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Corporate - September, 2016

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• New UK Regulator Says Yahoo Breach Probe Just A Start
• EEOC Subpoenas May Become Stickier After High Court Case
• Ex-Tesla Engineer Accuses Company Of Age Discrimination
• $413M Och-Ziff Fine Puts Hedge Funds On FCPA Alert
• Prosecutor Says Don't Hesitate To Prod Gov't On FCPA Cases
• LabMD Appeals Data Security Ruling As FTC Heads Deny Stay
• In The Hot Seat: Wells Fargo Shows 3 Deadly Sins Of SOX
• Teamsters Call BFI's Joint-Employer Fears Overblown
• The Top In-House Hires of September
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• AT&T Loses Bid To Arbitrate Proposed TCPA Class Action
• GlaxoSmithKline To Pay $20M SEC Fine Over China Bribery
• Kids, Cookies And COPPA: Firms Pay A Price On Privacy
• Lyft Nears Win In Driver Privacy Suit As Judge Cites Spokeo
• Hedge Fund Can't Beat SEC's Suit Over Hacked Releases
• OPINION: NLRB Clashes With Corporate Social Responsibility
• Modernizing Vs. Weakening The TCPA
• USCIS Regs Innovate Programs For Immigrant Entrepreneurs
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kluger Kaplan's Abbey Kaplan
• Skeptics Say EEOC Pay Data Rule Too Broad To Achieve Goal
• Gender-Neutral Bathroom Bill Signed By Calif. Governor
• Oral Advocacy And 'Vocal Fry'
• Gaming Co. To Pay $500K SEC Fine For Firing Whistleblower
• Banks Held To Higher Standard In Schnucks Breach Ruling
• DOJ Clears 2 Texas Cos. For Self-Reported FCPA Violations
• 10 States Push Judge To Block DOL Persuader Rule
• Lobbying Group Pushes For Robust National Antitrust Policy
• Pure Storage GC Fair Game At Trial, Dell EMC Says
• Privacy Shield Membership Swells To More Than 700 Cos.
• EEOC Finalizes Equal Pay Data Rule
• Och-Ziff Inks $413M FCPA Deal, Unit Pleads Guilty
• Inadequate Data Breach Disclosure Could Be Risky Business
• How Escobar Is Already Affecting FCA Litigants
• Justices To Hear EEOC Subpoena Challenge
• House OKs Bill To Put Brakes On DOL's Overtime Rule
• 5th Circ. Says Con-Way Engaged In Unfair Labor Practices
• Och-Ziff Nears $400M Deal, Guilty Plea For Unit In FCPA Row
• Ill. Appeal Topples Neiman Marcus Credit Check Victory
• Norberg Named As New SEC Whistleblower Chief
• Amazon Says IRS Did Not Justify Now-Axed Cost-Sharing Rule
• Inside AB InBev's $100B Takeover Of SABMiller
• Rooftop Rivals SolarCity, SunPower Swap Trade Secrets Suits
• American Apparel Reportedly Promotes GC To CEO Role
• Multistate Tax Commission Slams Goodlatte's Sales Tax Plan
• The Courtroom Where It Happened: Hamilton As A Lawyer
• EEOC Launches Resource Center To Help Small Businesses
• Vibra Healthcare Agrees To $33M Settlement Of FCA Claims
• Could Gold-Plating Be The Key To Post-Brexit Stability?
• AB InBev Pays $6M Over FCPA, Whistleblower Violations
• Why Have Lawyers Forgotten About The Middle Class?
