1. Calling Mobile News Junkies: Read JD Supra on Flipboard Magazines

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    Calling all mobile news junkies! We’ve been having great fun building JD Supra law news magazines on the terrific Flipboard 2.0 mobile news reader. Jump in and start reading law news and updates covering just your interests.

    As you’ve probably heard by now, Flipboard recently started allowing users to create magazines on any topic - apparently over 100,000 mags were created in the first days of this new offering.

    We publish so much legal commentary and analysis for distinct audiences that we immediately began testing out the new Flipboard functionality, with distinct mobile readers in mind.

    “JD Supra Law News” on Flipboard

    To find the law news magazine of your choice, simply open Flipboard on your tablet/iPad and search for JD Supra Law News. You’ll see a number of magazines to choose from, including:

    …and others in the works. These magazine are updated with top JD Supra content (text and video) daily and weekly, depending on the topic.

    Send us a note if there’s a particular mag you’d like to see.

    See you on Flipboard!

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  2. Most-Viewed Law News & Analysis on JD Supra - Sept 2012

    The NLRB’s recent decision regarding Costco’s social media policy made big news last month, but it wasn’t the only item capturing readers’ attention on JD Supra.

    Global employment issues, renewable energy, Louboutin’s red sole, data breaches, dogs in the workplace, the gift tax exemption, China’s minerals, healthcare privacy, protected panties, and more … here’s a quick look at some of the most-viewed updates, blog posts, articles, and videos on JD Supra for last month:

    1. Baker & McKenzie: The Global Employer: A Primer On International Labor and Employment Issues - Baker & McKenzie Australia
    2. How a Retirement Plan Financial Advisor Can Stand Out From the Crowd - The Rosenbaum Law Firm
    3. Patient Concerns Make Social Media Even Trickier for Healthcare Employers - Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLP
    4. Florida Court: Lawyers And Judges Should Not Be Facebook Friends - Bilzin Sumberg
    5. California Senate Passes Social Media Privacy Bill - XpertHR
    6. Protecting Users’ Rights to Free Expression and Preparing for the Extremely Exceptional Circumstance - Foley Hoag Corporate Social Responsibility
    7. Failure to Extend the Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit: Will It Send Wind Energy Investors Packing for Opportunities Abroad? - K&L Gates
    8. NLRB to Costco: Your Social Media Policy Needs a Do-Over - Mintz Levin Privacy & Security
    9. DOJ/FTC Ask if MFNs Are Anti-Competitive, and Get an Earful - Skadden Arps
    10. Second Circuit Reverses Louboutin on Protection of Fashion Color Trademarks - Foley & Lardner
    11. NLRB Publishes First Social Media Decision; Applies Prior GC Memos - Ballard Spahr LLP
    12. NLRB Weighs In On Social Media Policies - Miller Canfield
    13. Data Breach - What are the Risks to My Company? - Jaburg Wilk
    14. Baker & McKenzie: Intellectual Property (Streamline) - September 2012 - Baker & McKenzie Australia
    15. The NLRB Issues Its First Ruling Striking Down An Employer’s Social Media Policy - Fox Rothschild
    16. Porn Parody or Infringing Pun? Ben & Jerry’s Brings Trademark Action Against “Porno’s Finest,” Ben & Cherry’s - Foley Hoag Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition
    17. Dogs in the workplace: What every business owner needs to know - Bernstein Shur
    18. Employers Law Update - Employers Beware: NLRB Challenges Established HR Practices - Nexsen Pruet PLLC
    19. China To Cut Production Of Rare Earth Minerals By 20 Percent, Threatens U.S. Manufacturing - King & Spalding
    20. City of Paris ordered to pay for reverse domain name hijacking in groundbreaking decision - Looper Reed
    21. $5,120,000 Lifetime Gift Tax Exemption Expiring Soon - Loeb & Loeb LLP
    22. [Video] Consultant: Law Firm Revenues & Profits Dropping, Layoffs Ahead - Bloomberg Law
    23. Who owns inventions by employees? - McAfee & Taft
    24. You Want Hantavirus With That View? Contagion Clouds the Air at Yosemite - McCarter & English
    25. Panties: 1, Fair Use Doctrine: 0 - Greenberg Glusker

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  3. Most-Viewed on JD Supra - July, 2012

    For your interest, here’s a look at some of the most-viewed law firm updates and advisories on JD Supra for the past month:

