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Corporate - March, 2013

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• Obama Touts Plan To Encourage Infrastructure Investments
• NYC Sick Pay Deal Takes Litigation Blitz Off The Table
• Class Claims Gutted In Atty Bathroom Spying Case
• US Law Doesn't Trump Truckers' Wage Claims, Judge Says
• 6 Health Policies A Gridlocked Congress Can Get Behind
• EEOC Wins 5th Circ. Rehearing In Same-Sex Harassment Suit
• Ex-AK Steel Workers Entitled To Benefits, 6th Circ. Says
• EU Unveils Plans To Modernize Trademark System
• DOJ Drops FCPA Probe Into DynCorp
• The Disappearing Act Of Ch. 11 Business Cases
• How Manageable Data Breaches Go Bad
• NYC Council Reaches Compromise On Paid Sick Leave Bill
• Comcast Gives Employers A Leg Up In Wage-And-Hour Suits
• Calif. High Court Nixes $1.3M Award In Lucasfilm Bias Suit
• 2nd Circ. Overturns NLRB In Union Fight With Stella D'oro
• Lowe's Hit With $400M Suit Over Tracking Website Visitors
• Appeals Court Sends Honda Financing Suit To Arbitration
• NY High Court Upholds State's 'Amazon Tax' On Web Sales
• 5 Things To Know About Oral Argument In FTC V. Actavis
• 4th Circ. Shows Expired FCA Claims Can Haunt Contractors
• High Court's Comcast Ruling Raises Bar For Class Actions
• 7 Steps To Get HIPAA-Compliant Now
• UK Sets Up Facebook-Style Portal For Sharing Cyberthreats
• The Business End Of Supreme Court's Current Term
• Ex-Hearst Interns Push For 'Employee' Status, Class Cert.
• Wal-Mart Says $157M FCPA Legal Tab Will Grow
• DLA Piper Emails A Wake-Up Call On Bill Padding
• ICANN Launches Database For Domain Name Trademarks
• Akin Gump's Wal-Mart Bias Memo Is Protected, Judge Rules
• Patchwork Of Paid Sick Leave Laws May Trip Up Employers
• 4 Tips For When The FCPA Police Come Knocking
• Pandora Suit Over Misuse Of Customer Info Nixed For Now
• Forum Selection Clauses In The Intra-Corporate Litigation Era
• More Class Suits Ahead, Says Calif. Employment Agency Chief
• Ex-Sanford Heisler Partner Sues Firm Over Partnership Share
• LMRDA Protects Only Union-Related Speech, 4th Circ. Says
• NJ Social Media Bill Could Prompt Flurry Of Employee Suits
• Justices Scrutinize Arbitrators' Reach In Oxford Class Appeal
• Supreme Court Will Hear 2nd Affirmative Action Case
• High Court Seeks US Stance On Pom's Coca-Cola Label Row
• Shaw Whistleblower Wins $3.4M FCA Retaliation Verdict
• High Court Split On Antitrust Test For Pay-For-Delay Deals
• Supreme Court Seeks SG's View On Fifth Third ERISA Appeal
• Dodd-Frank Rule Doesn't Bar Delayed SEC Suits, Judge Says
• When Blowing The Whistle Loses Protection
• How The Belgacom Ruling Will Impact Atty Privilege In EU
• Challenges In Conducting Breach Investigations: Part 1
• Latest Concepcion Curb Tees Up Issue For Calif. High Court
• High Court's Oxford Ruling May Devastate Class Arbitration
• Faruqi Wields Tested M&A Tactic To Target Exec Stock Grants
• Attys' Advice To High Court: More Love, Less Discrimination
• News Aggregators Should Brace For More Copyright Suits
• SEC Diversity Crisis Looms For Incoming Chairwoman
• UK Watchdog Flexes Criminal Muscle With Cartel Arrests
• Lawmakers Float Warrant Rule For Geolocation Data
• Obama Withdraws Ex-Weil Atty's DC Circ. Nomination
• USPTO Eliminates AIA's Patent Review 'Dead Zone'
• How To Determine If An Executive Compensation Is 'Fair'
• Arbitration Pacts Can Bar Title VII Class Actions, 2nd Circ. Says
• 9th Circ. Upholds Edison's Near-Win In $373M ERISA Row
• NJ Bill To Protect Workers' Facebook Info Heads To Gov.
