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Corporate - January, 2013

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• Newspaper Carrier Case Could Bolster Class Bids In Calif.
• Millions May Stay Uninsured Under ACA Affordability Rule
• States Mull Gatekeeper Role For Health Plan Exchanges
• Wash. Ruling Endorses Broad Shield Against TCPA Coverage
• Fill-In SEC Enforcement Chief May Be Mr. Right After All
• Shareholder Bids To Break Up Banks Face Long Odds
• EU Regulators Wary Of Data Reform Power Abuse
• FTC Chief Leibowitz To Exit Agency In February
• Chinese Hackers Deliver Warning With Attacks On NYT, WSJ
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Merck Win In Bellwether Fosamax Trial
• Pressure To Control Costs Had GCs Down In 2012
• DOJ Sues To Block $20B AB InBev-Modelo Merger
• 2nd Circ. Lets Daimler Off Hook In $4B Chrysler Feud
• CEO Support Could Be Tipping Point For Cybersecurity Law
• Chesapeake CEO McClendon Resigning Amid Board Tensions
• US Poised For Climate Policy Push With Kerry As State Head
• White House Begins Review Of EPA Fuel Standards
• New Mental Health Push Could Create Insurance Mandates
• Wash. Bill Halts Employer Access To Social Media Content
• Even Paid Interns May Cause Wage-Hour Woes, Suit Shows
• HHS Signals Flexibility On ACA's Individual Mandate
• Wal-Mart Wants Dukes Class To Surrender Akin Gump Report
• Chevron Units Can't Shake $19B Freeze On Argentine Assets
• Apple Loses Bid To Add To $1B Samsung Patent Verdict
• Toyota Can't Arbitrate Hybrid Defect Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• Potash Cos. Pay $97.5M To End Long-Running Cartel Case
• French Watchdog Pulls Bayer Acne Drug Over Clotting Risk
• Pa. Judge Rebuffs Sandusky's Bid For New Trial
• Report Card: PCAOB's 2012 Enforcement Program
• EU Officially Kills $6.8B UPS-TNT Merger
• DOJ Criminal Chief Lanny Breuer To Step Down
• Obama Signs $50.5B Sandy Aid Bill: Report
• Google, Others Breathe New Life Into ECPA Reform
• GOP Looks Ready To Wait Obama Out On Empty CPSC Spots
• Apple Secures Trademark On Layout Of Retail Stores
• Despite Spotlight, Next DOJ Chief May Face Diminished Role
• Whistleblower Cases On The Rise, OSHA Stats Show
• FAR Finalizes Rule Barring Awards To Tax-Fleeing Contractors
• DOL Cracking Down On Break Space For Nursing Moms
• Obama Urges Fast Action On Immigration Reform
• EU Data Rules Would Spur Class Action Abuse, Chamber Says
• Halliburton Benefits Suit Revived By 2nd Circ.
• Drug Misbranding Investigations Remain Top Priority: DOJ
• GOP Lawmakers Seek EPA Official's Personal Emails
• DOJ Settlements Let Big Banks Off Too Easy, Senators Say
• FERC Staff Backs $470M Penalty For Barclays In Energy Probe
• Obama Gives CPSC Nominee A 2nd Shot Before Congress
• BP's Guilty Plea, $4.5B Criminal Spill Deal Win Approval
• US Pushing For RBS To Enter Libor Guilty Plea
• Kaye Scholer Admits 'Mistakes Were Made' In GSC Disclosures
• IRS OK'd To Snoop UBS Records For Potential Tax Dodgers
• EEOC's Racial Discrimination Suit Against Kaplan Tossed
• Court Backs Calif. Plan For Carbon Offset Credits
• For Employers, Devil Is In Details Of Immigration Reform
• Senate Vote Finally Puts $60B Total Sandy Aid On Track
• CFPB Won't Shy From New Targets Despite Leadership Woes
• FCA Expansion Fight May Land In High Court
• Facebook Privacy Chief Defends Graph Search's Security
