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Corporate - February, 2013

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• Top Plaintiffs Firms Say Amgen No License To Print Money
• DOL Issues Final Rules To Stop Fraudulent Health Pools
• Ramirez Agenda At Helm Of FTC Is Anyone's Guess
• CFPB Casts Wide Net In Enforcement Shift
• Amgen Dissents Put Fraud On The Market On Thin Ice
• JPMorgan Sanctioned For Destroying Docs In Sex Bias Suit
• Lawmakers Plan To Revamp ECPA In Coming Term
• EU Caps Banker Bonuses, Ups Bank Capital Minimums
• DOL Pushes 2nd Circ. To Widen FLSA Retaliation Rules
• Proxy Season Brings More 'Gotcha' Shareholder Litigation
• Google Has No Duty To Police User Content: Italian Court
• In Backing Spy Law, High Court Raises Bar For Breach Claims
• Del. High Court Denies Investor Appeal Over $9B Freeport Deal
• FTC's Wright Vows To Focus On Proof In Antitrust Cases
• High Court Ruling Puts SEC Actions On Strict Timetable
• Amgen's High Court Defeat Leaves Defense Bar Reeling
• Justices Question Merchants' Logic In AmEx Antitrust Case
• Lack of CFTC Funds Hampers Enforcement, Gensler Says
• Employers Ask Supreme Court To Find DOMA Unconstitutional
• Gabelli Could Kickstart The 'Civil' Prosecution Debate
• SEC Gets No Extra Time For Fraud Suits, Supreme Court Rules
• High Court Rebuffs Amgen, Lowering Bar For Investor Suits
• Orrick Fears $137M Bratz Award Will Vanish
• Calif. Pregnancy Bias Case Shows Cos. Must Engage Workers
• Deepwater Rig Safety Was Shared Duty, BP Exec Testifies
• Energy Cos. Won't Find Cybersecurity Maxims Just Voluntary
• Obama's Cybersecurity Order Could Squeeze Contractors
• AmEx Opens Door For Justices To Build On Concepcion
• Libor Should Be Based On Real Transactions, Gensler Says
• 5 Tips For Employers To Protect Their Trade Secrets
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit $9.5M Facebook Privacy Settlement
• FSOC Pressures SEC, But All's Fair In Love And Regulation
• FDA Warns Supplement Co. Over Facebook 'Like'
• Wachtell Founder Says Einhorn Is The Problem With Activism
• Supreme Court Shoots Down Challenge To Surveillance Law
• NYC Limits On Flavored Tobacco Upheld By 2nd Circ.
• Shine Might Be Off Alt Fee Arrangements, GC Survey Shows
• Employee Facebook Info Making Its Way Into Court, GCs Say
• GCs Predict Rise In Age, Race Bias Suits
• GCs Brace For More Whistleblower Suits
• In-House Teams Expand To Keep Pace With More Suits, Probes
• Regulatory Probes Reach New High, GC Survey Shows
• GCs Rate Fixed Fees Best Bang For Their Buck
• BP Deserves Lion's Share Of Deepwater Blame, DOJ Argues
• Gupta Ordered To Repay Goldman $6.2M In Legal Fees
• Judge Says FLSA Deals Don't Need Court Approval
• 2nd Circ. Allows Claim Over Straight Male-On-Male Groping
• Barring Patent Trolls From ITC May Do More Harm Than Good
• Pharma Execs Can't Duck Prosecutors With Off-Label Ruling
• Europe M&A: The Evolving Takeover Landscape
• J&J Hit With $3.35M Verdict In Vaginal Mesh Bellwether
• DC Circ. Slams FCC's Tennis Channel Order Against Comcast
• With HTC Deal, FTC Claims Power To Set Security Standards
• Texas High Court Nixes Public Workers' Whistleblower Suits
• Dodd-Frank May Weaken SEC Power, Commissioner Says
