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Corporate - June, 2018

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• Justice Kennedy Leaves Mixed Record On Civil Rights
• VW Accused Of 'Purging' Older Workers In Rebranding Effort
• Business Immigration's Uncertain Path Post-Travel Ban Ruling
• 4 Ways The Apple-Samsung Case Shaped Patent Law
• Seyfarth Beats Malpractice Suit At Trial, Wins $133K
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs Netflix In Fox's Anti-SLAPP Bid
• 4th Circ. Says Deal With Feds Preserves Co.'s Privilege
• Trump Says He Will Announce Supreme Court Nominee July 9
• Apple Escapes PTAB Sanctions In Wi-Fi Patent Challenge
• Kennedy's Retirement: Legacy, Fallout & The Battle Ahead
• Energy Co. Claims IRS Wrongly Assessed $421M In Taxes
• AbbVie, Besins Owe $448M In FTC Androgel Antitrust Case
• Ex-SunTrust Workers Win Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 3
• New Stats On Millennial Attorney Disciplinary Actions
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• A Cloud On The Horizon: Trade Secret Theft In The Cloud
• Calif. Enacts Internet Privacy Law, Erasing Ballot Effort
• Nine West Beats US Trustee's Bid To Block CEO Retention
• Cos. Registered For Biz In Pa. Can Be Sued There, Panel Says
• Calif. Gov. OKs Soda Tax Ban, Citing Beverage Biz Threat
• Post-Kennedy Court Likely To Take Narrow View Of Title VII
• Why The Defense Bar Celebrates Kennedy
• Seyfarth, Landmark Square Off As Malpractice Trial Wraps
• 4 Post-Janus Developments You Need To Know
• Sales Tax Decision Looms Large In Justice Kennedy's Legacy
• Roberts Becomes True Power As 'Kennedy Court' Ends
• Exactis Sued After Exposure Of 200M Consumers' Info
• Citigroup Beats Econ Prof's $2.4B Suit Over Its Tax Practices
• Justice Kennedy's Important Antitrust Opinions
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 2
• Delay On Kennedy Replacement 'Ain't Going To Happen': GOP
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: Prioritizing Is Always Key
• After Janus, Employers Should Proceed With Caution
• Long-Term Investors Must Bring Back The Staggered Board
• The E-Sign Act: 18 Years And All Grown Up
• From Iqbal To Citizens United: Kennedy's Biggest Decisions
• ZeniMax's IP Verdict Against Oculus Cut By $250M
• Life After Kennedy: 1 Big Question, 6 Judges To Watch
• 4 Things To Watch After The High Court's Body Blow To Labor
• 'Goodbye, Tony!' Justices Bid Farewell To Kennedy
• When Partisan Passion Raged, Kennedy Was The Vote To Get
• Calif. Internet Privacy Bill Heads To Vote As Cos. Back Off
• Boeing Appeals 787 Micro Unit Decision To NLRB
• Fitbit Rival Faces Attys' Fees Sanction For 'Frivolous' IP Suit
• Walmart, Glencore Questioned By NY About Pregnancy Bias
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 1
• GOP Kicks Off Race To Confirm Kennedy Replacement
• The Inadvertent 'Foreign Person' Trap For American Cos.
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: How Congress Affected My Career
• Apple, Samsung Settle Long-Running Patent War
• Justice Kennedy's Retirement To Upset High Court Balance
• Disney To Sell Sports Networks To Clear $71B Fox Deal
• Justices Rule Against Unions In Public Worker Fees Fight
• Theranos Founder's Stay Bid Nixed As Judge Scolds Counsel
• 11th Circ. Reverses NLRB On Employment Agreements
• Former Och-Ziff Exec Turns Himself In, Denies Fraud Charges
• ITC Wraps Up Qualcomm's Patent Case Against IPhone
• Jimmy John's Not Joint Employer Of Franchisee Workers
• S&P Analyst Leaked Merger Info In $300K Scheme, Feds Say
• The Next 4 Big Copyright And Trademark Rulings Are ...
