The world’s biggest tech giants, the top of these being FAANGs (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google), all offer the world’s top quality and quantity of consumer goods. Consumers love them and buy into them daily. Investors no less. However, one could also say they fall into the category of corporate bullies. The type that avoid […]
Eric Schneiderman, New York State Attorney General, has resigned from his position overnight amid allegations of violence against at least 4 women during his tenure. The alleged assaults took place between 2013 and 2016 against his romantic partners of the time. The women involved, only two of which have been named, claim that Schneiderman had […]
The Federal Rule addressing sanctions for the failure to preserve electronically stored information (ESI) was amended several years ago. The committee notes to the Rule explicitly foreclose the court’s ability to use its inherent authority to impose sanctions. Yet, some courts continue to rely upon their inherent authority rather than the amended rule. Below Lawyer Monthly hears […]
The cryptocurrency space has been fraught with cases of fraud and scams and with it being such a new industry with little in the way of regulation, it has been an ongoing focus of governments. This focus has only increased in recent months due to the number of high profile incidents, such as the theft […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced the highest-ever, $83 million, Dodd-Frank whistleblower award. Two whistleblowers will share a nearly $50 million award and a third whistleblower will receive more than $33 million. The previous highest award was $30 million in 2014. In this case, the whistleblowers provided detailed information concerning the Company’s alleged violations. During the investigation, […]
With the results of the Gender Pay Gap showcasing a huge disparity between men and women in the workplace, we question why women are pushed aside when it comes to their career. Regardless of sex, colour and interests, we all have the same ability to perform in a professional environment, yet time and time again […]
Written by Robert Conway The digital age has turned the world of fighting crime upside-down, creating a generation of armchair super sleuths, seemingly primed to crack a case at the click of a button. In some instances, social media has turbo-charged criminal investigations, with law enforcement agencies increasingly uploading images and CCTV footage of […]
Nina Cummins speaks on changes which will occur regarding net neutrality and internet regulation which will impact businesses and the digital world. With net neutrality being a hot topic, what do you expect to occur in the next year regarding the debate into this area? I see the next year being characterised by national […]
Immigration is an integral part of developing society. Anu Gupta speaks to us on how ‘making immigration easy’ makes America a better place to be. What are the common reasons to why visas are rejected, and when are clients advised to file a petition against their rejection? Employment-based visa filing is a numbers game. […]
People are often unaware to how complex family law can be in California. “My concern is that people may not be properly represented, because lawyers think 'family law is simple' but it is not, particularly for us specialists. We know the minefields and where the conflicts will be, and we come up […]
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