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• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case

  

  The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous ruling on Wednesday in Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP removes nearly all activities taken by creditors seeking nonjudicial foreclosure of liens and mortgages from the ambit of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, says John Baxter of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.

• Profit Participation Mediation Tips From The 'Bones' Case

  

  Despite the inevitable rocky start typical of profit participation mediation cases, a settlement can usually be achieved if parties avoid engaging in premature mediation and carefully address key open issues, some of which were exemplified in the "Bones" arbitration decided last month, says Bruce Isaacs of Signature Resolution.

• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers

  

  These days, a popular theme in media is that lawyers' jobs will be taken by robots. However, based on the tech issues discussed at the South by Southwest technology conference in Austin, Texas, last month, robots may in fact need lawyers, says Nick Abrahams of Norton Rose Fulbright.

• 2 High Court Decisions Highlight Copyright Act Complexities

  

  The U.S. Supreme Court's recent unanimous decisions in Rimini Street v. Oracle and Fourth Estate v. Wall-Street.com clarify terms in the Copyright Act that have been misconstrued for decades, say Alain Villeneuve and Evan Muller of Duane Morris LLP.

• Liability For CEO Misconduct Expands After #MeToo

  

  The Nevada Gaming Commission's recent $20 million fine against Wynn Resorts for failing to act after reports of its former CEO's alleged sexual misconduct demonstrates how #MeToo has altered the classic economic assessment for harassment claims, says Dove Burns of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP.

• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust

  

  You passed the bar exam and are ready for the character and fitness committee interview. Time to think about how to discuss that minor incident in college, that misdemeanor in high school or that mental health issue that you have totally under control, says Richard Maltz of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC.

• DOJ's Wire Act Opinion Means Uncertainty For Tribal Gaming

  

  While tribes may be split on the U.S. Department of Justice's new interpretation of the Wire Act, they should all note the DOJ's willingness to weigh in on otherwise established gaming laws, say Charles Galbraith and Julian SpearChief-Morris of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP.

• Trump's NDA Use Raises 1st Amendment Questions

  

  With respect to the First Amendment, the reported terms of President Donald Trump's nondisclosure agreements for White House staff do not conform with legal precedent because they extend past employees’ service and do not narrowly target classified or confidential information, says Leonard Samuels of Berger Singerman LLP.

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  Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'

  

  My initial reaction to "Doing Justice" was that author Preet Bharara may have bitten off more than he could chew — an accusation leveled against him when he served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York — but I found the book full of helpful gems, says U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant of the Southern District of California.

• Advertisers Should Heed FTC Stats On NAD Referrals

  

  While the Federal Trade Commission cannot be expected to act on every referral from the Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division, the FTC’s recent follow-up record demonstrates that companies choosing not to comply with NAD recommendations are making a risky bet, says Alexander Goldman, staff attorney at the National Advertising Division.