JD Supra Morning Brief: Oklahoma Tornado, College Athletes, QR Codes, Estate Plans

It’s Friday, and here at the JD Supra Morning Brief, that means two slices of coffee cake on our way to work!

More Big Law firms are going to collapse in the coming months and years, says the lawyer for failed firm Dewey & LeBoeuf (Bloomberg Law) 

Are losses resulting from the recent Oklahoma tornado covered by business property insurance policies? (Perkins Coie) 

College athletes: 1, video game developers: 0 (Manatt, Phelps & Phillips) 

The shagreens will be partying on Magazine Mountain tonight! (Nossaman) 

Unlike high schools, colleges and universities are not required to provide personal care services for students with disabilities (Ogletree Deakins) 

Sure, the Tax Act passed earlier this year raised the limits on estate taxes. But you still need an estate plan… (Poyner Spruill) 

Want to let customers pay via QR code? Read this (BuckleySandler) 

Supreme Court sinks Kivalina’s hopes of passing the cost of climate change on to Exxon Mobil and others… (Foley Hoag) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Just Cause, Automatic Deportation, Copyright Law, Fracking Chemicals

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Not everyone who graduates from law school practices law. Some end up working for the President… (Bloomberg Law) 

As it turns out, “just ‘cause” isn’t one of the seven factors that comprise “just cause” when firing an employee (Foley & Lardner) 

Do I need a prenup? (Jaburg Wilk) 

Sharing your stash doesn’t mean automatic deportation for immigrants, says the Supreme Court (Fowler White Boggs) 

Have a foreign bank account? You’ll want to read this… (The California Minority Counsel Program) 

Think it’s time to revise the country’s copyright laws? You’re not alone… (Foley Hoag) 

The Bureau of Land Management is calling for greater disclosure of fracking chemicals used on federal lands (BakerHostetler) 

401(k) plans are not evil. Really (Ary Rosenbaum) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Patricia Cornwell, Big Data, Mortgage Kickbacks, Online Poker

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Accounting firm mismanages Patricia Cornwell’s finances; ends up owing her $51 million – maybe you read about it? (Bloomberg Law) 

The EEOC just published guidelines on cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, and intellectual disabilities in the workplace (Miller & Martin) 

Can big data analysis improve the criminal justice system? One donor wants to find out (Jeff Ifrah) 

Does your lease comply with HIPAA regulations? Here’s how to make sure (Dinsmore) 

The CFPB is cracking down on kickbacks in the mortgage business (Leonard, Street and Deinard) 

Is Aereo the future of television or just another blip on the screen? (Morrison Foerster – Social Media) 

Nevada residents have played more than 1,000,000 hands of online poker in the two weeks since UltimatePoker.com started dealing (Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment & Technology Team) 

School leaders cannot afford to ignore discriminatory discipline in public schools (Franczek Radelet) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Internet Eraser, Private Equity, Fair Sentencing, Lady Gaga

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Who’s arguing cases before the Supreme Court? White men, for the most part… (Bloomberg Law) 

An Internet ‘eraser button’ for minors (and their parents)? Maybe… (Mintz Levin) 

How to turn a private equity funding dream into reality (Lane Powell) 

The Fair Sentencing Act applies retroactively to people sentenced before it took effect (The Kaiser Law Firm) 

What’s new in crowdfunding? Not much, apparently… (Leonard, Street and Deinard) 

First rule of thumb is not to get in a fight in the first place. The second? Don’t plead “no contest” to assault… (Sedgwick) 

Is arbitration always the best answer for your business? (Dinsmore) 

Lady Gaga fans will be pleased to know the singer was dismissed from a copyright lawsuit (Foley Hoag) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Political Intelligence, Gender Stereotyping, Worker Misclassification, Washington Redskins

It’s Monday morning. Do you know where your law news is? 

Political intelligence appears to be a growing business in big law firms. But is it legal? (Bloomberg Law) 

Have you registered your brands with the ICANN Trademark Clearinghouse? (Mintz Levin) 

Title VII anti-discrimination laws now prohibit workplace discrimination stemming from gender stereotyping, says the Fifth Circuit (Ogletree Deakins)  

Think twice before using your 401(k) assets to get your new business off the ground… (Leonard, Street and Deinard) 

The stakes of worker misclassification are going up (and up and up…) (Morgan Lewis) 

The new California law requiring certain businesses to post public notices regarding slavery and human trafficking is now in effect (Nossaman) 

US trademark law prohibits marks that “may disparage… persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols.” But is that enough to revoke the name of the Washington Redskins? (Loeb & Loeb) 

First thing to do before suing a foreign defendant: convince them to open a Facebook account… (Cozen O’Connor) 

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JD Supra Weekend Reader: Fracking Wastewater, Virtual Currency, Workplace Violence, Data Privacy

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Is Dodd-Frank at risk? Probably not, but President Obama shouldn’t let down his guard all the same… (Bloomberg Law) 

The amount of freshwater used by the fracking industry is less than that used by golf courses. It doesn’t mean there’s nothing to worry about, though… (Looper Reed) 

Is this the wild, wild west of virtual currency? Not really… (Pillsbury) 

Today’s FCPA charges are brought to you by … Wall Street! (Corporate Law Report) 

Add bank fraud to the list of federal crimes committed by legal medical marijuana dispensaries… (Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph) 

