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Corporate - June, 2017

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• Top Gov't Contracts Policies Of 2017: Midyear Report
• 10th Circ. Splits With 9th Circ. On DOL Tipping Rule
• Ex-Rite Aid GC Again Seeks To Have His Legal Fees Covered
• Sen. Hatch Proposes Cybersecurity Info Hub After Attacks
• SEC Gets Biz-Friendly With Confidential IPOs For All
• High Court Term Ends With Few Employment Fireworks
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Brand Battles: Mars Says Hershey Can't Own 'Scary' Candy
• Supreme Court Asked To Take On State Securities Law Limits
• 4 Things You Should Know About The STRONGER Patents Act
• Industry Groups Target 'Trends' Disclosure Duty At High Court
• Texas Justices Side With Dems In Corporate Contribution Row
• DOL Asks For More Info On Fiduciary Rule
• Trump DOL Defends Authority, But Not Obama OT Rule
• 3 Key Areas Legal Operations Teams Should Focus On
• Clearing Up Broker-Dealer Classification Questions In NY
• What The Experts Said About High Court Rulings This Term
• 3 Lessons For Firms After Cyberattack On DLA Piper
• High Court Faces Tricky Knot On State Securities Suits
• Labor And Employment Agencies: Midyear Report
• EU Watchdog Stops Clock On $38B Qualcomm Antitrust Probe
• Investors Drop Challenge To $2.4B Kate Spade, Coach Deal
• CFTC Inks 1st Nonprosecution Deals With 3 Citi Cooperators
• Walgreens Gets Creative To Overhaul Troubled Rite Aid Bid
• Ex-Employee Hits McDonald's With Suit Over No-Hire Policy
• Did TC Heartland Change Law? Judges Can't Seem To Agree
• US Law Firms Face Discovery Of Foreign Clients' Records
• Nonlawyers Must Understand Privilege In Cyber Investigations
• The Future Of Law And The Demise Of The Midsize Firm
• Calif. High Court Won't Review Cap-And-Trade Program
• SEC Whistleblower Program Is Business As Usual, Chief Says
• Qualcomm Attys Can't See All Of Intel's Docs In FTC Row
• Ex-WellCare GC Pleads Guilty To Fla. Medicaid Fraud
• Trump NLRB Picks May Rein In Employee Speech
• Meal Kit Startup Blue Apron Slashes IPO Price Range By 34%
• Sycamore Partners Inks $6.9B Staples Buyout
• Panda Express Settles Immigrant Discrimination Claims
• A Significant Victory For Securities Class Action Defendants
• Lessons From This Year's High Court IP Rulings: Part 2
• The 10 Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• The Most Talkative Justice Of The High Court Term
• The Cases That Got The Justices Talking
• 5 Things To Know About Ransomware Attacks
• 5 Key Points For Effective Employee Data Security Policies
• Potential Impact Of Senate Health Care Bill: A Closer Look
• How Discovery Has Changed Under New Federal Rules
• The Stakes In High Court's Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Case
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Pre-Voir Dire Questions
• Massive Hack That Hit DLA Piper, Others May Be New Norm
• Employers May Regret Forcing Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Test
• Int'l Paper Co. Inks $354M Deal In Supply-Fixing Action
• Trump Rounds Out NLRB With Littler Labor Veteran
• Charles Schwab Can't Bar Employees' Disrespectful Conduct
• Gorsuch And Thomas Becoming Fast Friends At High Court
• 5 High Court Concurrences That Read Like Dissents
• The Sharpest Dissents From This Supreme Court Term
• EU's Google Antitrust Fine Raises Tensions With US Cos.
• What Companies Can Learn From Dish's $280M TCPA Penalty
• Qualcomm Can't Ditch FTC Antitrust Suit Over Chip Patents
• DOL Bringing Back Opinion Letters, Secretary Acosta Says
• ACA Repeal Vote Delayed As Support Ebbs
• Solving The Privilege-Penalty Predicament: Part 2
• An Interview With Floyd Abrams
• IAC Drops Stock-Shuffling Plans, Negating Class Action
• Certainty For Defendants Will Burden Institutional Investors
• Dentons' Low-Tech Email Breach Shows Firms' Vulnerability
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• IP Cases Led The Pack In High Court Amicus Briefs
• NJ Senate Sends Paid Family Leave Expansion Bill To Gov.
