In the News-Carol Buckmann Quoted on Need for Cybersecurity Liability Standards
Carol told Bloomberg Law why we need clear rules determining who is responsible when a participant’s benefit is stolen by internet thieves. Subscibers can read the whole article.
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謊言的代價是什么What is the cost of lies? 并不是它會被錯當成真相It’s not that we’ll mistake them for the truth. 真正的危險是:如果我們聽了太多謊言The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, 會再無法分辨出真相then we no longer recognize the...
View Article1587年与1768年——A YEAR OF NO SIGNIFICANE?
万历十五年,亦即公元1587年,在西欧历史上为西班牙舰队全部出动征英的前一年,而在中国,这平平淡淡的一年中,发生了若干为历史学家所易于忽视的事件。这些事件,表面看来似末端小节,但实质上却是以前发生大事的症结,也是将在以后掀起波澜的机缘。在历史学家黄仁宇的眼中,其间的关系因果,恰为历史的重点,而我们的大历史之旅,也自此开始...... 叫魂——1768年中国妖术大恐慌 万历十五年——无关紧要的一年
View Article工程内部承包与挂靠的识别问题
近日某客户要求审查公司内部承包经营合同,经通读全文并与客户确认后发现,客户拟通过签署公司内部承包合同的形式,实现工程资质挂靠之实。因此,本着格物致知的精神,尽可能全面地梳理了内部承包与挂靠相关的法律规范(包括法律、法规、司法解释、地方司法性文件),以探究内部承包与挂靠的“罗生门”。 一、内部承包与挂靠的相关法律规范 《关于改革国营施工企业经营机制的若干规定》...
View ArticleGDPR实施一周年及国家监管机构职责回顾
2019年5月25日,GDPR实施已满周年,一年实施期间让众多跨境企业尤其是在欧洲市场开展业务的跨境企业如履薄冰,社会各界对于GDPR是非功过莫衷一是。周年之际,欧洲数据保护委员会发布官方周年报告First Overview On the Implementation of the GDPR and the Roles and Means of the National Supervisory...
View ArticleWhat the People of Nonantum Need to KNow About TCE Vapor Contamination
For the last 17 years, I and a team of lawyers have been representing families threatened by TCE contamination in their water supply, in the groundwater underneath their homes, and in the air inside...
View ArticleTest Illinois Schools for Lead in Drinking Water: Protect the Kids and Stop...
Illinois legislators have an opportunity this fall to do something important and help to regain some of the public’s trust in government. They can pass a bill to test for lead in the drinking water at...
View Article“Willful” Exposure of Workers to Lead and Other Toxins Demands the Personal...
This is about how to send the right message to a company that is alleged to have willfully endangered the health of workers. The company is Fraser Shipyard of Superior, Wisconsin. The federal...
View ArticleNaperville Residents’ “Toxic Mist” Complaints Should Be Taken Seriously
Residents in a subdivision of Naperville, Illinois, believe that their recent health complaints, and mold-like staining on their backyard patios and fencing, are being caused by a “toxic mist” spraying...
View ArticlePortland Parks Director Needs to “Get” That Lead Contaminated Drinking Water...
A recent review of the Portland Parks and Recreation’s (PPR) handling of high levels of lead contamination in the drinking fountains at the Multnomah Arts Center concluded that the agency failed for...
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