Farmer Bowman’s “blame-the-bean” argument failed to sway the Supreme Court (JD Supra Contributors) 

The new tax law doesn’t look like “relief” from where we’re sitting… (Niles, Barton & Wilmer) 

The EPA just issued a rule that will require fracking operators to disclose the chemicals used in extracting natural gas from the ground (Morgan Lewis) 

Think California lawmakers aren’t concerned about data privacy? Think again… (Reed Smith) 

Oh, baby! (McManis Faulkner) 

How to reduce violence in the workplace? (Corporate Law Report) 

Tough luck, lesser prairie-chicken (Nossaman LLP) 

We’re mad as hell and we’re not going to cook burgers anymore (at least not today…) (FordHarrison) 

Don’t let the recent American Taxpayer Relief Act fool you: now is not the time to be complacent about estate planning… (Cole Schotz) 

Florida judge says the FCC doesn’t know the difference between “implied” and “express” consent… (Foley & Lardner) 

Better let it roll over to voice mail… Federal laws impose significant fines on commercial drivers who use cell phones at the wheel (and their employers, too) (Ogletree Deakins) 

The sun never sets on the IRS empire… Agency signs tax information sharing agreement with Australia and the UK (Looper Reed) 

Thomas Edison never imagined problems like this: who pays to charge my tenant’s Chevy Volt? (Bernstein Shur) 

Using auto-dialers is a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. And using your finger may be as well… (Loeb & Loeb) 

Get the frack off this federal land, says a California court (King & Spalding) 

How can colleges and universities make sure that their internship programs don’t attract unwanted attention from the Department of Labor? (Ogletree Deakins) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief : Fracking Water, Distracted Driving, Virtual Currency, Bank Fraud

On May 17, 1943, the US Army contracted with the University of Pennsylvania to develop the ENIAC, the first computer. Thanks, guys!

Tired of practicing law? Go home and practice the guitar… (Bloomberg Law) 

The amount of freshwater used by the fracking industry is less than that used by golf courses. But it doesn’t mean there’s nothing to worry about… (Looper Reed) 

Keep up the fight, FTC! (Ballard Spahr) 

OSHA wants to end texting behind the wheel, and they’ve turned to employers for help (Dentons)  

The wild, wild west of virtual currency? Not really… (Pillsbury) 

Today’s FCPA charges are brought to you by … Wall Street! (Corporate Law Report) 

Add bank fraud to the list of federal crimes committed by legal medical marijuana dispensaries… (Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph) 

Another Facebook firing bites the dust… (Orrick) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Tax Relief, Fracking Chemicals, Data Privacy, Divorce Mediation

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Where in the world does the CEO of one of Europe’s largest real estate management companies plan to invest over the next 6-12 months? Watch (Greentarget) 

Farmer Bowman’s “blame-the-bean” argument failed to sway the Supreme Court (JD Supra Contributors) 

The new tax law doesn’t look like “relief” from where we’re sitting… (Niles, Barton & Wilmer) 

The EPA just issued a rule that will require fracking operators to disclose the chemicals used in extracting natural gas from the ground (Morgan Lewis) 

Think California lawmakers aren’t concerned about data privacy? Think again… (Reed Smith) 

Same-sex couples with green card questions can now get answers (Ronald Shapiro) 

Is divorce mediation right for you? (Is That Legal?) 

Do the words “data breach” strike fear into your heart? You might need a plan… (Schnader) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Baby Pre-Nups, Workplace Violence, Prairie Chickens, Fast Food

Is it just us, or does the day really get a little bit brighter each time we read the JD Supra Morning Brief?

A federal judge says that DynCorp was not responsible for exposing several thousand Ecuadorian citizens to toxins during the “Plan Columbia” anti-drug effort (Bloomberg Law) 

Oh, baby! (McManis Faulkner) 

How to reduce violence in the workplace? (Corporate Law Report) 

Hospice providers take note: the Justice Department is watching your Medicare billings… (Fowler White Boggs) 

California’s Supreme Court gives cities in the state the right to ban medical marijuana facilities (Sedgwick) 

Tough luck, lesser prairie-chicken (Nossaman LLP) 

We’re mad as hell and we’re not going to cook burgers anymore (at least not today…) (FordHarrison) 

Even the IRS had to spend five years on higher education… (Mintz Levin) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Law School, Comp Time, Express Consent, IRS Empire

Happy 65th birthday, Israel! 

Maybe it’s a good time to go to law school after all… (Bloomberg Law) 

Don’t let the recent American Taxpayer Relief Act fool you: now is not the time to be complacent about estate planning… (Cole Schotz) 

Fans of comp time take heart: there’s a draft bill in the House that could allow employers to offer comp time in lieu of paid overtime (Franczek Radelet) 

Florida judge says the FCC doesn’t know the difference between “implied” and “express” consent… (Foley & Lardner) 

What bothers FINRA about the marketing of real estate investment products? Funny you should ask… (Morrison & Foerster) 

Better let it roll over to voice mail… Federal laws impose significant fines on commercial drivers who use cell phones at the wheel (and their employers, too) (Ogletree Deakins) 

The sun never sets on the IRS empire… Agency signs tax information sharing agreement with Australia and the UK (Looper Reed) 

Student loan “affordability” is top of mind at the country’s consumer financial watchdog (Ballard Spahr) 

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