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Corporate - December, 2014

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• Google Sues Visa, MasterCard After $5.7B Fee MDL Opt-Out
• FMLA Claims Not Shielded By Workers' Status, Panel Says
• Senate Democrat Prods Sony Over Massive Cyberattack
• Tax Issues Hinder Cross-Border Mobility, EC Says
• ICM To Settle Interns' Minimum Wage Collective Action
• IRS Finalizes Rules On Info Returns For Foreign Cos.
• Inquiry Into Sterling Presuit Probe Improper, EEOC Says
• ITC Says Indian IP, Investment Policies Stifling US Biz
• Fighting FCA Retaliation Claims Against Corporate Execs
• The Cuba Embargo — What Now?
• FCC Chair Promises Hard Line On Lax Data Security
• Target Ruling Lowers Bar For Standing In Data Breach Suits
• New York's Ocwen Deal Sets Tough Precedent For Regulators
• DOJ Sends Message With Historic Alstom FCPA Pact
• Indiana AG Floats Beefed-Up Online Privacy Regs
• 8th Circ. Overturns $4.7M Fee Award Against EEOC
• 2014 NLRB Year In Review
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2014: Second Half
• DOJ Focus On Corporate Crimes: Turn Risk Into Opportunity
• Alstom Pays $772M In Record FCPA Settlement
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft Stettinius' Toshio Nakao
• Why You Should Pay Attention To The OECD Bribery Report
• Ocwen Chairman Forced Out In $150M NY Servicing Settlement
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Calif. Panel Says Concepcion Defeats Broughton-Cruz Rule
• Staples Says More Than 1M Customer Cards Breached
• MetroPCS Settles NY, Calif. Overtime Pay Claims For $1.85M
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs State Agency's Sales Tax Rule
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2014: First Half
• NLRB Targets McDonald's, Franchisees As 'Joint Employers'
• OFAC Compliance: 5 Challenges You May Face In 2015
• A Murky Trade Secret Landscape: What Employers Can Do
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Ernest Greer
• US Extends Job Bias Protection To Transgender People
• Sony Hit With 2 More Suits Over 'The Interview' Hack
• NY Eases BitLicense Rules, But Compliance Worries Remain
• Top 10 Things To Know About Obama's Cuba Announcement
• Target Data Breach Suit Left Largely Intact
• Kmart Faces Class Action From Bank Over Data Breach
• MetLife Deemed Systemically Important By Regulators
• NLRB Judge Finds Against Hillshire In Organizing Beef
• Dish TCPA Ruling Puts Bull's-Eye On Big-Name Companies
• Top NY Financial Cop Pushes For Faster Payment Clearances
• Congress Surprisingly Passes Several Cybersecurity Bills
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Blank Rome's Shawn Wright
• 2nd Circ. Says $5M Punitive Award For Racism Needs Cut
• RadioShack Shells Out $700K To Settle OT Class Action
• ICANN Email Credentials, User Data Lifted In Cyberattack
• Countrywide Whistleblower Nabs $58M Over BofA Deals
• Avon China Pleads Guilty In $135M DOJ, SEC Deal
• EEOC Chair Says Wellness Program Regs High On Agency List
• Metro-North Gets Record Fine For Injured Worker Retaliation
• Chanel Shuts Down 'Chanel's Salon' In Trademark Spat
• What Happens When Legal Aid Cuts Stimulate Pro Bono?
• Chancery Court Speaks To Underlying Reality of Influence
• What's Missing From Many Lawyers' Cyberinsurance Advice
• Senate Shoots 2014 Tax Extenders Bill To Obama
• Pa. Gives Class Actions Warm Welcome In Wal-Mart Ruling
• American Apparel Fires Charney, Hires New CEO
• Hotel Groups Sue Los Angeles Over Minimum Wage Hike
• FTC Taps Antitrust Professor To Lead Policy Planning Office
• Key Changes To ISS And Glass Lewis Voting Guidelines
• Ex-Employees Sue Sony Pictures For Not Preventing Breach
• Jury Sides With Apple In ITunes Monopoly Case
• Pa. Supreme Court Affirms $187M Wal-Mart Wage Verdict
• In-House Forecast For 2015: Past Is Prologue
• NLRB Rule Ups Ante For Cos. Seeking To Fend Off Unions
• High Court Clears Air On Class Action Removal Disputes
• NJ Paid Sick Leave Bill Advances Amid Preemption Concerns
• NJ Assembly Clears Expanded Data Breach Requirements
• CLS Again Pushes High Court To Review Iskanian Case
• EEOC Says 10th Circ. Flubbed Abercrombie Hijab Case
• David Boies Helps Sony Warn Media Over Data Hack Info
• High Court Ruling Sets Low Bar For Class Action Removal
• 3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Hiring Appellate Counsel
• Beef With Judge's Fish & Richardson Ties Hits Supreme Court
• High Court To Reconsider Ban On Expired-Patent Royalties
• Senate Passes Compromise $585B Defense Authorization Bill
• SEC Blasts 'Scandalous' Suit Over Porn-Watching Employee
• How To Avoid A Legal Hangover After Your Holiday Party
• NLRB Finalizes Rule To Streamline Union Election Process
• 6 Questions To Ask Before An Internal Investigation
• Fingerprint Lock Won't Protect Phone From Law Enforcement
• NLRB Email Ruling Presents A Quandary For Employers
• ACLU, Religious Groups Back EEOC in Abercrombie Hijab Suit
• Lawyers Weigh In On NLRB Employer Email Ruling
• Safeway Liable For Higher Online Prices, Judge Finds
• Atty Who Drank At Office Denied Unemployment Benefits
• SIFMA Asks Sens. To Pass Cybersecurity Bill, Harmonize Regs
• Schumer Wants 'Clean' TRIA Bill Minus Dodd-Frank Mod
• Bezos Ducks US Tax Court Subpoena In Transfer Pricing Case
• 3rd Circ. Questions NLRB Ruling Upending Engineer's Firing
• Key GOP Rep. Optimistic About Next Year's Trade Agenda
• NLRB Reverses Precedent In Employer Email Case
• CMS Databases Increase Qui Tam Risk For Health Providers
• 2nd Circ. Rebalances Insider Trading Law
• Wal-Mart's Calif. Dress Code Illegal, NLRB Judge Rules
• UK 'Google Tax' Could Undermine Tax Treaty Harmony
• 2nd Circ. Knocks Preet Down, Not Out
• House Passes 6-Year TRIA Extension With Dodd-Frank Tweak
• Attorneys React To 2nd Circ.'s Insider Trading Ruling
• CAIR Lends Support to EEOC in Abercrombie Hijab Case
• 2nd Circ. Raises Bar For Insider Trading Prosecutions
• The Many Ways Tweets And Posts Invite Corporate Risk
• House Set To Vote On 6-Year TRIA Extension
• Supreme Court Stymies FLSA Security Check Lawsuits
• EEOC Ordered To Give BMW Background Check Policy Info
• Neiman Marcus Urges 7th Circ. To Toss Data Breach Appeal
• EU Ministers Approve 2 Rules To Combat Tax Avoidance
• US, EU Trade Leaders Prepare For New Round Of TTIP Talks
• High Court Says No Pay For Workers' Security Check Time
• What Every Company Should Be Thinking After Target Ruling
• Board Decision-Making Lessons From Chancery
• 2 Cos. Tell 9th Circ. Max Damages Count For CAFA Removal
• NIST Vows To Ramp Up Cybersecurity Framework Outreach
• Justices Question Federal Jurisdiction In Colo. Tax Case
• EEOC's 'I Love You' Bias Suit Falls Short, Health Co. Says
• Joint Retail-Finance Group Urges Cybersecurity Legislation
• NLRB Nominee Lauren McFerran Confirmed By Senate
• TPP Talks Kick Off Amid Pushback From Opponents
• TD Bank Agrees To Data Breach Settlement With Mass. AG
• Gov't Victory In Perez V. MBA May Be Pyrrhic
• TD Ameritrade Worker Suit Subject To Arbitration: 3rd Circ.
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton's Rudene Haynes
• 3rd Circ. Deep-Sixes DOL Wage Guidance In H-2B Battle
• Celeb, Sony Employee Personal Info Leaked In Data Breach
• NLRB Slams DirecTV Refusal To Bargain In Post-Canning Case
• EEOC Turns To 7th Circ. In CVS Severance Pact Challenge
• Justices' Colo. 'Amazon Tax' Ruling Could Curb Federal Suits
• Bebe Stores Confirms November Data Breach
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Shell's Donny Ching
• Damning DOL Report Prompts Call For Strict TPP Labor Rules
• Employers May Pay Dearly For Their Unpaid Internships
• Key Takeaways From The SEC's Whistleblower Report
• En Banc 9th Circ. To Weigh FCA's Public Knowledge Bar
• Employers Prep For Immigration Revamp As States Protest
• Target Data Breach Ruling Raises Stakes For Retailers
• Edison Workers Push Justices To Flip 9th Circ. Pension Ruling
• DOJ To Launch New Cybercrimes Unit
• Crude Remarks Not Enough To Sustain Age Bias Suit: 8th Circ.
• HomeGoods The Latest Retailer Sued Over Blind POS Access
• Justices Asked To Weigh Robert Half Class Arbitration Fight
• EU Trade Chief Calls For Realistic Approach To Reboot TTIP
• Obama Warned Of Weakening Finance Regs In EU Trade Talks
• Oral Arguments In Young V. UPS Sound Too Close To Call
• USPTO Ethics Rules May Change The Way You Email Clients
• FTC Bureau Head Wants More Privacy Closing Letters Issued
• Female Justices Skeptical Of UPS In Pregnancy Bias Battle
• Biggest Cos. Foresee Legal Cuts In 2015
• Obama Vows To Work On Reviving Fast-Track Trade Deals
• Sears Workers Must Arbitrate OT Claims, Calif. Court Says
• House Passes Tax Extenders For 2014
• US Chamber Blasts Planned Fast-Food Worker Protests
• New DOL Rule Bars Contractors From LGBT Discrimination
• Obama Cautiously Optimistic On Tax Reform Deal With GOP
• Senate Confirms Obama's Picks For EEOC
• Miami-Dade County Bars Transgender Discrimination
• Sony Employees' Personal Data Found Online After Breach
• Judge Slams Rite Aid OT Deal As 'Gamble' On Inattentive Class
• 11th Circ. Boots Suit Over ACA Employer Mandate Delay
• Judge Trims EEOC Suit Over College's Separation Pact
• CFOs Must Work On Tax Transparency Now, E&Y Chair Says
• Sophisticated Deals Attys Aren't Immune To Hackers' Guile
• Oil Well Service Cos. Pay $1M To End EEOC Race Bias Suit
• NLRB Nominee McFerran Heads To Senate Floor For Vote
• House To Vote On Renewing Tax Extenders Through 2014
• The Advantages Of Board Actions On A 'Clear Day'
• How Skadden Keeps GCs Happy
• 4 Firms Jump Into List Of GCs' Favorites
• 4 Firms Dropped From GCs' Most Adored List
• Perez V. MBA Is Unlikely To Provide Regulatory Relief
• 10 Firms Know How To Keep GCs Happy
• GCs Praise 4 Firms For Innovation
• Companies Can't Turn Blind Eye To Whistleblowers
• EEOC Conciliation Efforts Should Be Reviewed, Justices Told
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• GCs Add 35 Firms To List Of Most Arrogant
• Top 10 Tips To Avoid Office Holiday Party Trouble
• No Utility Patent? Try An Integrated IP Strategy: Part 1