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Bloggers Beware: Big Brother is Reading
Blogging and instant messaging, once the domain of teenagers and geeks, are permeating the workplace. Companies have long monitored employees at work, but blogs and IMs may give them reason to worry about employees' off-duty activities as well. "Cybersmear" suits, in which companies attempt to sue bloggers and other Internet users who criticize or embarrass them, are increasing each year, but courts have responded inconsistently to attempts to get ISPs to disclose the identities of anonymous bloggers.
As Spring Fades, a Fresh Law Firm Lawsuit-Palooza
A study released this week finds that malpractice claims against law firms increased in 2012, and our latest roundup of litigation involving firms as either plaintiffs or defendants suggests the trend may have spilled into this year.
120 acres from failed Doral project back on market
Hollywood-based BTI, which won the failed Landmark at Doral site in a bankruptcy auction, says it wants to break up the site into three pieces to make them more attractive to potential buyers.Banks Get Big Piece of Levitt and Son's Assets in Bankruptcy Proceedings
KeyBank and Bank of America walked out of U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Florida this week with a large chunk of the assets of home-builder Levitt and Sons, which is winding down its operations under Chapter 11 protection. The bankruptcy judge granted motions by the builder to abandon property subject to liens held by two of its largest creditors. The company filed for bankruptcy after failing to restructure $339 million in debt held by five banks.Salvation Army Accused of Draining Dead Man's Funds
A federal lawsuit alleges that the Salvation Army improperly took more than $120,000 from a dead man's bank accounts -- even though the man had left $106,000 of that amount in the charity's name. According to the complaint, the lawsuit is the first legal challenge to a Florida statute establishing payable-on-death bank accounts. An Ohio appellate court found that a similar statute in that state allowed only people -- not organizations or other entities -- to receive money from such accounts.
Large Firm Partners On the Move
Frsnk Merola joins Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. Plus firms adding New York partners in this week's column.
Judge Awards Fees In Extended Dispute Between Lawyers
In a battle over attorney fees that has been drawn out over eight years, a federal judge took a sharp tone this week in a 79-page opinion in which he expressed the "sincere hope" that it would close the dispute.
Bloggers Beware: Big Brother is Reading
Blogging and instant messaging, once the domain of teenagers and geeks, are permeating the workplace. Companies have long monitored employees at work, but blogs and IMs may give them reason to worry about employees' off-duty activities as well. "Cybersmear" suits, in which companies attempt to sue bloggers and other Internet users who criticize or embarrass them, are increasing each year, but courts have responded inconsistently to attempts to get ISPs to disclose the identities of anonymous bloggers.TRENDING STORIES
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