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Corporate - October, 2014

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• Home Depot Wants Banks', Customers' Breach Suits Joined
• States, Profs Tell High Court 'Amazon Law' Is A Local Matter
• Law Groups Push Supreme Court To Take Up Iskanian
• Retailers Brace For Votes On Minimum Wage Increases
• NLRB Hit With Fees After Rehiring Bid Found Illegal
• USTR Says Dropping Investor Provision Dilutes EU Trade Pact
• EPA To Give Public More Industry Pollution Data, Giles Says
• Trade Rep Says No Final TPP Deal At Beijing Summit
• The EU Watchdog — Ready To Bite Multinational Companies?
• Congress Must Pass Cyber Legislation Before Next Attack
• FTC Keeps Retailers In Dark With Price-Bias Guidance
• GCs Can Smell BigLaw's Desperation
• FCC Says Solicited Fax Ads Need Opt-Out Notices
• CurrentC Says Hackers Poached Users' Email Addresses
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Jeffer Mangels' Anthony Pacheco
• 3 Tips For Keeping Noncompetes In Check
• Despite Fervent Push, Fast-Track Bill Likely DOA In Congress
• 23 AGs Assail EPA's Mercury Rule At Supreme Court
• UPS High Court Brief Signals Pregnancy Accommodation Shift
• Ford Tells 6th Circ. EEOC Shouldn't Force Telecommuting
• To Hack Back, Or Not To Hack Back, That Is The Question
• How Law Firms Are Revolutionizing Services In California
• Law360 Names Most Feared Plaintiffs Firms Of 2014
• GCs Outsource Little Stuff, But Leave Big Rewards For Firms
• GCs Look In Mirror To Save Cash And Keep Firms On Point
• High Court Review Looms As NLRB Digs In On Horton
• More Cybersecurity Regs Would Hurt Business, SEC Told
• 3 Keys To Winning The Hearts Of GCs
• Conciliation Not Open To Review, EEOC Tells High Court
• NLRB OKs Firings Over Profane Facebook Exchange
• NLRB Doubles Down On D.R. Horton In Murphy Oil Fight
• How Russian Sanctions Impact Energy And Financial Cos.
• DOJ To Bring More Criminal Cases Against Hackers
• House Dems Urge SEC To Target Anti-Whistleblower Pacts
• How The FEC Responded To Citizens United, McCutcheon
• Retailers Led Calif. Data Breach Surge In 2013, Report Says
• Clorox's Pricing Favors Larger Retailers, Suit Claims
• White House Wants To 'Kill' Online Passwords, Adviser Says
• 9th Circ. Judge To Target: Do The Right Thing, Supply Defibs
• NY, NJ Have Worst Business Tax Climates: Policy Group
• The Legal Professions' Curious Under-Use Of 2nd Opinions
• Supply Chain Management And The Alien Tort Claims Act
• New Patent Metrics For Management And Investors
• US Intervenes In Medicaid FCA Suit Against NYC, CSC
• HSBC Escapes Deutsche Bank's $508M RMBS Suit
• $9B Takeda, Eli Lilly Actos Damages Slashed To $37M
• Apple Presses High Court To Review Ancora Patent Ruling
• Judge Questions Barclays' $20M Libor Settlement
• Death Of The 'Double Irish Dutch Sandwich'? Not So Fast
• Layne Christensen Pays $5M To Settle FCPA Probe
• Verizon To Pay $64M In Family Plan Overbilling Class Action
• FINRA Fines Merrill Lynch $6M Over Short-Sale Violations
• NY, NJ To Quarantine Air Travelers, Doctors Over Ebola Fears
• Lawmakers Want Data Flow Protections In TPP Talks
• Texas High Court Will Review Bickel & Brewer DQ Order
• 1st Circ. Says CVS Properly Removed Wage Row
• NJ Lawmakers Advance Bill Expanding Data Breach Mandates
• FCC Wades Into Data Security With $10M Privacy Breach Fine
• Special Counsel Finds Bias Against Transgender Army Worker
• Medical Pot Law Trumps Unemployment Law, Mich. Court Says
• Deferred Annuities Won't Violate 401(k) Discrimination Rule
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Paul Hastings' Sherrese Smith
• Canada Slams 'Protectionist' Buy America Procurement Bills
• Gay Worker Fired Over God's Will Keeps Bias Suit In Play
• A Possible Game-Changer For 'Silent' Arbitration Clauses
• JC Penney Ruling Urges Swiftness For FLSA 'Pick-Off' Bids
• Fed Wants Banks To Test For Severe 2015 Recession
• NJ Lawmakers Back Challenge To Cap-And-Trade Repeal
• Facebook Skirts UK Corporate Taxes For A 2nd Year
• Wal-Mart Settles With EEOC Over Discriminatory Urine Test
• Reps. Seek Probe Of Jimmy John's Over Noncompetes
• 5 Issues For Employers To Consider When Shaping Benefits
• 4 Reasons GCs Are Cautious About Filing Patent Suits
• Justices Poised To Set Line For Police On Data Searches
• Giving Number To Airline Isn't TCPA Consent, 9th Circ. Told
• Target Says Banks Can't Go After It For Data Breach Losses
• PAGA Divide May Push High Court To Take Up Iskanian Case
• NLRB Judge Finds Against Ross Stores' Arbitration Pact
• Employers' EEOC Survival Guide: Litigation
• Calvin Klein, PVH Facing Newest Unpaid Intern Class Action
• Store Layout Lands Kohl's In Hot Water With ADA Advocates
• Obama Order Pressures Retailers To Adopt 'Chip And PIN'
• Examining The EEOC's Fiscal Year-End Lawsuit Blitz
• Canada's Proposed Takeover Bid Rules Are Target-Friendly
• ABM Pushes To Nix 'Absurd' $90M Rest Break Loss In Calif.
