After the State Fair of Texas icon Big Tex was destroyed by a fire in October 2012, Bill Bragg, Big Tex’s voice was fired. For more than a decade Bill Bragg was famous for his Big Tex voice welcoming folks to the State Fair of Texas with his bellowing “Hoooowdy…
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GUEST BLOG FROM BARRY BARNETT
Barry Barnett has been a Guest Blogger in the past, his Blawgletter provides great thoughts, and insights. I read his blogs regularly. Over the years Barry and I have had a number of cases together and he is an outstanding trial partner at Susman Godfrey.…
Accusations are flying in the EU about astroturfing by members of the European Privacy Association (EPA) in spite of the EU requirement that "requires all signatories to disclose their interests, objectives or aims and, where applicable, the clients they represent."
The EPA is listed in the category of think tanks…
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There is an epidemic of violent crime when stealing cells and tablets since the manufacturers apparently do little to protect these devices if stolen. On May 10, 2013 the New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman sent letters to Apple, Google/Motorola, Microsoft, and Samsung “seeking information about their efforts to…
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LinkedIn reports that the wealthiest investors have adopted Social Media regularly with about 50% using LinkedIn, and “72% use Facebook and 27% use Twitter.” Forrester Research describes about “40 million” individual investors as Mass Affluent who have assets of $100,000 to $1 million excluding the value of their homes and…
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Pew Research has reported that since 2002 about 92% of adults in the US use email everyday but how many people include in their wills what happens to the email and Social Media accounts? The answer is – not many.
Dallas lawyer Ira Silverman, who specializes in wills…
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The Pentagon’s annual report to Congress explicitly accuses China of cyberwarfare activities directed against the US military. The New York Times reported that it “was unclear why the administration chose the Pentagon report to make assertions that it has long declined to make at the White House” and went on…
A juror was held in contempt of court for texting during a trial in violation of standard jury instructions requiring the jury “to pay close attention to all of the witnesses.” On April 16, 2013 Marion County Oregon Judge Dennis Graves sentenced 26 year old Benjamin Kohler to jail for…
The FBI wants Congress to pass laws that would force Facebook, Google, and others to intercept Internet online communications when they occur or penalize those companies who do not comply. The Washington Post reported that the FBI:
…concerns that it is unable to tap the Internet communications of terrorists and…
A group of Chicago Police are suing for overtime pay since the City allegedly expected the officers “to be available twenty-four [hours] per day via Blackberry.” In their lawsuit the officers “felt obligated to respond to these email communications and telephone call while off duty.”
Huffingtonpost reported that the officers…