• Tesla Can Subpoena Tech Bigs To Preserve Ex-Worker's Email
• Biz Groups Want Congress To Rein In Trump's Trade Moves
• DOL Persuader Rule Soon To Be Revoked, Courts Told
• Microsoft IT Women Can't Get Class Cert. In Bias Suit
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: DC Isn't As Bad As You Think
• Judge Alsup Nixes Calif. Cities' Climate Suits Against Big Oil
• An Update On DTSA And Trade Secret Damages
• Impact Of AmEx Decision On Tech Cos. Up For Debate
• Supreme Court Could Clear Up On-Sale Bar In Patent Cases
• McDonald's Must Face Trimmed No-Hire Policy Antitrust Suit
• Google Workers Seek OK Of $1M 'Adult Content' PAGA Deal
• GrubHub, Ex-Driver Spar Over Calif. 'Gig Economy' Ruling
• Top 7 Copyright Rulings Of 2018: A Midyear Review
• High Court Nixes Union Pacific Appeal Of EEOC Subpoena
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: 6 Things I Learned In Congress
• A Survey Of LLC Director Obligations In Delaware: Part 2
• Will The Robots Who Replace Us Also Pay Income Tax?
• 15 Minutes With Kimpton Hotels' General Counsel
• 4 Takeaways From Female Law Profs' Equal Pay Settlement
• Supreme Court Backs AmEx Anti-Steering Rules
• High Court To Hear Patent Case Over On-Sale Bar
• 3 Tips For Employers Looking To Back Worker Affinity Groups
• High Court Ruling To Spur Push For Broader Patent Damages
• South Dakota V. Wayfair, A Look At The Case That Killed Quill
• Tesla Abandons Restitution Bid After High Court Ruling
• IPhone Chip Deal Loss Would Kill Intel 5G Plans, Atty Says
• US Trustee Opposes Nine West's Interim CEO Candidate
• High Court's Lucia Ruling Opens ALJs To Political Influence
• Brand Battles: 'To Kill A Mockingbird,' The Masters, Alibaba
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Tax Relief Under Tax Cuts And Jobs Act? Not For Debtors
• A Survey Of LLC Director Obligations In Delaware: Part 1
• Justices Say Patent Owners Can Recover Foreign Damages
• Congress Not Off The Hook With High Court's Sales Tax Ruling
• Narrow High Court Ruling In Lucia Raises Questions For SEC
• Structure Of South Dakota Law Matters In Quill Overturn
• Attorneys React To Ruling In South Dakota V. Wayfair
• Credit Suisse Can Arbitrate Ex-Worker's $300M Class Suit
• DOL's Fiduciary Rule's Demise Made Official By 5th Circ.
• Citing 'Grave Concerns,' Judge Nixes Tesla's $1M OT Deal Bid
• Trade Lessons From The ZTE Saga
• Getting Acquired? Here's What GCs Should Do
• BigLaw's Associate Salary Model Is A Relic Of A Bygone Era
• When An Activist Designee Joins Your Board
• NC Phishing Scam Case Is A Broad Warning To Employers
• The PHH Decision And The Future Of CFPB
• Justices Say States Can Make Online Retailers Collect Sales, Use Tax
• Supreme Court Says SEC In-House Judges Must Be Appointed
• New FTC Weighing Need To Alter Policies For Digital Economy
• High Court Could Give SEC Tougher Road In Fraud Actions
• CBS Investor Suit To Continue Alongside Directors' Claims
• Restaurant Group Pushes NLRB On Joint Employer Issue
• 3rd Circ. Backs Coke's Win In Ex-Worker's Data Breach Suit
• Tesla Accuses Ex-Worker Of Hacking, Stealing Trade Secrets
• Walmart Doesn't Have To Keep Disabled Worker: 10th Circ.
• 4 Noncompete Developments From 2018's First Half
• NLRB Counsel Backs Continued Use Of Temporary Injunctions
• A Practical Method For Utility Property Interest Allocation
• Life Sciences Cos. Should Assess Charitable Donations Programs
• NY, Mass. AGs To Sue Over Association Health Plans Rule
• When Should Independent Directors Get Their Own Counsel?
