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In 1998, the European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection began prohibiting the transfer of personal data from European Union countries to other countries that are not labeled as adequate under the EU standard for privacy protection. As this requirement could cause significant hurdles to international transactions between the US and the EU, including the creation and approval of US governmen...

The Series LLC is a newer type of business entity, originally established to enable centralized management of investment portfolios with different risk profiles. It has since been adopted by other industries and expanded beyond its state of origin, Delaware.  What is a Series LLC? A Series LLC is a special type of LLC that affords additional protection to its assets and investors. The Series...

The United States Department of Justice filed an action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan requesting the court order forfeiture of any and all cryptocurrency or other digital assets contained in virtual currency wallets residing on the Dell PowerEdge Server, serial number JNFHSW1, previously controlled by the unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange Coingather. ...

More and more often, small companies have no choice but to operate in the digital space of the internet. This poses security issues not only for your own information that exists online, but also for the personal information that your customers entrust to you in their online interactions. You are responsible for the customer data that you collect through the internet, and there are unique vulnerabili...

Under the Lanham Act, there are a few different avenues you can take to enforce your trademark rights through litigation. Section 1125(a) creates a cause of action for trademark infringement, while Section 1125(c) creates a cause of action for trademark dilution. The damages (monetary compensation) that can be collected by plaintiffs through these causes of action are governed by the same section o...

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") is an organization at the center of online domain name issues and is responsible for, among other things, developing policies for registries (.com, .net, .info) and registrars (companies that sell domain names) to adhere to. ICANN is also behind the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("UDRP"), which is meant to prevent cyb...

The use of Instagram photos and potential copyright infringement stemming from the same is a topic that Traverse Legal has previously considered, particularly in regards to social media influencers. Our attorneys contemplated that news and media outlets have typically been relying upon the fair use defense when posting embedded Instagram photos into articles. Now, in Sinclair v. Ziff Davis, LLC, t...

No, a class action against Airbnb by hosts is not currenlty an option. But there are other ways for hosts to assert legal claims against Airbnb. Filing individual arbitrations is the path to collective action by hosts. Our legal team is filing arbitrations on behalf of hosts against Airbnb, in cost effective ways. Our lawyers are also educating hosts so they can file arbitrations themselves. Watch...