• Bucking Tradition: NewLaw And The Coming Millennials
• US Loses First Labor Trade Case As Guatemala Prevails
• The Risks Of Releasing Privileged Investigative Reports
• ACA Repeal Means 22M More Uninsured, CBO Says
• OSHA Floats Pulling Back Some Parts Of Beryllium Rule
• Divergence In Materiality Tests Narrower Than It May Seem
• Evaluating The 'Timing Defense' When Fighting DTSA Claims
• Solving The Privilege-Penalty Predicament: Part 1
• DC Circ. Split Tees Up High Court Review Of SEC Judges
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Susman Godfrey's Matthew Berry
• High Court Applies Strict Time Limit To Securities Suits
• Justices To Resolve Split Over Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers
• Gray Matters: We Feel, We Decide
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Offers Way Out Of TCPA Litigation Jungle
• Employer Takes FCRA Consumer Report Suit To High Court
• NLRB Denied DC Circ. Rehearing In FedEx Driver Status Row
• Gay Bias Is Sex Discrimination, EEOC Tells 2nd Circ.
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Exxon Not Liable For Workplace Fight Death: Texas Justices
• Bloomingdale's Takes Iskanian Challenge To High Court
• 8 Companies Perk Up IPO Pipeline With Deals Surpassing $1B
• Brand Battles: Sony Rips Brewer's 'Breaking Bad' Beer Name
• Anthem Inks Record $115M Deal Over Massive Data Breach
• FTC Undertakes Rule Review, Mindful Of Trump's Mandate
• Fed. Circ. Affirms USPTO's No-Matter-What Attys' Fees Rule
• Index Eligibility As Governance Battlefield
• June Brought A Flurry Of Employment Law Developments
• TCPA Defendants Down, But Not Out, With 'Pick-Off' Ruling
• How To Stay Safe In A World Of Law Firm Data Breaches
• 5 Key Takeaways From Senate's ACA Repeal Bill
• A Delaware Case With Lessons For VC Firms And Founders
• Post-Slants, Is USPTO Going To Be Flooded With Bad Words?
• 4 Things Employers Must Know About NY's Family Leave Law
• Burger King Wrongly Ditched Wage Activist, 8th Circ. Says
• Senators Want DOJ To Nix $85B AT&T, Time Warner Deal
• Justice Kennedy's Moderating Influence On The High Court
• Clarifying Anti-Retaliation Protections Under Dodd-Frank
• Senate GOP Unveils ACA Repeal Bill
• How Kokesh Will Impact The FTC And Other Agencies
• Details Emerge On Senate's ACA Repeal Bill
• 2nd Circ. Says Macy's Didn't Infringe UK Retailer's TM
• Justice Sotomayor On The Power Of Dissent
• Sony Says Quincy Jones Can't Make In-House Atty Testify
• 11th Circ. Questions FTC Data Security Enforcement Approach
• Ex-Swisher Execs Convicted Of Securities Fraud Conspiracy
• DOJ Names 2 New Antitrust Division Deputies
• Tax Deductibility And Statutory Damages — A Waiting Trap
• Tyson Doesn't Change UniTek Wage Rulings, 6th Circ. Says
• 7th Circ. Says AutoZone Worker's Transfer Not Discrimination
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Juror-Posed Questions
• NJ Medical Biz CEO Denied Coverage In Battle With Board
• Judge OKs $1.6M Neiman Marcus Data Breach Settlement
• DOJ Wins Bid To Block $367M Radioactive Waste Cos.' Merger
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Grant & Eisenhofer's Michael Barry
• Besieged By Scandals, Uber Boss Kalanick Steps Down
• Premium H-1B Visa Processing May Restart, Official Says
• DOJ's Class Waiver Shift Complicates DR Horton Defense
• Calif. Jury Hits TransUnion With Record $60M FCRA Verdict
• Zenefits Ends DOL Wage Claims With $3.4M Worker Payout
• D&O Insurer Off The Hook In Capitol Bancorp Suit: 6th Circ.
