Christopher Hoofnagle Urges Banks to Disclose More Data about Identity Thefts

WSJ.com, MarketWatch, March 17, by Gail Liberman and Alan Lavine
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/your-bank-should-doing-protect/story.aspx?guid=%7B8C4ADD11-3644-400B-A02C-D6D283DDFF5C%7D

“Lending institutions should publicly report basic statistical information about identity theft events,” he says. Information they should disclose: The number of identity theft events suffered or avoided; the form of identity theft attempted; the targeted product, such as a mortgage loan or credit card; and the amount of loss suffered.

Sarah Song Evaluates U.K. Archbishop’s Proposal to Accommodate Islamic Law

The Recorder, March 7, by Sarah Song
http://www.law.com/jsp/ca/index.jsp

“The archbishop and his supporters are gambling that accommodating Islamic courts is not only the right thing to do, but also the best way to foster the integration of Muslim minorities in the West. They may well be right. But they need to offer concrete proposals for addressing this dilemma. So long as the dominant interpretations of Shariah law deny the equality of women, formally recognizing it may come at women’s expense.”

Charles Weisselberg Insists Prosecutors Must Disclose, Not Withhold Evidence

San Jose Mercury News, March 6, by Fredric N. Tulsky
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5168880?IADID&nclick_check=1

Experts also said it is the prosecutor’s duty to reveal evidence regardless of whether the defense already knows it exists or whether they think a judge will admit it. Not only might their assessment be wrong, said Charles D. Weisselberg … but if nothing else the evidence could provide leads for defense attorneys to investigate.

Eric Talley Explains Corporate Response to Shareholder Activism

San Francisco Daily Journal, March 5, by Adam Gorlick
http://www.dailyjournal.com

“The lawyers are having to spend more time dealing with negotiations between companies and hedge funds,” says Eric Talley…. “A lot of them are trying to advise companies on what structures can be put in place to improve governance and how to make changes to the board now. They need to find ways to immunize companies from proxy or takeover threats.”