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On June 26, 2003, the United States Supreme Court issued an order in the case of Nike, Inc. v. Kasky, which dismissed a previously granted writ of certiorari, and thus leaves in place a decision of the California Supreme Court in the case. The California Supreme Court had allowed a state law based "unfair competition" lawsuit to proceed against Nike, Inc. concerning its corporate statements defending its labor policies. -
Participation in standard-setting organizations (SSOs) raises issues with grave implications for many companies. SSOs promote interoperability in technology systems through the adoption of technical standards. Conflicting demands for standardization, free dispersion of information, and the need to protect proprietary technologies, have left technology companies caught in the middle of industry standard "wars." -
In Desilets, v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., former store employees brought an action against Wal-Mart under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, alleging that Wal-Mart had used hidden recording devices to record their private conversations. -
With the passage last year of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-65), the first Federal lobbying reform. -
Tips from the Federal Communications Commission for consumers on how to protect themselves against unauthorized, misleading or deceptive charges placed on consumers' telephone bills. -
Electronic information management is now a primary business and legal concern. Sarbanes Oxley, information security, expanded electronic discovery demands, and new penalties for spoliation of evidence have made "document retention" an issue of urgency for general counsel. -
One of the first hurdles in any litigation is to determine whether the court has jurisdiction over a defendant who . -
When the federal 'electronic signature' law was enacted nearly two years ago, proponents predicted a rapid shift toward electronic transactions. Critics feared a plague of fraud, privacy invasions, and identity theft. The current state of electronic contracting is somewhere between these extremes. -
Fact: According to a recent study by Carnegie Mellon University, 83.5 percent of all images on the Internet a. -
A generation or more ago, if you thought to combine a dining experience with an entertainment experience, you had t.