• 08.05.15

    Can Cooperation Expose a Company to a Defamation Claim?

    When faced with allegations of wrongdoing, companies and their outside counsel generally will conduct their own investigation and report their findings to the government. In the past, such a presentation of the facts and evidence tended to be viewed as cooperation, but the government now expects ...

  • 07.29.15

    FIFA Avoids Concussions - For Now

    Amid its well-publicized legal woes, the Federation Internationale De Football Association recently dodged a legal bullet when, on July 16, 2015, it was dismissed with prejudice from a lawsuit, involving safety issues surrounding concussions in soccer, filed in federal court in the Northern ...

  • 07.28.15

    Medicaid's New Role in the Healthcare System

    Over the past 50 years, Medicaid has evolved from an adjunct to state welfare programs to the nation’s largest health insurer. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) affirmed Medicaid’s insurance credentials as one of three “insurance affordability programs”—along with ...

  • 07.22.15

    The Next Big Concussion Case

    The National Football League, the National Hockey League and the NCAA have been sued by classes composed of thousands of players who have suffered the effects of concussions. For at least three reasons, however, those lawsuits pale in comparison with a lawsuit on behalf of the millions of ...

  • 07.16.15

    Video Companies to Watch at Bertelsmann Media Summit

    Yesterday, I joined the VideoInk team in NYC for the Bertelsmann Media Summit 2015, a showcase for promising digital media-focused companies organized by German media-backed venture capital firm Bertelsman Digital Media Investments (BDMI). BDMI has invested in a powerful portfolio of leading ...

  • 07.13.15

    Is Digital Video Business Meeting Expectations in 2015?

    Back in January, VideoInk posted my 5 Predictions for Digital Video in 2015. In the little more than six months since then, there have been significant developments and disruptions in the digital media eco-system, capped off by last week's announcement that German media giant ProSiebenSat.1 ...

  • 07.13.15

    Parallel Proceedings in Southern District: Are They 'Related'?

    More and more, defendants find themselves in two-front, or multi-front, fights: Federal prosecutors bring criminal charges, while another agency, or a civil component of the Department of Justice, brings a related civil proceeding. Private parties may bring parallel cases, whether shareholder suits ...

  • 07.06.15

    The Importance of Earnest Investigation of Industrial Properties

    The acquisition of real property for industrial development shares many of the same environmental risks and considerations as other types of development. However, industrial development also presents unique concerns that should be taken into account early in the acquisition process so that the ...

  • 06.28.15

    So You Want Music in Your Video: 5 Things So You Don't Get Sued

    Last month we received a call from a woman who made an unassuming video of her daughter's wedding and added her favorite song. She was frightened, a little angry and perplexed by the copyright infringement letter she received from a major music publisher."All I did was make a video for ...

  • 06.22.15

    How Fintech Is Changing Community and Regional Banks

    Market share for community and regional banks is slowly being taken away by "nontraditional" providers of financial services, whether they be peer-to-peer lending platforms or other distributors of consumer financial services through the Internet. In addition, global technology leaders are ...

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