• The Biggest Legal Ethics Decisions Of 2017: Midyear Report
• Bank Seeks To End Challenge To Clean Record Board Rule
• 7th Circ. Expands On High Court's Campbell-Ewald Ruling
• Unitholder Sues Ethanol Holding Co. Over LLC Changes
• House OKs Changes To State Income Tax Treatment
• Ex-Tesla Worker Gets Probation For Peeping At Boss's Email
• Flawed Commentary Can't Stop Trans Rights Momentum
• Trump Picks OSHRC Counsel For Labor Board Seat
• Speaker Ryan To Call For Permanent Tax Reform In 2017
• Trump Floats Names To Fill Posts At NSA, DOD, USTR, More
• High Court Plavix Ruling To Shrink, Scatter Mass Torts
• Justice Sotomayor On Working A Room And The Post-Scalia Void
• FTC Suggests Edits To IoT Security Upgrade Guidance
• Amazon's Whole Foods Buy Unlikely To Face Antitrust Hurdles
• Lawyers Weigh In On High Court's Offensive-TM Ruling
• Costco Inks $9M Deal To End Calif. Pharmacists' OT Suit
• High Court Nixes Macy's Appeal Of Bargaining Unit Test
• Employer Insights From EEOC Enforcement Timelines
• High Court Won't Take On Spokeo Divide In Card Receipt Row
• In Slants Ruling, Justices Capped Off 70 Years Of History
• High Court Says Offensive TM Ban Is Unconstitutional
• High Court Says Plavix Suits Can't Stay In California
• DOJ Reverses Obama-Era Stance In Class Waiver Suit
• Beef Co. GC Says ABC's 'Pink Slime' News Sank Its Sales
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink New Falsity Standard Ruling
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Dow-DuPont Deal Highlights Division's Immunity To Politics
• Even At Google, Employee Complaint Forums Pose Issues
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Weil, Paul, Gibson
• The Latest On Escobar's FCA Impact
• One Year Later, Escobar Is Roiling FCA Landscape
• Gov't Statements Show Expansive View Of Escobar Liability
• Attys Dish On Escobar's FCA Impact One Year Later
• 4 Tips For Outside Counsel Making The Move In-House
• FCA Decision Tracker: Continued Interpretations Of Escobar
• Tips For Complying With ABA's New Encryption Guidance
• Amazon Inks $13.7B Whole Foods Buy
• Microsoft's New Patch Not A Panacea For Avoiding Cyber Risk
• Congress Has Options On Post-TC Heartland Venue Tweaks
• J&J Appeals $48M Award Over Man's Severe Motrin Reaction
• NJ Lawmakers Advance Paid Family Leave Expansion Bill
• DOJ Asked To Consider Clawing Back 3rd-Party Donations
• Senators Float Reversal Of NLRB Speedy Election Rule
• Mintz Levin Adds Former Latham Cleantech Co-Head
• Western Digital Aims To Stop Toshiba Memory Biz Sale
• Public Co. GCs See Higher Paydays Than Private Peers
• DOJ Clears Massive Dow, DuPont Deal With Divestitures
• Uber Settles Calif., Ill. TCPA Suits Over Text Messages
• JPMorgan Hit With EEOC Charge Over Unequal Parental Leave
• UK's Marex Ruling May Lead To New Tortious Cause Of Action
• EXCLUSIVE: 15 AGs Blast E-Commerce Host's Hack Notice
• Justice Ginsburg On Oral Argument And 'Imperious' Attorneys
• BofA, Personal Bankers Strike $6M Deal Over Meal Breaks
• NY Uber Drivers Entitled To Employee Status, Agency Says
• Uber Arbitration Pacts Misled Workers, NLRB Judge Says
• Many GCs Looking To Switch Firms Despite Goodwill
• Bebe Inks TCPA Settlement With 38K Shoppers
• Sears Wins Arbitration Bid In TCPA Suit Over Text Messages
• In-House Lawyers' Days Of Getting No Respect Are Over
• Barnes & Noble Shakes Data Breach Class Action
• Nike, Universal Among 1st In EU Crosshairs Over E-Commerce
• Bathroom Access Case Shows Need For High Court Review
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Preliminary Instructions
• Reps. Considering New Patent Venue Law Post-TC Heartland
• Temporary Tax Cuts Will Slow Economic Growth, Says Report
• Comey Testimony Shows Value Of Whistleblower Protections
• Courts Taking Narrow View Of ADEA, EEOC Acting Chair Says
• AIA Constitutionality Case Could Create Patent Law Chaos
• Cash-Strapped States May Not Embrace Federal Tax Reform
• 5 Tips To Avoid A Bumble Bee-Like Deal Review Debacle
• Due Diligence From The Lateral Partner's Perspective
• Chamber Of Commerce Renews Fight Over Philly Wage Law
• Delaware Embraces Blockchain To Battle 'Proxy Plumbing'
• Worker Complaints Mostly Spur OSHA Retailer Probes: Report
• Biz Groups Call For Steady Hand In NAFTA Revamp
• Restrictive Covenants: Looking Beyond The Criticism
• High Court's New Makeup May Doom Union 'Fair Share' Fees
• Lateral Partner Due Diligence: Where Should A Firm Begin?
