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Corporate - October, 2016

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• Wal-Mart Hauled Before Jury In Truckers' Wage Class Action
• 7th Circ. Backs Electronic Monitoring For Truck Drivers
• Wal-Mart's Protest Ban Is 'Overly Broad,' Texas Court Says
• The Top In-House Hires Of October
• Mini Bargaining Units On Rise Post-NLRB Ruling: Chamber
• Key Escobar Questions Cleared For 9th Circ. Review
• Apple Beats 'Jane Doe' Ex-Atty's Bias Suit Over Anonymity
• Justices Could Tip Power Balance In FCA Seal Dispute
• Costco Cleared In Gay Ex-Cashier's Harassment Suit
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 2
• A Perfect Storm Of Securities Class Actions On The Horizon
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 7
• 5th Circ. Raises Questions About Workplace Gun Policies
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• FCA Decision Tracker: How Escobar Is Being Interpreted
• AT&T-Time Warner Deal To Test Big Data Antitrust Theories
• Rainmaker Q&A: Stroock's Todd Lenson
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Skadden, Sullivan
• IRS Eyes Working With Foreign Gov'ts On Transfer Pricing
• Wyndham Pays $7.3M To End Suit Over Recorded Calls
• NLRB Again Bemoans Class Waivers At 5th Circ.
• Visa Fees Can Be Deducted From Worker's Wages, DOL Rules
• How GCs Can Turn The Law Department Into A Profit Center
• Fighting The SEC On Its Home Turf
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 6
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 1
• For Trademarks, Octane Fitness Looks To Be Here To Stay
• Qualcomm Taps 4 Firms For $37.7B NXP Semiconductors Deal
• EU's New Corporate Tax Base May Not Fly With Members
• Facebook's Spokeo Bid To End Privacy Suit Faces Skepticism
• Cook County Joins Chicago In Approving $13 Minimum Wage
• Big FCA Sampling Case Looks Like A Dud At 4th Circ.
• Rainmaker Q&A: Ogletree Deakins' Jimmy Robinson
• $5.2M Kmart Data Breach Deal Passes Initial Test
• When Execs Must Pay Bankrupt Firms' Tax Penalties
• SEC Backs Ex-Atty's Bid To Revive Whistleblower Suit
• Horizon Says J. Crew Dismissal Helps Its Data Breach Case
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 5
• Qualcomm Inks $37.7B Deal For NXP Semiconductors
• Russian Lawyers Say Sanctions Not Impacting Arbitration
• GC Egos Can Get In The Way Of Lawsuit Risk Assessment
• Commodities Firm's Ex-GC Alleges 'Good Ol' Boys' Workplace
• Consumer Rights Group Calls Chamber 'Prodigious Litigator'
• Ransomware Attacks Set To Quadruple In 2016, Beazley Says
• NLRB Urges 5th Circ. To Enforce Class-Waiver Ban For Citi
• Biz Ramping Up Cybersecurity Infrastructure, Experts Say
• T-Mobile, MetroPCS Work Rules Illegal, NLRB Tells 5th Circ.
• Jury Hits Abbott Unit With $4.25M Age-Bias Verdict
• Corporate Voting Standards Are Not That Standard
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 4
• Assessing New Calif. Limits On Choice-Of-Law Provisions
• Rainmaker Q&A: Rutan & Tucker's Shigenobu Itoh
• How To Respond To A Data Breach? The FTC Has Answers
• Too Early For Contractors To Celebrate Fair Pay Rule Win
• State Farm Beats Grocer's Bid For Data Breach Coverage
• White House Urges States To Roll Back Noncompete Deals
• LA Hotel Can't Sue To Stop Labor Probe, NLRB Says
• DraftKings, FanDuel Pay $12M To Settle NY False Ad Claims
• Banks Seek OK In $5.2M Deal Over Kmart Data Breach
• BuckleySandler Nabs Ex-Fifth Third GC For Banking Practice
• Considerations When Hiring Executive Branch Employees
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 3
• Bridging The Gap Between Outside And Inside Counsel
• Demystifying The Migration To Cloud Technology
• 9th Circ. Revives Bloomingdale's Break Row, Citing Iskanian
• Bio-Rad Says Ex-GC Whistleblower Testimony Privileged
• AT&T-Time Warner Deal Poses Privacy Threat, Group Says
• AARP Sues EEOC Over Wellness Program Incentives
• Tough Scrutiny Ahead For AT&T's $85.4B Time Warner Buy
• Justices Asked To Reconsider States' Franchise Tax Compact