• Wells Fargo CEO To Forfeit $41M Amid Internal Probe
• FTC Heads Face Senate Scrutiny Over Data Security Approach
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 3 Alternatives To MDLs
• Calif. Gov Signs Bill To Limit Choice-Of-Law Provisions
• Commerce Secretary Wants To Talk About Cyber Threats
• Viacom Says It Told Parents Truth About Child Tracking
• Texas Judge Strikes Noncompete For Ex-Cameron Exec
• EEOC Hits National Food Distributor With Sex Bias Suit
• Prelitigation Steps For Trade Secret And Noncompete Cases
• Sens. Demand Answers From Yahoo Chief On Breach
• Coca-Cola Fights Ex-Worker's Data Breach Certification Bid
• Canadian Regulators Target Cybersecurity Disclosures
• McDonald's Class Cert. Bodes Bad News For Franchisors
• Rainmaker Q&A: Briggs And Morgan's Michael McEllistrem
• Weatherford Pays $140M SEC Fine Over False Tax Accounting
• Clinton, Trump Pledge Hard Line On Fighting Cyberattacks
• DOL Launches Wells Fargo Employment Probe Amid Scandal
• 'One In A Billion' Palantir Hiring Is Not Biased, Says DOL
• Tilton Unlikely To Prevail In High Court Quest, SEC Says
• Willkie Farr Snags Ex-Cadwalader Corporate Chair
• Bass Pro Invokes Tyson In EEOC Discrimination Fight
• Growing FCA Pipeline Provides Justices Plenty To Ponder
• Tougher EB-5 Rules Could Follow Election Season Gridlock
• EEOC: Hawaii Harley Dealer Fired Worker for Harassment Talk
• AmEx Loss In DOJ Anti-Steering Suit Reversed By 2nd Circ.
• A Look At Trump's Labor Positions As The Election Nears
• Rainmaker Q&A: Dowd Bennett's James Martin
• In Congress: Ticktock
• Yahoo Breach Fallout Draws Verizon Buyout Concerns
• HP Says Oracle Using Discovery In Bid To Spy On Its Business
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• DC Circ. Urged To Rethink SEC In-House Constitutionality
• NY AG Settles Trump Hotel Data Breach Probe
• Converse Workers Win Cert. In Calif. Bag Check Wage Row
• Brand Battles: 'Serial' Podcast Fights For Trademark On Name
• DOJ 'Fomenting A Breakdown' Of $54B Merger, Anthem Says
• Unfair Prices Not Antitrust Issue, FTC Commissioner Says
• Yahoo Battered With Class Actions Over 2014 Data Breach
• DOJ Antitrust Head Says More Int'l Collaborations To Come
• These Firms Lead The Pack in Handling Securities Suits
• Calif. Justices To Hear Yelp's Challenge Of Review Removal
• House Backs TCPA Revamp To Clear Way For Legit Robocalls
• FCC Fines Siemens $175K For Hiding FCPA Felonies
• GCs Fall Short On Law Firm Budgeting, Metrics And Feedback
• Google Job Applicants Near Class Cert. In Age Bias Suit
• NLRB Defends 'Successor Bar' Ruling At 1st Circ.
• Let Consumers Trade Away Privacy, FCC Republican Says
• 3 Questions To Answer Before Disclosing A Data Breach
• HP Enterprise Settles DOL Hiring Bias Claims For $750K
• Yahoo Says 500M User Accounts Hit By 2014 Data Breach
• Quinn Emanuel Brings In Veteran GC To Lead Moscow Team
• Groupon Must Detail Hiring Process For EEOC, Judge Says
• Prevent Merger Benefits From Becoming Disabling Conflicts
• Wearable Device Data As Evidence In Employment Cases
• The 4 Biggest Challenges GCs Face Today
• Internet Group Fights Bid For Uniform FCC Privacy Rules
• BofA Settles 'Bro's Club' Claims In Gender Bias Suit
• Senate Grilling Just The Beginning For Wells Fargo
• DOL OT Rule Hard To Nix, But Automatic Increases May Fall
• Anthem, Cigna Both Claim Merger Breach, DOJ Says
• Securities Regs Can't Stop At Nat'l Borders, SEC Head Says
• Anatomy Of A Merger: Ingenuity Helps Dell Seal $67B EMC Buy
• Biz Groups Tout Cross-Sector TPP Support In Call For Action
• NLRB Grad Student Decision Extends Beyond Unionization
• Rainmaker Q&A: Orrick Herrington's Hilary Winter
• Allstate's $2M Wage Deal Stumbles Before 'Worried' Judge
• Wal-Mart Investors Granted Cert. In Mexico Bribery Suit
• The 6 Firms GCs Want To Hire For Securities Suits
• The 4 Firms GCs Want To Tap For Employment Suits
• The 6 Firms GCs Want To Hire For IP Litigation
• SEC Hands Out $4M Award To 34th Whistleblower
• The Yates Memo And Parallel Products Liability Litigation
• LifeLock Sues Goodwin Atty, Tech Co. Boss Over $43M Deal
• Overhauling Law Firm Records Departments For A New Reality
• 2nd Circ. Vitamin C Ruling A Landmark For Comity
• Labor Law Doesn't Protect Picketer's Slurs, 8th Circ. Told
• The 4 Firms That Strike Fear In GCs
• Rainmaker Q&A: Holland & Knight's Jeffrey Mittleman
• Guarding Against Privilege Waiver In Federal Investigations
• Steps For Conducting A Successful Pay Equity Audit
• 4 Lessons From Ashley Madison's Cybersecurity Affair
• How Recent Case Law Can Be Used To Fight Alice Challenges
• Rainmaker Q&A: Dechert's Mark Thierfelder
• $147M Award In Vitamin Antitrust Suit Vacated By 2nd Circ.
