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    Children’s Online Privacy Protection
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • 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...
    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.
    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.
    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
    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....
    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...
    Partial Arbitration Award Dangers
    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
    Brazil Passes National Privacy Law
    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.
    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.
    LLC Manager Liability
    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
    Being Information Lean After COVID-19
    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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