• New Citigroup Pay Plan May Not Soothe Shareholder Ire
• American Airlines To Execs: Don't Blog About $11B Merger
• SEC Commissioner Advocates Exchange 'Kill Switch'
• Schwab Wins One For The Broker, Threatening Class Actions
• Apple Investor Einhorn Wins Partial Halt Of Shareholder Vote
• DOL Rule Outlines Handling Of ACA Whistleblower Complaints
• HHS Finalizes ACA Rule Eliminating Insurance Bias
• JPMorgan OT Arbitration Not Barred By NLRB's DR Horton
• Pregnancy Leave Law Doesn't Trump Bias Claim: Calif. Court
• Google Unfazed By EU's Toothless Privacy Threat
• K&L Breaks Industry Ranks With Detailed Financial Report
• Energy Cos. Face Hefty Fines Under EPA Emissions Proposal
• Business, Labor Join Hands On Immigration Reform Issues
• HHS Doles Out $300M For New Medicaid Models
• EU Panel Votes To Loosen Data Protection Reform Regs
• Dell Hits Philips, Others With Cathode Ray Cartel Suit
• Solis Had Right To Nix Union Reporting Rule, Judge Says
• Citing Canning, DC Circ. Suspends NLRB Union Election Case
• US Steel's Sobriety Testing Doesn't Violate ADA, Judge Says
• The Changing Composition Of SEC Enforcement Actions
• SEC Commissioner Says Investors Deserve More Exec Pay Info
• Urethane Buyers Win $400M Jury Verdict In Price-Fixing MDL
• COPPA Team's Move Likely To Jumpstart FTC Enforcement
• White House Releases Plan To Fight Trade Secrets Theft
• Rare Scolding In FCPA Case Shows SEC Can Go Too Far
• Essential Health Benefits Rule Puts Pressure On Insurers
• IP Malpractice Suits Belong In State Court, Justices Rule
• Wal-Mart Beats Ex-Dukes Members' Bias Class Claims
• Employer Had No Right To Hijack LinkedIn Profile: Judge
• Deadlock Leads To 2nd Mistrial In Vitesse Book-Cooking Case
• Judge Raises Bar For SEC On FCPA Jurisdiction
• Jesse Jackson Jr. Pleads Guilty To Campaign Fraud
• Obama Calls For $50B In Transport, Energy Project Funds
• Pa. Utility Will Pay $105M In Power Line Death Settlement
• Expanding Reach Of Sherman Act Draws Criticism
• CBS Defeats Musicians' Bid To Block File-Sharing Software
• High Court Takes Up Challenge To Campaign Donation Caps
• New FCPA Guides Leave Companies Guessing, Biz Groups Say
• High Court To Shine Spotlight On DOL's FLSA Flip-Flopping
• M&A Resurgence May Fuel SEC's Insider Trading Fire
• Reader's Digest Enters New Yet Familiar Chapter: 11
• Justices Seem To Lean Monsanto's Way In Seed Patent Case
• Writer Patricia Cornwell Wins $51M From Accounting Firm
• Apple Shareholder Vote May Violate Law, Judge Says
• SEC Eyes Push For Mandatory Market Technology Rules
• A Cautionary E-Discovery Tale For In-House Counsel
• Transocean's $1B Deepwater Civil Deal Wins Approval
• ADA Changes Spark Surge Of Leave Suits Against Employers
• Hospital's Immunity Bid In FTC Merger Fight Nixed By Justices
• Novartis Kills $78M Noncompete Deal With Departing Chairman
• RJ Reynolds Must Pay Widow $41M In Engle Lung Cancer Suit
• BP Wins $3.5B Cut Of US Claims Ahead Of Deepwater Trial
• Google In EU Crosshairs For Missing Privacy Reform Deadline
• To Catch A Hacker, Companies Start To Think Like One
• FDA Slows Down Food Safety Rules' Progress
• EPA May Target Greenhouse Gases Through Clean Air Act
• Revival Of BofA Seating Suit A Pain In Butt For Cos.
