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Corporate - October, 2012

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• SimplexGrinnell's Del. Worker Classification Suit Tossed
• 4th Circ. Email Privacy Case Hinges On Employer's Policy
• Calif. Employers Dodge Wave Of Time-Rounding Suits
• NLRB's At-Will Employment Guidance Brings Welcome Clarity
• Cases On Hold As Manhattan Courthouse Grinds To A Halt
• MoFo Survey Finds US Economic Doubts Stifling Tech M&A
• 6th Circ. Lets Philips Off Hook In Retiree Benefits Dispute
• 10 Tips For An Effective Cross-Border Investigation
• Look Before You Leap Into A Securities Litigation Trap
• Calif. Crusade For App Transparency To Test Online Privacy Law
• Calif. AG Warns Delta, Others Over App Privacy Policies
• Calif. Judge Keeps Alive BofA Age Discrimination Action
• Hurricane Sandy Could Cost Insurers $10B In Claims
• Disability Pay Based On Date Of Injury, 11th Circ. Says
• Less Is More In Web Regulation, FTC Commissioner Says
• Employee Time Rounding OK, Says Calif. Appeals Court
• 7 Tips For Avoiding False Claims Act Whistleblower Suits
• EEOC Says JPMorgan Destroyed Evidence In Sex Bias Suit
• Insurers Face Higher Capital Requirements For MBS
• Banks Warned Against Lowering Reserves To Boost Profits
• NLRB Defends Obama's Recess Appointments To DC Circ.
• Goldman Pushes Supreme Court To Narrow MBS Class Standing
• Yahoo To Ignore Microsoft Browser's Do-Not-Track Signal
• Investment Adviser Can't Take Back SEC Emails, Judge Says
• Class Waiver Bar Covers Job Applicants, NLRB Judge Says
• Obama Vs. Romney: How The Elections Will Affect Employers
• Global Rules Raising Banks' Capital Face Delays: Report
• Judge Frees 1 Of 2 StarMedia Execs From SEC Fraud Case
• Synthes-is: Answers On Controlling Stockholder Liquidity
• EU Data Protection Overhaul Threatens Flood Of Litigation
• IRS Pays $38M Award To Anonymous Corporate Whistleblower
• Copyright Office Announces Expanded Exemptions To DMCA
• Dodd-Frank May Survive Romney, But Not In One Piece
• ACA Deadlines Loom As Questions Remain For Employers
• NJ Court Sees Bias In Exxon Employee Alcohol Testing
• Van Gilder Insurance's Ex-CEO Indicted For Insider Trading
• NLRB May Weigh In On Facebook 'Likes,' Chairman Says
• How To Survive An OFCCP Compliance Review
• Affirmative Action Ruling Could Rattle Even Private Employers
• As Demand For Recall Policies Surges, Coverage Obstacles Lurk
• Rushed Volcker Rule Could Mean Compliance Chaos, Attys Say
• 6th Circ. Upholds Quicken's Win In Loan Officers' OT Suit
• EEOC Suit Against NJ Hospital Held Subject To 300-Day Rule
• Atty Relationships Drive Hiring Decisions, GCs Say
• Ex-FCC General Counsel Joins Google's Legal Team
• NJ Senate OKs Bill Shielding Workers' Social Media Privacy
• TARP Watchdog Wants Fed, Treasury To Ditch Libor
• UK Regulator Increases Protections For Mortgage Borrowers
• Risk Management From The Board's Perspective
• NY Separate Entity Rule Upheld In Foreign Assets Row
• FTC's Privacy 'Nutrition Label' May Not Fit Complex Data Use
• If Calif. Tax Bill Fails, Dueling Cos. May Head Out Of Court
• Bias Training Should Reflect EEOC Domestic Violence Guidance
• Wal-Mart Taps Compliance Pro Amid Mexico Bribery Probe
• Dyson Says Bosch Used Corporate Spy To Steal Technology
• $1B BofA Mortgage Suit May Usher Broad Crackdown On Banks
• Fox Loses Bid To Ax Chicago Judge's $28M Privacy Suit
• Oilsands Investors Go After Execs In $136M Overvaluation Suit
• What To Expect When You're Under A CFPB Investigation
• Investment Advisers See Rise In State Enforcement, Jail Time
• Duke Energy Must Unveil Emails Tied To Progress CEO Firing
• Employers Must Be Cautious In Shifting Schedules To Curb OT
• FTC Working On 'Nutrition Label' For Data Collection
• Separating Mobile Work And Play Helps Curb Discovery Issues
• MF Global Trustees Get WARN Act Case Shut Down
• Convicted Ex-Tyco CFO Loses Bulk Of $60M Benefits Claims
• 2nd Circ. Sends Starbucks Tip Cases To NY High Court
• CFTC Floats New Safeguards For Futures, Derivatives Funds
• Breaking The Glass Ceiling: Women In The Boardroom
• 'Foreign Official' Under FCPA: Regal May Be Legal
• SEC Adopts Dodd-Frank Risk Guidelines For Clearing Agencies
• 5 Tips For A Social Media Policy That Won't Rile The NLRB
• Too-Big-To-Fail Label Looms For Large Insurers
• Jury Sides With Benihana In Managers' OT Pay Case
• Path Can't Scuttle Privacy Class Action Over App's Tracking
• Under Obama, Agencies Fight Mergers With Sharpened Teeth
• FTC Pushes Cos. Using Facial ID Tech To Tighten Disclosures
• High Court 1st-Sale Case May Make Waves Across Industries
• Linchpins Of A Successful Special Committee
• New UK Finance Regulator Won't Bring Back 'Light Touch' Era
• Obama, Romney Square Off Over Foreign Policy
• Privacy Watchdogs' Coordination Could Spur Global Standards
• Powerful House, Senate Panels Set For Election Year Shake-Up
• Time Warner OT Case May Cause Classification Headaches
• Attys See Gupta Making Headlines, But Raj Making History
• Injunctions Vital To Stem Workplace Harassment: 2nd Circ.
