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The Writings on the Blackbaud: Lessons from the FTC’s First Standalone Section 5 Unfairness Claim

Berkley Technology Law Journal

Compounding these security failures, Blackbaud also neglected to enforce its own data retention policies, retaining consumer data long past any legitimate business need. As a result, the FTC argued that some of the stolen information should have been securely destroyed years prior.

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The Security ‘Scapegoat?’: When Liability Comes Knocking, CISOs Answer the Call

Berkley Technology Law Journal

Candidate, 2025 No one wants to be left holding the bag after a break-in, but for chief information security officers (CISOs), the risk of liability is ever-present. By Gaurav Lalsinghani, J.D. Tasked with overseeing a firms cybersecurity posture, CISOs stand on the front lines of a corporations digital defense.

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What is a “Social Media Platform”?–NetChoice v. Uthmeier

Eric Goldman

” Florida’s statutory definition: Social media platform means any information service, system, Internet search engine, or access software provider that: 1. On any fair reading, almost any facility or application allowing multiple users to communicate with a given entity over the internet is an information service.

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When a Copyright Owner Gets Only a $1,000 Judgment in Federal Court, They’re the Real Losers–McDermott v. KMC

Eric Goldman

The court says that allegation isn’t enough to overcome the defendant’s subjective good faith belief, as well as the meager (if ill-informed) steps that KMC did take to adhere to copyright law. Matthew McDermott is a freelance photographer. McDermott kept the copyright to those photo and granted NY Post a license.

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Custodian Interviews: Critical to Defensible eDiscovery in the Age of Modern Communications

CloudNine

By Rick Clark , VP of Strategic Partnerships and Marketing at CloudNine, and Melissa Weberman , Counsel and Head of eData at Arnold & Porter In todays evolving corporate data landscape, custodian interviewsearly interviews of key employees who hold relevant electronically stored information (ESI) remain a cornerstone for defensible discovery.

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Social Security Disability Claims: Process and Practice

MatterSuite

Lawyers can ensure that all relevant information is included, guide claimants through the review process, and inform the claimant about the SSD processing center handling the case. Social Security Disability (SSD) claims are a lifeline for individuals who can no longer work due to medical conditions.

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The Clock is Ticking: How to Miss Fewer Court Deadlines

Attorney at Work

After one of the clients notified him of the dismissal, the alarmed attorney filed a motion to reconsider and reinstate the case, attributing his failure to respond in a timely manner to “new filtering rules in his email inbox,” which moved the dismissal order to his junk mail folder. The firm had filed a voluntary dismissal back in 2014.

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