• US Chamber, Others Say DOL Fiduciary Rule Is Overreach
• UnitedHealth Plan Holders Win Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Williams-Sonoma's $1.2M Security-Check Suit Deal Gets Nod
• Orion Wellness Program Voluntary, Judge Says In EEOC Suit
• Dollar General Hit With $277K Verdict In Diabetic's Bias Suit
• US CEOs Urge EU Members To Reject $14.5B Apple Tax Ruling
• Rainmaker Q&A: Crowell & Moring's Daniel Sasse
• U-Haul Can't Get Wage Arbitration Denial Cut Per Iskanian
• Ernst & Young Pays $9.3M Over Auditors' Cozy Relationships
• 11th Circ. Pushed To Revisit Joint Employer Ruling
• 10 Problems That Plague Privacy Policies
• Hirozawa's NLRB Term Ends With A Pro-Union Bang
• Cubs' Lydia Wahlke On Winning Seasons And The Magic Of Wrigley
• In Congress: A Continuing Resolution?
• Fox Sues Netflix For 'Brazen' Poaching Of Execs
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• EEOC Raises 'Smoking Gun' In Texas Roadhouse Bias Row
• Split DC Circ. Backs NLRB In DirecTV Firing Dispute
• DOL Launches Preassessment For Fair Pay Rule Clearance
• Union Election Ordered After NLRB's Joint-Employer Ruling
• LabMD Says Data Security Order Gives FTC New Powers
• 2nd Circ. On Hunt For Antitrust Theory In $2B Takeda Action
• 3 Factors To Weigh In Deciding To Fight Or Fold TCPA Suits
• The Post-Daimler Split On In Personam Jurisdiction
• Brand Battles: Apple, 'Game of Thrones,' Chicago Cubs
• Sen. Leahy On The AIA's 5th Anniversary
• Rep. Smith On The AIA's 5th Anniversary
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of EEOC Suit Over Dreadlocks Ban
• IP Fears Keep Life Sciences, Health Care GCs Up At Night
• 5th Circ. Says Spokeo Doesn't Revive Verizon Pension Suit
• GCs Increasingly Spending Time Sweating Antitrust Actions
• GCs Dealing With More Litigation As Economy Wavers
• SEC Judge Challenges Tossed After 11th Circ. Decision
• From Fapiao To Gestores: FCPA Risks In China, Latin America
• A Circuit Split Emerges As Lower Courts Weigh In On Spokeo
• GC Reliance On Alternative Fees Shows No Signs Of Slowing
• How You Might Be Overpaying Your Employees
• 3 Steps To Successful Judgment Enforcement
• 9th Circ. Revives LAX Union's Removal Suit Against Employer
• EEOC Backs NLRB's Joint-Employer Rule At DC Circ.
