Erin J. Hoyle
Carlton Fields
Articles
Home Depot Cyber Derivative Action Shuttered: Another Data-Breach Derivative Suit Fails to Clear Fundamental Corporate Law Hurdles
USA - December 7 2016 The recent dismissal of a Home Depot derivative action ends a string of high-profile derivative suits stemming from large-scale corporate data…
Whistleblowers on Campus: DOJ Adds Research Universities to its False Claims Act Focus
USA - December 6 2016 Federal funding is the grand prize for higher education research institutions. Each year, the federal government pumps hundreds of millions of…
Collaboration Key to Combatting Cyber Threats: Federal Government Issues Final Guidance Clarifying Liability Protection for Private Entities that Share Cybersecurity Information
USA - July 18 2016 On June 15, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued final guidance on how the private sector and…
Share What You Know: Liability Protection for Private Entities that Share Cybersecurity Information Pursuant to Federal Guidelines
USA - June 2 2016 On February 16, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued preliminary guidance — with final…
Avoiding a Messy Break-Up: How a Firm’s Investigation Can Deflect a Financial Advisor’s Form U-5 Defamation Claim
USA - May 3 2016 Breaking up is hard to do. In the investment industry, it can be even harder because one half of the couple needs to publish the reasons for the…