• TCPA Damages Are Insurable, Ill. High Court Hears
• Microsoft Says Warrantless User Content Demands Won't Fly
• Wal-Mart Says Dukes Voids $187M Pa. Wage Class Award
• Sony Can't Hide Behind Clapper, Data Breach Plaintiffs Say
• Chubb Unit Must Cover Defense In Phone Call Recording Suit
• Delaware Rethinks Reverse Triangular Mergers
• USERRA Does Not Bar Layoffs
• 7 Reasons To Do Pro Bono Work
• Senate Passes $984B Gov't Funding Bill To Avoid Shutdown
• Einhorn Moves Markets, But Not Securities Fraud Suits
• High Court Could Force 1st-Sale Redo At Fed. Circ.
• Citi, E&Y Push 2nd Circ. To End Worker Class Actions
• Wage And Hour Deals Rose To $467M In 2012, Study Says
• HP Board Survives As Ex-Autonomy CEO Protests Fraud Claim
• Supreme Court Throws Out Medicaid Tort Recovery Law
• JPMorgan Deal Frees Up $546M For Ex-MF Global Customers
• DOJ, AB InBev Closer To Ending Suit Over $20B Modelo Buy
• A Look At The Toughest Unemployment Discrimination Law
• FTC's New Online Ad Guidance: Takeaways For Advertisers
• 3rd Circ. Lowers Bar For SOX Whistleblowers In Tyco Case
• 'Bring Your Own Device' Can Trump Privacy Risks, EEOC Says
• Agencies Issue Rule On ACA's 90-Day Insurance Wait Limit
• Sea Change For Import And Sale Of Foreign-Made Goods
• DOJ Backs Online Privacy Reform, Except For Corporate Email
• Canning Won't Hinder NLRB's Social Media Stance, GC Says
• Microsoft Facing FCPA Probe Over Foreign Bribery
• DuPont GC Faulted In Suit Over $1B Monsanto Patent Verdict
• Oral Disclosures Violate Privacy, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• 3rd Circ. Nurses Union Case Hinges On NLRB Appointments
• High Court Says 1st-Sale Doctrine Covers Foreign Goods
• Inside The NDAA's Small Business Provisions
• Resale Pricing In China: Rule Of Reason Or Something Else?
• Justices Restore Class Action Fairness Act's Removal Power
• 2nd Circ. To Weigh FLSA Class Waivers In Citigroup Case
• H-1B Visa Program Discriminates Against Women, Sens. Hear
• 'Poison Puts' Under Fire After Strine's SandRidge Ruling
• Wal-Mart Fights Bid For Quick Appeal On Post-Dukes Claims
• Valve Can't Pull Plug On Video Game Data Breach Suit
• Term Sheet Tips For Emerging Cos. Seeking Venture Money
• Hacker Gets 41 Months For AT&T IPad Data Breach
• Sens. Want CMS To Delay Medicare Advantage Cuts
• How To Keep An Eye On Workers But Keep Out Of Trouble
• Employer Liable For Hijacking Former Exec's LinkedIn Page
• Calif. FCA Ruling Could Impact Federal FCA Cases
• 5 Tips For Handling Employee Cybersmears
• Deutsche, Others Must Face Suits Over $456M In Bad MBS
• JPMorgan Execs Harpooned Over $6B London Whale Losses
• Reuters Hack Attack Will Push Cos. To Firm Up Firewalls
• 9th Circ. Ruling Brings Consensus On DMCA Safe Harbor
• Historic Insider Trading Deal A Warning To Hedge Funds
• Perez-Led DOL May Be Even Tougher On Employers
• Medco Sanctioned In Whistleblower Medicare FCA Suit
• Facebook Withdraws Support For Cybersecurity Bill
• 9th Circ. Rejects Chubb's CERCLA Subrogation Claims
• Kaplan, West Agree To Pay $9.5M In Bar Prep Antitrust Case
• NRDC Can Sue Over Antibacterial Soap Regulation: 2nd Circ.
• SAC Unit Will Pay $600M To Settle Insider Trading Claims
• Reading Tea Leaves After Amgen
• ZIP Code Ruling Puts Retailers In Privacy Hot Seat
• JPMorgan Hid Facts On $6B In 'Whale' Losses: Senate Report
• Litigation Finance Heats Up As Clients Pinch Pennies
• Employment Law360 Week In Review
• Shareholders Down But Not Out In 'Too Big To Fail' Fight
• Bigger Fish, Sharper Hooks To Define 2013 Proxy Season
• Ex-Hedge Fund Head's $36M Fraud Judgment Upheld In Del.