• 10th Circ. Scraps Enviros' Bid To Block Emissions Program
• Senate Shake-Up Would Breathe New Life Into ACA Battles
• 10th Circ.'s $1B Dow Ruling Flouts Dukes, Chamber Says
• Employers' EEOC Survival Guide: Conciliation
• SEC Whistleblower Head Admits To Award-Payout Struggles
• Staples Probes Potential Credit Card Data Breach
• The Impact Of Boilermakers Continues To Be Felt
• 10 Things You Must Know Before Engaging In Crowdfunding
• NLRB Judges Knock 2 Employers' Arbitration Pacts
• SIFMA Urges Regulators To Coordinate Cybersecurity Push
• Accounting Group Warns EEOC About 'Expansion' Of ADEA
• PAGA Claims Can Be Waived In Arbitration Pacts, Judge Says
• EEOC Names New Head Of Northwest Offices
• Agency Needs Input Before Changing Stance, High Court Told
• SEC Whistleblower Head Calls Tipster Identity 'Sacrosanct'
• Employers' EEOC Survival Guide: The Investigation
• Half US Retail Terminals To Take Chip Cards By 2016: Report
• Accessing The D&O Liability Coverage Of A Bankrupt Corp.
• IRS Large Business Exams See Domestic Shift, Tax Pros Say
• 5 Takeaways From The New Cybersecurity Executive Order
• Senate Urged To Pass Cybersecurity Bill Amid Breaches
• 3 In-House Views Of Alternative Fee Arrangements
• Privacy Regulators Unite In Push For Big Data Transparency
• General Counsel Name Top Pet Peeves
• SEC Whistleblower Head To Punish Cos. That Silence Tipsters
• The Employer's Survival Guide To Dealing With The EEOC
• Wal-Mart Workers Make Push For $15 Minimum Wage
• Post-Firing Evidence Can Be A Potent Limit On Bias Damages
• Obama Embraces 'Chip And Pin' Cards In Cybersecurity Push
• FLSA Case Is A Guide To Using Independent Contractors
• 5 Risks Employers Face Dealing With Ebola
• US Trade Rep Vows To Uphold Standards Amid TTIP Criticism
• $55B AbbVie Deal Collapse Boosts Anti-Inversion Campaign
• Gap Authorizes $500M Buyback Plan Amid Stock Slump
• Dollar General Coughs Up $4M To End Background Check Suit
• NBCUniversal Reaches Deal To End Intern Class Action
• Dollar Tree Hit With OSHA Fines For Continued Safety Issues
• WTO Chief Warns Of Dimming Power As Trade Pact Stalls
• 5 Ways Employers Can Fight Ebola
• AbbVie Scraps $55B Shire Inversion After Treasury Crackdown
• Marc Jacobs Hit With Class Action Over Intern Pay
• Google Researchers Uncover 'Poodle' Web Encryption Bug
• If High Court Reverses Teva, Litigation Costs May Increase
• 6th Circ. Corporate Scienter Test Leaves Cos. Vulnerable
• Dow Wants 10th Circ. To Rehear Appeal In $1B Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Antitrust Leader Joins Morgan Lewis & Bockius
• EPA Agrees To Calif., Alaska Soot Pollution Plan Deadlines
• TD Bank Will Pay $850K To Resolve NY Data Breach Probe
• US, Japan Still Without TPP Deal As Pressure Ramps Up
• US Should Follow UK Inversion Example, Watchdog Says
• Inside Delaware's New Laws On Destroying Consumer Info
• High Court Leaves Ill. Worker Classification Law Intact
• Hobby Lobby Wants Labor Firm's 'Gamesmanship' Sanctioned
• WTO Faces Hurdles In Bid To Fix Dispute Overload
• Home Depot Blasts Data Breach Class Action As Speculative
• Ind. Right-To-Work Law Preempted, 7th Circ. Hears
• Supreme Court Rejects E&Y Worker's Class Waiver Appeal
• High Court Lets Stand Companies' Right To Sue For Race Bias
• Supreme Court Boots Longshoreman's Workers' Comp Appeal
• Del. Clarifies Approach To Derivative Suits In Insolvency
• Kmart Says Payment System Breached In Malware Attack
• BMW Denied Info On EEOC's Background Check Policy
• UAW Slapped With NLRB Charge Over Intimidation Tactics
• House Dems Win Contractor Support For Acquisition Plan
• CVS Pushes Holistic Approach In Calif. Seating Case
• 3 Tips For Avoiding EEOC Suits Over Wellness Programs
• 6th Circ. Revives Kohl's Shopper's Suit Over Strip Search
• FedEx Not Accommodating Deaf Workers, EEOC Alleges
• High Court Could Make It Harder To Reverse Patent Rulings