• SEC Welcomes Whistleblower Attys, Enforcement Chief Says
• Fired Shoe Co. Exec Can't Get Around At-Will Employment
• Dr. Phil Can't Escape Claim He Imprisoned Workers Over Leak
• NLRB Judge Finds Temp Firm Arbitration Agreement Unlawful
• Judge Rips Charney's 2nd Arbitration Bid In Harassment Suit
• FTC Makes Clear That NIST Cyber Framework Is Not A Cure-All
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Discrimination Suit Over Sex Texts
• The AIA At 5: How Less-Known Aspects Have Shaped Patents
• You're In Charge Of Ethics And Compliance — Now What?
• Why Political Law Matters During M&A
• NLRB Sees Opportunity For Class-Waiver Win At High Court
• DC Circ. Says NLRB Wrongly Shielded Misbehaving Striker
• Cumulus Media Nears Win In Advertising Antitrust Dispute
• Dodd-Frank Repeal Bill Passes Out Of House Committee
• Congress Must Overhaul Patent Eligibility Law, Experts Say
• Nationwide Ruling Lowers Hurdle For Data Breach Victims
• HSBC To Pay $7M To End Loan Officers' Overtime Suit
• NY Cybersecurity Rules Could Push Other Regulators
• Viacom, Others Reach Deal After NY AG's Child Privacy Probe
• Loeb & Loeb Sees Ex-GC's Employment Suit Revived
• High Court Urged To Clarify Venue Rules For Patent Cases
• Auto Parts Maker, Staffing Co. Face $700K In OSHA Fines
• Rainmaker Q&A: Baer & Troff's James Baer
• Restaurant Groups Urge High Court To Review Tip Pool Rule
• The AIA At 5: New Rules Bring New Patent Filing Strategies
• Escobar Prompts Increased DOJ Interest In FCA Cases
• Should Public Cos. Voluntarily Adopt Proxy Access?
• Views From The Bench On Sentencing Representation: Part 7
• Adding Fuel To The Employment Arbitration Agreement Fire
• Should Your Law Firm Move To The Cloud?
• Ex-Warner Chilcott Worker Seeks Path To File Age Bias Suit
• Kroger Nonsolicitation Policy Unfair To Union, NLRB Says
• Fish & Richardson Lands Ex-Uber IP Head, Google Patent Pro
• 6th Circ. Says Nationwide Data Breach Row Meets Spokeo Bar
• Samsung, LG Workers Sue Over Anti-Poaching Deal
• Cybersecurity Becoming Big Issue For GCs, Report Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Schulte Roth's David Nissenbaum
• JPMorgan Whistleblower Suit Revived Again By 2nd Circ.
• NLRB Joins Calls For Justices' Review On Class Waivers
• Time Warner Cable Must Pay Damages In Disability Suit
• Car2go Escapes Spam Text Message Claims In 9th Circ.
• The AIA At 5: A New World Of Patent Challenges
• From The Partner's Desk: Paving Your Path To Partnership
• Rainmaker Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Stephanie Quincy
• In Congress: Zika, Water Resources, Funding Our Government
• Spokeo Landscape Gets Clarity In 8th Circ. Charter Ruling
• House Panel Proposes 'Composite' Pension Plan Bill
• Chamber Urges Gov't To Crack Down On IP Cybertheft
• Wal-Mart Prevails On Age Discrimination Claims In 6th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Ruling May Stall Uber Driver Classification Suits
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Latest Tilton Suit Says SEC Railroads In-House Respondents
• Dun & Bradstreet To Settle TCPA Claims For $10.5M
• SEC Says Contractor Failed To Account For $61M FCA Fine
• Wal-Mart Appeals NLRB Ruling On In-Store Protest
• GCs Moved $4B In Legal Work Back In-House This Year
• AstraZeneca And The SEC's Focus On Life Sciences
• How We Can Diversify The Legal Profession And Why We Must
• BofA Pays $12.8M To End Merrill Brokers' Compensation Row
• OSHA Rule Unfairly Gives Unions Access, Businesses Say
• Dozens Of GCs Pledge To Give Work To More Diverse Firms
• House OKs Bills Trimming SEC Rules On Small Businesses
• Cruise Cos. Settle Robocall Class Action For Up To $76M
• Ernst & Young Urges High Court To Take On Class Waivers
• Facebook Posts Critical Of Union Are Protected: NLRB Judge
• Finding The Right Way To Deal With Patent Demand Letters
• 8th Circ. Says Spokeo Ends Charter Consumers' Privacy Suit
• FTC Chair Threatens Action On Ransomware Holes
• A Software Services Agreement Checklist For Companies
• Rainmaker Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Anne Marie Estevez
• NLRB Defends Joint-Employer Rule At DC Circ.
