Burr & Forman LLP has been retained to represent the Huntsville, Alabama City Board of Education and eleven other Alabama school districts in calling on the United States Supreme Court to ensure teachers and administrators nationwide have the tools they need to maintain safe and orderly schools. Filing a brief on March 3, 2021 as amici curiae in the case Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., No. 20-255 (U.S.), in support of a Pennsylvania school system, the Alabama school districts are taking a stand in favor of protecting schools’ abilities to proactively address issues like cyberbullying, cyberstalking and other forms of online harassment.

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As ransomware attacks continue to rise across industries and make national headlines, Burr & Forman Chief Privacy Officer India Vincent discussed the rising trend and risk management in the healthcare publication Part B News.

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Can employers mandate vaccination? What legal considerations exist? As vaccines become more readily available, Burr employment attorney Nafela Hojeij Helou answers the most common questions employers are asking.

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On April 1, 2021, the United States Supreme Court released its much anticipated decision addressing the definition the phrase “Automatic Telephone Dialing System” (“ATDS”) used in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227 (“TCPA”).

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