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|January 28, 2020Many of us know someone residing in a senior living community or long-term care facility and have heard stories of residents losing their inhibitions. There are stories of seniors being rude, saying things that are inappropriate, and experiencing sexual disinhibition. What we have not heard though is what happens when a caregiver is sexually harassed by a resident.
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|January 28, 2020Minneapolis Managing Partner Michelle R. Gilboe will join a panel titled “Emerging Tech Issues in the Fashion Industry: Wearables and AI,” at the Federal Bar Association’s 2020 Fashion Law Conference on February 7 at The National Arts Club in New York City.
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|January 27, 2020The Los Angeles Business Journal recently listed Lewis Brisbois at the top of their list of the largest law firms in the city, as part of their annual Book of Lists coverage. In an article titled “Courting Success,” the publication spoke with Los Angeles Managing Partners Jana I. Lubert and Steven R. Lewis about how the firm has maintained its position and what to expect in the new year.
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|January 27, 2020On December 4, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comments on which of the approximately 600 per- and polyfluorinated chemical substances (PFAS) currently active in U.S. commerce should be added to environmental reporting requirements under the Toxics Release Inventory.
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|January 24, 2020Portland Partner Sean B. Hoar will speak at the ACC Cybersecurity Summit on Tuesday, January 28 at American University Washington College of Law in Washington D.C. He will join a panel of cybersecurity experts to present a breakout session on Information Governance.
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|January 23, 2020The numbers are in – the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently published its annual breakdown of false claims litigation undertaken by its Civil Division. The report show new matters filed by year, the DOJ's recoveries through judgments and settlements, and the share of the recoveries by relators in qui tam litigation. For healthcare providers, here are some quick takeaways.
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|January 23, 2020Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce that Albuquerque Managing Partner Greg Biehler was recently voted in as a new member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) at the organization’s National Board Meeting earlier this month.
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|January 22, 2020Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Partner Christopher Ballod was recently quoted by Legaltech News in article titled “Why Is the Justice Department Knocking Harder at Apple's Backdoor?” which discusses an encryption debate with Apple involving two iPhones used by a gunman during last month’s shooting at a naval air station in Pensacola, Florida.
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|January 22, 2020Under California’s Contractors’ State License Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 7000 et seq., all contractors’ and subcontractors’ licenses expire two years from the last day of the month in which the license issued, or two years from the date on which the renewed license last expired.
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|January 22, 2020Billion-Dollar Trial Given Greenlight After Facebook Loses in Supreme Court on Illinois BIPA StatuteOn January 21, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Facebook’s petition for a writ of certiorari to review whether a group of potentially millions of Facebook users have constitutional standing to pursue claims brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) for alleged violations of the statute’s notice and consent mandates.
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|January 21, 2020If you are contemplating purchasing or selling a business entity that is a licensed California contractor or even simply changing the type of business entity under which you operate as a licensed California contractor, you must carefully consider and understand the implications and consequences.
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|January 17, 2020Savannah Managing Partner Brantley Rowlen and Associate Kate Cappelmann were recently listed in Courtroom View Network’s “Top 10 Most Impressive Defense Verdicts of 2019,” for their victory in a trip-and-fall-case involving a patron at an Atlanta-area jazz club.
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|January 17, 2020Ft. Lauderdale Associate Michael Greenberg recently authored a review of oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Romag Fasteners v. Fossil, Inc., Fossil Stores, I. Inc., Macy’s Inc, and Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.
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