of Trademark Registrations Post Tam.”

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A recent settlement between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (the Department) and Filefax, Inc. serves as a stark reminder for covered entities and business associates that their obligation to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) does not end simply because they close their business

Geoffrey R. Kaiser’s article, “Government Dismissal under the False Claims Act: Policy Change or Much Ado About Nothing?” was published in Westlaw Journal White Collar Crime in the March 2018 issue.

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Ian Linker was published in Mealey’s Litigation Reports: ERISA and Disability, in a commentary piece entitled, “Preemption Is Preemption. Or Is It? A Recent Fifth Circuit Decision Sheds Light on the Differences between Conflict and Complete ERISA Preemption.”

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Ian Linker has published an article in FC&S Legal entitled, “To Thine Own Plan Be True: Burdens of Proof and Standards of Review Under Attack in ERISA – Benefits Litigation.”

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Luck, both good and bad, is a theme persistent throughout the month of March.  There’s St. Patrick’s Day and the luck of the Irish.  There’s the cautionary warning “Beware the Ides of March.”  And for college basketball fans, it’s the key ingredient to winning the March Madness office pool.

And it just so happens that

Stuart Gordon and Matthew Spero’s article, “A Potentially Momentous Decision: Second Circuit Explains How to Calculate Chapter 11 Cramdown Interest Rate,” was published in the March 2018 issue of Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law.

The article discusses the long-awaited decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that may make it more

The federal Anti-Kickback Statute contains a statutory exception or “safe harbor” providing that the AKS will not apply to “any amount paid by an employer to an employee (who has a bona fide employment relationship with such employer) for employment in the provision of covered items or services.” 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(b)(3)(B) (emphasis added). Similarly, the parallel regulatory exception states

Fifth Circuit Holds ERISA Preempts Plaintiff’s Claims under State Law, and Plaintiff’s Claim for Equitable Relief Fails as a Matter of Law

The plaintiff in this case sought to recover life insurance benefits under  an employee welfare benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Her deceased husband had been