• Obama Blasts Patent Trolls, Says New IP Law Needed
• Confidence Rises On Return Of Big M&A Deals
• GCs Name 43 Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
• What Obama's Cybersecurity Plan Means For Your Company
• Obama's Renominations Won't End Doubts Over NLRB Validity
• Sequester Threat Inflames Contractor WARN Woes, House Told
• Fla. High Court Puts Curbs On Absolute Privilege
• Long Road Ahead For US-EU Free Trade Deal
• Rakoff Departs From Katz Ruling In $2B Madoff Fight
• SEC Can't Block Discovery In Suit Over $7B Stanford Fraud
• US Bank's $100M Suit Over Extended Stay Loan Revived
• FLSA Doesn't Compel Extra Retaliation Damages: 11th Circ.
• Senate Dems Vow To Keep Cordray At Helm Of CFPB
• Retail Giants' Martha Stewart Fight Shows Contract No-Nos
• Do-Not-Track Is Back On Track, Web Standards Group Says
• Sens. Float New Fossil Fuel Carbon Tax
• Transocean Fined $400M As It Admits Deepwater Guilt
• AB InBev Will Shed Modelo's US Assets As Part Of $20B Deal
• Ex-Stanford Execs Get 20 Years For Roles In $7B Scheme
• Not Dead Yet — Calif. Corporate Liability In The Afterlife
• Merck To Pay $688M To Settle Investor Suits Over Vytorin
• $11B American-US Airways Deal Faces Few Antitrust Obstacles
• The Devil Is In 'Where To Disclose' Supply Chain Details
• American Airlines, U.S. Airways Agree To $11B Merger
• DePuy Exec Says He Knew Of Safety Concerns For Hip Implant
• Winning Insurers Gain Clarity On Defense Duty During Appeals
• USPTO's 1st-To-File Rules Ease Fears About New System
• FCPA Defendants Face Tougher Slog After Latest SEC Win
• Facebook Shakes 4 Derivative Suits Over IPO
• Obama's Climate Ultimatum Paves Way For Agency Actions
• Visa, MasterCard Beat ATM Price-Fixing Actions
• NLRB Recess Picks Renominated As GOP Seeks To Halt Board
• United Strikes New CBAs Covering Thousands Of Workers
• Barry Bonds Asks 9th Circ. To Strike Obstruction Conviction
• Treasury Nominee Lew Says Dodd-Frank Would Be Priority
• Employer Crackdown Key To Immigration Reform, Sens. Hear
• Obama Order Tackles Mounting Cybersecurity Threats
• Calif. Proposes Flammability Reforms To Curb Chemical Use
• Generics Primed To Fight FDA On Labeling Flexibility
• Banks Fear Liability From Obama Cybersecurity Plan
• Senate Panel Advances Hagel Nomination Despite Opposition
• Canada Scraps Controversial Online Surveillance Bill
• CNOOC Deal Wins US Approval, But Nexen Mum On Mitigation
• UK Bribery Act Enforcement Is On The Horizon
• Good FCPA Compliance Plans Can Halt Prosecutions: DOJ
• Sens. Outline Priorities In US-EU Free Trade Agreement
• EEOC To Update Criteria For Gauging Investigation Quality
• EPA Bans All Pesticide Testing On Pregnant Women, Kids
• ABA To Push For More Unbundled Legal Services
• UBS Fined $15M For Shoddy AIG Fund Sales
• S&P Skewers DOJ Suit But Hints At Settlement Talks
• Ryanair Says EU Will Prevent €694M Aer Lingus Takeover
• Dechert Avoids Trial Over Ex-Atty's 'Macho Culture' Claims
• BNY Mellon Faces $850M Charge Over Tax Scheme
• Arizona Law Defunding Planned Parenthood Overturned
• Obama Expected To Unveil Cybersecurity Executive Order
