Media Law

Friday, February 6, 2009

By James C. Goodale

"James C. Goodale is the former vice chairman of The New York Times and producer/host of the television program "Digital Age," writes: Last November a California jury convicted Lori Drew of cyber-bullying. Will the conviction hold up? It shouldn't but it may. Lori Drew is the notorious mother who bullied a neighbor's daughter, Megan Meier, on the Net. The daughter committed suicide. The jury held Mrs. Drew responsible for her death."

Free With Registration: Labor Relations

Friday, February 6, 2009

By John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins

"John P. Furfaro, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Risa M. Salins, an associate at the firm, review recent opinions involving the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, including cases addressing the circumstances under which creditors can be deemed employers covered by the act, the level of priority status of WARN claims in a bankruptcy proceeding, the elements of proof for an employer claiming the act's faltering company exception, and the site of employment at which employees such as regional managers and construction workers should be counted for WARN purposes."

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Friday, February 6, 2009

By Amr Aly and John Pratt

"Amr Aly and John Pratt, partners at Kilpatrick Stockton, write that, not surprisingly, the battle to create, protect, challenge and assert intellectual property feeds winds of change. Courts, legislators and government executives throughout the world continue to struggle with what should and can be protected and how best to accomplish that protection, while preserving freedom of competition."