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Corporate - December, 2012

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• Cigna Ordered To Reform Pension Plan In Long-Running Suit
• 4th Circ. Strikes DOL Changes To Guest Worker Program
• Video Privacy Act Update Awaits Obama's Signature
• Next SEC Enforcement Chief Likely To Follow Similar Path
• Departing SEC Enforcement Chief Graded 'Incomplete'
• Instagram Ditches Controversial Plan To Sell User Data
• Employers Must Cover Extra Taxes On Backpay Awards: NLRB
• Italian Court Voids Google Execs' Privacy Convictions
• FTC's Kids Privacy Update Sharpens Teeth Against Tech Cos.
• NLRB Slams Facebook Firings, Applying Old Laws To New Tech
• NLRB Eyes New Approach On Union Lobbying Expenses
• House GOP's Sequestration Bill Slashes At Dodd-Frank Reforms
• NLRB Ruling Ends Dues Checkoff As Employer Bargaining Tool
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Case
• Employers Must Bargain With Union Before Discipline: NLRB
• Mandatory Dispute Resolution Program Unlawful, NLRB Says
• FDIC Suits Over Failed Banks Likely To Pick Up In 2013
• Eli Lilly Strikes $29.4M Settlement Over FCPA Claims
• Beware Discovery In 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Regulators Push Reform Agenda Through UBS Libor Deal
• Dodd-Frank May Have Stabilized Biggest Banks, GAO Says
• FTC Expands COPPA's Reach In Long-Awaited Update
• 6th Circ. Shouldn't Review Cintas Sex Bias Ruling, EEOC Says
• Congress Rolls Back Divisive NDAA Contractor Provisions
• Kmart Wins 1st Trial, But Worker Seating Battle Not Over
• US Chamber Backs Del. Chancery's 'Secret' Arbitrations
• House Passes AIA Corrections, Trade Secret Bills
• Microsoft Service Agreement Focus Of European Inquiry
• DC Circ. Rebuffs NLRB, Says Calif. Paper's Firings Protected
• EEOC Targets Equal Pay, Hiring Barriers In Enforcement Plan
• Lloyds Banking Taps UK FSA Counsel For GC Post
• DOJ Hits Record $1.1B Criminal Antitrust Fines In 2012
• Implied Contract Unproven In Firing Suit, 10th Circ. Says
• Recent Surveys Highlight Anti-Corruption Trends
• SEC Names New Heads Of Trading, Corp. Finance Units
• Calif. High Court's 2nd Stab At Henkel Could Help M&A
• FLSA Settlements Require Court Approval, Judge Says
• Ore. Is 1st State To Adopt Fraud-On-The-Market Theory
• 5 Tips To Keep A Lawsuit From Crashing Your Holiday Party
• Up To 18 States And DC Will Run Insurance Exchanges
• Investigator Prison Bound For Info Theft In HP Leak Probe
• 3 Hot Topics For Business Litigators To Watch In 2013
• 'Don't Ask, Don't Waive' Standstills And The Auction Problem
• General Counsel Base Pay Grows In 2012 As Bonuses Shrink
• CFPB Consumer Notice Waivers Need State Buy-In To Work
• 6th Circ. Finds Navistar Violated Benefits Agreement
• Rite Aid Beats FLSA Suit Over Unpaid Leave Policy
• DC Circ. Orders NLRB To Revisit Offensive T-Shirt Ruling
• Judge Set 'Impossible Standard' For In-House Attys, ACC Says
• $12M Deal Frees Ex-IndyMac CEO From FDIC Mortgage Suit
• House Panel's Report Accuses NLRB Of Pro-Union Bias
• Ericsson Can't Depose Airvana CEO Again, Judge Says
• Dissecting Del.'s New Discovery Guidelines
• Oxford Appeal May Doom Class Arbitration For Workers
• Senate Panel Advances Mobile-Location Privacy Bill
• Some CEOs Spend On Investors, Not M&A, As Tax Hike Looms
• Ex-Penn State VP To Sue School's GC Over Sandusky Probe
• Merck Must Hand Over Vioxx Gov't Docs, NJ Judge Says
• Microsoft Won't Budge On Do-Not-Track Plans Despite Backlash
• EU Agrees To Central Bank Regulator Amid Debt Struggles
• DOJ Wrongly Destroyed Privacy Suit Evidence, DC Circ. Told
• Landmark Class Action Case To Be Heard In Supreme Court
• Philip Morris Case Gives Defendants Hope For Lower Damages
• CFTC's New Mutual Fund Rule Survives Challenge
• ADA Bias Claim Not Preempted By LMRA, 6th Circ. Says
• Senate Puts CFPB Confidentiality Bill In Obama's Hands
• Mich. Right-To-Work Laws Put Pressure On Ohio
• Top Deutsche Bank Execs Eyed In German Tax Evasion Probe
• 5th Circ. Won't Apply E-Privacy Law To Cellphone Search
• A Trap For The Unwary In Terminating M&A Transactions
• GOP Lawmakers Criticize CFTC Cross-Border Swaps Rules
• Mich. Lawmakers Ink Right-To-Work Laws To Cut Union Clout
• $1.9B HSBC Money Laundering Fine Shows Prosecutors' Limits
• Noble Execs Duck Parts Of Nigerian Oil Rig Bribery Suit
• 3rd Circ. Broadens Crime Exception To Atty-Client Privilege
• US Chamber Asks Trade Regulators To Review Volcker Rule
• EU Votes To Implement Unified Patent System
• FTC V. Wyndham: How Far Can The FTC Go In Data Security?
