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By: Editorial Staff, Date: August 20th, 2024 The courtroom is a high-stakes battleground where every word, gesture, and piece of evidence can tip the scales of justice. Achieving success in this arena requires more than a solid grasp of the law; it requires a strategic approach to presenting the case. Lawyers must convey facts and evidence while engaging jurors on an emotional and intellectual level to foster a compelling narrative. A well-prepared case presentation can sway the jury, convince the judge, and secure a favorable verdict. Here are some essential strategies that empower legal professionals to present [...]

By: Editorial Staff, Date: August 20th, 2024 Ensure a successful case by avoiding common mistakes in trial preparation to enhance your courtroom performance. Discover key pitfalls that legal professionals often encounter in this informative infographic. Discover more trial strategies at our webcast: Trial Strategy: How to Plan Your Approach to the Case Upcoming Webcasts Upcoming Webcasts back

Understanding the merger guidelines released by the DOJ and FTC is crucial for businesses navigating the complex landscape of antitrust regulations. Here's a quick overview of the guidelines. Learn more at our webcast: Antitrust Merger Enforcement: What to Expect in 2024? Upcoming Webcasts Upcoming Webcasts back

On December 18, 2023, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission jointly released the finalized merger guidelines that serve as the basis for agencies to determine whether mergers violate antitrust laws. Back in July 2023, the DOJ and FTC, collectively referred to as the Agencies, released draft guidelines. They received 30,000 comments from the public, which were incorporated into the draft, creating slight modifications to the draft before releasing the finalized version. Take a closer look at the finalized merger guidelines in this article. Guideline 1: Mergers Raise a Presumption of Illegality When [...]

Vendor Insight - a Vendor Risk Management (VRM) solution offered by Mitratech - was recently named as a top performer and technology leader in the 2021 SPARK Matrix Report, cementing Miratech's position as a worldwide leader in risk management. Mitratech is a technology provider that offers solutions for corporate legal professionals, risk and compliance professionals, and HR professionals that are designed to help them boost productivity and mitigate risk through improved operational alignment and increased visibility throughout their organization. Mitratech was founded in 1987 and today serves 1,800 organizations across 160 different countries. In an analysis [...]

Last November, JPMorgan filed a lawsuit against Tesla claiming that the auto manufacturer failed to meet the contractual obligations it made with JPMorgan. This lawsuit stems from an agreement that would allow JP Morgan to purchase shares of Tesla if the "strike" price of those shares fell below Tesla's share price when the warrants that the bank purchased from Tesla expired in June and July 2021. After Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted in 2018 that he had secured funding to take the company private at $420 per share, JPMorgan adjusted this strike price - something they [...]

According to a report from The Guardian, the newly-rebranded Meta (formerly Facebook) is now facing a $3.2 billion class-action lawsuit that was recently filed in the UK. The lawsuit was filed by Dr. Liza Lovdahl Gormsen of the law firm Innsworth and alleges that Meta is responsible for unfairly exploiting the data of 44 million UK Facebook users.  In a statement provided to The Guardian, Dr. Lovdahl Gormsen says, "They are exploiting users by taking their personal data without properly compensating them for taking that data,” Lovdahl Gormsen said in a statement provided to The Guardian. “I don’t think the users are [...]

Laws and regulations guiding how companies are allowed to collect personal information from their customers have become increasingly strict over the past few years. However, laws regarding the collection of personal data from children under the age of 13 are even more stringent. Now, advertising platform OpenX is being forced to pay a $2 million settlement to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after being accused of collecting personal information from children under 13 without first acquiring parental consent. The FTC’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule) requires that any apps, websites, or online services that are directed [...]

On Monday, November 15, Dutch cooperative Rabobank announced that it had been ordered by the Dutch central bank to fix its customer due diligence practices under threat of a "punitive enforcement procedure". Rabobank went on to explain in the statement that the current scrutiny the bank is facing stems from Rabobank's lack of compliance with Dutch anti-money-laundering laws. Rabobank said in the company's statement that, "These deficiencies mainly concern the execution, recording and outsourcing of client due diligence, transaction monitoring and reporting of unusual transactions." As of right now, Rabobank claims to be unaware as to whether prosecutors are investigating the situation [...]

Ever since the app was launched in 2016, TikTok has been a source of numerous controversies. The latest controversy to strike TikTok, though, is perhaps the most substantial. According to court documents, a proposed $92 million settlement is now pending in the TikTok, Inc., Consumer Privacy Litigation. The lawsuit against TikTok, Inc. alleges that the company has violated state and federal law by improperly collecting and using the personal data of the app's users.  While TikTok, Inc. has denied these allegations, the company announced on November 15 that a settlement has been reached and has directed its [...]