Balough
March 18, 2015
Realtors and small businesses should take simple steps to protect themselves from crimes and fraud on the internet, Richard C. Balough said at a meeting of the Northern Illinois Commercial Association of Realtors. Those steps include keeping malware software up to date, not clicking on links within emails, blocking pop-ups, and routinely backing up data. […]
Balough
September 4, 2014
What should business lawyers tell clients who want to use drones in their business? This emerging legal issue was discussed by a panel moderated by Richard C. Balough at the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section annual meeting. The legal status of commercial drones is open for debate as businesses attempt to use the unmanned […]
Balough
December 23, 2013
Today’s cars are computers on wheels and are subject to hacking and infection by malware. The legal implications of this technical vulnerability have yet to be adequately addressed, according to the attorneys at Balough Law Offices, LLC. Today’s cars are controlled by complex computer systems, which include millions of lines of code connected by internal networks. […]
Balough
December 23, 2013
The legal issues created by allowing employees to bring their own devices to the office and connect to the network were examined by Richard C. Balough at the Southeastern Business Law Institute 2013. Mr. Balough explained that while over 66 percent of businesses allow employees to bring their own devices to the workplace and connect […]
Balough
December 23, 2013
The Illinois Commerce Commission must consider comments made by ratepayers at public forums and on the Commission’s own website before setting new utility rates. Lake Wildwood Association and Apple Canyon Lake Property Owners’ Association filed an appeal after the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC or Commission) struck all references in their joint brief to public comments […]
Balough
December 23, 2013
Richard C. Balough authored one of the chapters in Intellectual Property Law 2013 published by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE). Mr. Balough’s chapter concerns the ownership and transfer of copyrights. The handbook was first published in 2005 and is designed to help practicing attorneys. Mr. Balough has contributed to each edition of the book.
Balough
December 22, 2013
The law of geolocational privacy continued to evolve in 2012 even though the Supreme Court sidestepped the issue in a potential landmark case. Despite the lack of clarity from the Supreme Court, there will be more attention to geolocational privacy in 2013 both in courts and through legislation, according to a legal survey article appearing […]
Balough
December 22, 2013
Today’s cars are computers on wheels, open to hackers who can infect cars with malware and take control of a car’s speed, braking, and other vital systems. Whether today’s laws are applicable to these cyber-threats was the focus of a presentation to the American Bar Association’s Cyberspace Law Institute by Richard C. and Cheryl Dancey […]
Balough
December 22, 2013
A panel discussion on whether a person’s Internet persona has any privacy rights was moderated by Richard C. Balough. The panel discussion was part of the American Bar Association’s annual meeting in Chicago. The panel features Lori B. Andrews, director of the Institute for Science, Law and Technology at Chicago-Kent College of Law; Richard Warner, […]
Balough
December 22, 2013
Richard C. Balough has co-authored an article that explores how courts address privacy considerations for geolocational technologies, including how courts are beginning to place additional limits on the use of location-tracking technology. The article, Business Law Today_ Privacy Considerations Limit Geolocation Technologies appears in the April 2012 issue of the online Business Law Today, published by the American […]
