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Law Firm Cybersecurity Breach Opens Door to Lawsuit
8-1-2017 Information Technology & E-CommerceJoseph P BeckmanJoseph P Beckman
As we become more mobile, law firms face substantially greater challenges meeting their ethical obligation to keep client information confidential. The progress, convenience, and efficiency that technology has brought to our practices carries with it a risk we cannot see but against which we must be vigilant.
A recently unsealed case in the Northern District of Illinois highlights the ethical conundrum facing law firms. Jason Shore and Coinabul, LLC v. Johnson & Bell, Ltd. As Clint Eastwood's Harry Callahan says, "A man's got to know his limitations." We lawyers know enough to...
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Unchecked indirect software access can be costly – what to look for in software license agreements
5-24-2017 Information Technology & E-CommerceMarlo T MikscheSimple and straight-forward are two words rarely associated with software license agreements. For example, a ruling out of the UK demonstrates the importance and real-life costs that can result when t...
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Unenforceable Terms of Use will leave your business at risk
11-25-2014 Information Technology & E-CommerceFrederik W StruveMost websites contain Terms of Use intended to limit permissible behavior by the website’s users and to manage legal risks from any user interaction with the website, including liability for dat...
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Till [the End of the Transition Period] Do Us Part
7-11-2012 Information Technology & E-CommerceWhen a customer is negotiating a license agreement with a vendor, the customer undoubtedly contemplates factors such as how much it will have to pay and when, and what systems, applications and servic...
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It’s just semantics, right? How a few words affect your coverage
6-27-2012 Information Technology & E-CommerceKatheryn A Andresen"What's the difference between these two additional insured coverage certificates?"
Both certificates covered claims for damages "caused in whole or in part by" the insured or someone acting on behalf of...
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Employing the M-I-C-E Methodology to Limit a Limitation of Liability
4-16-2012 Information Technology & E-CommerceLimitations of liability come in many different shapes and sizes and they are present in a vast majority of vendor and other commercial agreements. These provisions operate to exclude certain types of...
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Using IT contracts as business management tools
11-15-2011 Information Technology & E-CommerceRaymond R BonnabeauIT Contracts are not a necessary evil, although many people see them that way. In fact, the only purposes IT Contracts serve are to protect the organization’s investment, expectations and...
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Not So Boilerplate
Raymond R BonnabeauBusiness contracts usually contain a "Miscellaneous" or "General" section at the end of the document. The provisions under such a section are often viewed as boilerplate. However, such provisions can dram...
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