• Galleon's Far Dodges Prison After Aiding FBI Probe
• Employers Should Brace For More FMLA Leave Requests
• Don't Knock SEC's Revolving Door, Experts Say
• EU Cybersecurity Proposal Grows Divide With US
• Halliburton Pays $219M Over KBR's Shoddy Oil Pipeline Work
• Am Law Figures Face Added Scrutiny In Post-Dewey World
• ABA Votes To Allow Foreign Lawyers To Practice In US
• Tap Into Client 'Muscle' For Court Funding, Judge Tells ABA
• High Court Could Limit Patent Rights In Monsanto Case
• Carnegie Mellon Wants $1.2B Award Trebled In Marvell IP Row
• Job Prospects Still Gloomy For 1st-Year Associates
• FDA Mulls Dramatic Shift In Generic-Drug Labeling Regs
• 2nd Circ. Backs Ralph Lauren Win In US Polo Fragrance Feud
• EU Official Demands US Cos. Follow Data Protection Rules
• Ins And Outs Of Say-On-Pay Lawsuits
• NIST Update Looks To Plug Feds' Cybersecurity Holes
• 3rd Circ. Says Mennonites Can't Block Contraception Mandate
• Law Firms In the Cloud Face Challenges Protecting Client Info
• Ex-CEO Poulsen Can't Escape $3B Nat'l Century Fraud Suit
• EPA's Biofuel Mandate Hinges On Untested Plants
• Fed. Circ. Debates Eligibility Standards For Software Patents
• Transocean, Feds Push For $400M Deepwater Plea Approval
• NLRB Appointee Ruling May Close Book On Grad Asst. Unions
• Ex-Magyar Execs Must Face FCPA Claims In NY
• Dewey & LeBoeuf, Retired Partners Ink Clawback Deal
• Google Dodges Class Action Over Vulnerable Android Apps
• Climate Change Forces EPA, DOI To Fine-Tune Missions
• 2nd Circ. Judge Grills Rakoff Atty Over Rejected Citi Deal
• Calif. Bill Would Cap Privacy Policies At 100 Words
• Energy, Tech Firms Buy Time On EU Derivative Rules
• Shire Pays $48M To End Adderall Supply Suit
• Macmillan Settles DOJ's E-Book Price-Fixing Case
• Ecuador Must Block $19B Chevron Judgment, Tribunal Says
• Judge OKs $1B In Chinese Drywall Settlements
• Calif. Firing Motive Ruling Could Deflate Worker Suits
• Dukes Doesn't Doom $400M KPMG Sex Bias Action
• 7th Circ. Ruling Raises Bar For FLSA Class Cert.
• New Contractor Audit Access Won't Lead To 'Fishing': DCAA
• Einhorn Barks At Apple, But Stock Suit May Lack Bite
• EU Case May Clarify Limits For Shielding Leniency Docs
• OCC's Latest Hire Shows Push For Fair-Lending Crackdown
• NY, 8 Other States Tighten Regional Carbon Pollution Caps
• S&P Taps White Collar Heavy Hitter To Fight DOJ Suit
• Insurer Targets Armstrong's Doping Denials In $12M Suit
• NJ Legislature Passes Bills To Loosen Corporate Regs
• Hedge Fund Managers Charged In $311M Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Tyco CEO Wins 2nd Chance At Parole
• AstraZeneca Ends Ky. AG's Seroquel Suit With $5.5M Deal
• Ford, Mazda Win Defect Row In 'Unusual' Expertless Trial
• Apple Sued By Einhorn In Bid To Unlock Shareholder Cash
• EU Rule Would Require Cos. To Report Data Breaches
• CORRECTED: High Court Scraps 2nd Appeal Over NLRB Recess Appointees
• Cravath Burnishes Corporate Cred With Kappos Hire
• FDA's Label Directive Pumps Up Plaintiffs In Drug Suits
• DOL Defends New H-2B Visa Wage Rule In 3rd Circ.