• Pregnancy Bias Ruling A Win For Cos. With 'Conscience'
• LodgeNet Checks Into Bankruptcy With Official Ch. 11 Filing
• Retaliation, Race Bias Top EEOC Complaints In 2012
• Ex-Jefferies Trader Arrested For TARP Fraud
• 9th Circ. Shoots Down Madoff Investors' Suit Against SEC
• Myriad Can't Patent Cancer Genes, ACLU Tells High Court
• Ex-Dewey Partners Forced To Share Lucrative IP Client
• NY AG Slams Madoff Trustee's Delay In Fighting $410M Deal
• App Maker Broke Privacy Laws, Say Canada, Netherlands
• US Seeks Leniency For Galleon Mole
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Iceland Wins Coverage Suit Over Bank's Foreign Deposits
• Ex-Judge Says He Took Bribes In $19B Chevron Enviro Case
• Sens. Forge Plan To Overhaul US Immigration Laws
• Japan Relaxes US Beef Import Restrictions
• Peregrine CEO's Ex-Wife Got $2.5M In False Funds: Trustee
• Insider Trading In 2012: Back To The Future — Part 2
• With Graph Search, Facebook Discovers Fresh Privacy Woes
• Wash. Sets Hurdles For Insurers Testing Claims Under Oath
• Obama's Recess Appointment Woes Cloud CFPB's Future
• Design Patent Plaintiffs Have Low Bar, Fed. Circ. Says
• Samsung, HTC, Others Duck Antitrust Suit Over NPE Boycott
• Obama's Recess Appointment Fight Destined For High Court
• NLRB Chair Vows Business As Usual Despite DC Circ. Ruling
• Insider Trading In 2012: Back To The Future — Part 1
• FDA Panel Votes For Tougher Controls On Hydrocodone
• DC Circ. Hands API Partial Win In Row Over EPA Biofuel Rule
• J&J Unit DePuy Knew Of Hip Implant Defect, Jury Hears
• Employers Get More Time To Tell Workers Of ACA Options
• Dish's Ad-Skipping DVR Is Fair Use, IP Pros Tell 9th Circ.
• Australia Defends Dropping Sony PlayStation Breach Probe
• $390M Stalking Horse Bid For Hostess Bread Biz Gets OK
• China Imposes Duties On US, EU Chemical Imports
• Sullivan & Cromwell Steers $1.9B AT&T Spectrum Grab
• SEC Delays Ruling On Nasdaq's $62M Facebook IPO Payout
• DC Circ. Says Obama's NLRB Recess Appointments Invalid
• UK Fine Likely Just The Start Of Sony's Breach Woes
• EPA Denied En Banc Hearing On Vacated Clean Air Rule
• 11th Circ. Lays Out Standard For Cat's Paw Age Bias Suits
• Diebold Reserves $18M for Possible FCPA Settlement
• Caution, Not Crackdown, To Mark New SEC Head's Tenure
• Obama's Climate Change Plans Will Have To Bypass Congress
• Fund Chief Whitman Gets 2 Years For Insider Trading
• Strine Protects Turf As M&A Litigation Forum Battle Simmers
• Relaunched Paycheck Fairness Act Unlikely To Become Law
• Cordray Nomination May Reignite Old CFPB Battles
• NDAA Gives Women More Contracting Opportunities
• 9th Circ. Vacates MGA's $172M Damages Win In Bratz Fight
• Employers Catch Some Unexpected Breaks On ACA Mandate
• Jury Hands Hyundai Win In Santa Fe Rollover Suit
• Republican CFTC Commissioner Jill Sommers Resigns
• Debevoise Atty Mary Jo White Named New SEC Chief
• Toshiba Must Face Best Buy's Antitrust Claims In LCD MDL
• Humana's Quality Assurance Calls Not Protected By CIPA
• Target Boards: An Ounce Of Prevention Goes A Long Way
• Fannie Won't Block $3B Rescap Sale After $298M Settlement
• UK Watchdog Fines Sony Over PlayStation Data Breach
• Lehman Investors Win Class Cert. Against Ernst & Young, UBS
• High Court Wins For Gay Marriage Could Simplify Benefits
• ITC To Review Ruling That Samsung Infringed Apple Patents
