Today’s Buzz: Online Sales Tax, Cell Phone Tracking, Lance Armstrong, High-risk Mortgages, More

What we learned in law today, from JD Supra:

State and local sales taxes on online purchases could be closer than you think (Bloomberg Law) 

Things aren’t looking good for Lance Armstrong (Sedgwick LLP) 

Patent holders can buy insurance to cover the costs of patent infringement and enforcement litigation (Venable LLP) 

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the police do not need a warrant to track your cell phone (Lawyers.com) 

Any publicity is good publicity? Not for insurance companies (Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP) 

California lawyers who want to blow the whistle on their clients should keep their mouths shut (Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP) 

High-risk mortgage loans will be subject to stricter appraisal requirements if a proposed amendment to the Truth in Lending Act goes through (Rosa Eckstein Schechter) 

The California Resale Royalties Act was struck down as unconstitutional (Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP) 

Users lose interest fairly quickly in health and fitness apps (Fenwick & West) 

Waiting times for EB-2 visas just got longer (Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP) 

401(k) plans are complex and can easily go off track. The good news: plan sponsors can generally fix mistakes with minimal penalties (The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.) 

Employers need “bring your own device” policies to guide employees who use their own technology for company business (Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA) 

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