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  The General Data Protection Regulation was the biggest story of 2018 in the field of global privacy and data protection. The GDPR became enforceable in European Union Member States on May 25, significantly expanding the territorial reach of EU ...

A Virginia law firm that advised its client to take notes about his conversations with co-workers at Duke University Health System and share those notes with his legal team did not violate ethical rules against communicating directly with an opposing party, a North Carolina federal judge has ruled.

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In relationships, exactly what constitutes “a keeper” is different for everyone. Even within a single North Carolina statute, there are two distinct meanings.

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The new owner of Avvo.com has put the kibosh on the company’s fixed-rate legal services – just as a North Carolina State Bar committee was working on an ethics opinion concerning whether lawyers could get into trouble for working with the website.

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A putative class-action accusing the ride-share service Uber of imposing fictitious fees was not subject to arbitration, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

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To reduce the vulnerability to a cyber breach and mitigate the damage that results if such a breach does occur, every professional service company should engage in this five-step data security risk management process.

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When Sony Pictures and Equifax got hacked, it cost them tens of millions. Sadly, studies indicate over half of companies can expect to be hacked. There is no fool-proof way to stop an incident breach. So what should you do ...

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed $2.7 million in fines levied against a pair of shipping companies based in Greece in a decision that is expected to ripple through the maritime world.

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Barak Richman has examined hospital mergers for years and has arrived at several conclusions. One is that the trend hasn’t helped the bottom line for employers. “Lots of mergers have promised efficiency,” said Richman, an attorney who teaches law and ...

As hospitals and health systems nationwide continue to merge, few observers expect the trend to stop anytime soon. It is an assessment shared by multiple health care experts, including even those who think mergers don’t help employers or consumers save ...