If you’ve ever spent a night in one of Baltimore’s neighborhoods, chances are you may have seen the infamous Baltimore rats. I say “may have” because it’s equally likely you mistook them for stray cats. And if you’ve spent some time in Baltimore since this past January, chances are you’ve unknowingly been a part of …

We have all seen the commercials: people testifying to how ITT Tech enabled them to start a career in the tech industry and how ITT Tech took them from nothing to everything, wrapped up with a promising “education for the future” tagline. At first glance, it is easy to understand why ITT Tech “had more …

Let’s face it.  Your ability to function in today’s digital economy, workplace, and world depends on your ability to access information quickly and from anywhere.  The smartphone is the tool de jour for keeping up and staying informed, and digital trends say that our collective dependence on the smartphone will only increase.  Today in America, …

While the rise of “streaming” presents problems for various sports and entertainment outlets, a district court has given some of the major sports leagues a major win. The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico granted a judgment on the pleadings in favor of the NBA, MLB, and various other sports and …

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), along with Samsung Electronics, is now urging Galaxy Note 7 users to power down their phones due to the possibility of the Note 7 lithium ion battery catching on fire and exploding. This is just the latest blow to Samsung’s Note 7 smart phone, which was originally …

Responding to years of reports of racial discrimination from users and a damning report out of Harvard Business School, Airbnb has released its plan for policy changes. African Americans have shared their stories of racial discrimination with the hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack, created by Quirtina Crittenden. Crittenden discovered that she could book rooms that she was otherwise …

Personalized Medicine: the belief that diagnostic testing of a single patient, combined with his or her medical history, will yield targeted treatment options and better overall healthcare. This healthcare movement takes center stage in cancer treatment, where cutting edge research on genetics, immunology, and biotechnology are brought in to tackle one of the most devastating …

Italian fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo has been vocal about its commitment to preventing the sale of counterfeit versions of its products. Chairman Ferruccio Ferragamo explained that such efforts served “both to protect our intellectual property rights and to defend our customers.” In recent years, the brand has partnered with the Chinese government to stop the …

Terry Bollea, also known as Hulk Hogan, recently won one of the biggest wrestling matches of his career last week when he walked away from a trial against entertainment news website Gawker $140 million dollars richer.  Just two weeks ago a Florida jury awarded Hogan $115 million and another $25 million in punitive damages determining …

The old adage that the law is one step behind the times, certainly applies to the technology field.  Technology normally stays one step ahead of the legal concepts and governing rules that are attached to it.  There is no exception to the intersection of estate law and technology, specifically as it relates to the digital …