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    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • a day ago
    • 1 min

    State Privacy Laws Have Teeth

    In 2008, Illinois passed the Biometric Information Privacy Act to grant consumers privacy protections for collected biometric information...
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Jan 12
    • 1 min

    Uber Arbitration Agreement Tossed

    The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that Uber's customer terms and conditions requiring them to arbitrate claims against Uber are u...
    Losing Your Right of First Refusal
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Nov 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    Losing Your Right of First Refusal

    Rejecting any part of the terms offered to fulfill a right-of-first-refusal can terminate the entire right.
    Trade Secret Misappropriation Judgment Reversed
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Nov 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    Trade Secret Misappropriation Judgment Reversed

    Employers cannot restrict a former employee’s ability to compete just because a contract says everything is confidential.
    Extending When You Can Sue
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Extending When You Can Sue

    Discovering and understanding fraud is complicated and time consuming. This court used two doctrines to extend the time for plaintiff to sue
    Supreme Court Limits SEC Disgorgement Power
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Sep 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    Supreme Court Limits SEC Disgorgement Power

    The Supreme Court has ruled that the SEC can seek disgorgement as an equitable remedy in cases under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934....
    Death Terminates Brokerage Agreement
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Sep 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Death Terminates Brokerage Agreement

    The owner of three residential properties died after signing an exclusive right-to-sell agreement with a real estate agency. Her estate s...
    Public Data Scraping Likely Does Not Violate CFAA
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Public Data Scraping Likely Does Not Violate CFAA

    The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act (CFAA) prohibits accessing a computer without authorization. It is violated when a person circumvents a ...
    Not Every Job Change Terminates Non Competes
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Aug 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Not Every Job Change Terminates Non Competes

    A 1968 decision has been consistently argued to terminate old noncompete agreements. A court has ruled that not every job change will cause
    Liability for Work from Home and Personal Email Policies
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Aug 11, 2020
    • 1 min

    Liability for Work from Home and Personal Email Policies

    Allowing employees to work from home and use their personal emails for business, the firm created a cyber-security risk.
    Sale Taxable Without A Transfer
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Aug 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    Sale Taxable Without A Transfer

    The Massachusetts Supreme Court announced that transfer of title or possession is not required to find that a taxable event occurred.
    Wage Act Claims Against Company Officials Dismissed
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Wage Act Claims Against Company Officials Dismissed

    A Massachusetts federal court judge dismissed Wage Act claims brought against individuals for lack of jurisdiction.
    First Amendment Can Apply to Facebook Pages
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Jul 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    First Amendment Can Apply to Facebook Pages

    This decision is one of the first to explicitly hold that Facebook pages can be public forums, laying down an important marker that freedom
    VOLUNTEER DIRECTORS IMMUNE
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Jun 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    VOLUNTEER DIRECTORS IMMUNE

    The Massachusetts Supreme Court has issued a broad decision immunizing volunteer directors to Massachusetts nonprofits from liability and...
    Arbitration Notice Succeeds
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Jun 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    Arbitration Notice Succeeds

    A Plaintiff sued her employer saying it misclassified her as an independent contractor and failed to pay her minimum wages. The court dis...
    Supreme Court Says Willful Infringement Not Required to Award Profits In Trademark Cases
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Jun 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    Supreme Court Says Willful Infringement Not Required to Award Profits In Trademark Cases

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled a trademark infringement plaintiff does not have to show willful infringement to get an award of profits.
    RETALIATION TRIPLES DAMAGES
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • May 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    RETALIATION TRIPLES DAMAGES

    Commissions not yet owed became lost wages when an employer retaliated against an employee foir complaining about commissions nonpayment.
    Oops...Corporate Debt Gets Personal
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Apr 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Oops...Corporate Debt Gets Personal

    Corporate debts can get personal if you make a mistake trying to avoid them.
    Depression Leads to Discrimination
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Apr 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Depression Leads to Discrimination

    An employee diagnosed with depression blurted out he was resigning. When he retracted his resignation, the employer refused to allow it a...
    Commercial Landlord & Tenant – Possession
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Apr 7, 2020
    • 1 min

    Commercial Landlord & Tenant – Possession

    Commercial tenants may not be able to stop eviction by filing a prior case for damages.
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