Sat.Dec 30, 2023

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 30, 2023

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Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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Why Online Marketplaces Don’t Do More to Combat the SAD Scheme–Squishmallows v. Alibaba

Eric Goldman

This appears to be a SAD Scheme case involving Squishmallows, a stuffed animals brand. The brand owner, Kelly Toys, sued 90 e-commerce merchants in a sealed complaint and got a TRO. For unclear reasons, Kelly Toys expanded the litigation to add online marketplaces Alibaba and AliExpress as defendants. This is an unusual move. Normally, SAD Scheme rightsowners don’t sue online marketplaces because that brings in well-funded and highly motivated defendants who will jack up the litigation cos

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A Year to Remember: Reflecting on 2023 and Looking Forward 2024 with Legal Talk Network

Legal Talk Network

As we bid farewell to 2023, Legal Talk Network takes a moment to celebrate the incredible journey we’ve had over the past year. From welcoming new shows to bidding adieu to some of our longest-running hosts, 2023 was a tremendous year of growth, change, and exploration. Here’s a snapshot of the milestones that shaped our year. New Shows, New Perspectives In 2023, Legal Talk Network proudly introduced two new shows: the Sidebar podcast and the California Innocence Project podcast.

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Your Year-End Review

Above and Beyond KM

It is only through the act of reflection that you are able to extract from an experience the lessons that can make your life easier and better. If you are lucky enough not to have had a major year-end deadline, you likely had a few quieter hours or days in which to reflect on the year gone by. What did you discover? If you haven’t yet carved out this time for reflection, it isn’t too late to do it now.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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Governor Kathy Hochul Vetoes the Grieving Families Act–NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers

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This year, for the second time, both houses of the Legislature passed the Grieving Families Act to finally update New York’s 175-year-old wrongful death law. We thank the Legislature for their hard work passing this legislation and for continuing to champion this cause. Unfortunately, once more, Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the Grieving Families Act tonight.

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