• Uber Settles FCRA Suit Over Employee Screening Methods
• Oracle FSS Withdrawal Highlights Increasing Contractor Woes
• Jones Day Adds Former Staples GC To Boston Privacy Group
• Providence Health To Pay $352M To End ERISA Suit
• EEOC Says Recent Tyson Ruling Irrelevant In Bass Pro Fight
• Wal-Mart Can't Decertify ZIP Code Collection Class Action
• Trump Vows To Block $85.4B AT&T-Time Warner Deal
• CWA Beats Verizon Suit Over Arbitration Award, For Now
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 2
• So You Want To Be A Partner? You Need A Mentor
• Nevada High Court's Unyielding Approach To Noncompetes
• Tilton, SEC Prep For Unprecedented Face-Off In $200M Case
• Feds' Cybersecurity Plan Gives Boards, Vendors Bigger Role
• Russian Indicted For Hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, Others
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 7th Circ. Rules Against Fired Worker Who Sued Colleagues
• Brand Battles: Arsenal FC, Chicago Cubs, Microsoft
• Ky. High Court Strikes Louisville Minimum Wage Ordinance
• Ex-CBS Anchor Settles Hacking Case In Days Before Trial
• Calif. High Court Scrutinizes On-Call Rest Breaks
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 1
• Not Quite Final: The Fight Over DOL's New Overtime Rules
• Rainmaker Q&A: Fenwick & West's Cynthia Clarfield Hess
• The Evolving Deposition
• Venable Snags Digitial Ad Pro To Bolster Privacy Practice
• DOJ, FTC Release Antitrust Guidance For HR Professionals
• Spokeo Scuttles J. Crew Credit Card Receipt Row, Judge Says
• Consulting Biz Says Rival Poached Dozens Of Workers
• Sen. Says FCC Privacy Plan Gives Consumers Needed Control
• Calif. Appeals Court Rejects Wage Statement Challenge
• Netflix Takes Aim At Fox Contracts In Exec Poaching Suit
• Consolidation Granted In DOL Overtime Rule Lawsuits
• EEOC Urges Judge To Uphold 'Onionhead' Religion Decision
• FTC, Antitrust Org Ask 3rd Circ. To Rethink Doryx Decision
• Trial Pros' Secret To Courtroom Success
• How Obama's Immigration Actions Are Benefiting Employers
• Uber Can't Duck NLRB Subpoenas In Class Waiver Probe
• 100 Days Of Cayman Islands Limited Liability Companies
• SpaceX Prez Defends Rocket Maker In Sex Harassment Trial
• Regulators Aim For Banks To Prevent Cyberattack Contagion
• SEC Muddles Message With Watered-Down E&Y Fine
• $48M T-Mobile Settlement Sends Solid Transparency Message
• On-Demand Employers Should Expect More EEOC Scrutiny
• Bank Can't Use Spokeo To Duck Autodialing Suit, Judge Says
• Legal, Biz Groups Back Pfizer In 3rd Circ. Birth Defect Row
• OFCCP Director Patricia Shiu To Step Down
• Theranos' Woes May Reshape Private D&O Coverage
• 1 Year After Yates Memo: The DOJ's Yates-Lite Approach
• How To Maintain Your Integrity As A GC
• Rule On 'Unfair' Immigration Job Practices Takes Biz Heat
• Rainmaker Q&A: Snell & Wilmer's Daniel Mahoney
• SEC Continues To Focus On Non-GAAP Financial Disclosures
• Are Class Actions Returning From The Verge Of Extinction?
• 6 Ways To Be The High Court's Best Friend
• 5 Employer Lessons From NLRB's Chipotle Decision
• T-Mobile To Pay $48M Over Misleading 'Unlimited' Data Plan
• Rainmaker Q&A: The Scali Law Firm's Melanie Joo
• Impact Of Yates Memo Is Becoming Clearer, GCs Say
• Warehouse Co. Ends Appeal Of Defecator DNA Test Verdict
• St. Jude Forms Medical Device Cybersecurity Board
• ExxonMobil Says IRS Owes It $1.35B In Botched Tax Refund
• Spokeo Doesn't Kill Wal-Mart ZIP Code Action, Judge Says
• Wage & Hour Head Under Fire At Epstein Becker Briefing
• Pitfalls Remain Despite Easing Of IRS Debt-Equity Rules
• New Considerations From COSO For Internal Controls
• How The IRS Has Narrowed Related-Party Debt Regulations
• St. Joseph To Pay $2.1M Over Leaked Patient Records
• Dreamworks To Pay $50M To Settle Animator Poaching Suit
• Visa, MasterCard ATM Fee Rules Collusion, High Court Told
• Ernst & Young Pays $11.8M Over Weatherford Audits
• Calif. AG Launches Tool To Report Privacy Policy Violations
• How GCs Should Talk To The Board About Cybersecurity
• Biz Groups Want DOL Overtime Rule Suits Consolidated