• 10 Steps To Modernizing Corporate Integrity Agreements
• NLRB Wants To Tackle Union Group's Class Waiver Questions
• Bloomberg, Workers Move For $54.5M Settlement In OT Suit
• Del. Class Slams UnitedHealth's Appeal On Books Access
• Apple Pushes Monopoly Concerns In Qualcomm ITC Fight
• #MeToo At Law Firms And What We Can Do About It
• High Court's Vitamin C Ruling Leaves Work For Lower Courts
• Amazon Accused Of Stiffing Delivery Workers On Overtime
• Tax Reform Adds Value To IRS Accounting Method Changes
• Keurig Inks $36.5M Settlement Over 2011 Stock Drop
• 9th Circ. Backs Arbitration In Ex-CVS Worker's Bias Suit
• Ex-NBA Union Atty Joins DC AG As Senior Litigation Counsel
• A Chat With Holland & Knight CFO Mia Stutzman
• EU Antitrust Chief Sees Global Progress Curbing State Aid
• Careless Employee: A Company's Biggest Trade-Secret Threat
• How Will Weinstein Co. Bankruptcy Impact Accusers?
• Oregon Should Reinstate Its Tax Haven Law
• DOL Blesses ACA-Skirting Association Health Plans
• GCs Tackle Law Firm Culture In Diversity Push
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• The Hurdles Facing BigLaw's Minority Women
• Knowledge Lawyers Can Help Firms Stay Ahead Of The Curve
• Kohl's Customer Can't Get Refund In Discount Suit: 9th Circ.
• National Amusements Urges Stay In CBS Shareholder Suit
• Insurance Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2018
• Training Crucial To Offsetting Job Losses From Automation
• Fujifilm Sues Xerox For Killing $6.1B Merger
• In Their Own Words: Minority Partners On Reaching The Top
• JPMorgan To Pay CFTC $65M Over ISDAfix Rigging
• 15 Minutes With Uber's General Counsel
• Congressional Forecast: June
• The 2018 Law360 Diversity Snapshot
• FLSA Turns 80: The Divide Over Joint Employment Status
• High Court To Hear Apple's Appeal In Monopoly Case
• Minority Lawyers On Why They Left BigLaw
• Taking On The 'Petri Dish' Of BigLaw Bias
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: By The Numbers
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Law360's Pro Say: What BigLaw Should Do About Diversity
• FCA Decision Tracker: Continued Interpretations Of Escobar
• KAIST Wins $400M Patent Verdict Against Samsung, Others
• Hi-Tech Deserves $40M Sanctions, FTC Tells 11th Circ.
• Trump Throws A Curve With Two-Pronged Tariff Approach
• Fiduciary Rule's End Leads Merrill Lynch To Review IRA Policy
• American To Pay $45M To Exit Airline Antitrust MDL
• New NLRB Memos Touch On Solo Strikes, Facebook Posts
• Corp. Counsel Group Backs Mining Co. In $207M Tax Row
• Attys Reflect On Escobar's FCA Impact 2 Years Later
• Theranos Founder, Ex-COO Indicted For Fraud
• DOJ Won't Seek Stay, AT&T Closes $85B Time Warner Deal
• An Unprecedented Look Inside The FARA Unit
• Groups Shine Light On Expanded Walmart Pregnancy Policy
• Current, Ex-FitBit Employees Indicted For Trade Secret Theft
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Citi To Pay States $100M For Libor Rigging
• Amended Fiduciary Rule: Done, Done, On To The Next One
• 8th Circ. Backs $10M Target Data Breach Deal After Remand
• As New IP Tariffs Loom, China Implores Trump To Negotiate
• USPTO Memo Cuts Mayo Woes On Treatment Method Patents
• Inside The Battle To Take Over 21st Century Fox's Assets
• Dems' Ambitious Pro-Labor Bill A Nonstarter, Experts Say
• What The Time Warner Case Means For Antitrust Enforcement
• Aaron's Hit With Suit As FCC Looks To Redefine Autodialer
• 8th Circ. Wells Fargo ERISA Case May Be A Bellwether
• Amazon Must Release Data In 3rd-Party Tax Row, Judge Says