• Calif. Judge Scuttles Class In Rite Aid Seating Suit
• EU Set To Finish Single Bank Regulator Blueprint In 2012
• A View From Inside The Litigation Finance Market
• SEC Warns Attys Over Repping Multiple Clients In Fraud Probes
• UK Antitrust Reform Bill Heads To House Of Lords
• Hartford Settles Suit Alleging Treasury Deputy Hid Extortion
• Feds' Capital Rules Could Strangle Mortgage Market
• Google Stock Plummets After Premature Earnings Release
• OCC Offers Stress Test Guidance For Community Banks
• Middle-Market M&A Volume Down, Speed Up, Report Says
• Where Risk Management Meets Director Responsibility
• Worker Can't Get Pay For Lunchtime Emails, Judge Says
• 2nd Circ. Backs Execs' Right To Pierce Veil And Indemnify Co.
• EU Seeks To Limit Food-Based Biofuels
• Best Buy's Reward Program Calls Violate TCPA, 9th Circ. Says
• Concepcion Preempts Class Action Waiver Law: Calif. Court
• Worker Not Bound By Unsigned Arbitration Pact: Calif. Court
• GCs Predict Slow Growth In Outside Counsel Spending
• Wal-Mart Hires Schlumberger GC To Lead Int'l Compliance
• 3rd Circ. Backs Card Check Organizing At Rite Aid Stores
• Greenberg Traurig Beats Defense Exec's $10M Malpractice Suit
• UK To Adopt Jail Penalty For Libor Schemes, Other Reforms
• SEC Floats Dodd-Frank Capital Rules For $650T Swaps Market
• Ex-Fannie Mae CFO Out Of MDL Over $6.3B Accounting Error
• CFTC Official Calls For Clampdown On Speculators, Cheetahs
• Stakeholders Reject First Shot At Mobile App Privacy Code
• Say-On-Pay Gets A Lift As Citigroup CEO Steps Down
• 5th Circ. Rejects Firm's Bid To Choose Malpractice Counsel
• IPO Window Cracks Open, But Move Fast, Experts Say
• EU Regulators Push Google To Revamp Privacy Policy
• Ex-Purdue Execs Ask DC Circ. To Revisit HHS Ban Case
• Recording Of Merrill Worker Threats Justified, 7th Circ. Says
• Obama, Romney Throw Blows Over Energy, Health Care, Trade
• Sony's Win Leaves Opening For Data Breach Plaintiffs
• Wal-Mart Beats Ex-Dukes Members' Sex Bias Class Claims
• LA's Billboard Rules Don't Step On Free Speech, 9th Circ. Says
• 9th Circ. Gives Yellow Pages 1st Amendment Protection
• 9th Circ. Ruling Won't Stop Push For Proactive Insurance Deals
• Class Action Over Chase Bank Fees Sent To Arbitration
• Wet Seal Workers' Class Cert. Bid Rejected By Calif. Court
• Courts Are Rejecting NLRB Class Waiver Ban, 5th Circ. Hears
• Lockheed Execs Dodge Derivative Suit Over Info Systems Biz
• Insurer's Bid For $140M Bratz Fee Too Late, Judge Rules
• Employers Must Strike Balance To Avoid Election Talk Liability
• 62 Retailers Warned About E-Commerce Disclosures
• Most Named Plaintiffs Oppose $7B Visa, MasterCard Fee Deal
• Lawmaker Probes Obama's WARN Act Guidance To Contractors
• 2nd Circ. Hears Gristedes CEO Is 'Employer' In $3.5M OT Suit
• 9th Circ. OKs Class Cert. In Debt Collection TCPA Suit
• US Airways Post-Merger Union Deal Gets Judge's Tentative Nod
• Time, Others Warn Supreme Court Of Twiqbal Threat
• Judge Says Sony Data Breach Plaintiffs Can Prove Harm
• NLRB Off-Duty Access Ruling Puts Employers In A Bind
• SC High Court Ruling Highlights Gaps In Dated E-Privacy Law
• Ohio Court Revisits Ruling On Noncompetes' Post-Merger Fate
• Domino's Harassment Case Could Put Franchisors On Hot Seat
• CPSC Propels 3rd-Party Testing Cost Proposals Forward
• 6th Circ. Widens FCA Scope To Cover Wage Violations
• Privacy Risks Cited Over AT&T, Verizon's Location Sharing
• EPA Can Improve CWA Guideline Revision Process, GAO Says
• FTC Inks Equifax Deal As Pressure Mounts On Data Brokers
• Meningitis Outbreak Exposes FDA's Oversight Failures
• UK Antitrust Reforms Get Murkier With New Cartel Defenses
• UK Bribery Act Guidance Sheds Little Light On FCPA
• CFPB Agenda Vulnerable To Election Year Shake-Up
• SEC Sued Over Dodd-Frank Disclosure Rule
• 8th Circ. Says Altering Work Schedules To Limit Costs OK
• High Court Leaves Liability Jurisdiction Foggy For Foreign Cos.
