JD Supra Weekend Reader: Tornado Insurance, QR Codes, Fracking Chemicals, Mortgage Kickbacks

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

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

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

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

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) 

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

Can big data analysis improve the criminal justice system? These donors want 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) 

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

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

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) 

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

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) 

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 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: 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: Dodd-Frank, Spider-Man, Paperless Visas, Money Transfers

Nothing like a long weekend of Bitcoin farming to make you appreciate heading back to the office on a Monday morning…

If Dodd-Frank already fixed “Too Big To Fail,” why do we need another law? (Bloomberg Law) 

Sleep easy, America: “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” won’t be going dark anytime soon… (Foley Hoag) 

How’s that transition to a paperless I-94 going? Well, it’s complicated… (Dinsmore) 

Yours, mine, and … mine again. And I’m pretty sure that one’s mine, too (Law Offices of Adrian H. Altshuler & Associates) 

Everything you need to know about social media password protection and privacy in the workplace (Littler) 

Coming to America: the manufacturing edition. Brought to you by the US fracking industry… (King & Spalding) 

Yeah, but it’s going to be a lot harder to turn the city around now that wrestling is off the agenda… (Foley & Lardner) 

Mistreated by a money transfer company? Tell the CFPB… (Davis Wright Tremaine) 

Sacré bleu – theft of trade secrets could become a crime in France… (Orrick) 

Small and mid-sized companies face important cybersecurity risks, too (Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Insurance Kickbacks, H-1B Lottery, EU Cyber-Defense, One-Child Policy

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There’s gold in them cybersecurity hills… For law firms, anyway (Bloomberg Law) 

You’ve got mail: judge orders service of process via Facebook (BakerHostetler) 

Four national mortgage insurers have been fined a total of $15 million for provided kickbacks to lenders in exchange for business (Leonard, Street and Deinard) 

The European Union is beefing up its cyber-defense strategy (Skadden Arps) 

Maximizing the value of your business for your heirs requires a long-term transfer program. Here’s how to get started (Pepper Hamilton) 

What are the costs – and benefits – of imposing cost-benefit analyses on government agencies? (Foley Hoag) 

Is China planning to get rid of its “one-child” policy so that it can stay competitive? (Fisher & Phillips) 

What to do when the H-1B visa cap is met less than a week after the application process begins? Award the visas through a lottery, of course… (Corporate Law Report) 

EU transaction tax? Bad idea, says one of the world’s largest inter-bank brokers (Shipkevich PLLC) 

Consumer data privacy and data breach claims are beginning to gain traction, and that means companies improve data security now (Sedgwick LLP) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Bailout for Cyprus Banks, Communication Rules for Employers, Demand for Catastrophe Bonds, Good Advice for Bankers

So, it turns out that Benjamin Franklin didn’t really say “beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” No matter – it’s Friday, and we’ll still raise a glass in his honor.

One good result of the Cyprus bank bailout? It made the Greek banking bailout look farsighted and disciplined… (Bloomberg Law) 

Follow these rules in your employee communication and everything should be just fine (Foley & Lardner) 

Are you counting down the days ‘til Myriad? (Baker Donelson) 

Demand for catastrophe bonds was up 37% in 2012 over 2011 (McCarter & English) 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 1 - Dermochelys coriacea: 0 (Nossaman LLP) 

What does healthcare reform mean for foreign employers and employers of foreign workers? (Fisher & Phillips) 

Bank officers and directors: your new “Stay out of Jail” card is an anti-money laundering compliance program (Manatt, Phelps & Phillips) 

Has crowdfunding already begun with the SEC’s blessing? (Leonard, Street and Deinard) 

Supreme Court rules that class actions cannot be certified based on speculation alone (JD Supra Contributors) 

Pigs in a blanket? No – pigs in a condominium (Heenan Blaikie) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: $33 Minimum Wage, GPS Tracking Warrants, Charitable Donation Deductions, HIPAA Privacy Rules

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The IP lawyers have all the luck: more trademark insight for craft brewers (McNees Wallace & Nurick) 

Why isn’t the minimum wage $33 an hour? (Fisher & Phillips) 

The Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act would require the police to obtain a warrant to track GPS devices (Carlton Fields) 

Planning to deduct your charitable donations on your income tax filings? Read this first (Farella Braun + Martel) 

Divorce? There’s an app for that (The Law Firm for Family Law) 

India is at a crossroads: more foreign investment or more tax revenues from multinationals doing business in the country? (McDermott Will & Emery) 