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 2
• Curious Case Of The Class Cert. Evidentiary Standard: Part 2
• Apple To Close IPhone Backdoor Used By Law Enforcement
• Ex-CEO Gets 2 Years For Insider Trading Led By 'Pure Greed'
• 3 Tips For Businesses Looking To Root Out Pay Gaps
• Ex-Morgan Stanley VP Made Hack-Based Trades, Plotter Says
• Yahoo Investor Tells 9th Circ. SEC Doesn't Answer Mail
• Time Limit Under NY Securities Law May Frustrate Big Cases
• Wash. Gov. Moves To Counteract High Court's Epic Ruling
• AT&T-Time Warner Ruling Paves Way For Industry Overhaul
• How Turkey's Expansive New Tax Amnesty Law Works
• Trend Of Rise In Pass-Throughs Forecast To Reverse
• 4th Circ. Revives Optometrists' Data Breach Suit
• Curious Case Of The Class Cert. Evidentiary Standard: Part 1
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 1
• Examining Leadership Structure For Innovation Subsidiaries
• 3 Takeaways From Judge Leon's Ruling On Time Warner Deal
• Arbitration Pact Named Parent, Not Tech's Co., 4th Circ. Says
• Ex-Morgan Stanley VP Traded On Hacked Co. Info, Jury Told
• 5th Circ. Says Employer's Failure To Sign Voids Arbitration
• OSHA Enforcement Slipping Under Trump, Labor Org Says
• Facebook Data Pacts Could Spur GDPR-Like Protections
• Walmart Urged To Reach Deal With Exec In Noncompete Suit
• Sales And Use Tax Laws May Be More Onerous After Wayfair
• Watchdog Says DOL Is Stalling On OT, Fiduciary Rule Info
• Partisan Potshots At NLRB Par For The Course, Ex-Chair Says
• Antitrust Chief Defends Sticking To Consumer Welfare Focus
• Yahoo Hit With £250K Fine Over 2014 Data Breach
• AT&T, Time Warner Merger Cleared, DOJ Warned Against Stay
• Questions To Answer Before Investing In An Opportunity Fund
• Untangling The Web Of Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules
• Timely File Payroll Taxes Because The IRS Is Watching
• China Agritech May Drive Class Members To Court Early, Often
• Saks Hit With Class Action Over 'Notorious' Hackers' Breach
• Seattle Council Set To Kill New Tax On Employee Hours
• DOL Inks Deal To End Prevailing Wage Review Challenge
• NLRB On Right Path With Joint Employer, Elex Regs: Ex-Chair
• Justices Won't Weigh Rest Break Pay, Pfizer Unit Bias Suit
• 40% Of Multinational Profits Go To Tax Havens, Study Says
• Uber Can't Arbitrate Claims It Tricked Lyft Drivers
• Go East, Angel Investors: Tax Incentives In Delaware Tech
• Supreme Court Won't Review Nextel's $3.9M Tax Refund Suit
• 15 Minutes With The General Counsel Of Vencore
• The Latest On State-Level Noncompete Reform
• Justices Narrow American Pipe Tolling For Class Actions
• New EU Cybersecurity Certification Program Moves Forward
• Intel's $5M Deal To End Wage, OT Claims Gets Initial OK
• CertiSign Director To Pay Legal Fees After Breach Finding
• DOJ Sheds Some Light On Scope Of Foreign Lobbying Law
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 2
• Tesla Shareholder Calls Musk's Stock Award 'Staggering'
• 3rd-Party Funding Has No Place In Treaty Arbitration: Report
• Revolving-Door Roundup: King & Spalding, Quinn, O'Melveny
• Legal Risks For Consumer Products Cos. In 2018: Part 2
• Negligent Hiring And Supervision Can Be An 'Accident'
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Limited Comfort For Corporate Defendants Post-LabMD Ruling
• Extra Oversight For NLRB Offices Not In Cards, GC Indicates
• Startups Get More Leeway To Issue Stock-Based Equity Plans
• Mulvaney Dismisses CFPB's Proceedings Against PHH Corp.