• Fed's Secrecy Clouds Latest Bank Stress Test Results
• EEOC, JPMorgan Bias Case Is 'Off The Rails,' Judge Says
• Credit Suisse To Pay $400M To End Nat'l Century Fraud Suits
• FDA Generic-Drug Leader Steps Down Amid Agency Changes
• Citi, Capital One, Wells Fargo Expand Exec Pay Clawbacks
• Apple, Google Apps Need Privacy Tweaks, EU Watchdog Says
• DC Circ. Says EPA May Have Exceeded Permitting Authority
• Fla. Man Admits To Plot To Kill Brooklyn Judge
• How To Steer Clear Of Text-Spam Litigation Tsunami
• Private Equity Giants Get LBO Collusion Suit Pared Down
• Obama's Recess Appointment Appeal Keeps CFPB In Limbo
• BHP Faces Bribery Probe Into Beijing Olympics Sponsorship
• 5th Circ. Won't Scrap 2-Step FLSA Class Cert. Process
• Bill Would Freeze NLRB Until Appointment Debate Is Settled
• Obama, CEOs Eye Cybersecurity Strategy In Wake Of Attacks
• Apple CEO To Testify In DOJ's E-Books Antitrust Case
• Facebook Gag Lifted For Atty Who Dissed McDonald's Deal
• Facebook Loses Bid To Topple Timelines Suit Before Trial
• House Passes Banking Privacy Notice Reform Law
• Spotlight On Del. Unclaimed Property Law
• Aerotek Broke Wage Confidentiality Laws, NLRB Judge Rules
• NLRB To Take Recess Appointment Battle To High Court
• Budget Fallout For Courts 'Unprecedented,' Judges Warn
• Strine's SandRidge Ruling Hands Activist Investors New Tool
• Circuit Courts Saw Appeals Rise In 2012 Amid Budget Squeeze
• SEC Provides Model For Cost-Benefit Analysis, Study Shows
• Google Pushes Private Cos. To Fight Patent Trolls
• Google Inks $7M Deal To Squash Wi-Fi Data Collection Claims
• SEC Nominee Says Wall St. Clients Won't Influence Her Work
• Watch What You Say About Espenscheid V. DirectSat
• 9th Circ. Pioneers Laptop Search Limits In Border Case
• Mass. High Court Says Privacy Worries Drive Credit Card Law
• AIG Shareholders Win Class Cert. In Starr's $25B Bailout Suit
• Fight Over CFPB's Power Likely To Dominate Cordray Hearing
• Patton Boggs Can't Tap $22M Chevron Pollution Bond
• US Calls On China To Crack Down On Cyberattacks
• SEC Nominee Promises Tough Enforcement Ahead Of Hearing
• Obama To Tap DOJ Civil Rights Chief As Labor Secretary
• UK Faults Cos. For Failing To Secure Employee Devices
• Fed. Circ. Inequitable Conduct Bar Too Rigid, High Court Told
• Ex-Galleon Insider Trader Knew Better, 2nd Circ. Judge Says
• UK Tax Advisers Are Beyond Legal Advice Privilege
• Ex-Detroit Mayor Convicted In 'Breathtaking' Corruption Case
• Ex-Dewey Staffers Can Move Ahead With WARN Class Action
• SEC Nabs 5 In $70M Dell Trading Tips Case
• Obama Advances Exports Initiative With New Trade Controls
• Picard Loses Intervention Bid In Fairfield Investor Row
• 2nd Circ. Won't Expand Louboutin Red Sole Mark In YSL Row
• Ex-SEC Commissioners Tell Mary Jo White To Buckle Up
• Non-Worker Harassment Remedies Still Elude Employers
• In-House Attys Shielded From Raids: Belgian Appeals Court
• FDA's New Safety Reports Raise Tort Risks For Device Cos.
