| Texas Bar Blog: Disciplinary Notice Email Scam Targeting Attorneys | Texas Bar Blog: State Bars across the country are receiving reports of an email scam targeting attorneys using false notifications of disciplinary actions. So far attorneys in Alabama, California, Nevada, Georgia, and Florida have reported receiving emails that pose as a disciplinary notice from their state bar. In the emails, the lawyer is instructed to click on a link to view the complaint, which loads a malicious software called ransomware that blocks computer access until a sum of money is paid. Click on the headline to read more.
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| TTLA Pioneers Series: Those On Whose Shoulders We Stand | The second in the TTLA Pioneers Series, written by TTLA member Ralph Red Dog Jones, is his recollection of Dallas attorney R. Guy Carter, TTLA's first President and, later, Red Dog's law partner. Click on the headline to access.
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| Careless Employees Biggest Threat to Law Firm Cybersecurity |  | Of the 180 IT managers, administrators and information professionals working at law firms who were surveyed for the report, 60.9 percent said it is human errors, such as clicking on a bad link, that pose the greatest cybersecurity risk to their firms. The survey has been conducted by ILTA and Digital Defense each year for the past four years and is meant to give firms a sense of how their cybersecurity practices compare to their peers. About 25 percent of the firms surveyed have more than 250 lawyers, 44 percent have between 51 and 250 lawyers and 31 percent have 50 lawyers or less.
Nell Gluckman, The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal - $$ Subscription Required 06/10/2016    | | Read Article: The National Law Journal - $$ Subscription Required($) |
| $1.25M Settlement to Toddler Who Suffered Abuse in New Jersey Foster Care | | The state of New Jersey is set to pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit over the sexual abuse of a young child. The adoptive parents of the boy filed the lawsuit against the state alleging that the boy has suffered physical and sexual abuse in multiple foster homes. The alleged abuse took place before the child turned three years old. The settlement is intended to be used "for the boy's treatment over the course of his lifetime as he is left to deal with the aftermath of horrific abuse and torture."
Susan K. Livio, NJ.com 06/10/2016 | | Read Article: NJ.com |
| Uber, Lyft Face Lawsuits After Recent Shutdown in Austin | | Two federal lawsuits have been filed against Uber and Lyft over a recent Austin shutdown which former drivers allege violated labor laws. The lawsuits were filed in federal court near both companies' headquarters in San Francisco on Thursday. Among the recent claims is the fact that the ride-sharing companies failed to notify its drivers of the impending shutdown. Plaintiffs also allege, like many similar lawsuits against Uber and Lyft, that the companies have mislabeled their drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees.
Nolan Hicks, Austin American Statesman 06/09/2016 | | Read Article: Austin American Statesman |
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