• EU Regulators Want To Limit Changes To Data Reform Plan
• UK Fraud Office Hardens Stance On Self-Reporting Rules
• LinkedIn Row Shows Employers Need Social Media Policies
• 11 EU Countries Sign On For Financial Transaction Tax
• Regulators Handcuffed In Fracking Oversight, GAO Says
• Final Stress Test Rules Ease Demands On Smaller Banks
• Justices Won't Hear Challenge To FISA Telecom Immunity
• High Court Wants SG's View On SOX's Whistleblower Provisions
• Former SEC IG May Have Had Conflicts Of Interest, Report Says
• E-Discovery Rules Make ITC More Attractive IP Venue
• EEOC Lawsuit Filings Dip As Agency Focuses On Case Quality
• Online Industry Struggling To Reach Do-Not-Track Consensus
• Little Slack For FCPA Self-Reporters Shows Need For Guidance
• CFTC Quiets Critics With Record-Breaking Enforcement Year
• Dealmakers Squeezed As CFIUS Emphasizes Geography
• EPA Seeks En Banc Rehearing Of Vacated Clean Air Rule
• 7 Tips For A Smooth Headquarters Move
• Latest Video Privacy Ruling Fuels Push For Tech-Savvy Laws
• DynaLantic Ruling Could Roll Back Race-Based Contracting
• EPA Widens Restrictions List For Chemical Makers, Importers
• FHFA Unveils Ideas For New Mortgage Infrastructure
• DOJ Flip-Flop On 'Foreign Official' Baffles FCPA Attys
• ITC Reveals New Rules To Curb E-Discovery Costs In IP Suits
• NLRB Says Posh LA Hotel's Severance Deals Ducked Union
• Economic Unease Killing Cash-Rich Companies' M&A Appetites
• Cuomo Says No To Weaker Kickbacks Law For Health Referrals
• Obama, Romney Clash Over Tax Plans, Deficit In 1st Debate
• Calif. Labor Dispute Laws Unconstitutional, Ralphs Says
• Employers Brace For More Mini-Class Actions After Dukes
• UK Hits Same Snags As SEC With Reverse-Merger Rules
• State Banking Regulators Oppose Feds' Proposed Capital Rules
• Capital One Dodges Privacy Class Action Over Recorded Calls
• Boston Police Drug Test Passes Discrimination Challenge
• Bieber Fan Site Manager To Pay $1M To End FTC's COPPA Suit
• European Banks Hit With Stiffer Capital Requirements
• High Court Questions Gov't Immunity In FCRA Class Action
• Ex-Crowell Atty Admits To Stealing $10M From Clients
• NLRB's OK Of Facebook Firing Leaves Questions Unanswered
• White House Memo Ends Standoff Over Contractor Layoffs
• FCPA Attys Leery As DOJ Drags Feet On Guidance
• NY's Martin Act May Be Key To Federal MBS Crackdown
• Akzo Fights EU Confidentiality Ruling In Bleach Cartel Case
• FCRA Provision Unconstitutional, Background Check Co. Says
• Romney Would Keep ACOs, Other Medicare Reforms: Adviser
• Challenge To Health Care Law's Contraception Mandate Nixed
• Equity Pros Back SEC 'Kill Switch' For Trading Glitches
• FTC Set To Update Dot-Com Disclosure Guide By Year's End
• Supreme Court Won't Question Class Cert. In Merrill Bias Suit
• NLRB Sides With Car Dealer In 1st Facebook Firing Decision
• US View On Genocide Insurance Law Sought By High Court
• FTC Updates Green Marketing Guides
• Justices Likely Split On Alien Tort Law's Application Abroad
• CFTC's Position Limits Rule Dead On Appeal, Experts Say
• Insourcing Ruling Pits Contractor Protests Against The Clock
• High Court Considers Taking Up Religious Challenge To ACA
• EU Adopts Stricter Regs For Food Flavoring, Additives
• Supreme Court Seeks SG's Input On Stanford SLUSA Cases
• Judge Tosses Pom's Suit Over Alleged New FTC Food Ad Rule