    1. FFIEC Issues Statement on “Cloud Computing” Risk Management - Davis Wright Tremaine 
    2. Patients adopting mobile health faster than doctors - Fenwick Life Sciences Group
    3. Senator Grassley Lifts Hold on Chaffetz Bill - Davis Brown
    4. Mobile Marketing Class Action Litigation 2.0: Enterprising Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Assert Novel Class Claims Under the TCPA - Sedgwick
    5. Social Media Policies and Enforcement Risks - Mike Volkov
    6. Why Retirement Plan Financial Advisors Should Care Who Their Client’s TPA Is - Rosenbaum Law Firm
    7. “When Did You Last Think About Your Privacy Policy?” FTC and Class Action Plaintiffs Take Aim in Data Breach Actions - Loeb & Loeb
    8. Q&A on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Healthcare Reform - Looper Reed
    9. Advanced Copyright Issues on the Internet - July 2012 - Fenwick & West
    10. Social Media and the Law: An In-Depth Look - Constangy, Brooks & Smith
    11. The Dangers of Misclassifying Landmen: Is The Government’s New Settlement Program Too Good To Pass Up? - Looper Reed
    12. FFIEC Statement on Outsourced Cloud Computing - White & Case
    13. Borrower May Sue Over Lender’s Failure To Contact Prior to Foreclosure, California Appellate Court Rules - Ballard Spahr
    14. Hershey Thinks Outside the Box (or the Candy Wrapper) in Seeking Trademark Protection for a Product Shape - Mintz Levin
    15. The Social Media Experiment: Challenges for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers - Morrison & Foerster
    16. In Effort to Extradite UK Man in Piracy Case, DOJ Is Overreaching - Ifrah Law
    17. Copyright Infringement: A Worldwide Update - Baldwins IP
    18. Study Finds That Foreign-Born Inventors Play Prominent Role at Top U.S. Patent-Producing Universities - McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff
    19. Baker & McKenzie: Mergers & Acquisitions Series 2012 - Managing risk in M&A transactions (Presentation) - Baker & McKenzie Australia
    20. The Supreme Court Ruled on Health Reform – Now What is an Employer to Do? - Saul Ewing
    21. Is Obesity A Disability Under The New ADA? Probably. - Constangy, Brooks & Smith
    22. Criminal Court of New York City Holds That Tweets Are Public Information and Can Be Subpoenaed - Katten
    23. $30,000 Personal Fine for Construction Supervisor who Violated Known Work Procedure - Fraser Milner Casgrain
    24. Changes to New Hampshire Non-Compete Law - Sheehan
    25. Sustainable Real Estate and the Green Agenda: A Conversation - K&L Gates

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  4. Law News Now: It’s Monday & You Should Know…

    Monday I have Twitter on my mind. Here’s a quick roundup of popular updates and advisories published over the last week on JD Supra. What’s hot and who’s sharing it:

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  5. Most-Viewed on JD Supra - June, 2012

    For your reference, here’s a look at the most-viewed updates, commentary, and video on JD Supra for the past month:

