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Nov 17, 2020
5 min

Children’s Online Privacy Protection

Coronavirus makes understanding the rules protecting children's privacy in the virtual world much more critical, especially since...

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.

SEC Expands Definition of Accredited Investor

Paul Peter Nicolai

Oct 27, 2020
4 min

SEC Expands Definition of Accredited Investor

The SEC adopted an expansion pf the definition of “accredited investor”. It permits a greater number of investors to participate.

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

Planning the Future of Information Governance

Paul Peter Nicolai

Oct 13, 2020
2 min

Planning the Future of Information Governance

Accommodating workplace operations for the future raises the question of implications for critical data security and information governance.

Dealing With Healthcare Services Acquisition Risks

Paul Peter Nicolai

Oct 6, 2020
7 min

Dealing With Healthcare Services Acquisition Risks

Healthcare is a significant portion of the U.S. economy and will be so for the foreseeable future. National health expenditures are...

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....

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...

Paul Peter Nicolai

Sep 15, 2020
4 min

Partial Arbitration Award Dangers

There are good reasons for dividing some arbitrations. There are dangers, however. Courts have provided varying results when there is more t

Paul Peter Nicolai

Sep 8, 2020
4 min

Brazil Passes National Privacy Law

Joining a global trend, Brazil has enacted an omnibus law governing the use of personal data, the LGPD.

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

Uncertainty Over Defendant’s Profits in Trademark Cases Remains

Paul Peter Nicolai

Aug 18, 2020
3 min

Uncertainty Over Defendant’s Profits in Trademark Cases Remains

The federal trademark law was passed in 1946. Through the 1980s an order telling and infringer to stop was the preferred way to end trademar

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.

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.

Paul Peter Nicolai

Jul 14, 2020
4 min

LLC Manager Liability

Limited liability companies are the most popular entity structure for new businesses. As a result , the law applicable to limited...

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

Paul Peter Nicolai

Jul 7, 2020
3 min

Being Information Lean After COVID-19

Many things will never be the same after COVID-19. Employees will spend less time at an office. Employees working remotely will use more...

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