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Court will mull scope of attorney-client privilege when lawyers give both legal and nonlegal advice

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A law firm will argue that the privilege should protect all client communications “where obtaining or providing legal advice was one of the significant purposes behind the communication,” even if nonlegal advice predominated. So the person or a company he owned hired a law firm, whose identity is also not publicly known, for advice.

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US vs China – Moving toward Global Injunctions

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I wanted to briefly highlight this important pending Federal Circuit appeal involving parallel litigation in both the US and China. The Swedish company wants to litigate in the US, while the Korean company wants to litigate in China. 2014 global cross-license of the SEPs between the two companies. Samsung , Docket No.

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Law Firm Information Security Policies Explained

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Managing access to information based on need and job role (such as partner, associate, case manager, paralegal, legal assistant, legal secretary, or accountant) . Noncompliance with state bar and other regulations . For example, phishing attacks are fraudulent communications made to appear like they’re from a reputable sender.

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Broadcasters Giving Back – Thoughts for the Upcoming Giving Tuesday

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For readers of the Blog in the Washington DC area, including the many DC lawyers who read our articles, the Federal Communications Bar Association , the association of lawyers who work with communications companies, has its own Foundation that is active in helping in the DC community, including in giving scholarships to local students.

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Petitions of the week: Three Second Amendment petitions and a Wiretap Act claim against Facebook

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Passed in 1968, the Wiretap Act makes it unlawful for someone to “intentionally intercept[] … any wire, oral, or electronic communication,” unless that person “is a party to the communication.” Facebook users brought a class action alleging that the tech company violated the Wiretap Act between 2010 and 2011. In Facebook v.

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Turley To Moderate Panel On Section 230 and Internet Censorship

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This afternoon, I have the pleasure of moderating an outstanding panel as part of the Federal Bar Association conference. Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act (47 U.S.C. § Joining on the panel will be Carrie Goldberg, C.A. I have testified and written on this trend from a free speech perspective.

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Venue (and Changing Venue) in Criminal Trade Secret Cases

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” This same rule is found within Rule 18 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure: “the government must prosecute an offense in a district where the offense was committed.” In the case, the Gov’t asked for an effects test — arguing that the company StrikeLines felt the effect of the theft in Pensicola.