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People have long expected that their medical information will be treated as private.  HIPAA and various state privacy laws protect patients from unauthorized disclosure of health information. For a male, a medical condition that arguably could cause the most...

Marvel has a well-known cadre of superhero characters, including Spider-Man, Captain America, and the Hulk, whose basic story is facing and resolving outsized precarious situations. Now, Marvel's CEO finds himself mired in litigation worthy of its movies. Marvel's...

It is common for personal injury attorneys to represent more than one person who has been hurt in an accident in a case against the tortfeasor.  In that circumstance, if the attorney makes an error that derails the case, will the attorney face a single malpractice...

The last holdout for the non-taxable alternate currency may be ending. Credit card rewards started as a token thank you from the credit card companies. Tips and points have taken on a life of their own.  People can buy airline tickets, reserve hotel stays, purchase...

Six states, Hawaii, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Utah, allow lawsuits by a spurned spouse for alienation of affection. All other jurisdictions have abolished the common law tort through legislation or court decisions. Because of the...

On February 8th, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Robinhood, the stock trading and investment app. The case is about the tragic suicide of Alex Kearns, a twenty-year-old who took his own life after he mistakenly believed that he owed $730,000 while trading...

Robinhood is a stock trading and investment app that, in the past two weeks, has been embroiled in a controversy involving its January 27th decision to stop allowing its user to purchase shares in a few stocks, including GameStop Corp. There was immediate backlash...

Federal district and bankruptcy courts generally audio-record conferences, oral arguments, hearings, and trials. Besides, a court reporter is typically present to transcribe the proceedings in real-time as they occur. In comparison, many state courts have been very...

In some malpractice cases, the medical records themselves conclusively establish the deviation from a standard of care. That is why it is vital to understand precisely what is (and what is not) contained in the records. In December 2020, a Connecticut OB-GYN practice...

Last week our newsletter was about what WhatsApp was making to its privacy practices, including sharing information and data with Facebook (Facebook owns WhatsApp). After WhatsApp’s privacy changes were announced, there was a widespread backlash.  People are rightly...