Faruki Blog

Sixth Circuit Considers Communications Decency Act and Adopts "Material Contribution" Test

The Sixth Circuit considered whether the Communications Decency Act of 1996 ("CDA") bars state-law defamation claims. Jones v. Dirty World Entm't... Read More

January 2015 Faruki Website Newsletter

* Erin Rhinehart has been elected to be a Partner at FIC. * Finance Monthly Magazine has notifiedFarukithat the firm has been short-listed for its.. Read More

California S.B. 568: A License to Bully?

"We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out." – Winston Churchill On January 1, 2015, California Senate Bill 568, titled.. Read More

Ohio's Twelfth District Court of Appeals Takes Another Bite Out of Ohio's Public Records Act

The walls seem to be closing in on Ohio's Public Records Act in southwest Ohio. The Twelfth District Court of Appeals refused to order disclosure of.. Read More

Is That a Threat?

In December 2014, movie theaters found themselves in a predicament. Following an anonymous hacker's threat to release confidential data stolen from.. Read More

Eleventh Circuit Reverses Decision Finding that a Rule 68 Offer of Judgment Moots Class Claims, but Ruling's Impact Remains Uncertain

Defense attorneys have frequently used Rule 68 offers of judgment as a strategy to nullify the named plaintiffs' claims in class action lawsuits... Read More

A Few Things We Can Learn from Sony

Eating up the data breach airways for the past month has been the hacking of Sony Pictures. As with any breach in the news, the Internet is full of.. Read More

Could the Sony Cyber-Attack Clarify the First Amendment?

Late last month, Sony Pictures Entertainment ("SPE") was the victim of a massive cyber-attack, which crippled the Hollywood studio’s network and.. Read More

Friends with Judges – Navigating the Ethical Minefield of Online Networking Between the Bench and Bar

I recently published an article in the American Bar Association's TYL publication regarding the ethical implications of connecting with judges on.. Read More

When Can Volunteers be Considered Employees? Sixth Circuit Clarifies

After the Sixth Circuit held that a Plaintiff need not make a threshold showing that they were compensated to make a prima facie showing that he is.. Read More
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