June 16, 2015
Timely legal updates from USLAW NETWORK

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WELCOME TO USLAW DIGIKNOW

Please enjoy this edition of USLAW DigiKnow, which includes posts authored by USLAW member attorneys on topics focused on the latest legal issues and jurisdictional matters facing businesses today. Please click the following headlines to read on. Also, ICYMI, see to the right for information about USLAW's newest member firm, Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC. Finally, we are hosting several special dinners and receptions in conjunction with ATA, TIDA and DRI events and the Transportation Practice Group is leading a webinar on nuclear verdicts, check out the details and registration links to the right.

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National Legal News

Banking & Financial Services

U.S. Supreme Court Says No to Lien Stripping in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
via Roetzel & Andress LPA

Business & Advisory Services

Does a private annuity have a place in your estate plan?
via Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

What Happens to Your Digital Presence After You Die and More
via Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP

Does a Person with a Medical Condition Affecting His Mind Have the Mental Capacity to Make a Will?
via Clark Wilson LLP

Just how “irrevocable” is that Irrevocable Trust anyway? And why should you care?
via Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Montemore, P.C.

Construction

The Different Warranties Covering A Contractor's Work
via Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C.

Don't Muck Up Your Case by Failing to Gather and Present the Right Evidence
via Roetzel & Andress LPA

Developers Beware: A Contractor May Be Held to Be Duly Licensed Even If the Contractor's Qualifying Agent Does Not Approve the Permit or Supervise the Work!
via Roetzel & Andress LPA

Data Privacy & Security

Target Settlement Over Data Breach Vetoed by MasterCard
via Connell Foley

Employment & Labor Law

Recent Developments in NLRB Decisions Regarding Employee Handbook Rules: 7 Things Private Sector Employers Need to Know Now
via Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP

New York DOL Proposing Rules Addressing Payment of Wages With Payroll Debit Card
via Goldberg Segalla

Are Workers, Locally Engaged by the Government of Canada, "Entitled" to Workers Compensation Benefits?
via Kelly Santini LLP

Misclassification Of Workers As Independent Contractors Can Have Unintended Consequences Under The Affordable Care Act
via Lashly & Baer, P.C.

Blackberries, Smartphones, Facebook, Oh My! Practice Tips for Operators in Our Very Mobile World
via SmithAmundsen & NAMA InTouch Magazine

Telling Harasser to “Stop” is Protected Activity under Title VII
via Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

Healthcare

HHS Office of Inspector General Signals Crackdown on Doctor Compensation Arrangements with New Fraud Alert
via Roetzel & Andress LPA

Intellectual Property

U.S. Supreme Court: Good Faith Belief That a Patent Is Invalid Is No Defense to Induced Patent Infringement
via Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Jury Selection

Witness Preparation: Beware of the Tricks Used to Encourage a Witness to Volunteer
via Litigation Insights, USLAW's official jury consultant

Mediation/Arbitration

The Mediated Arbitration: Think Outside The Box The Next Time You Reach An Impasse During Mediation
via Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C.

EVENTS & WEBINARS

YOU'RE INVITED

July 20 - La Jolla, Calif.
"Ultimate Beach Bash" USLAW Reception at ATA Forum for Motor Carrier General Counsel

Sept. 10 - Las Vegas
2015 USLAW DRI Construction Law Dinner

Oct. 27 - San Antonio
USLAW Dinner at Annual TIDA Industry Seminar

USLAW EduNet

Nuclear Verdicts in Transportation Cases

Fact or Fiction? How to Avoid Becoming the next Statistic

Monday, June 22
at 1 p.m. ET

Panelists

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ICYMI

Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC named West Virginia member firm of USLAW

USLAW Magazine spotlight

Data Breach Starter Kit
Essential Considerations To Reduce Risk

State/Regional Legal News

CALIFORNIA
New Statutory Paid Sick Leave Laws

INDIANA
Indiana Prohibits Taxation of Internet Access

MICHIGAN
COA determines that renewals of insurance policies are not applications for insurance for purposes of Michigan statute

NORTH CAROLINA
Show Me The Money! Post-Judgment Collections in North Carolina

PENNSYLVANIA
PA Superior Court Holds Service on Franchisee's Employee Ineffective to Complete Service on Franchisor

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