Author Archives: mregitz

August 3, 2017 As I was delving into my newest “book club” book, Thomas More – A Portrait of Courage, I couldn’t help but recognize my firm’s values in the example set by Thomas More, and I tried to imagine a world in which all outside counsel acted accordingly: As a lawyer, he acquired a […]

July 24, 2017 Plaintiff, Medidata Solutions, filed a 2015 lawsuit against Federal Insurance Company for coverage of a $4.8M fraudulent wire transfer (Cause No. 1:15-cv-00907 S.D.N.Y). According to the facts of the case, Medidata notified its finance department of a potential acquisition that could require urgent assistance in the summer of 2014. With knowledge of […]

July 6, 2017 Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee agreed not to use his name in connection with cybersecurity products or services in order to settle a lawsuit against Intel Corporation, which purchased McAfee Associates in 2011 for $7.7 billion. McAfee and MGT Capital Investments, Inc., where McAfee serves as CEO, filed the suit last year […]

June 26, 2017 If cybersecurity is not currently at the top of your company’s to-do list, then it should be. Anthem Inc., the nation’s second largest health insurer, agreed to a $115M settlement package to end litigation surrounding a 2015 data breach that affected nearly 80 million people. According to the deal, Anthem will (1) […]