BLT: March 2012

Business & Corporate

Shifting Tides for SEC Settlements: A Sea Change in the Making?

The author discusses a recent case regarding the controversy in the admission of fault in an SEC settlement.

Business & Corporate

Privacy Considerations Limit Geolocation Technologies

This article examines the United States' judicially recognized privacy rights, including those dealt with in the recent Jones v. United States case addressing location privacy in January 2012 by the U.S. Supreme Court, and discusses recent trends in legal claims demanding better mobile privacy of personal location.

Business & Corporate

The Durbin Derby: Are There Any Winners?

This article discusses “the Durbin Amendment” which amended the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA).

Business & Corporate

KEEPING CURRENT: A New Tort is Born! Ontario Recognizes its First Privacy Tort

Lisa R. Lifshitz

The Canadian province of Ontario's Court of Appeal recently recognized for the first time the right of a plaintiff to bring a civil action for damages for the invasion of personal privacy, drawing upon U.S. legal concepts in the process.

Business & Corporate

DELAWARE INSIDER: Running a Proper Independent Committee Process: Practice Tips from Recent Delaware Cases

Jeffrey R. Wolters

This article discusses recent cases dealing with independent committee of directors in a conflict transaction according to Delaware law.

Business & Corporate

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Jean Allard: Leader, Groundbreaker, Mentor, and Friend

A spotlight on Jean Allard, the first woman elected Chair of the Business Law Section.

Business & Corporate

Inside Business Law

This month’s IBL discusses focuses on programs and articles of interest regarding legal opinions, LLCs and partnerships, business and corporate litigation, and cyberspace.