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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 General Data Protection Regulation, which requires explicit consent before collecting a user’s data...
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 other hand, attorneys have been advising policyholders to carefully read their commercial property pol...