• FTC To Review Facebook-WhatsApp Privacy Concerns
• 5 Tips To Secure Class Action Settlement Approval
• Johnson & Johnson, Kelly Services Lose FCRA Arbitration Bid
• 9th Circ. Hands Uber Big Win On Driver Arbitration Pacts
• Caught In The Anti-Counterfeit Gears, Small Co. Fights Back
• Data Loss Feared More Than Hackers, Wells Fargo Study Says
• Dish Serves Up $1.75M To Settle FCRA Class Action
• St. Jude Sues Over 'Defamatory' Cardiac Device Report
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Challenge To SEC In-House Judges
• Will Expanded EEO-1 Data Collection Yield New Insights?
• Pension Fund Rescue Plans Pose Employer Predicaments
• Allergan Eye Drop Antitrust Suit Revived By 3rd Circ.
• Leveraging Trial Strategies To Improve Your Negotiating Skills
• Fox, Carlson Settlement May Spur Other Harassment Suits
• 3 Potential Claims Mylan Faces In EpiPen Drama
• Split 9th Circ. Rehearing Denial In Tip Cases Draws Dissent
• Google, AP, Others Back Microsoft In Gov't Gag Order Fight
• Old Skills, New Tricks: Opportunities For Law Librarians
• On Counterfeit Goods, Lots Of Action But Little Progress
• 1st Circ. Revives Suit Saying CVS Hawked Useless Vitamin E
• Rainmaker Q&A: Choate's Andrew Hickey
• HomeAway, Airbnb Sue Santa Monica Over Ad Ban
• Should You Self-Certify For The Privacy Shield This Month?
• PAGA Waiver Brings Uber Settlement To A Screeching Halt
• NY To Investigate Mylan's EpiPen School Discounts
• Fox To Pay Gretchen Carlson $20M To Settle Harassment Suit
• In Congress: Welcome Back To More Of The Same
• The Rift Over Mandatory Class Action Waiver Enforceability
• Online Sales To Get Pricier Under GOP Rep's Sales Tax Plan
• NLRB Adjusts Standard For Approving Settlements
• BNY Sues Investment Co. For Poaching Clients, Nabbing IP
• Full 3rd Circ. Revives Banana Workers' Pesticide Claims
• Raymours Workers Can't Face Wage Row As Class: 2nd Circ.
• Calif. Senate Sends State-Run Retirement Plan Bill To Gov.
• 1-800 Contacts Defends Ad Compacts In FTC Antitrust Suit
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Delaware Raises Bar For Challenges To Noncontroller Deals
• 4 Ways To Avoid An Attorney-Client Communication Disaster
• Will 'Dr. Bull' Affect Actual Jurors?
• 9th Circ. Revives Match.com Suit Over 'Murderer' Match
• Samsung Denied Fed. Circ. Rehearing On Apple Leak Docs
• Melania Trump Sues Daily Mail, Blogger Over Escort Stories
• Sony Wins 9th Circ. Bid To Enforce $4M LCD Antitrust Deal
• Record Cos. Fight Bid For Chunk Of $210M SiriusXM Deal
• 'GTA' Maker Dodges Privacy Suits By Lohan, 'Mob Wives' Star
• MasTec Arbitration Policy Unlawful Despite Opt Out: NLRB
• Tesla Can't Make Direct Sales In Missouri, Judge Rules
• Opioid Maker's Investors Say Co. Illegally Marketed Drug
• Pa. Court Tosses Gas Group's Drilling Rule Challenge
• Subway's Novel Approach To Averting Wage And Hour Claims
• Is Crowdfunding Really A Viable Option?
• Labor Day Origins: Examining US And Canada Labor Laws
• Berger Singerman Adds Veteran Fla. GC In Tallahassee