• Justice Thomas Cracked Ivy League Joke, Transcript Affirms
• Securities Bar Keeps Swagger Despite Class Action Decline
• Palm Says Steve Jobs Pushed Hiring Pact With Patent Threats
• Facebook, Google Continue Privacy Lobbying Splurge
• HIPAA Update Will Shake Up Marketing, Fundraising Efforts
• White House Takes Up Review Of Fracking Rule Changes
• Half Of Dodd-Frank Rules Remain Unfinished, GAO Finds
• DOJ Criminal Division Chief Lanny Breuer To Leave Post
• Novartis Faces Probe Over Trade With Iran
• Jury Finds For Goldman In $580M Dragon Sale Suit
• Federal Law Defines 'Arbitration' Under FAA, 2nd Circ. Rules
• House Votes To Raise Debt Ceiling But Hinges On Budget
• Low CEO Confidence Could Hamper 2013 M&A, Report Says
• New House Subcommittee Chair Will Tackle Privacy Issues
• 3rd Circ. Shuts Down Ethypharm Antitrust Suit Against Abbott
• Stanford Investors Told To Return Up To $220M In Profits
• FTC Tells Justices Pay-For-Delay 'Presumptively Unlawful'
• Judge Melts Hershey Suit Over Rival's 'Swisskiss' Chocolate
• Senators Revive Antitrust Whistleblower Protection Bill
• Herman Cain, Simon & Schuster Can't Escape Copyright Row
• CFPB Postpones Rule On International Money Transfers
• HIPAA Update Ushers In Broad Security, Reporting Regime
• High Court Mixed-Motive Case To Shape Bias Suit Landscape
• DC Circ. Nixes Appeal Over Pollution Credit Transfers
• DC Circ. Sides With DEA On Marijuana Classification
• Nebraska Gov. OKs New Keystone Pipeline Route
• GSK Says E-Discovery Co.'s CEO Is Holding Data Hostage
• 7th Circ. Unpierces The Veil: Command Video V. Roti
• Aussie Watchdog Rips Microsoft's Proposed Privacy Changes
• J&J Foresaw 40% Failure Rate In Hip Implants, Doc Shows
• CFPB Rule Curbs Mortgage Brokers' Compensation
• Retrial Begins For Ex-Vitesse Execs Accused Of Fraud
• DC Circ. Shoots Down EPA Exceptions To Soot-Screening
• Anheuser-Busch Can Trademark 'Bud,' EU Court Says
• Farmers Strike $159M Settlement In Milk Antitrust Case
• Boastful Atty Loses Appeal In $78M Kasowitz Firing Suit
• Former Stanford CFO Gets 5 Years For Role In $7B Scam
• High Court Declines Asarco Appeal Of EPA Sulfur Dioxide Rule
• Game Over For Atari As Arcade Giant Enters Ch. 11
• Ex-Princeton Review Owner Seeks Ch. 11 To Restructure Debt
• Dr. Reddy's Generic Found Not To Infringe Lunesta Patent
• High Court Refuses To Extend Medicare Appeals Deadline
• Federal Securities Actions Drop Sharply, Report Finds
• Obama Outlines Broad Goals In Second Inaugural Address
• High Court To Weigh Jilted Lover's Weapons Treaty Sentence
• DOL's Whistleblower-Friendly SOX Approach Faces Key Tests
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Exec Can't Dodge Tax Shelter Arbitration
• 2nd Circ. Backs Arab Bank Sanctions In Terror Aid Case
• Supreme Court To Weigh Mixed Causes For Bias Claims
• Interior Delays Much-Disputed Fracking Disclosure Rule
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Win SCOTUS Review In Stanford Case
• Health Law May Limit HHS Power To Toughen Penalties
• As Khuzami And Columbia Prof. Trade Barbs, Attys Pick Sides
• New CFPB Rule Clamps Down On Force-Placed Insurance
• USPTO Rebuffs Louboutin Bid To Broaden Red Sole Mark
• 7th Circ. Upholds Wis. Collective Bargaining Law
• Apple CEO Cook Faces Questioning In Pay-Fixing Case
• HSBC Reaches $249M Foreclosure Abuse Deal
