Tonight a local news station in Florida will be reporting on a case involving a cruise line which markets itself as being family friendly and kid oriented. Full Story
Who was the first person to recognize Steve Jobs’ potential and offer him a job? It was Nolan Bushnell. By the way, Bushnell is also the founder of Atari, co-inventor of the video game Pong, founder of Chuck E. Cheese, and is a serial entrepreneur. Full Story
Auto-title loans are very common non-bank loans in which borrowers use their cars as collateral for the loan. A new report, Driven to Disaster: Car-Title Lending and Its Impact on Consumers, by the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) and the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), reveals the predatory nature of auto-title lending, and just how damaging such loans can be for consumers. Full Story
It was announced last week that the Department of Justice had some something many would deem unthinkable: they secretly obtained the phone records of twenty Associated Press reporters. This was done in an effort to root out a source who was leaking information they believe shouldn’t be leaked. While they’d deem it a matter of nationals security, my guest on LXBN TV today called it an “unprecedented invasion of the Fourth Estate.” That guest is Jeff Kosseff, a former profressional journalist—and Pulitzer finalist—who’s now an attorney with Covington & Burling and author on their blog, InsidePrivacy. Full Story
Those loyal readers of this blog know that the focus tends to be on what your company can and cannot do regarding social media use by potential employees (i.e., applicants) or current employees. But there is a third category of employees that warrant a share of the spotlight here: former employees. Full Story
Five of our attorneys, Rob Wexler, Ingrid Mittermaier, Susan Dawson, and the two of us, were in the audience at the American Bar Association Exempt Organizations Committee meeting in Washington, D.C., on May 10. Full Story
Most in-house lawyers, if they’re fortunate, haven’t bumped up against the Fifth Amendment and its related issues since the bar exam. Full Story
The following note is prompted by the comments of Susan Cartier Liebel of Solo Practice University® and her post about Kimberly, a young mother who just gave birth to her third child and was a 3L law student at Stetson. Full Story
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