• New FTC Head Targets Tech Giants, 'Smart' Devices
• FTC Pushes Increased Mobile Payment Security Measures
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Unique US 1st-To-File System May Trip Up Patent Applicants
• US Cos. Must Play By EU's Privacy Rules, Official Says
• DePuy Hit With $8.3M Verdict Over Metal Hip Implant
• 5 Executive Comp Considerations For Proxy Season
• Ex-Marsh Execs Can't Get Spitzer Docs In Termination Row
• Judge Sides With Kaplan Over EEOC Rule Break In Bias Suit
• LA To Shutter Massive Alternative Dispute Resolution Unit
• 4th Circ. OKs Outside Evidence In AT&T Benefits Suit
• FTC Officials Denounce Microsoft Plan To Skip Privacy Notices
• Broken Microsoft Vow Likely To Spur EU Settlement Scrutiny
• Holder's 'Too Big To Jail' Bombshell Fuels Big Bank Foes
• Unfazed By Critics, SEC Nominee Doubles Down On Debevoise
• 9th Circ. Says National Fee Hike Didn't Violate Union Law
• SEC Proposes Increased Oversight Of Automated Trading
• Viacom Abused Position With $1B Fees, Cablevision Says
• Former Italian PM Berlusconi Convicted In Wiretap Case
• RJ Reynolds Smokes Part Of Age Discrimination Suit
• Samsung Patents In Apple Feud Declared Invalid By UK Court
• Icahn Shakes Up $24B Dell Deal, Promises Protracted Battle
• Mass. AG Wants Cos. To Come Clean On Data Breaches
• To End Fannie, Freddie, Congress Must Redo Mortgage Market
• House Passes $982B Bill To Fund Government, Ease Sequester
• Beltway Lobbying Firms Predict 2013 Rebound
• SEC Shouldn't Sweat Gabelli, FCPA Attys Say
• 11th Circ. Backs Illegal Workers' Right To Pursue FLSA Claims
• 2nd Circ. Lets $180M Sirius XM Antitrust Deal Stand
• 6th Circ. Revives H&R Block Customers' Stolen Identity Suit
• Google Search Hint Didn't Invade Privacy, 7th Circ. Says
• LinkedIn Dodges $5M Privacy Suit Over Password Hacking
• Private FLSA Deals On Firmer Footing After NY Ruling
• Ex-Weil Atty's DC Circ. Nomination Again Blocked By GOP
• 2nd Circ. Junks Ex-Lehman Director's $20M Severance Suit
• EU Fines Microsoft $730M For Breach Of Landmark Browser Deal
• 11th Circ. Reverses Split Decision In SunTrust ERISA Case
• 9th Circ. Take On Dukes' Scope Raises Bar For Wage Classes
• Google Says FBI Demands Info On Thousands Of Accounts
• Sandusky Ruling May Spell Trouble For Other D&O Claims
• Energy Execs Push For Modernized Infrastructure Regs
• Ex-Kirkland Partner Pleads Guilty To $2M Tax Scheme
• SEC's Insider Trading Case Against Cuban No Slam Dunk
• 2nd Circ. Clarifies Burden Of Proof In SOX Whistleblower Suit
• Quinn Emanuel Contract Atty Faces Uphill Battle In OT Suit
• AstraZeneca Escapes $100M AWP Suit Over Nexium
• Securities Body Asks Feds To Probe High-Frequency Trading
• Dewey Strikes $1.6M Deal With Paul Hastings, Ex-Partners
• Facing Outcry, FDA Alters Comment Period On FSMA Rules
• 9th Circ. Upholds Ex-InterMune CEO's Fraud Conviction
• EEOC Commish Says Title VII Not Enough For LGBT Workers
• Mark Cuban Can't Shake SEC's Insider Trading Case
• Par To Pay $45M For Off-Label Marketing Of AIDS Drug
• FSA Slow To Respond To Libor Scandal, Audit Says
• Gabelli And For Whom The Clock Tolls
• Goldman, Others Wise Up To Warning SEC Of Online Threats
• Obama's EPA Pick Paves Way For Tougher Climate Rules
• FHFA To Combine Fannie, Freddie Back-Office Operations
• Obama's DOE Pick May Raise Hackles Among Fossil Fuel Foes
• Obama Taps Wal-Mart Exec As Budget Chief
• DOJ Says NLRB Recess Appointment Ruling Unconstitutional
• 9th Circ. Strikes Ariz. Immigration Law's Day Laborer Rule
• Convergys Can't Enforce Class-Action Waivers In Wage Suit
• NCAA Defeats Scholarship-Cap Antitrust Action
• Patton Boggs Forced To Lay Off 65 As Work Dries Up
• High Court Asked To Consider Class Attys' Fee Notices
• Ex-Jenkens Atty Gets 8 Years For 'Breathtaking' Tax Fraud
• FDA's Facebook Slap Gives Drug Industry Little To Like
• Real Estate Market To Take Hit From Sequestration
• Judge Halves Apple's $1B Award Against Samsung
• Following Yahoo On Work-From-Home Ban May Spell Trouble
• Ernst & Young Pays $123M To End Tax Shelter Case
• FLSA Doesn't Apply To Gap-Time Claims, 2nd Circ. Rules
• Union Suit Would Force Spying On Workers, Kaiser Says
• Sens. Float Do-Not-Track Bill
• Bankruptcy Judge Blesses Thelen Partner Settlements
• RBS, Others Can't Dodge $7.7B MBS Action In 2nd Circ.
• Law Firms Do Battle With Hacks, Leaks And The Reply-All
• Einhorn Drops Proxy Statement Suit After Apple Caves
• In-House Strategies For Leveraging 1st-To-File System