As a follow-up to a case previously described here, Ameet Sachdev of the Chicago Tribune reports that the same judge who awarded Kathy Lawlor $1.8 million when she sued her former employer, North American Corp. of Illinois for invasion of privacy found for the company in its separate lawsuit against her for anti-competitive conduct: Judge…
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B.C.’s law society gives itself authority to copy hard drives without court order
Jane Mundy reports: On the heels of the Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC)’s commitment to make major changes to its disciplinary process, B.C. Benchers adopted a rule in October that allows investigators to copy a lawyer’s entire hard drive — including personal information. Benchers agreed that the law society will create a rule that…
Deutsche Bahn fined 1.12 million euros for data protection breach
Germany’s rail carrier Deutsche Bahn was fined a record 1.12 million euros (1.7 million dollars) on Friday, for breaching data protection laws. Earlier this year, it emerged that the rail operator had been accessing confidential staff data including emails and bank accounts for more than a decade, in attempts to fight possible corruption. The head…
Writers strike case fuels criticism about how the WGA investigates misconduct
Richard Verrier reports: As a 20-year member of the Writers Guild of America, Jonathan Prince was startled to learn that his union was accusing him of being a scab during the writers strike. But he was even more stunned when he learned that the guild had been relying on a secret informant, code-named Clyde, who…