For almost nine years, Haitao Xiang, a Chinese national and U.S. resident, had worked for Monsanto, Co in St. Louis as a research application engineer specializing in hyperspectral imaging technology. As with most jobs of this type, Xiang had signed a non-disclosure...
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A New Twist in the Ransomware Debate: Is it Negligent to Fail to Pay Ransom?
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is a healthcare network based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and serves eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania. On Feb. 6th of this year, LVHN was hit with a combination ransomware and extortionware attack, whereby attackers from the...
Vacation Mode: Five Best Practices for Traveling with Shared Children
While vacations offer a wonderful way for families to spend quality time together as well as relax and recharge, for a parent who is separated from his or her spouse or is otherwise navigating a co-parenting relationship, traveling with shared children can be...
Esports and IP Rights Series 3: Enforcing IP in a Digital World
As an esports, primarily digital, brand you’ve now taken the proper steps to protect the company’s intellectual property (IP) through registering and proper protections around trade secrets. Now, what happens if you still find yourself being affected by IP pirates?...
Will Medicaid Pay for Assisted Living?
People are living longer than ever. For many, there will come a time when they need some amount of help to live. There are home health services and nursing home care, which are both covered by Medicaid. However, many people need services in between in an assisted...
Esports and IP Rights Series 2: What Protections Are Out There?
As we’ve previously discussed, rapidly evolving industries like gaming and esports are exciting spaces to foster innovation and creativity. However, it’s important that individuals and companies take the necessary steps and precautions in order to protect their...
Cyberattacks as Acts of War: Insurance Companies Forced to Rethink Their Policies
The rise of cyberattacks has led to a significant increase in the demand for cyber insurance policies. However, the insurance industry is struggling to keep pace with the ever-evolving threat landscape, which has resulted in a new challenge: insurers are attempting to...
NLRB Continues to Expand its Arsenal of Remedies
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continues to expand its authority to impose remedies on employers in its decision in Noah’s Ark Processors, LLC, rendering an unusual advisory opinion on the extent of the remedies that can be made available under a “broad...
Ohio House Passes $88 Billion State Budget Plan Including Tax Cuts
The Ohio House of Representatives passed an $88 billion state budget plan this week that includes tax cuts, infrastructure improvements, additional K-12 public education funding and increased coverage for Medicaid. The 4,300-page, two-year funding plan now moves on to...
Esports and IP Rights: Why Should You Protect Your Intellectual Property?
Quickly evolving industries, like gaming and esports, are exciting spaces and foster innovation. However, those innovators could be doing all the heavy lifting only for others to exploit their hard work if they’re not careful with their intellectual property (IP)...