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Information Security - More Than Just Consumer Notification, And Already Here

In 2003, California passed the nation's first law requiring companies to notify consumers if the company's computer systems were breached and consumer information was inappropriately accessed by a third party. In light of the subsequent media frenzy highlighting numerous instances of security...

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How Does A Company Pursuing An Internal Investigation Retain The Confidence Of Its External Constituencies?

Editor: Would each of you tell our readers about your professional experience? Rogers: I have the benefit of having served both as inside counsel and in private practice, having started my career with a law firm. After a few years I went in-house at what is now Verizon, where I did labor and...

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Property Tax Reform In New Jersey: What's In It (Or Not In It) For Business?

The Governor addressed a joint session of the state legislature on July 28, 2006 in order to inaugurate a special legislative session on cutting New Jersey's draconian property tax. Several legislative committees were charged with dealing with the seminal issues which will come to the fore during...

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Pitney Hardin: Building A Platform For A Bright Future

Editor: Would each of you tell our readers something about your professional experience? How has your practice evolved over time? LaFiura: I have been an attorney since 1977, and I have been at Pitney Hardin since 1979, following a clerkship with Judge George H. Barlow, who was a U.S....

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USERRA - Are You Ready?

On December 19, 2005, the Department of Labor ("DOL") issued final regulations under the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 ("USERRA"). These final regulations were issued 11 years after USERRA was enacted and one year after the proposed regulations were issued by the...

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Suit Limitation Issues In Insurance Coverage Litigation Are Not Always Simple

On the surface, issues regarding limitations on the time to bring insurance coverage suits appear to be, and often are, easily resolved. Insurance policies are contracts governed by state law. State law normally contains statutes of limitations specifically covering written contracts, and such...

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Schering-Plough Legal Adopts Model Convergence Program

Editor: Why was the convergence program undertaken? Sabatino: Schering-Plough has undergone a transformation over the last few years. We have reflected that in the law department by restructuring the process we follow to provide legal services. We are building on the existing talent that was...

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