• Automotive Regulation To Watch: Midyear Report
• FTC Facing Data Security Conundrum Post-LabMD
• NLRB's GC Puts Out Guidance On Workplace Rules Standard
• ZTE Reprieve Casts Shadow Over Trump's Sanctions Posture
• Jones Day, WilmerHale, McDermott Vets Picked For Bench
• Tandem Nonprofit And For-Profit Cos. Must Walk Fine Line
• Legal Risks For Consumer Products Cos. In 2018: Part 1
• Revamping Contracts For GDPR: You're Just Getting Started
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 1
• ZTE Will Pay $1B, Make Board Changes To End US Export Ban
• Activist Investor Opposes Goldman Compensation Suit Deal
• Breitling Execs Can Tap Insurance To Fight $80M SEC Suit
• Split 8th Circ. Backs CyberPower Win In Fired Exec's Suit
• Greenspoon Marder Snags Miami Mayor From Carlton Fields
• 11th Circ. Frees LabMD From FTC Data Security Order
• Credit Suisse To Pay $47M To End Probe Into Hiring Practices
• Deloitte To Buy 8 Int'l Offices From Immigration Law Firm
• How Kentucky Changed Its Nearly 100-Year-Old Tax Structure
• 7 Common Mistakes In Company Witness Prep
• How Immigration Issues Can Sour M&A Deals
• Despite Legality, Employee Arbitration Pacts Are No Panacea
• Calif. Employers Get Coverage Relief On Negligent Hire Suits
• Venezuela's Oil Co. Slips Contempt, Attys Dinged In Bribe Suit
• SEC's Fund Adviser Fines A Warning To PE Firms, Attys Alike
• Lowenstein Sandler Nabs Ex-NJ White Collar Prosecutor
• Duane Morris Employment Partner Returns To Firm
• Digital Toy Data Breach Highlights Cybersecurity Concerns
• New SFO Chief Brings US Expertise To Gov't Reform Push
• Class Counsel To Collect Over $6M In Akorn Accounting Row
• Deal OK Sought In OvaScience Director Compensation Suit
• 5 Workplace Scenarios That Could Spell Legal Trouble
• Veteran M&A Atty Returns To BigLaw As Cadwalader Partner
• Negligent Hiring Claims Covered By Policy: Calif. Justices
• Consent Disputes Emerge As First GDPR Battlefield
• FCC's Rules On Toll-Free Texting Cause Consent Concerns
• Legal Pitfalls Bedevil Some New #MeToo Policies, Experts Say
• Foot Locker Kicks Former Employee's FCRA Suit
• Tax Days May Be Longer In Arizona Than New York
• Kokesh And Its Impact On SEC Enforcement, A Year Later
• 15 Minutes With MyoKardia's General Counsel
• Epic Systems V. Lewis: PAGA's Epic Demise?
• Why Widespread Use Of Live Video Testimony Is Not Justified
• As Piwowar Exits, Trump Taps Ex-Milbank Atty For SEC
• Common Ownership Not An Antitrust Problem: FTC Commish
• BASF Says Unit's Ex-GC Can't Testify In Asbestos Fraud Case
• Brand Battles: McDonald's Aims To Block 'McMansions' TM
• Ex-Apple Worker Gets 3 Years For Stealing From Company
• Summer Internships: 4 Things Employers Should Consider
• DOJ Antitrust Deputy Touts Vertical Merger Bargaining Models
• An Old 'New' Defense To IRS Penalties
• Judging A Book: Wallach Reviews 'Uncivil Warriors'
• DOJ Launches Global Antitrust Enforcement Framework
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Epic Systems May Point To Fate Of 'Lamps Plus' At High Court
• Sundt Construction GC Eyes Way To Spread Out Contract Risk