    1. The Big Law Firm Demise - It Happens Like This - Edwin Reeser
    2. The Ultimate Retirement Plan Sponsor Checklist - The Rosenbaum Law Firm
    3. Indiana’s New Anti-Smoking Law - Fisher & Phillips LLP
    4. Indiana Imposes Statewide Smoking Ban - Littler
    5. The Devil (Dog) ® is in the Details: Bankruptcy Court Denies Hostess’s Motion to Reject Collective Bargaining Agreements on Narrow Factual Grounds - Cadwalader
    6. Consumer Wins Spectacular Victory Against Debt Collector Stock & Grimes - Joseph A. Mullaney, III
    7. IRS Posts Draft Revised Withholding Forms Conforming To FATCA - Proskauer Rose LLP
    8. To Violate FDCPA, Collection Letter Must ‘Expressly’ Require Written Debt Dispute, Ninth Circuit Holds - Ballard Spahr LLP
    9. 2012 E-Verify Laws Update - Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
    10. Attorneys’ Fees Awarded To Defendants In Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Case - Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard
    11. New York’s Highest Court Addresses Rescission of Policy to Additional Insured - Traub Lieberman
    12. Trade & Manufacturing Alert - June 2012 - King & Spalding
    13. The Importance of Keeping Abreast of the Law of Workplace Dress Codes - Greenberg Glusker
    14. Federal Circuit Affirms Patent and Trademark Office’s Denial of Patentability Despite Federal Circuit’s Prior Holding of Validity - Patton Boggs LLP
    15. John Cena Wrestles Over Prenup in Divorce - Lawyers.com
    16. The National Labor Relations Board Discusses Employer Social Media Policies (Again) - Pierce Atwood LLP
    17. Brinker: California Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Meal Periods - Steps Employers Should Take Now - Allen Matkins
    18. Ninth Circuit Affirms Trial Court Decision In Waldorf Methods Case - Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard
    19. The Legal Four Corners Of Social Media And E-Discovery For Businesess - Michelle Sherman
    20. Breaking News on Government Strike in Brazil Affecting Immigration Applications - FosterQuan LLP
    21. Using S Corporations to Avoid the Medicare Tax - Duane Morris LLP
    22. Family Law: Facebook as Evidence in Family Law Court? Sustained - Rowley Chapman Barney & Buntrock, Ltd.
    23. [Video] Why are the Innocent Convicted - Bloomberg Law
    24. Acting NLRB GC Issues Updated Report Concerning Social Media Cases - Morgan Lewis
    25. Cloud Computing and the USA Patriot Act: Canadian Implications - Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

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  6. Most-Viewed on JD Supra - April, 2012

    For you reference, here’s a look at some of the most-read and watched legal updates on JD Supra for last month:

    1. How a Financial Advisor Can Grow Their 401(k) Plan Practice Without Really Trying* (*just kidding) [Rosenbaum Law Firm]
    2. Brinker: California Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Meal Periods - Steps Employers Should Take Now [Allen Matkins]
    3. Video: How to screen job applicants without asking for the Facebook password [McNees Wallace & Nurick]
    4. Immigration Alert: April 2012 [Epstein Becker & Green]
    5. 2012 Guide To The State Attorneys General [Orrick]
    6. Visa Retrogression for Eb-2 Immigrant Visa Category (India and China) [Proskauer]
    7. FDA Finalizes Benefit-Risk Determination Methodology for Certain Medical Devices [McDermott Will & Emery]
    8. A Stern Warning: Words Do Matter [Greenberg Glusker]
    9. Will Green Codes LEED to Litigation? [Dinsmore & Shohl]
    10. Video: Ponzi Schemer Marc Dreier Confesses ‘Sins’ in New Film [Bloomberg Law]
    11. Propecia Lawsuits Mount as Evidence From New Study is Released [Schmidt & Clark]
    12. NLRB to Expand Outreach Campaign Targeting Nonunion Employees [McNees]
    13. Gamblification! The Hottest Trend in Social Games [Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment, & Technology Team]
    14. Organized Labor’s Big Day — Are You Ready? [Dinsmore & Shohl]
    15. Too Many Choices, Too Little Time for 401(k) Plan Sponsors [Rosenbaum Law Firm]
    16. Brinker Decision by California Supreme Court Clarifies Meal and Rest Period Obligations [Constangy]
    17. Traditional Litigation versus Alternative Dispute Resolution (in collection cases) [Steven Harms]
    18. Terminated Employee with Bipolar Disorder Awarded $315,000 in ADA Case [Nick Birkenhauer]
    19. What Is Trademark Parody, Really? Louis Vuitton Puts UPENN in the Fashion Spotlight for a Perfect Case Study [Wahab & Medenica]
    20. Employers Must Update Their Social Media Policies [White & Case]
    21. Proposed Physician Payment Sunshine Act Regulations Leave Many in the Dark [Mintz Levin]
    22. Celebrity Paternity Disputes [Bryan L. Salamone]
    23. Top Ten Compensable Time Issues for Non-Exempt Employees [Venable LLP]
    24. Significant Rulings From the Deepwater Horizon Court on Discovery and Evidentiary Matters [Sedgwick LLP]
    25. $5,120,000 Lifetime Gift Tax Exemption Expiring Soon [Loeb & Loeb LLP]

    And, because that’s how we roll, here for your viewing pleasure are the two top vids for the month. Enjoy:

    Ponzi Schemer Marc Dreier Confesses ‘Sins’ in New Film»

    [Source: Bloomberg Law; see above for link]

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    How to screen job applicants without asking for the Facebook password»

    [Source: McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC]

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