Employers have six months to comply with new HIPAA privacy rules (Burr & Forman) 

What’s wrong with the current agricultural workers visa program? Plenty (Patton Boggs) 

Cyprus won’t blow up Europe, but the keg of dynamite is still there… (Dechert) 

“Be nice to pregnant ladies,” and other advice for avoiding pregnancy discrimination lawsuits (Miller & Martin) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Craft Beer, Common Sense, Paperless Visas, VC Funds

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Craft beer is big in Michigan. We’ll drink to that! (Miller Canfield) 

Did the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court throw common sense out the window? (Foley & Lardner) 

If your nightmares regularly involve bug infestations, you might want to skip this update… (Heenan Blaikie) 

US Customs and Border Protection is going paperless. And that means I-94 visa recipients need access to a good printer when they get to the US (Davis Brown) 

VC funds expect operational problems when investing in your startup. Here’s how to make sure those problems don’t kill your deal (The R. Bernard Law Group) 

Wondering if that product is safe for your child? There’s an app for that (Demas Law Group) 

Mobile payments + customer privacy = growing FTC regulation (Ifrah Law) 

Chinese companies try novel “but our government made us do it” defense for price-fixing charges. It didn’t work… (Nossaman LLP) 

And one Ring to rule them all… (Saul Ewing) 

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act provides important protections to veterans facing financial difficulties (and significant penalties for banks that violate the Act) (Spilman Thomas & Battle) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: Professional Athletes, Logging Roads, “Honey Laundering,” Cyber Insurance

What a difference four decades make: next week, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage. 41 years ago today, the Court ruled that unmarried people had the same right to contraception as married couples. 

Think you should go big on Kodak stock since you missed the American Airlines boom? Don’t call your broker just yet… (Bloomberg Law) 

What do bad investments, terrible financial decisions, wildly successful business ventures, and careers in politics have in common? Hint: think professional athletes… (Duane Morris) 

It can’t be sweeping intellectual property decisions every day: SCOTUS rules that runoff from logging roads does not constitute a discharge that requires an NPDES permit (Foley Hoag) 

Portrait of Jesus Christ hanging in an Ohio school provides important lessons for school districts (Franczek Radelet) 

Buzz this: A global “honey-laundering” sting by federal officials broke up a scam perpetrated by the country’s two largest honey processing companies – the nation’s largest food fraud case ever (Perkins Coie) 

The H-1B visa cap is expected to be reached during the first week after the application process begins (Fowler White Boggs) 

Shopping for cyber insurance? Here’s what to look for (Sherman & Howard) 

Think you can avoid CFPB regulation because Director Cordray was nominated via a recess appointment? Think again (Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck) 

Argentina passed a same-sex marriage law in 2010 and a gender identity law in 2012. Can reform of the country’s employment discrimination law be far behind? (Fisher & Phillips) 

Won’t let us bet on sports? Well, we’ll bet on fantasy sports then (but with real dollars) (Ifrah Law) 

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JD Supra Morning Brief: I-9 Forms, Attorney-Client Privilege, Huffington Post, Environmentally Friendly

The answer to the question on everyone’s mind: New Zealand entomologist George Vernon Hudson. 

Companies should take cybersecurity into their own hands if they want to protect themselves. Sooner rather than later… (Bloomberg Law) 

The new I-9 form is here. Have you switched over? (JD Supra Contributors) 

Lawyer learns the hard way that attorney-client privilege doesn’t apply to conversations with friends who are lawyers (Burns & Levinson) 

Did Arianna Huffington and Kenneth Lerer steal the idea that became The Huffington Post? (Sheppard Mullin) 

Plan to borrow money from family and friends to get your startup off the ground? Read this first (Scott Legal Services) 

Are your products truly “environmentally friendly”? You might want to double-check before the FTC does it on your behalf… (Loeb & Loeb) 

Ziff! Bam! Pow! Zing! Superheroes take the fight against evil to the intellectual property courtroom… (Foley Hoag) 

The Fort Collins City Council has given final approval to a ban on fracking within city limits, setting up a legal battle with the state of Colorado (BakerHostetler) 

New protections for government contractors and subcontractors who blow the whistle go into effect on July 1, 2013 (Morgan Lewis) 

The Supreme Court may overturn the Defense of Marriage Act, but they’re certainly not going to do it before April 15. Here’s what same-sex couples need to know now about filing taxes (Baker Donelson) 

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