• Justice Ginsburg On Diversity And Persuading Her Colleagues
• Justices Level Class Action Playing Field In Xbox Ruling
• Employers Launch Defense Of Class Waivers At High Court
• EEOC Pushes 6th Circ. On Funeral Home Trans Bias Suit
• Uber Senior VP Out After Covington Workplace Culture Probe
• Brand Battles: Walmart, Dr Pepper, North Face
• DirecTV Asks High Court To Review Joint Employer Standards
• Northrop Grumman Settles 401(k) Fee Class Suit For $16.75M
• Comey Hearing Parallels What Fired Employees Face In Court
• Justices Say Xbox Buyer Who Ended Defect Suit Can't Appeal
• Clayton Signals Enforcement Continuity With Director Picks
• 5 Tips To Help Employers Stave Off Workplace Violence
• Mass. Sued Over Sales Tax Rule Targeting Online Vendors
• 6th Circ. Won't Reopen EEOC Suit Over AutoZone Harassment
• Product Liability Regulation & Legislation: Midyear Report
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Victoria's Secret Reaches $12M Deal In Clerks' Wage Suit
• DOL Floats Proposal To Throw Out Persuader Rule
• DC Circ. Won't Scrap NLRB's Revised Back Pay Formula
• Dual-Class Stock And Private Ordering: A System That Works
• 7th Circ. Trans Bathroom Decision Misapplied Title IX
• Potential Impact Of BNSF: 2 Areas To Watch
• $280M Dish TCPA Penalty May Make Settling More Attractive
• Startup Sues To Keep Access To Public LinkedIn User Data
• Trump, House Tax Plans Clash On How To Treat Biz Expenses
• SEC Names Co-Heads Of Enforcement Division
• Reader's Digest Publisher To Pay $8.2M In Privacy Deal
• Microsoft, Others Defend Google In Overseas Data Dispute
• SEC Denies Whistleblower Award, Defends Eligibility Cut-Off
• In Shift, US Pledges To Improve WTO Functionality
• DOL Settles Discrimination Allegations With KPMG
• What Kokesh V. SEC Means For Enforcement Actions
• House Passes Bill Overhauling Dodd-Frank
• Senate Panel Approves DOJ Antitrust Pick Makan Delrahim
• How 3M And Sears Are Slashing Their Law Firm Rosters
• Outgoing USPTO Director Lee Praised For Smooth Tenure
• New Int'l Tax Rules May Affect US Cos.' Treaty Benefits
• New Justice Settlement Guidelines Could Lower Bank Payouts
• 3 Takeaways From DOL's Nix Of Obama-Era Memos
• SEC Muddies Fiduciary Rule Waters With Comment Request
• Consumer Groups Weigh In On $100B InBev, SABMiller Deal
• Inside Toshiba's Battle To Forge A Turnaround
• Chipotle Is Exploiting Judge's Block On OT Rule, Suit Says
• DOJ Weighs In On Wells Fargo FCA Appeal After Escobar
• Testing Professional Services Exclusions To FCA Allegations
• DOL Looking To Revise Fiduciary, OT Rules: Labor Secretary
• 76 Countries On Board With Tax Avoidance Super-Treaty
• Defining OFAC Property Interests Beyond The 50% Rule
• Assessing Repeal Of OSHA's Injury Reporting Rule
• Questions Abound Concerning SEC's Administrative Process
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Setting Trial Time Limits
• DOL Yanks Joint Employer, Classification Guidance
• Sharply Split Fed. Circ. Won't Eye Limits On CBM Reviews
• How To Keep Sick Time Policies From Becoming A Headache
• Patent Owners More Likely To Seek MDLs After TC Heartland