• Tug-Of-War: Attorney-Client Privilege Vs. Deposition
• CAFA Removal Procedure At Center Stage In Dart Cherokee
• Dairy Queen Confirms Data Breach At Nearly 400 Stores
• 9th Circ. Won't Recertify Deloitte Workers In OT Fight
• 2nd Circ. OKs Fujifilm's Post-Firing Evidence In Bias Suit
• 2nd Circ. Reopens Whistleblower's Suit Against JPMorgan
• Groups Clash On Sick Leave Bill Before NJ Assembly Panel
• Treasury Urged To Tag China, Japan As Currency Manipulators
• Workplace Tasks On Trial In Integrity Staffing Arguments
• 5 Communication Tips To Reduce Union Activity
• 4th Circ. Upholds NLRB Order Post-High Court's Noel Canning
• Judge Won't Sign Off On Target Junk Fax Settlement
• EEOC To Continue Severance Pact Scrutiny Despite CVS Case
• High Court Hears Amazon Warehouse Workers Pay Spat
• SF Takes Aim At Retailers' Reliance On Part-Time Labor
• Calif. Appeals Revives PAGA Class Action In Wake of Iskanian
• Judge Rips EEOC Presuit Efforts In CVS Severance Pact Case
• Judge Urged To Sanction EEOC For 'Frivolous' Age Bias Suit
• 5 ACA Issues Employers Should Be Following
• JPMorgan Hack Could Force Stricter Breach-Notification Laws
• 9th Circ. Rejects Same-Sex Marriage Bans In Idaho, Nevada
• Justices Question Their Powers In Class Action Removal Row
• EEOC Asks 11th Circ. For Broad Subpoena Power Under ADA
• EEOC Appeals Bloomberg Pregnancy Bias Case To 2nd Circ.
• Retail Groups Shift Blame For Data Breaches To Bank Cards
• Extrapolating False Claims: The Debate In US V. Life Care
• Wal-Mart To Drop Part-Time Worker Coverage As ACA Looms
• EU Probes Amazon, Luxembourg Tax Deal
• Schlumberger Is Not A New Normal In Trade Secret Cases
• Same-Sex Marriage Gets Boost After High Court Inaction
• Lawyers Weigh In On High Court's Same-Sex Marriage Silence
• Justices Won't Hear MetLife Worker's ERISA Appeal
• Supreme Court Refuses Chicken Plant Workers' Wage Row
• High Court Won't Hear Omnicare Whistleblower's FCA Case
• Supreme Court Won't Review Ex-CVS Pharmacist's ADA Suit
• High Court Docks Royal Caribbean Workers' Pay Appeal
• In-House Insights From KBR General Counsel Andrew Farley
• Takeaways From Chancery's Cornerstone Decision
• High Court Won't Hear Same-Sex Marriage Appeals
• JPMorgan Faces State Probes Over Massive Data Breach
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Chiquita Colombia War Crimes Claims
• Contractors Say New Minimum Wage Rule Is Too Complicated
• New Calif. Data Breach Law May Fall Short
• EPA Finalizes New CERCLA Site Evaluation Practice
• SEC Not Prioritizing Rule 13(d) Reform, Commissioner Says
• US, EU Inch Ahead On Regulations In TTIP Talks
• $2.7B Salix Inversion 1st Casualty Of Government Crackdown
• Why Companies Are Getting Sued Under Video Privacy Act
• Justices Likely To Side With EEOC In Abercrombie Hijab Case
• Don't Expect Wellness Program Guidance: EEOC Commish
• New Calif. Laws Push Employers To Retool Business Practices
• Lawmakers Ask High Court To Protect Federal Whistleblowers
• DOL Releases Final Rule To Hike Contractor Minimum Wage
• Judge Slams Sprint's 'Outrageous' Fraud Claim In Labor Suit
• DOL's Smith Says Proposed OT Rule Is Still Months Away
• High Court To Review Edison Pension Suit
• High Court To Hear EEOC Challenge In Abercrombie Hijab Row
• SEC's $30M Warning — The Foreign Whistleblower
• Finding Equilibrium On The Personal-Professional Seesaw
• FTC's McSweeny Says Securing Kids' Data Should Be Priority
• EEOC Fires Off 2nd-Ever ADA Suit Over Co. Wellness Program
• 10th Circ. Dow Ruling Shows Class Actions Alive And Well
• NYC Living Wage Order Looms Over Restaurant, Retail Deals
• FTC Atty Says More Children's Privacy Actions On Horizon
• Dura Auto Workers Want 6th Circ. To Rehear Drug Test Case
• Ford Isn't Owed $445M In Tax Interest, 6th Circ. Says
• 11th Circ. Weighs In On Duty To Disclose Merger Talks