• Obama's DOI Pick May Open Doors For Drilling Projects
• Under Pressure, Facebook Puts Do-Not-Track Option On Ads
• Aussie High Court Backs Google In Deceptive Ad Case
• DR Horton Doesn't Apply In JPMorgan Wage Action: Judge
• Banks Face Stiff Sanctions Under EU Money Laundering Rule
• RBS To Pay $612M Over Libor Manipulation
• Global Payments Data Theft Suit Should Be Nixed, Judge Says
• Apple Win In Calif. High Court Puts Privacy Law In Limbo
• DOJ's S&P Case Gives New Life To Mortgage Meltdown Cases
• Wal-Mart Could Tip Scales For Federal GMO Labeling
• S&P Fixes For 1st Amendment Fight With Cahill Gordon Hire
• Crowell, Proskauer, Fulbright Sanctioned For Counterclaims
• Assured Wins $1B MBS Contract Suit Against Flagstar
• 5 Tips To Keep Office Romances From Blooming Into Lawsuits
• Expanded FMLA Military Protections Mark Act's 20th Year
• FDA Aims To Invigorate Sluggish Drug-Labeling Overhaul
• Stryker Wins $70M Jury Verdict In Zimmer Patent Suit
• DOL Rules On Health Care Pools Poised To Take Effect
• Merck Loses Final Bellwether Trial In Fosamax MDL
• After Kaplan Loss, EEOC May Need To Rethink Credit Check Suits
• US Sues S&P For Inflated RMBS Ratings That Fueled Crisis
• Dell OKs $24B Go-Private Offer From Founder, Silver Lake
• Justice Ginsburg Snubs Appeal Over NLRB Recess Appointees
• Twitter, Media Giants Shed Stigma Of Reporting Hacks
• EU Lawmaker Panel Shoots Down OTC Derivatives Rules
• Bold DOJ Goes All-In With Suit Over S&P Ratings
• Birth Control Compromise Hard Pill For Insurers To Swallow
• GOP Sen. Looks To Redefine Clean Energy In New Blueprint
• JC Penney Sues To Block 'Invalid' $326M Bond Default
• US Undermining Key EU Privacy Rules, Groups Say
• Contracting Reforms May Hinge On Obama Cabinet Turnover
• General Mills Pays $8.5M To Settle Yogurt False Ad Suit
• Apple Can Collect Personal Info Online: Calif. High Court
• UK To Give Regulators Power To Break Up Banks
• Enviros Lose Challenge To $1.2B NY-NJ Pipeline
• FTC Mobile Guide Signals Start Of Privacy Crackdown
• Calif.'s New Green Chemistry Draft Won't Ease Cos.' Concerns
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive ACA Individual Mandate Challenge
• Obama's Compromise On Contraception Won't End Lawsuits
• Sens. Introduce Bill To Ease Business Immigration Process
• Brill, Ramirez Likely Picks To Head FTC, Experts Say
• Banks Likely To Adopt CFPB Rules While Legal Issues Unfold
• FCPA Deals Under Fresh Scrutiny As Judge Pushes Back
• Ponzi Schemer's Wife Cops To Hiding $1M In Jewelry
• NLRB Deems NYC School Bus Strike Legal
• FINRA Panel Awards US Airways $30M In ARS Dispute
• Large Cos. Ill-Prepared To Stop Hackers, GCs Say
• Eisai Beats Whistleblower's Off-Label Marketing FCA Suit
• 5th Circ. Poised To Weigh NLRB Class Waiver Ban
• DOE's Steven Chu To Step Down After 4 Years
• Chadbourne, Proskauer Targeted Over $7B Stanford Fraud
• Inside The Circuit Split Over FAA Section 7
• HHS Proposes Contraception Mandate Opt-Out
• J&J Ordered To Pay $181M In Attys' Fees In Risperdal Suit