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On June 2, 2021, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST, Seyfarth partner Erik Weibust will take part in a panel discussion for Thomson Reuters' West LegalEdCenter on the ethical issues concerning non-competes, including:

A New York state appellate panel Thursday voiced doubts about The Gap Inc.'s argument that it can escape a 10-year Manhattan lease due to the COVID-19 pandemic given the "impossibility" of performing as a quality retailer while burdened by health safeguards such as plexiglass.

Beginning July 20, 2021, the IRS will host live-streamed seminars every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on a variety of topics, including...

Vive La Privacy Will the IDFA have its day in court? As developers scramble to prepare for Apple’s iOS 14 privacy changes, which could roll out any day now, a French lobbying group is taking a different tack. France Digitale, which represents startups in the country, lodged a complaint with France’s data watchdog, the CNIL, on Tuesday over an alleged breach of EU privacy rules. According to Reuters, the complaint alleges that Apple’s consent requirements in iOS 14 do not comply with the G...

Will 1st Anniversary of COVID-19 Shutdowns Spur New Wave of COVID Lawsuits? The upcoming anniversary of COVID-19 shutdown orders may reveal whether a significant number of policyholders have been waiting on the sidelines before suing their insurers for business-interruption losses. Holding off on legal action may make sense, as insurers are winning four out of five initial trial court rulings. Insurers are likely to be more willing to negotiate if they start losing, the thinking goes. On the ot...

Last month, prominent investor Steve Eisman pegged Credit Acceptance Corp. as his new big short, based on a belief the subprime auto lender and its industry may come under closer CFPB scrutiny under the new administration. Analysts are taking note, as well.

by AdExchanger // Share: "Data-Driven Thinking" is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Gary Kibel , a partner in the digital media, technology and privacy practice group at Davis & Gilbert. The ad tech ecosystem in the United States is largely based on  the collection of persistent identifiers and personal information generally operating  on an opt-out basis.  However, in a ...

January 31, 2021 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on businesses across the country, several companies have thrived during the pandemic in areas such as the gig economy, work from home and e-commerce, entertainment, and social media. Litigation has also increased, in some cases linked to newfound success. The following is a representative sample of strong-performing companies that have experienced increased federal litigation during the pandemic in each of the aforementioned cat...

Share: The multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google that dropped on Wednesday evening is so squarely focused on ad tech that the term “header bidding” shows up more than 110 times. The suit details alleged anticompetitive sins related to the way in which Google runs its multibillion-dollar online advertising business, including the claim that Google colluded with Facebook to rig the digital ad market and shut out rival exchanges. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who led the investigati...