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Insurance Law
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
By Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs

"Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs, partners at Shayne, Dachs, Corker, Sauer & Dachs, write that it is noteworthy when the state's highest Court speaks on the subject of uninsured/underinsured motorist insurance twice within a span of three weeks, as it did last month. The recent decisions by the Court of Appeals on issues pertaining to the practicalities and logistics of insurance law, they say, are interesting, important, and instructive to practitioners and litigants alike".

Free With Registration: Computer Law
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

"Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & Knight, and Peter Brown, a partner at Baker & Hostetler, discuss Web application security concerns, common Web application attacks, and some of the enforcement actions taken by the FTC against companies that have suffered security breaches allegedly due to inadequate security practices."

OUTSIDE COUNSEL:

'In Re Parmalat' Holdings: Global Exposure for Accounting Firms?
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
By John F. Cambria and Amber C. Wessels

"John F. Cambria, a partner at Alston & Bird, and Amber C. Wessels, a senior associate at the firm, write: Two recent Southern District of New York summary judgment decisions in the In re Parmalat Securities Litigation are of potential concern to large global accounting firms that may have found comfort in the Supreme Court's Stone­ridge decision last year. Where a foreign affiliate's conduct creates potential liability, courts have rarely allowed claims to extend to the organization's global umbrella entity or its U.S. operating entity. The new Parmalat decisions, however, allowed securities claims to proceed to trial against both Deloitte & Touche's and Grant Thornton's international and U.S. entities under §20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934."

TECHNOLOGY TODAY:

In 'Weaver,' Court Retains Some Privacy in World Without Walls
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
By Ken Strutin

"Ken Strutin, director of legal information services at the New York State Defenders Association, writes: When the Fourth Amendment was written, surveillance was rooted in our five senses and enhanced by uncomplicated aids like the spyglass. The advent of GPS and similar technologies has empowered government to observe the movements of its citizens across the latticework of time and space. Yet, along with every advancement in technology is the recognition that the concept of privacy enshrined in the federal and state constitutions cannot remain static. New York has become the latest state to join those jurisdictions finding that placement of a satellite-tracking device on someone's vehicle must be preceded by a warrant supported by probable cause. And some scholars believe there may be a Fourth Amendment justification for holding new forms of electronic surveillance to the warrant requirement as well. "