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Daily Business Review

Marriott's $52M Data Breach Settlement Points to Emerging Trend

"Treat your data like you would treat your money. Your personal data is just like currency—take the same precautions," warns an attorney not associated with the FTC action but experienced in data breach.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

BakerHostetler Team Get $1.6M Verdict Against Jailers Who Assaulted Inmate

Two of three former state corrections officers were found liable for the excessive force beating of an inmate, with a jury awarding damages against one and the judge entering a default judgment against the other.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GCs Face Peril as Foreign Bribery Probes Second-Guess 'Routine' Advice

"Very often, companies don't even realize that they are interacting with state-owned entities or third-party intermediaries with links to local government,"said Snežana Gebauer, a partner at StoneTurn.
12 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Marriott to Pay $52M, Upgrade Cybersecurity to Settle Probes Into 3 Big Breaches

"Marriott's poor security practices led to multiple breaches affecting hundreds of millions of customers," said Samuel Levine, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Assistant Solicitor General Heads to Paul Hastings to Co-Chair Appellate Practice

Ben Snyder joins the firm after five years at the Justice Department.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Appellate Judges Grill Lawyer for Ex-Uber Security Chief Who Wants Conviction Tossed

"This case is an unprecedented attempt to hold an individual criminally liable for the way a company handled and reported a cybersecurity incident," Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partner Chris Cariello said in court Tuesday.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Judge Resigns to End Sexual Harassment Case

Jennifer Bergman, the appointed special prosecutor and district attorney for neighboring Liberty County, made an offer to Gillam that she would dismiss the charge if he resigned office.
2 minute read

International Edition

Canadian Firms Act as Families Sue Hamas for $250M Over October 7 Attacks

The lawsuit, filed on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel, seeks compensation under Canada's Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act.
3 minute read

International Edition

A Year of War: Law Firms in the Middle East Persevere

One year after turmoil in the Middle East erupted following the Hamas attack in Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, law firms across the region have continued to function. But the cost of war has taken its toll.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight Adds Former US Attorney in Nashville

Henry Leventis joins the firm as a partner focused on health care clients and their needs with investigations and compliance.
4 minute read

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