• FDA Clarifies Rules For Combination Medical Products
• Clear-Cut Employer Contraception Mandate May Be Elusive
• Hitachi-LG Strikes $26M Deal In Disk-Drive Antitrust MDL
• DOL Clarifies Definition Of 'Son Or Daughter' Under FMLA
• SEC Defeats Suit Over Destroyed Madoff, Goldman Docs
• Dell Drops LCD Price-Fixing Claims Against AUO To Exit MDL
• Mobile App Code Hits Snag Over Disclosure Standards
• Tribune Plans To Drop Most Clawback Suits Against Execs
• Debevoise Partner Eyed As Race For SEC Chair Narrows
• Rio Tinto's $14B Loss Is No Gold Mine For Shareholder Attys
• SEC Political Spending Rule Could Spur Investor Suits
• Cintas Denied 6th Circ. Rehearing Of EEOC Bias Suit
• HHS Releases Long-Awaited Final Rule Expanding HIPAA
• Climate Change Likely To Stay Back-Burner Issue For Obama
• 9th Circ. Reinstates Privacy Suit Over ADT Call Recordings
• Potential Drug Relapse Is A Disability, 1st Circ. Says
• Rio Tinto CEO Resigns On $14B Write-Down
• DOI Chief's Exit Stirs Hopes For Drill-Friendly Successor
• Plaintiffs Attys Buoyed By JPMorgan 'Whale' Report
• EU Parliament OKs Limiting Credit Rating Agencies' Clout
• High Court Mulls Limits Of US Agency Powers In FCC Row
• NLRB Allows Cos. To Shell Out Front Pay To Fired Workers
• Atty-Client Rights Apply To Insurer In BofA Fraud Suit
• Calif. High Court Overturns Contract Fraud Limitation Rule
• EPA Eases Small-Engine Emissions Rules
• Spread Of Rakoff Fever Threatens Private Settlements
• DOL's Right-To-Know Regs May Be Making A Comeback
• DC Circ. Sides With EPA Over Engine Emission Rules
• SEC Rejects Nasdaq Algorithmic Trading Platform
• EU Data Protection Proposals Are Too Rigid, UK Says
• The Ill. Supreme Court 2012: Year In Review
• Calif.'s New Employment Credit Rules Could Curb Tax Abuses
• 4th Circ. Backs BofA Pension Suit's Dismissal Over Standing
• High Court Seeks US View On Union Neutrality Deals
• Stakes High For Employers In Immigration Reform Push
• CMS Proposes Rule For Medicaid, Exchange Eligibility
• Employers Struck Fewer Bias Deals In Dukes' Wake: Report
• FTC Atty Warns Mixed-Audience Sites To Protect Kids' Info
• SEC Settlements Hit 5-Year High In 2012, Report Says
• Supreme Court Grapples With Jury's Role In Sentencing
• Boom Times For Law Firms Aren't Returning Soon, Study Says
• Pregnancy Bias Fight Not Over, Despite 4th Circ. Ruling
• High Court Set To Consider Proper Patent Malpractice Forum
• BATS Error Not Enough To Spark SEC Trading Reform
• Courts Willing To Enforce Worker Noncompetes, 2012 Shows
• CFPB Rule Could Shrink Market For High-Cost Mortgages
• Justices To Mull Legal Advice As Property In Extortion Case
• NY Noncompete Ruling Shows Suing 1st Isn't Enough
• New ACA Employer Mandate Gives Cos. Surprising Leeway
• Del. Corporate Litigation: 2012 In Review
• Solis' Successor Expected To Sustain Aggressive DOL Agenda
• Pregnant Workers Shouldn't Get Special Treatment: 4th Circ.
• Treasury Nominee Will Stand Ground On Dodd-Frank, Attys Say
• CFPB's Qualified Mortgage Rule Should Bolster Bank Lending
• Microsoft Concerned By 'Loophole' In FTC-Google Patent Deal
• Self-Reporting Rule May Not Aid Insider Trading Crackdown
• Supreme Court Spotlight: Sex, Race And ... Commerce
• FCC To Collect Competition Data In Special Access Market
• CEOs Call For Cyberthreat Information-Sharing Legislation
• Changes In EU Data Protection Regime Could Repel US Cos.
