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Jimmy Carter Remembered in Washington as a ‘Practitioner of Good Works’
At a pomp-filled state funeral, mourners paid tribute to Mr. Carter and argued that he was a more successful leader than many remember. “It’s time to redeem his presidency,” a former aide said.
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Tips for Paralegals and Litigation Support Professionals – December 2024
Don’t miss how easy it is to have Windows keep backups of folder contents, so you can always access the set of files that you had in a folder yesterday, a week ago, last year, or even 10 minutes ago….By: Association of Certified E-Discovery
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Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending January 3, 2025
Honeywell International Inc., et al. v. 3G Licensing, S.A., Nos. 2023-1354, -1384, -1407 (Fed. Cir. (PTAB) Jan. 2, 2025). Opinion by Dyk, joined by Chen. Dissenting opinion by Stoll….By: Alston & Bird
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Navigating the New UK Antitrust Landscape
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a suite of guidance documents that set out how it intends to exercise its powers under the Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act (Act). The Act, which entered into force on 1 January 2025, grants the CMA significant new powers and procedural flexibility. The CMA guidance…
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Biden’s Gift to Trump: An Easy Route to Begin Imposing Hefty Tariffs on China
On December 23, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) launched an investigation of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to targeting of the semiconductor industry for dominance. The investigation was launched under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974….By: Torres Trade Law, PLLC
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New Rules Further Restrict China’s Access to Semiconductor Technology
On December 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued two new rules further restricting China’s capability to produce advanced semiconductors. One final rule (the “Entity List Updates Rule”) adds 140 entities to the BIS Entity List and assigns 16 entities the new Footnote 5 designation. Concurrently, an interim…
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BayMark Health Services Experiences Data Breach Following Apparent Cyberattack
On January 8, 2025, BayMark Health Services, Inc. (“BayMark”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of California after discovering that an unauthorized party accessed files on the company’s computer network. In this notice, BayMark explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which…
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Content Creators and Influencers Claim PayPal’s Honey Hijacks Affiliate Links
PayPal is facing mounting criticism over allegations that its popular coupon-finding browser extension, Honey, essentially steals from content creators and affiliate marketers by exploiting last-click attribution. Influencers and content creators claim Honey manipulates affiliate links during consumers’ online purchases, redirecting commissions intended for creators to its own accounts….By: Console and Associates, P.C.
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PowerSchool Experiences Data Breach Affecting an Unknown Number of Students and Administrators
On January 7, 2025, PowerSchool sent out a round of emails to certain school districts announcing that the company had experienced a data breach. In this notice, PowerSchool explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access sensitive information belonging to students and administrators….By: Console and Associates, P.C.
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Lebanon Elects Army Chief Joseph Aoun as President
As the country endured economic crisis and a devastating war, lawmakers failed 12 times to pick a head of state. They have now settled on Joseph Aoun, the leader of the military.