• $15.5M Deal Reached In ConocoPhillips Meal Break Suit
• 4th Circ. Says Hospital CEO's Forced Retirement Wasn't Bias
• Are Social Networking Contacts Trade Secrets?
• KeyBank Case Could Gut Consumer, Employee Class Claims
• Hostess Pension Diversion Could Spell Big Trouble
• HSBC To Pay Record $1.9B Fine In Money Laundering Probe
• US, UK Plan For Failed Banks May Not Curb Regulator Fights
• Audit Watchdog Faults Top Firms For Internal Controls Work
• Supreme Court Won't Weigh In On Private FLSA Settlement
• FDIC Notches $169M Judgment Against 3 Ex-IndyMac Execs
• Implied Fraud Theory Thrives In DC Courts Despite KBR Win
• MSPB Bias Appeals Go To District Court, High Court Rules
• Employers Beware When Testing Job Applicants
• Innovation, Development And The In-House Patent Program
• Calif. AG's Delta Privacy Suit Puts Other Cos. On Notice
• Merrill Sweetens Deal With Ex-Advisers In Deferred Pay Suit
• High Court Takes Oxford Class Arbitration Appeal
• Film Producer Can't File Wage Claim, Calif. Court Says
• GOP Bill Aims To Streamline Customs, Boost Trade Enforcement
• SEC To Lift Moratorium On Active ETF's Use Of Derivatives
• SEC Suit Over Netflix Facebook Post Faces Long Odds In Court
• EU Regulators To Pressure Google On Privacy Policy Reform
• Toll Brothers Execs Pay $16M To End Suit Over Stock Sales
• Pre-Suit Investigation Is Key To Caremark Claims
• Foot Locker Beats ERISA Suit Over Retirement Plan Change
• FTC Mulls Policy Changes To Rein In Large Data Grabs
• SEC Sets Sights On Netflix Over CEO's Facebook Post
• NLRB Judge Sides With Kroger In Failure-To-Bargain Suit
• DeMint's Resignation Leaves Openings In Key Committees
• Deutsche Bank Case Puts SEC Enforcement Head In Spotlight
• House Votes To Delay Enforcement Of STOCK Act
• SEC Says Money Fund Reforms Wouldn't Have Averted Crisis
• Rolls-Royce May Face Prosecution in UK Bribery Probe
• $104M Whistleblower Award — A Sign Of Things To Come
• News Corp. Report Could Forge Tougher UK Data Watchdog
• Brinker Kills Class In RadioShack Meal Period Suit
• KLB Industries Must Hand Financial Info To Union: DC Circ.
• FTC Pact Ends Online Advertiser's 'History Sniffing'
• Bottler Asks DC Circ. To Crush Obama's Recess NLRB Picks
• House Sends Long-Delayed Int'l Patent Treaties To Obama
• SEC Exodus Claims GC, Trading And Markets Chief
• SAExploration's GC Barred In Contract Suit, Texas Court Says
• Social Media Password Ownership And The Workplace
• Senate Passes $631B Defense Bill With Contractor Pay Cap
• Twitter Feed Feud Shows Employers Need Social Media Policies
• Defense Contractors Sidelined In Fiscal Cliff Debate
• NLRB To Streamline Operations Through Office Restructuring
• Warren To Get Senate Banking Committee Seat
• Obama Extends Online Fraud Enforcement Legislation
• UBS Wins Arbitration Bid In Financial Advisers' OT Fight
• FCA Recoveries Hit New $5B High In 2012, DOJ Says
• US Litigation Finance On The Rise, Survey Says
• SEC Makeover Continues As Corporate Finance Head Bows Out
• EU Data Protection Overhaul Is Pro-Business, Official Says
• Why The SEC's Position In Gabelli V. SEC Doesn't Hold Up
• Calif. Firing Motive Case Could Ease Burden On Plaintiffs
• GOP Concerns May Put Damper On ECPA Reform Momentum
• SEC Denies JOBS Act Rule Was Delayed To Protect Legacy
• High Court Weighs If Settlement Offer Can Moot FLSA Suit
• Watchdog, Banks Push For Review Of CFPB Exam Process
• SEC Money Market Fund Reform Uncertain Under Krawcheck
• FTC Consumer Bureau Chief Vladeck To Step Down
• Ex-Freddie Mac GC, SNR Denton Atty Joins Greenberg Traurig
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• KPMG Escapes Audit Workers' OT Suit
• 7th Circ. Revives Saint-Gobain Retaliation Suit Again
• Some Companies Must Do More To Protect Brand Identity
• Takeaways From Del. Encore And Auriga Rulings