• Tire Co.'s Arbitration, Solicitation Rules Illegal, Judge Says
• NJ Energy Provider Settles SEC's $20M Accounting Fraud Row
• Investor Found Guilty Of Trading On GC Wife's Inside Info
• Chamber Says Spokeo Dooms Lifetime Network TCPA Class
• Biz Group Urges High Court To Hear 2 Class Waiver Cases
• 5th Circ. Won't Allow Federal Wells Fargo FLSA Suit
• EEOC Plan Aims To Protect Immigrant, Vulnerable Workers
• Tax Groups Back Top Court Challenge To Retroactive Tax Law
• OPINION: 3rd-Party Litigation Funding Needs Transparency
• OPINION: Employee Political Coercion Protections Are Weak
• CPAs In The Spotlight: SEC Focus On Auditors And Auditing
• Rainmaker Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Stuart Cable
• A New Measuring Stick For Anti-Bribery Compliance Programs
• Biz Groups Seek Fast Ruling In DOL Overtime Rule Challenge
• Wal-Mart Holds On To Win In Calif. Union Protest Action
• MasterCard Exec, Others Urge Flexible Cybersecurity Regime
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Regulators In Conflict Over Cyberthreat Approach, Panel Says
• BofA Dodges Suit Over Disclosing Background Checks
• 2nd Circ. Skeptical Of 'Big Short' Adviser's SEC Challenge
• EEOC Appeals Funeral Home Transgender Bias Ruling
• Spokeo Nixes State Farm Credit Report Suit, Judge Says
• Biz Side Leery Of NLRB Effort To Clarify Striking Worker Law
• DC Circ. CFPB Ruling Supports Rehearing: SEC Challenger
• One-Stop Shop Cyberinsurance Opens Doors For Small Cos.
• Will The New Insider Trading Enforcement Strategy Survive?
• Spokeo Still Standing: No Sign Of A Circuit Split
• Why GCs Dump Their Law Firms
• 9th Circ. Backs Arbitration For Third-Party Amazon Sellers
• 6th Circ. Won't Rethink Nationwide Data Breach Ruling
• Employers Must Use Analytics With Care, EEOC Panel Warns
• Treasury Issues Final Controversial Debt-To-Equity Rules
• States Seek Injunction To Block DOL Overtime Expansion Rule
• IRS Casting 'Wide Net' With Debt-Equity Regs, Attys Say
• Hurricane Winds Don't Blow Over Employers' Legal Duties
• Rainmaker Q&A: Hogan Lovells' William Curtin
• Ex-AT&T Exec Must Arbitrate Severance Row, Judge Confirms
• IRS Says Microsoft Must Hand Over Tax Planning Docs
• What To Know About Labor Laws When Expanding To The US
• Rainmaker Q&A: Podhurst Orseck's Peter Prieto
• 5th Circ. Says EEOC Can Pursue Fired Nurse's ADA Claim
• Vanguard Urges 3rd Circ. To Toss Ex-Atty's Whistleblower Suit
• Remodeling Co. To Pay $5.2M To End Telemarketing Suit
• Tough Politics Force Wheeler To Limit Business Data Plan
• 7th Circ. Affirms NLRB Bargaining Unit Order Against FedEx
• Ex-Amedisys Tax VP To Serve 4 Years, Pay $15.5M For Fraud
• DOL Finalizes Rule On ACA Whistleblower Complaints
• Wells Fargo CEO Retires Amid Fraudulent Accounts Scandal
• Facebook Fights IRS' $8B Irish Transfer Pricing Hike
• Rainmaker Q&A: Levenfeld Pearlstein's David Solomon
• IRS Releases Final Regulations On Internal Use Software
• Treasury's Inversion Rule Undermines Tax Law, Chamber Says
• The Art Of Silence At Trial
• Why NBC Can (And Should) Fire Billy Bush
• DOL Clarifies Burden-Shifting Framework For Whistleblowers
• CFPB Remains Strong Despite DC Circ. Single-Director Ruling
• LabMD Urges 11th Circ. To Stay FTC Data Security Order
• Departing EEOC GC Proud Of Work To Solidify LGBT Rights
• Why GCs Still Care About Law Firm Name Recognition
• Calif. AG Tackles 'Sophisticated' Cybercriminals In Initiative
• Nestle USA Sues Franchisee For Going Too Far With Its IP
• Northwestern Football Social Media Limits Unlawful: NLRB
• High Court Turns Down Hostile Workplace Appeal Over Noose
• Partnership Tax Guidance: Disguised Sales And Liabilities
• Contentious Fair Pay Rule For Contractors Sparks Texas Suit
• Ex-Rite Aid GC Says Chancery Wrongly Tossed Fee Bid
• CFPB Single-Director Structure Ruled Unconstitutional
• EEOC GC David Lopez To Leave Agency In December
• 1 Year After Yates Memo: Measuring Its Impact
• SEC Re-Enters The Employment Law Arena
• The 3 Biggest Immigration Challenges For Growing Cos.
