1. 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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  2. Most-Viewed on JD Supra - Aug 2012

    [From law firm Dechert LLP, the most-viewed JD Supra video last month, on cybersecurity and data privacy…]

    For your reference, a look at some of the most viewed updates and videos on JD Supra for last month. With an impressive showing of three updates by Baker & McKenzie Australia:

    1. Government Procurement in the Health Sector under the Australia – United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA) - Baker & McKenzie Australia
    2. Let It Slide: Copyright Infringement On Pinterest - Winthrop & Weinstine, PA
    3. [Video] Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: Big Data and the Law - Dechert LLP
    4. $5,120,000 Lifetime Gift Tax Exemption Expiring Soon - Loeb & Loeb LLP
    5. Mayor Bloomberg and Rupert Murdoch tout benefits of a liberal immigration policy to the U.S. economy - Mintz Levin Immigration
    6. 9 Things That Financial Advisors to 401(k) Plans Can Actually Use - The Rosenbaum Law Firm PC
    7. [Video] Standard Chartered and the Release of Attorney Client Privileged Information - Thomas Fox
    8. The North Face Moves for Contempt Against “THE SOUTH BUTT” Defendants Over New Trademark “THE BUTT FACE” - Foley Hoag LLP
    9. ‘AT&T Mobility’ May Have Big Impact on Employment - Sheppard Mullin
    10. Will The Chick-Fil-A Youtube Firing Pass Legal Muster? - Constangy
    11. 9th Circuit’s POM Wonderful Ruling Could Influence Food Class Actions - Morrison & Foerster LLP
    12. Just Because You Can Copy It Does Not Mean That You May Copy It - Mintz Levin Intellectual Property
    13. Why Every Employer Needs a Social Media Policy - Jaburg Wilk
    14. Baker & McKenzie: Are you looking to co-invest in Australian property? - Baker & McKenzie Australia
    15. Social Media in the Workplace - July 2012 - Snell & Wilmer LLP
    16. Federal Circuit Invalidates Computer-Based Patent Claims - Patton Boggs LLP
    17. Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Rebates: Employer Obligations Under ERISA - Akerman Senterfitt
    18. Navigating Health Care Reform: Health Care Reform’s New Research Fees: What Employers Need to Know - Snell & Wilmer LLP
    19. Reducing the burden on business – changes to employment law in the UK? - Morgan Lewis
    20. NLRB Ruling on Confidentiality Directives Impacts All Employers - Lowenstein Sandler PC
    21. E-Discovery Landmark Decision For NC: Attorney-Client Privilege Waived In Electronic Discovery Production - Brooks Pierce
    22. What Does The Flap Over Romney’s Tax Returns Suggest About Disclosure of His Swiss Account? - Morvillo Abramowitz
    23. First State HIPAA Enforcement Action against a Business Associate Returns $2.5 Million Payout - Poyner Spruill LLP
    24. Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Premium Rebates - Loeb & Loeb LLP
    25. Baker & McKenzie: Geothermal Outlook in the Region - Asia Pacific: A Hotbed of Development - Baker & McKenzie Australia

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  3. Lunchtime Buzz: Poker is Not Gambling, CA Non-Competes, Spying on Employees, FTC Settlements…

    Here’s a quick lunchtime look at what’s hot on JD Supra this last Monday in August, 2012. Birdsong:

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  4. Lunchtime Buzz: First Whistleblower Bounty, USPTO Trials, DNA Patents, Mobile Tracking, Fulltilt Poker…

    For your reference a quick look at some of what’s hot this Wednesday lunchtime. From the tweet stream:

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Most-Viewed Updates & Video on JD Supra - May, 2012

    For your interest, here’s a quick look at some of the most-read (and watched) content on JD Supra for last month:

    1. The Big Law Firm Demise - It Happens Like This - by Edwin Reeser
    2. Monsanto Allowed to Put Genetically Modified Food on Your Plate - Lawyers.com
    3. [VIDEO] Businessweek Reporter: 6 More Dewey & LeBoeuf’s on Horizon - Bloomberg Law
    4. Facebook “Likes” Are Not Protected Speech Under the First Amendment - Cullen and Dykman LLP
    5. Marketing Tips for Retirement Plan Financial Advisors and TPAs - The Rosenbaum Law Firm
    6. FDA Sends Warning Letters to DMAA Bodybuilding & Dietary Supplement Manufacturers - Schmidt & Clark LLP
    7. Ninth Circuit Holds that Knowledge of HIPAA Is Not Necessary for Criminal Conviction - Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
    8. Indiana’s New Anti-Smoking Law - Fisher & Phillips
    9. The Rise of Patent Lawsuits in the Mobile Payments Arena - Cox Smith
    10. Could Dewey & LeBoeuf Have Been Saved From Crashing and Burning? Yes and Here’s How - Jerome Kowalski
    11. Parallel IRS Investigations Have Returned After a 35-Year Hiatus - Duane Morris LLP
    12. Immigration Reform in a Vacuum - Kathleen Campbell Walker
    13. Energy And Environment Update — April 29, 2012 - Mintz Levin
    14. Reserve Minerals with Restrictive Covenant, not “Subject To” Debate - Brandon Barchus
    15. Employment Law Issues in the Workplace: EEOC Developments - Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
    16. [VIDEO] Womble Carlyle Litigation for the Non-Litigious Company Ep. 3 - Letting Litigation Drive the Business - Womble Carlyle
    17. Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda - May 2012 - White & Case LLP
    18. [Video] Manage your electronic data before facing litigation. Melissa Darigan, Litigation Attorney - Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
    19. Five Fingers, No Brains - Demas Law Group
    20. Debt Collector’s Voice Message Not a ‘Communication’ under FDCPA, Federal Judge Rules - Ballard Spahr LLP
    21. [VIDEO] Brinker: California Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Meal Period Rules - Steps Employers Should Take Now - Allen Matkins
    22. CFPB Outlines Potential Mortgage Loan Originator Compensation and Qualification Rules - BuckleySandler
    23. “Follow the Money” — Protecting Against Corrupt Payments - Mike Volkov
    24. [VIDEO] Shauna Causey, Social Media Rockstar, Explains Using Personality to Connect to Clients - LXBN
    25. Capital Thinking Update - April 23, 2012 - Patton Boggs

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  9. [Trends Watch] 5 Popular Searches on JD Supra This Week

    For your Friday perusal, curiosity, interest, edification, and general sense of being well informed, here’s a quick look at five popular searches we noticed on JD Supra this mid-May week, 2012. Click for updates in each topic:

    1. HIPAA»

    …aka the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, with recent news of a hefty fine ($100k) and a court opinion that ignorance most definitely is not bliss.

    2. NLRB Election Rule»

    …and we thought a Quickie was something entirely different. Either way, no one gets it.

    3. ACTA»

    …aka the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, in which the world comes together to enforce anti-counterfeiting and protect IP globally. Or not…

    4. California Transparency in Supply Chains Act»

    …actually a search term whose popularity remains high over the longterm. And that’s a good thing.

    5. Brinker Decision»

    …continued interest. Note to California workers: it’s OKAY to read these updates on your lunch break!

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    Enjoy your weekend. And RIP Donna Summer - here’s a favorite tune from JD Supra team member Carla R: