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Corporate - June, 2016

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• HP Enterprise Wins $3B Verdict In Long-Running Oracle Fight
• Sirius XM Agrees To Pay $35M To End Telemarketing Rows
• Nixed $7B Swipe Fee Deal Sends Warning On Class Conflicts
• NLRB Again Asks 5th Circ. To Nix Arbitration, Class Waivers
• The Top In-House Hires Of June
• 2nd Circ. Revives 2 FACTA Suits In Light Of Spokeo
• OSHA Fines Car Parts Co. $3.4M For Faulty Temp Training
• A Serious Circuit Split On Class Ascertainability
• California's Anti-SLAPP Law Is Not Systematically Abused
• DOJ, Veterans Groups Back Soldier Employment Rights Bill
• The Latest Trend In Non-GAAP Reporting
• NY Should Unify Standards For Atty Fees Against State Agency
• Global Employment Handbooks: 1 Size Does Not Fit All
• $7B Visa, MasterCard Antitrust Deal Nixed By 2nd Circ.
• Ikea's 29M Dresser Recall Shows CPSC Repair Push Failed
• Ex-Comcast Exec Hired By Sprint Can't Duck Noncompete Suit
• Watchdogs Issue Global Financial Cybersecurity Guidelines
• DOJ Unveils New Fines For Immigration-Related Violations
• FTC Beefs Up Fines For Premerger Violations, Deceptive Acts
• NLRB Judge Slams T-Mobile For Litany Of Illegal Practices
• DOJ Merger Probes More Likely To Spell Trouble Than FTC
• Wells Fargo Pays $16.3M To End TCPA Suit Over Robocalls
• Google Job Candidates Seek Certification In Age Bias Suit
• DOJ Confirms Epic Spike In FCA Penalties
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Update Sex Bias Standard
• Facebook Beats Cert. Bid In Long-Running Privacy Class Suit
• How To Manage Your Law School Debt After Graduation
• Making Rule 68 Offers Of Judgment In Employment Cases
• Forming Drug Test Policies Through A Haze Of Marijuana Laws
• 5th Circ. Reverses NLRB On Gym Chain Arbitration Pacts
• Catsimatidis' GC Seeks Arbitration For Viacom, IMG IP Suit
• Apple Misinterprets 'Work' In Screening Suit, Workers Say
• High Court Term Ends Without Employment Blockbusters
• High Court's Structured Dismissal Review May Alter Ch. 11
• How To Avoid Cybersecurity Solutions Overload
• SEC To Push Companies For Info About Boards' Diversity
• How To Become The Firm Every GC Wants To Hire
• The 24 Firms GCs Love The Most
• Lyft Settles With Former Exec Who Jumped To Rival Uber
• IKEA Recalls 29M Dressers After 6 Children Killed
• Where New Conn. Ban-The-Box Law May Be Headed
• Justices To Look At Scope Of Structured Dismissals In Ch. 11
• The Latest State To Regulate 3rd-Party Funding By Statute
• The Firms That Won Big At the Supreme Court
• Split 5th Circ. Revives Texas Suit Over 'Felon-Hiring' Rule
• The Top Supreme Court Dissents Of The Term
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• 3rd Circ. Mostly Frees Google, Viacom From Child Privacy Row
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• Judge Denies $1.75M Deal In Coach Inc. Security Check Suit
• BlueCross Data Breach Suit Dismissal Appealed To 4th Circ.
• A Divided Court Finds New Ways To Be Unanimous
• 8 Wasn't Enough For Lawyers Seeking High Court Clarity
• Kroger Sues Visa Over Debit Card Signature Requirement
• The Cloud And Ethical Considerations For Lawyers
• DOL's 'Persuader' Rule Blocked By Texas Judge
• Tips For Executives To Maximize D&O Coverage
• FTC Challenges $982M Merger Of Chemical Suppliers
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal On FCA 1st-To-File Bar
• DC Circ. Lets SEC Mull New Evidence In Timbervest Case
• Dealing With OSHA's New Enforcement Landscape
• In Congress: Only The Senate
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Bid To Nix Work Permit Processing Deadline Draws Scrutiny
• Apple Wins Toss Of Digital Image Patent Claims At PTAB
• KaloBios, Shkreli Deal Gets Final OK In Bankruptcy Court
• DOJ Assails Insurer's $5B Suit Over Withheld ACA Payments
• Chamber Official Urges Quick Action On Privacy Shield
• Tilton Ditches Skadden For Gibson Dunn Amid SEC Challenge
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Financial Regulators On Watch As Brexit Fallout Builds
• Comcast Says Exec Who Left For Sprint Broke Noncompete
• Ex-Allstate Workers Win $27M Verdict In Defamation Row
• Taxation With Representation: Covington, Davis Polk, Gibson
• Texas Biz Groups Urge Pausing Of DOL's 'Persuader' Rule
• The Top 5 Trials Of 2016: Midyear Report
• 8 Critical Lessons From Morgan Stanley Cybersecurity Case
• Jimmy John's: Poster Child For National Noncompete Debate
• 6 Areas Of UK Law Most Affected By Brexit
• The Many Uses Of Shell Companies
• How Lawyers Can Harness The Power Of Social Media
• SEC's Thinking Still A Mystery After Merrill Lynch Megadeal
• Lyft Wins Early Nod For $27M Calif. Driver Deal
• Legal Operations Movement Growing And Getting Stronger
• Monitronics, Honeywell Say Spokeo Voids Autodialing MDL
• No More Steak Dinners For BigLaw As GCs Turn To Legal Ops
• Minn. Top Court Fails Companies Seeking Multistate Tax Code
• NJ $15 Minimum Wage Bill Heads To Gov. Christie's Desk
• Jury Nixes EEOC Claims That College Retaliated Against Exec
• GOP Fails To Override Veto Of Plan To Block Fiduciary Rule
• Wal-Mart Says 9th Circ. Erred In Cert. For Seating Class
• EEOC Settles First Sexual Orientation Discrimination Suit
• From The Partner's Desk: Tips For Recent Law Grads
• Post-Tyson, Defendants Should Play Offense In Discovery
• 5 Steps For Creating An LGBT-Supportive Workplace
• Merrill Lynch Pays $415M For Misusing Customer Cash
• Symantec Ruling Raises Bar For Consumer Fraud Claims
• Altaire Can't Dodge Claim GC Lied In Eye-Drop Supply Deal
• TSCA Reform's Success Rests On EPA's Shoulders
• DOL's 'Persuader' Rule Survives Law Firms' Injunction Bid
• Jimmy John's Nixes NY Noncompetes In Agreement With AG
• Escobar Was A Clear Defeat For FCA Defendants
• Congress Should Nix NLRB Joint Employer Test, Report Says
• New Top Antitrust Civil Enforcer Picked From DOJ Ranks
• 5th Circ. Ruling May Push Employers To Settle EEOC Claims
• Revised Equal Pay Data Rule On Horizon, EEOC Chair Says
• NLRB Atty Urges Reading Settlement Notices To Immigrants
• InMobi To Pay $950K To Settle User Tracking Row: FTC
• REBUTTAL: NJ Justices Restored Sanity To Bias Deadlines
• Redefining The Focus Of Federal And State Equal Pay Laws
• FLSA Class Actions: Working 9 To 5 — And Proving It
• 'Taking My Talents To South Beach': Law Firm Version
• Wal-Mart Says Spokeo Ruling Negates ZIP Code Class Action
• DC Joins Calif., NY In Setting $15 Minimum Wage
• DC Circ. Undoes NLRB Order In Union Meeting Spying Row
• House Approves DHS Cybersecurity Outreach Bills
• NJ Justices Say Bias Law Protects Divorcing Worker
• GCs Say Business Sense, Good Hires Key To Top Legal Teams
• SEC Says Challenge To In-House Court Relies On Old Rulings
• Retailers Tell 2nd Circ. Workers Must Arbitrate, Not Sue
• Verizon Wins NLRB Picketing Review In Split DC Circ. Ruling
• 5 Ways To Damage Your Client's Trust
• Your 401(k) Plan: A Ticking Time Bomb Of Liability?
• More Challenges For Class Plaintiffs After Campbell-Ewald
• Calif. Pay History Bill Would Hike Wage Discrimination Risk
• What To Know About DOL's Contractor Discrimination Regs
• Monsanto Suit Accuses Ex-Analyst Of Stealing Secrets
• 5 Lessons For GCs From The EEOC's Harassment Study
• DOL Regs May Get Closer Look After High Court OT Pay Case
• Not Guilty, Again: Individual Corporate Liability After Reichel
• Firms Must Plant Roots In These Cities To Compete Globally
• 4 Firms Lead The Pack In Global Expansion
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2016
• Attys React To High Court's Auto Service Advisers OT Ruling
• Bass Pro Loses 5th Circ. Bid to Escape Discrimination Suit
• Online Travel Cos. Beat Most Ill. Cities' Tax Claims
• Ex-TJ Maxx VP Settles SEC Claims He Traded On Inside Info
• EEOC Advises Employers To Update Anti-Harassment Efforts
• The State Of Commercial Litigation Funding In Canada
• Making The Move In-House? Avoid These Rookie Mistakes
• Is Your Board Prepared For An Activist Challenge?
• When Citizenship Is Denied Due To Unauthorized Employment
• One Month Later: Reflections On The Impact Of Spokeo
• High Court Punts On Auto Service Advisers OT Pay Case
• High Court To Hear NLRB GC Nomination Appeal
• In Congress: Brexit, Puerto Rico, 2nd Amendment Showdown
• Time Warner User Privacy Class Action Nixed Under Spokeo
• 1st Circ. Backs NLRB In Overturning Honda Dealer Pin Ban
• Taxation With Representation: Wilson, Fenwick, Gibson
• Verizon, Unions Finalize Strike-Ending Labor Contracts
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Sears, Citibank Lose $1.2M Sales Tax Case In Vt. Top Court
• NLRB Tells 7th Circ. That FedEx Bargaining Unit Was Proper
• NLRB Tells 9th Circ. Countrywide's Arbitration Deal Illegal
• 11th Circ. Backs SEC In Challenge To In-House Judges
• DOL Overstepped In Case Over $330K H-1B Wages: Judge
• 8 Key Components Of An Effective BYOD Policy
• 9th Circ. Leans Toward Restoring Uber Arbitration Pacts
• 3 Lessons Employers Can Learn From FedEx Settlements
• EEOC Gives Guidance On Employee Wellness Program Notices
• Supreme Court's New FCA Standard Will Get Messy Fast
• GCs Willing To Use Nontraditional Law Firms, Study Says
• Attys React To High Court's FCA Liability Ruling
• Judge Trims Ex-Goldman Coder's Malicious Prosecution Suit
• High Court Stays Out Of Spat Over Wage Action Arbatrability
• NJ Justices Force Employers To Play Long Game In Bias Rows
• SEC Asks 2nd Circ. If It Can Restart Duka Case
• Wendy's Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
• 2nd Circ. Has Little Patience For Ex-DHB GC's Latest Appeal
• Hilton Hotel Manager's Arbitration Pact Unlawful, NLRB Says
• Shake-Up In Hotel Competition Standards: Key Takeaways
• Senator Says New Joint Employer Standard Hurts Businesses
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Firing Of Marsh Execs In Bid-Rig Case
• The Texas Citizens Participation Act — 5 Years Later
• 44 GCs Say Big Biz Needs 'Certainty' Of 9 Justices
• 3 Ways To Handle Class Waivers In Employment Agreements
• DOL Salary Projections May Rest On Inaccurate Assumptions
• Justices Back Broad Theory Of FCA Liability
• FedEx To Pay $240M To End Driver Wage Claims In 20 States
• Browning-Ferris Supporters Slam NLRB Joint Employer Test
• Online Retailer Challenges Ala. Rule Requiring Use Tax
• Data Breach Costs Rise To $7M Per Incident, Study Says
• 4 Things To Know About PGRs After 1st-Ever Final Decisions
• Home Depot Takes Credit-Card Antitrust Claims To Home Court
• Uber Reaches $7.5M Deal Over Driver Background Checks
• Cyberthreat Info-Sharing Gains Momentum After Guidance
• Law360 Reaches Noncompete Settlement With NY AG
• Quad/Graphics To Pay $750K To Settle Feds' Privacy Claims
• Amazon Shopper Tells 9th Circ. Arbitration Provision Invalid
• DTSA's Promise Of Uniformity Remains Unfulfilled
• Views From The Bench On Sentencing Representation: Part 5
• In-House Counsel Beware: TSCA Reform Impacts Everyone
• Can Restrictive Covenants Include Referral Sources?
• NJ Justices Nix Employer Time Limits On Worker Bias Suits
• 3 Tips For Dealing With New OFCCP Sex Bias Regs
• Grassley Urges DOJ To 'Analyze' $130B Dow-DuPont Merger
• Lack Of Oversight Dogs DOJ Prosecution Deals, Report Says
• Alleged Corporate Coup Victims Seek Del. Court Reversal
• House GOP Touts Economic Plan But Dems Scoff
• Top SEC Judge Not Sold On Settlement Trend
• EEOC Issues New Docs On Equal Pay, Pregnancy Bias
• DHS Says Final Cybersecurity Info-Sharing Guide Imminent
• Google, Email User Clash Over Spokeo's Effect In Privacy Suit
• 6 Factors Every Law Firm's Gender Diversity Initiative Needs
• Lessons In Avoiding Caregiver Discrimination Claims
• DOL Targets Gender Bias With Contractor Discrimination Regs
• Amazon, J&J, Others Pledge To Improve Wage Equality
• Ex-EBay General Counsel Returns To Cooley After 17 Years
• Justices' Enhanced Damages Ruling Gives Patents More Teeth
• DOJ's Big Merger Wins Good For Competition, Gelfand Says
• In-House Attys Feeling Ethics Pressure, Report Says
• Attorneys React To High Court's Patent Damages Ruling
• Urban Outfitters Latest Co. Sued Over Blind-Inaccessible Site
• Ross Can't Toss Class Action Over Misleading Price Tags
• Employer Steps For ACA Nondiscrimination Compliance
• Lewis V. Epic Systems: An Ongoing Debate Over Class Waivers
• OSHA's Injury Reporting Rule Focuses On Anti-Retaliation
• In 1st-Ever PGR Decisions, PTAB Nixes Livestock Patents
• DOJ's Coded Attack On Counsel
• High Court Relaxes Standard For Enhanced Patent Damages
• In Congress: FOIA, Fiscal Year 2017, Preventing IRS Abuse
• PharMerica Urges Justices To Review FCA's 1st-To-File Bar
• FCC, FTC Urged To Probe AT&T, Others Over Privacy Missteps
• NLRB Orders Boeing To Give Wage Data To Engineers Union
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• NLRB Flips Rule On Mixed-Guard Unit Recognition
• 5 Ways To Knock An Employer Pitch Meeting Out Of The Park
• Wendy's Widens Data Breach Estimate With New Reveal
• DOL Says States Haven't Justified Blocking Persuader Rule
• Brand Battles: Google, Bob Marley, Seattle Seahawks
• NLRB Election Rule Survives 5th Circ. Challenge
• Closing Up Shop: ERISA Liability And Notice Obligations
• Cyber Blackmail And Ransomware: What You Need To Know
• Disparate Impact And The Strong-Basis-In-Evidence Standard
• Compliance Problems Climb With Companies' Rate Of Change
• In-House Teams Are Voting With Their Feet — And Then Some
• Morgan Stanley Fine Backs Up SEC's Tough Cybersecurity Talk
• 9th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Corinthian Workers' FCA Suit
• DOJ's Gelfand Helped Boost Antitrust Trial Readiness
• Animation Cos. Seek To Undo Cert. In Worker Poaching Row
• NLRB Says CVS 'Floaters' Can't Be Part Of Union Vote
• How To Become An Attorney GCs Fear
• OT Expansion Rule Will Choke Businesses, House Panel Told
• Ashley Furniture To Pay $1.75M To Resolve Safety Violations
• Top DOJ Antitrust Litigator Stepping Down
• Legal Advice Or PR Plan? A Pertinent Privilege Conundrum
• Ill. AG Hits Jimmy John's With Suit Over Noncompete
• Urban Outfitters Reaches $8.5M Class Deal With Investors
• EEOC Can't Rely On Wellness Regs In Firing Suit, Orion Says
• DOL's Long-Awaited PERM Revamp May Be Nigh
• 9th Circ. Sends Back JPMorgan, CVS Workplace Seating Suits
• Wal-Mart Seating Class Cert. Upheld By 9th Circ.
• BFI Decries NLRB Joint-Employer Rule To DC Circ.
• DOJ, FTC Get Tougher On Remedies: Can Your Deal Be Fixed?
• 7 Tips For Writing An Effective Amicus Brief
• SEC Fines Morgan Stanley $1M For Data Security Failures
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• How GCs Can Keep Their Best Lawyers From Walking
• 5 Insights From Garden City Group GC Scott Nader
• Best Buy Escapes Price Deception Class Action
• DTSA Versus UTSA: A Comparison Of Major Provisions
• UPS Accuses EEOC Of 'Gamesmanship' In Disability Bias Row
• Rakoff Looking Into Claims Uber Detective Lied To Get Dirt
• Trader Joe's Pirate Store Should Walk The Plank, 9th Circ. Told
• GOP Senators Seek To Block DOL Overtime Rule
• DC Comes Closer To Approving $15 Minimum Wage By 2020
• Australian Women Are Growing GC Presence, Study Finds
• SEC Cybersecurity Still Needs Work, IG Says
• SEC Crackdowns Spark Increased Chinese EB-5 Due Diligence
• DC Gives Employers Tips To Prevent Transgender Bias
• Law Scholars Back NLRB In Class Waiver Row With Car Dealer
• NLRB Tells 9th Circ., 5th Circ. Arbitration Deals Illegal
• Between A Bang And A Whimper: High Court On Class Actions
• 'Berning' The High Court For Pro-Worker Nominees
• Merck Atty's Lies Unravel $200M Patent Win Against Gilead
• Zillow Reaches $130M Trade Secrets Deal On Eve Of Trial
• Oracle Exec Not Fired For Fraud Concerns, 8th Circ. Affirms
• Biz Orgs Urge High Court To Kill Sterling Jewelers Bias Case
• Puerto Rico Asks 1st Circ. To Reinstate 'Wal-Mart Tax'
• PF Chang's Can't Get More Coverage For Data Breach Fees
• Top Hershey Trust Atty On Leave After Letter Slamming Board
• 5 Tips For Complying With Country-By-Country Tax Reporting
• BCC'ing Your Clients: Not Just A Bad Idea, But Unethical?
• 5 Things You Should Leave Out Of A Client Pitch
• Employer Wellness Programs: A Look At The New Rules
• 5 Steps To An Anti-Corruption 'Culture Of Compliance'
• How Auto Dealers Can Prep For DOL's New Overtime Rules
• In Congress: Looking To Ramp Up Review Of Legislation
• Advocates Move To Prevent Release Of Immigrants' Info
• Biz Groups Defend Wellness Tests, Blast EEOC In 7th Circ.
• PwC Auditors Get OK For $1.5M Settlement In FLSA Suit
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Campbell-Ewald Can't Nix TCPA Suit With Cash, Judge Says
• EU, FTC Didn't Butt Heads On Staples Case, Vestager Says
• 5th Circ. Upholds NLRB's Bargaining Unit At Mass. Macy's
• 6 Supreme Court Cases Every BigLaw Attorney Should Watch
• When To Rely On Corp. Counsel And When To Retain Your Own
• Interpreting EEOC's Transgender Bathroom Fact Sheet
• DOL Fiduciary Rule Challengers Leave Nothing To Chance
• SEC Points To Tilton Ruling In Remaining In-House Court Suits
• Exxon Atty Warned DuPont Counsel On Pollution, Jury Told
• EEOC Solicits Comments On National Origin Bias Guidance
• At-Will Workers Can Be Axed Anytime, Va. High Court Says
• LGBT Bias Inherently Gender-Based, EEOC Tells Court
• EU Data Protection Supervisor Suggests Privacy Shield Fixes
• Credit Card Cos. Breaking Antitrust Laws, Retailers Tell FTC
• Class Seeks Approval Of $3.4M Deal In Gucci Credit Card Suit
• Getting The Most From Board Evaluations
• A Brief History Of Law Firm Cyberattacks
• Will DTSA Whistleblower Protection Be A Game-Changer?
• Personal Jurisdiction For Foreign Corporations In Fla.
• Industry Groups Sue To Stop DOL's Fiduciary Rule
• From The Book Of Jargon: Yank-A-Bank
• SEC's In-House Courts Safe For Now After 2nd Circ. Win
• Starbucks Unit's $3.75M Exploding Tumbler Fine Splits CPSC
• Payday Lenders' $8M TCPA Settlement Gets Preliminary Nod
• Trucking Co. To Pay $3.11M Over Biased Training Policy
• Toyota's Emailed Arbitration Deal Binds Worker, Judge Says
• Immigrant Job Portability: New Rules Employers Must Know
• GCs More In The Mood To Refer Their Firms
• Insurers On Hook For Telemarketing Suits, 2nd Circ. Says
• Union Can't Block BNSF Worker Changes, 9th Circ. Says
• SEC Beats Tilton's 2nd Circ. Challenge To In-House Court