by admin | Feb 13, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Featured, News
By: Julie-Karel Elkin 1. About 100 days from now, the GDPR takes effect on May 25, 2018 2. Applies to all European Union subjects (citizens) regardless of geographic location and it looks as though the UK is going to opt-in 3. EU Regulations treat consumer data the...
by admin | Feb 12, 2018 | Featured, General Law, News
By: Newton Anderson It was a pleasant spring day in 1982. I had received my law license a little over 6 months prior and, following the end of a judicial clerkship, had begun to work for a private law firm with downtown offices on one of the upper floors of the...
by admin | Jan 29, 2018 | Featured, Litigation, News
Spicer Rudstrom attorney Cameron M. Watson of the Memphis office recently secured a dismissal for his client, Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, after filing a Motion for Summary Judgment on their behalf. The Plaintiff, Lee A. Oakley brought suit against Lowe’s Home Centers,...
by admin | Jan 24, 2018 | Corporate and Business Law, Employment Law, Featured, News
By: Steve Collins How many employment laws apply to your business? Let’s count the ways, remembering this list is not exhaustive: 1. Title VII (42 U.S.C. 2000e) applies to employers with 15 or more employees. It prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color,...
by admin | Jan 23, 2018 | Corporate and Business Law, Cybersecurity, Featured, News
By: Lance Thompson Business owners need to be aware that employees may be transferring trade secrets completely by mistake simply by owning a smartphone. Storing confidential information and/or trade secrets on cloud storage services can pose serious risks to the...