• Recurring Issues In Accounting For Litigation Contingencies
• Justices Unlikely To Slice Through Insider Trading Knot
• NJ Atty Suspended For Settling Case Without Client's Consent
• 10 Things To Look For This Supreme Court Term
• Microsoft Holds Up Cybersecurity Framework As Global Model
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Latham, Kirkland
• Justices May Cut Design Patent Value In Apple-Samsung Case
• HP, Silicon Graphics Beat Investor Bid To Block Merger Vote
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• FCC Head Proposes 'Light Touch' For New Biz-Data Players
• Brand Battles: General Mills Aims To Kill 'That's It' TM
• JPMorgan Job Seeker Loses FCRA Background Check Suit
• SunTrust Execs, Former GC Dodge Liability In ERISA Suit
• Provider Lessons From Tenet's $513M Fraud Settlement
• SEC Settlements Spotlight Auditors Gone Wild
• Judges' Rebukes Won't Make NLRB Drop 'Nonacquiescence'
• Insurance Startups Push Peer-To-Peer, Online Policy Tech
• SEC Lobs Another Soft Admission With Credit Suisse Deal
• Spokeo Axes FACTA Credit Card Receipts Suit, Judge Says
• Tyson Foods Loses Bid For New Trial In $5.8M Don-Doff Suit
• Samsung, LG Accused Of Anti-Poaching Pact For Third Time
• Coming Soon: The 3-D (And 4-D) Brief
• Live Nation Destroyed Docs In Antitrust Row, Court Told
• Regulators Suspend HSBC Exec Amid Forex Charges
• BTG Announces $36M Settlement Of DOJ Marketing Probe
• Opt-Outs More Likely In Large Securities Settlements: Report
• The Art Of The Self-Deal: Trouble At The Trump Foundation
• J&J Mea Culpa May Help Contain Device Data Security Fallout
• Lyft Beats Driver's FCRA Class Action Under Spokeo
• Google Job Applicants Win Class Cert. In Age Bias Suit
• Chinese Exec Gets 3 Years For DuPont, Monsanto IP Theft
• NLRB Urged To Clarify Law On Intermittent Strikes
• Yahoo's Mayer Regime Discriminates Against Men, Suit Says
• A Year After Its Completion, TPP Remains On The Brink
• Investor Tipped Pals With GC Wife's Inside Info, Jury Told
• Merger Enforcement Probes Taking Longer, Report Says
• What To Expect From A Congressional Investigation
• The 'Tough Noogies' Doctrine: Rights But No Remedies
• Clinton Admin. Would Hit Ground Running On Labor Issues
• TalkTalk Hit With Record Fine For 2015 Data Breach
• Jury Hits Costco For $8.25M Over Sale Of 'Tiffany' Rings
• The Upside Of New Limits On Fee Shifting, Forum Selection
• CFPB Boosts Protections On Prepaid Cards, Mobile Wallets
• Breach Victims Face Tough Road With Barnes & Noble Ruling
• Fed. Circ. Judge's Proposed Software Patent Ban Is A Reach
• DC Circ. Rips NLRB's 'Suicide Mission,' Orders Attys' Fees
• Raymours Workers Ask Justices To Nix Arbitration Clauses
• Tyson Pays $1.6M To Settle Hiring Discrimination Claims
• Mass. High Court Rejects Bid To Create Union Privilege
• Apparel Seller's $2.8M Bag-Check Deal OK'd On 2nd Try
• Info Security Top Priority For CFPB, Fed Watchdog Says
• In The Hot Seat: Wells Fargo And Bank Supervision
• Clinton Vows Vigorous Enforcement Of Mergers, Competition
• Avoiding Litigation From Employee Recruiting Practices
• 5 Key Details In Tenet's $513M Kickback Settlement
• 11th Circ. Tells Mercedes To Shift Gears On Union Rules
• CVS' $13M Deal To End 78K Workers' Bag Check Claims OK'd
• Best Buy To Pay Nearly $4M For Recalled Product Sales
• Justices Reject Jeweler's Appeal In EEOC Gender Bias Case
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Raymours Arbitration Fight
• High Court Won't Take A Look At Calif. Arbitration Clauses
• High Court Won't Consider Whether Obesity Covered By ADA
• Baker & McKenzie Brand Most-Recognized By GCs
• 'Onionhead' Is A Religion, Judge Rules In EEOC Bias Suit
• In The Hot Seat: Wells Fargo Displays Arbitration's Failure
• 1 Year After Yates Memo: The Wrong Internal Investigation
• Tenet Hospitals To Pay $513M, Admit Kickbacks