It’s the last month of the year, and I can feel your motivation for business development flagging. It’s okay, you’re not alone.
So how can you motivate yourself (or others) to finish out the year strong, and get some business development in?
December 3, 2019
MISSING: Business Development Motivation. 4 Tips to Find it this December!
December 3, 2019
Court to Consider Whether California Ride Share Drivers Who Make Airport Runs Are Exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act Continue Reading…
On November 26, 2019, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) might not apply to Uber drivers who are engaged in interstate commerce while driving passengers to or from international airports.
In his claims before the Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement (“DLSE”), driver Sangam Patel (“Patel”) seeks recovery of unpaid wages, overtime pay, vacation pay, meal and rest break premiums, and unpaid business expenses allegedly owed by Uber. Uber petitioned to compel arbitration of Patel’s (“Patel”) claims under the FAA.
December 3, 2019
After Decades of Broad Enforcement Discretion, FDA Signals New Approach to Homeopathic Drugs
Two announcements made by FDA in late October signal a marked change to FDA’s regulatory approach to “homeopathic” drugs. On October 25, 2019, FDA withdrew the 1988 Compliance Policy Guide (“CPG”) 400.400 Conditions Under Which Homeopathic Drugs May Be Marketed, and, concurrently, published revised draft guidance titled Drug Products Labeled as Homeopathic (the “Revised Homeopathic Draft Guidance”).
November 29, 2019
Court of Appeal Keeps Barry and Honey Sherman’s Estate Files Sealed
Kevin Donovan is the Chief Investigator Reporter at the Toronto Star. He also is the author of a book about the unsolved murders of Toronto billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife Honey Sherman entitled “The Billionaire Murders: The Mysterious Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman”. In the book, as reviewed by Jeff Gray of The Globe and Mail, Donovan sets out to determine what actually happened to the Shermans and who their killer might be. He explains that on occasion, he even acted as The Toronto Star’s lawyer – even though he has no legal training and is not a lawyer – and has attended at court to question police to unseal such things as search warrant documents.
November 27, 2019
Lidings Intellectual Property Practice Partner Boris Malakhov in Expert Council of IP Russia Awards
On November 28th 2019 Moscow will host the Award-Winning Ceremony of the first Russian award in the intellectual property sphere – the IP Russia Awards. The event is to take place at the Mansion on Volkhonka, one of the city’s most outstanding historical locations.
The initiative to hold an IP Award belongs to the infor-media Russia, the organizer of a major annual IP Forum in cooperation with the Intellectual Property Council of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation and the Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property (RGAIS). The Award is mainly focused on increasing the status of IP professionals in society and emphasize the social significance of their intellectual work.
November 27, 2019
“Pirate Ships in Dangerous Waters!”
A recent decision of the Three-Member Court of Appeals of Komotini (Felonies Department), dated 19/11/2019, has been intensely debated by the national media as resulting to the first “real” prison sentence that has ever been imposed in our country to a website owner for illegally distributing copyright-protected content. Although the judgement has not been published yet, according to the media, the owner of the “pirate” websites “greekstars.net” and “greekstars.co”, has been sentenced to five years in prison for illegal distribution of audiovisual works, music, books, computer programs, and video games and has been led to prison immediately after hearing the verdict. Although the law also provides for a monetary penalty, this was withdrawn by the Judges due to mitigating circumstances.
ILN Today Post
November 26, 2019
GLOBAL TAKE-DOWN OF DEFAMATORY CONTENT BY ONLINE PLATFORMS
An intense international debate is on relating to merits of global blocking of offensive and defamatory content including any URLs/web links/videos uploaded from global domains by online platforms such as Facebook Inc., Google Inc., YouTube LLC, Google Plus, Twitter etc. (the “Online Platforms”). This interesting issue was recently considered in detail by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in the matter of Swami Ramdev and Anr. vs. Facebook, Inc. and Ors. [CS(OS) 27/2019].
Facts of the Case: The petitioner Swami Ramdev approached the Delhi High Court to inter alia seek a permanent and mandatory injunction against the Online Platforms for disseminating various defamatory remarks and information including videos, based on a book titled “Godman to Tycoon – The Untold Story of Baba Ramdev”. Though an interim order was granted by the Delhi High Court on January 24, 2019, directing removal of the offending URL and weblinks for the Indian domain, the question whether the said content was to be blocked globally was deferred for determination. The Court thereafter separately considered “what would constitute removal or disabling access within the meaning of section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”)? And can removal or disabling access be geographically limited or should it be global?”.
ILN Today Post
November 26, 2019
Howard & Howard Announces Formation of Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group
ROYAL OAK, Mich., November 26, 2019 – Howard & Howard has announced the official formation of a Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group. The practice group’s attorneys assist businesses in staying compliant with data privacy laws and regulations, preventing and protecting against cybersecurity threats and risks, and managing and responding to data breaches. The announcement was made by firm President and CEO, Mark A. Davis.
“Data privacy and cybersecurity concerns have steadily grown as advances in technology continue. We have built a team of attorneys with the knowledge, training, and experience, in both the U.S. and abroad, needed for companies that find themselves on the front line of cyber and data threats and breaches,” said Davis.
November 26, 2019
Late Compromise Halts Proposed Changes to Pennsylvania’s White-Collar Exemptions Continue Reading…
On November 21, 2019, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (“DLI”) formally withdrew new regulations that would have increased the minimum salary requirements for the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act’s (“PMWA”) white-collar exemptions. The withdrawal occurred on the same day the state’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission (“IRRC”) was scheduled to consider the new requirements and rule upon them at a public meeting.
November 26, 2019
Three Easy Ways to Follow Up After a Networking Event
It’s easy to think that the hard part of networking is the event itself, and if we can navigate that successfully, we’ve done our jobs well and the work will come in. But a big part of successful relationship development is continuity, and that means following up AFTER an event to ensure that you don’t drop off the other person’s radar. Particularly at this time of year, it’s easy to become very busy and distracted (both you and your prospects!) and no longer be top of mind with someone that you really may want to be better connected to.
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