Officer Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

A Privacy Law Primer: What Every Attorney, Compliance and Security Officer Should Know BenefitsPrivacy and information security legislation, standards and case law are having an ever-larger impact on your relationships with your customers, clients and employees, as well as on your company's management of personal information. Issue-spotting in this area requires some familiarity with the complex state, federal and international regulatory patchwork and nongovernmental standards that  more...

Director and Officer Liability: A Focus on Creditor Issues ...officer liability and what can be done to protect directors and officers from personal liability. The world of director and officer liability is changing. Creditors and trustees are the new plaintiffs asserting new and evolving theories of liability. The causes of action range from failing to take action to avoid insolvency to failing to implement adequate controls to catch fraudulent activity.  more...

Implications of Scott v. Harris on Police Vehicle Pursuits and Beyond ...at analyzing and ultimately judging the conduct of police officers requires an acknowledgment and appreciation that, particularly in the context of the use of force, the court and trier of fact must take into account the circumstances under which police officers must make such decisions. The Court has also historically emphasized that district courts must consider the application of qualified  more...

Motor Vehicle Searches: Impact of the Arizona v. Gant Decision ...erior of the vehicle after arresting a suspect to protect officer safety and prevent the destruction of evidence. After years of a broad interpretation of Belton by both Circuit Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court itself in Thorton v. United States, 541 U.S. 615 (2004), that allowed police to conduct a search even after a suspect is in custody and no longer a threat to officer safety, the  more...