• High Court Phone Case Could Crimp Use Of Location Data
• NLRB Ducks Challenge To Rule On Witness Statement Access
• Big Business Lobby Tries To Hobble Litigation Finance, Again
• Uber Fires 20 Amid Perkins Coie Workplace Culture Probe
• Labor Sec. Signals Scrutiny Of Visa Program Abuse
• Whistleblower, Digital Realty Disagree Over High Court Review
• China Cybersecurity Law Raises Trade Concerns: Tech Group
• Michelle Lee Resigns As USPTO Director
• Macy's Sues Burlington, Ex-Exec. Over Trade Secrets
• How High Court Resolved The Service-By-Mail Circuit Split
• Tools To Remedy Defective Corporate Acts In Delaware
• SpaceX Can't Nix Firing Suit Ahead Of Closing Arguments
• SEC Dealt Major Blow With Justices' Disgorgement Decision
• 1 Obscure Old Antitrust Appeal Law May Grease Deal Wheels
• 4 Takeaways From High Court's ERISA Exemption Ruling
• Foreign Cos. Expected To Test Venue Rules After TC Heartland
• Dish Hit With $280M Penalty In TCPA Suit By Feds, States
• Gov't–Biz Coalition Vows To Keep Paris Goals Alive
• Corp. Attys Back Drug Co. In FTC Privilege Fight At DC Circ.
• Overstock's $6.8M 'Compare' Price Penalty Sticks On Appeal
• Scientists Weigh In Against Trump's 2-For-1 Regs Order
• Tribal Orgs Vow To Continue Supporting Paris Accord
• Justices Won't Revisit Secondary Union Picketing Ruling
• High Court To Hear Cell Phone Data Collection Dispute
• 4 Cybersecurity Considerations To Minimize D&O Exposure
• Justices OK ERISA Exemption For Church-Affiliated Hospitals
• Supreme Court Limits SEC Disgorgement Orders
• Congressional Forecast: June
• Yahoo Suit Against Insurer Over TCPA Cases Tossed, For Now
• Trump Officials' Tax Signals Have Experts In Holding Pattern
• TC Heartland Could Make Enforcing Patents More Expensive
• Trump's Paris Redo Caveat Leaves Experts Scratching Heads
• 3 'Ban the Box' Mishaps Employers Should Steer Clear Of
• States, Not DOJ, Appeal AmEx Anti-Steering Row To Justices
• 2nd Circ. Revives Whole Foods Overcharging Suit
• Dollar Stores Trade Suits In 'Kill Dollar Express' Case
• Brand Battles: Chipotle, Houston, World Wildlife Fund
• More Women Are GCs, But They're Not Coming From Firms
• Uber Ups Calif. 'Safe Rides' Claims Settlement To $32.5M
• 9 Things To Know About Trump's Paris Agreement Decision
• What To Do When A Workplace Investigation Goes Off Course
• East Texas Could See 1,000 Fewer Patent Cases, Report Says
• High Court's Snub Shows FCA Disclosure Bar Still Strong
• Garmin Hit With $37M ITC Fine Recommendation In IP Row
• Contracts A Tricky Fallback As Justices Limit Patent Power
• Mozilla, Others File Amicus Briefs In Google, Oracle IP Suit
• 1st Circ. Reverses NLRB, Says Rude Worker Can Stay Fired
• 2nd Circ. Affirms NLRB Ruling On Worker Recording Ban
• NJ Lawmakers Advance Salary History, Wage Violation Bills
• WTO Report Touts New Accords, Warns of Protectionism
• Trump Confirms Plan To Pull US Out Of Paris Climate Deal
• China, Russia Urge US To Curtail Steel Imports Probe
• OFCCP And EEOC Merger Bolstered By Proposed Budget
• What Counsel At Retailers Should Know About Data Breaches
• Reaffirming Personal Jurisdiction Limits At High Court