Lawrence Sannicandro begins with a brief introduction of the innocent spouse provisions, then examine empirical evidence as to the number of innocent spouse cases litigated in any given year, and conclude with 11 issues practitioners often overlook when litigating innocent spouse cases. Continue Reading
Big Data and the Law, or What to Expect When You Are Expecting Something for “Free”
Gov’t Must Integrate Insurance With Cybersecurity
Cyber intrusions and attacks have increased dramatically over the last few years, exposing sensitive information, disrupting operations and imposing high costs on business and the economy. In an effort to encourage a stable, safe and resilient cyberspace, President Obama issued Executive Order Continue Reading
Declaratory Judgment Actions – Reconciling the Federal Circuit’s Organic Seed Growers Opinion with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent Lexmark Decision
Your longtime client calls to discuss its latest product and to thank you for providing it with great intellectual property counseling. The sales figures for this product are steadily increasing, and your client expects that the product will become a huge commercial success. This is great news for Continue Reading
The Unsatisfactory Insurance Aspect of the Federal Government’s Cybersecurity Initiatives
There has been a furor of activity by the federal government as it grapples with the cyber security threat. Guidance documents roll out, an executive order has been issued, and a Cybersecurity Framework has been set down. In all of this, insurance, the tool that is used in nearly all other Continue Reading
Data on the Move: The Evolution of Mobile Tech and Compliance
Now that computers and the Internet are a regular part of our daily lives, the digital world increasingly contains potential evidence for all types of activity ranging from individual criminal actions to activity that may be relevant to a business litigation or investigation. Forensic investigations Continue Reading
Insurance 101: Don’t Forget the Policy Conditions
Policy conditions are the provisions in an insurance policy that often require the insured to comply with certain requirements to obtain coverage under the policy. Policy conditions can be overlooked because they are not in the insuring agreement, the exclusions, or the definitions. Instead, the Continue Reading
The Heartbleed Lesson for All Companies? Manage the Risk…
Another day, another computer data security risk. The Heartbleed bug is further evidence that even companies that employ presumably reliable data security measures are vulnerable to revealing third party data to the public and nefarious cyber thieves, exposing companies to potential cyber liability. Continue Reading
Corporation Law: New Jersey
A Q&A guide to corporation law in New Jersey. This Q&A addresses key areas of corporate law such as formation, foreign qualification, mergers, anti-takeover laws and dissolution. Continue Reading