by commune | Apr 20, 2017 | KYL Technology News, Other News, Privacy & Data Security
The integrity of the discovery process is an important part of litigation and regulatory investigations. In fact, settlement results can be influenced by ineffective discovery practices. Information subject to discovery is a potential gold mine, susceptible to data...
by commune | Apr 2, 2017 | Other News, Securities
SEC Approves FINRA Rules to Assist Member Firm’s in Combatting the Financial Exploitation of Senior and Other Specified Adults On March 30, 2017, the SEC approved FINRA Rule 2165 (Financial Exploitation of Specified Adults) which permits FINRA Member Firms to place...
by commune | Mar 27, 2017 | Maritime Alerts, Other News
by David Tong CALIFORNIA’S CONTINUED REGULATION OF LOW-SULFUR USE: HOW DID WE GET HERE? The United States has ratified MARPOL, including Annex VI’s low-sulfur use require¬ments for vessels. Congress has implemented MARPOL as federal law. Annex VI is codified in...
by commune | Mar 9, 2017 | Maritime Alerts, Other News
Washington State Supreme Court Rules Punitive Damages are Available in Seamen’s General Maritime Law Claim for Unseaworthiness In a unanimous ruling today, the Washington State Supreme Court held that seamen may recover punitive damages in an unseaworthiness claim...
by commune | Feb 16, 2017 | Other News, Privacy & Data Security
Virtually every aspect of today’s business and legal world is enabled or facilitated by technology. Every minute of every day, a company’s most valuable and sensitive commercial information, and that of its clients and customers is held on or passes through multiple...
by commune | Feb 7, 2017 | Mortgage Banking News, Other News
California’s Third District Court of Appeal just published a decision that is best described as a lender-friendly primer on the documentary aspects of the state’s statutory non-judicial foreclosure process. Though not making any novel holdings, the panel in Kalnoki...