• Calif.'s New Pro-Employee Laws Call For Employer Caution
• Despite Costs, New Colo. Fracking Regs Won't Curb Drilling
• Hilda Solis Stepping Down As Labor Secretary
• States Remain Unsure Of Clout In Health Exchange Alliances
• NLRB Judge Shoots Down Quicken Employment Policies
• State Suits To Protect Citizens Not Class Actions: 2nd Circ.
• AIG's Retreat From Starr Suit Seen As Only Real Option
• Sanders To Revive Bill Banning Bank Execs From Fed Boards
• Fiscal Cliff Deal Sidesteps Corporate Tax Reform
• High Court's Stormwater Ruling Leaves CWA Rules Murky
• NDAA Whistleblower Rules Expose More Cos. To Complaints
• DOJ, USPTO Fight Import Bans In Essential-Patent Cases
• Howrey Creditor Defends Bid To Bring Alter Ego Claims
• Justices Debate SEC Bid To Expand Window For Fraud Suits
• Supreme Court Eyes State Claims On Malpractice Settlements
• EU Lawmaker Wants Stronger Data Protection Reform
• Vegan Allowed To Claim Religious Bias In Flu Shot Firing
• Pitfalls Of Presidential Inauguration Festivities
• High Court Likely To Bar Access To Drivers' Info, Attys Say
• FDA Hasn't Ruled Out Testing Burdens In Food Rule Just Yet
• FLSA Case Shows Talking To New Moms May Curb Legal Woes
• Latest Swipe At Insurers' Antitrust Immunity May Take Hold
• $50K HIPAA Accord Shows No Data Breach Goes Unpunished
• Justices Weigh Class Action Fairness Act's Removal Power
• Judge Lets Ex-Dukes Members Appeal Sex-Bias Dismissal
• British Watchdog Pledges Changes In Data Protection Regime
• SEC Names Bingham Atty, Ex-CFTC Enforcement Chief As GC
• Travelers Says Privilege Bars In-House Counsel Testimony
• 2nd Circ. Raises Bar For Short-Swing Insider Trading Claims
• Transocean Spill Settlement Shows Feds' Focus On BP
• SEC Faces Uphill Battle In Supreme Court Gabelli Showdown
• JPMorgan Faces Sanctions In US' Madoff Probe
• FDA Rolls Out Long-Awaited Food Safety Rules
• NLRB's Confidentiality Shift May Hinder Workplace Probes
• Treasury To Float New Reporting Rule For Hedge Funds
• EEOC, DOL Defend 2-Step FLSA Cert. Process
• FTC Official Pushes Sites To Signal Child-Directed Content
• Ins And Outs Of Corporate Representative Depositions
• CEOs Must Pay Up Under SOX — Regardless Of Fault
• Google Escapes FTC Antitrust Case With Light Penalties
• Qualcomm Investor's Political Spending Suit May Be Long Shot
• Surveillance Bill's Renewal Leaves Oversight To High Court
• Texas Court Says Illegal Workers Can Recover Lost Wages
• Ala. Defeat Unlikely To Derail Insurers In Pollution Feuds
• 7th Circ. Tosses Challenge To FINRA Broker Taping Rule
• Transocean To Plead Guilty, Pay $1.4B Over Oil Spill
• 2012 Opens The Door For More Whistleblower Participation
• Calif. Union-Picketing Fight May Land In US High Court
• Trade Secrets Cases May Spike After US Strengthens Law
• Lisa Jackson's EPA Legacy Divides Enviros, Biz
• 10th Circ. Won't Extend ECPA Liability To ISP Embarq
• SEC Rips Challenge To Energy Disclosure Rule In DC Circ.
• Senate Confirms DOJ Antitrust Chief, FTC Commissioner
• 'Don't Ask, Don't Waive Standstills' Revisited (Rapidly)
• IRS Tells Employers How It Will Apply Health Law Mandate
• Employers The Big Winners In 2012's Most Influential Rulings
• Securities Regulation To Watch In 2013
• Competition Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2013
• 2013 M&A Will Be A Test Of C-Suite Confidence
• US Real Estate Market Set To Boom In 2013
• Employment Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2013
• Privacy Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2013
• Law360 Selects Top Practice Groups Of The Year