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2011 Articles

Trusts & Estates Elite Advisor Forum: Top Ten Wealth Planning Mistakes–Part 1 of 2

Jill Henderson and Burton Mitchell’s article titled “Top Ten Wealth Planning Mistakes (Part 1 of 2)” was published in the Elite Advisor Forum. Part 1 begins below. Top 10 Estate Planning Mistakes (Part 1 of 2) By Burton Mitchell and Jill Skinner This article was first published as a two-part series by the Elite Advisor […]

Corporate and Patent Litigation Group Collecting Customer Information Online: California Court Rules Song-Beverly Credit Card Act Inapplicable to Online Retailers

Collecting Customer Information Online California Court Rules Song-Beverly Credit Card Act Inapplicable to Online Retailers Robert E. Braun, Esq. On August 24, 2011, the California Superior Court for San Francisco County held in Gonor v. Craigslist Inc. that the provisions of the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act, California Civil Code § 1747 et seq. (the “Act”) […]

Corporate BNA's Corporate Counsel Weekly: Social Media Records as Corporate Records

Social media records as corporate records by Robert E. Braun Bob Braun’s article titled "Social Media Records as Corporate Records," was published in the August 31, 2011 edition of BNA’s Corporate Counsel Weekly. To view a PDF version, click here. See PDF for footnote information. August 31, 2011. Reprinted with permission. Where and how companies […]

Corporate New Law: California Imposes Additional Information Security Requirements on California Businesses

New Law: California Imposes Additional Information Security Requirements on California Businesses On August 31, 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 24, an amendment to California’s breach notification law, requiring all California business and governmental agencies to notify the California Attorney General of the breach and imposes additional requirements on firms that do […]

Intellectual Property Bloomberg Law Reports: “Hot News” and Preemption

“Hot News” and Preemption by Rod Berman This article was originally published in Bloomberg Law Reports on September 6, 2011. Download the PDF: “Hot News” and Preemption In Barclays Capital Inc. v. Theflyonthewall.com, Inc., the Southern District of New York ruled that Theflyonthewall’s use of stock recommendations developed by a number of financial institutions constituted […]