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Corporate - October, 2018

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• Allergan, Generic Cos. Battle Over Restasis Launch Plans
• Real Estate Firm Fights For Control Of Ex-Exec's Jet
• Google Settlement Snubbed Class Members, Justices Told
• EEOC Sexual Harassment Claims Higher Than Estimated
• Dems Stake Out Their Turf With Bill Targeting Epic Systems
• DOL Seeks To Quash States' Association Health Plan Suit
• Investors Seek IPO Docs In Alibaba Stock-Drop Suit
• AIG Unit Needn't Cover Medical Service Co. Harassment Suits
• An 8-Step Model To Eliminate Workplace Sexual Harassment
• EU Might Not Get Digital Tax By Year End, Diplomat Says
• IRS Floats Rules To Match Treatment Of Foreign Repatriations
• The Top In-House Hires Of October
• With Conflicting Paths On FAA, High Court Likely To Take Both
• Papa John's Failed In Chancery Books Trial, Founder Says
• Chinese Spies Indicted For Alleged Hacking Of US Companies
• Playa Hotels Taps In-House Counsel As New GC
• Barnes & Noble Details Ex-CEO's Alleged Harassment
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Expanded Autodialer Definition
• Genentech Sues Over Stolen Secrets; 4 Ex-Workers Indicted
• Internet Cos. Flag Foreign Trade Barriers For USTR Report
• Ex-Valeant Exec, Pharmacy CEO Get Year For Kickback Fraud
• GE Says Power Business Is A Focus Of DOJ, SEC Probes
• The Hurdles That Could Trip Up IBM's $34B Red Hat Deal
• DOL Looks To Nix Challenge To Injury Reporting Freeze
• Chancery Suit Slams Murdochs' $83M Disney Merger Windfall
• NLRB Extends Comment Deadline For Joint Employer Rule
• Chinese Regulators Vow Support To Ease Market Fears
• A Comprehensive Guide To Defending PAGA Claims: Part 2
• Learning From A Failed Merger: The Sinclair-Tribune Pitfalls
• Protecting Law Firm Talent At Both Ends
• Fed. Circ. Reboots Chuck Taylor Trademark Case
• Canadian Privacy Chief Offers Guidance On New Breach Rule
• New AIA Plan May Be A Tough Path To Patent Amendments
• Ex-KPMG Partner Pleads Guilty In Audit Watchdog Fraud Case
• Justices Weigh Bar For Class Arbitration Lingo In Contracts
• Google Defeats Publisher's AdSense Contract Suit
• NLRB OKs Employers Challenging Unions Before CBAs Start
• Justices Look For Arbitration 'Outs' In Antitrust Appeal
• Supreme Court Turns Away 5 Employment Cases
• Jury Clears Tech Co. In EEOC Suit Over Fired Trans Worker
• Wendy Olson Talks Twin Falls, Tribes, Private Practice
• Prospects For Tax Policy In A Divided Post-Election Congress
• LuLaRoe Argues It Repaid Customers For Excess Sales Taxes
• ​Compliance Remains A Key DOJ Priority
• A Comprehensive Guide To Defending PAGA Claims: Part 1
• 3 Incentive Compensation Alternatives To Consider
• 15 Minutes With Kickstarter's General Counsel
• Walmart To Pay $160M To End Investor Suit Over Bribes
• Attys Should Consider Ephemeral Messages, Wickr GC Says
• Qualcomm Can Pursue $5B Trade Secrets Case Against Apple
• 3 Tips To Avoid Legal Horror At Office Halloween Parties
• Dunkin' Latest Chain To Face No-Poach Class Action
• Brand Battles: Tequila, Major League Baseball, Apple
• Former Ice Miller Partner Rejoins Firm's Business Practice
• Alarm.com Cuts $28M Deal To Settle TCPA Class Action
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Judging A Book: Brown Reviews 'Dangerous Leaders'
• WeWork Stays In-House With New GC Appointment
• Judge Trims Chipotle Breach Row, Slams 'Sloppy Lawyering'
• Third Point Sues Campbell, Seeks Disclosures For Investors
• 3 Things To Watch After Feds Split On Trans Worker Rights
• Iancu Unveils Plan To Ease Patent Amendments At PTAB
• SEC Looks Set To Bring New Wave Of Cyber-Fraud Cases
• Sears Gets Nod To Start Closing Sales At 142 Stores
• Cathay Pacific Data Breach Impacts 9.4M Airline Passengers
• L'Oréal Ex-VP Fired After Pointing Out Toxic Workplace: Suit
• Uber Says Limo Co.'s Counsel Is Conflicted, Wants DQ
• Google CLO Allegedly Had An Affair With Subordinate
• Justices Should Rule On Trans Protections, EEOC Chair Says
• Tinder Seeks Arbitration In Ex-Worker's Sex Harassment Suit
• USPTO Plans To Simplify, Speed Up Patent Examinations
• The Promise And Limitations Of Smart Contracts
• Unpacking New Guidance On Tax-Free Monetized Spinoffs
• Breaking The Rules: 3 Ways To 'Lead' A Direct Examination
• Manager Warned HR To 'Be Careful' With Trans Worker: Docs
• AT&T's Hints Of White House Bias Unlikely To Gain Traction
• Federal Anti-Bias Law Doesn't Protect Trans Workers: DOJ
• Wells Fargo Says 2 Execs On Leave Over Regulatory Reviews
• Walgreens Escapes Investor Suit Over Failed Rite Aid Deal
• New 'ABC' Test Limited To Wage Orders, Calif. Court Says
• Justices Told $200M Merck IP Award Should Be Reinstated
• Facebook To Pay $69M In Atty Fees For Mooted Stock Suit
• Gig Worker Suits On Thin Ice After Arbitration Pacts Upheld
• Home Depot Gets Approval Of $2.6M Deal Ending Seating Suit
• Walmart's $65M Cashier Seats Deal Stalls Over 2-Year Limit
• NY AG Sues Exxon Over Hiding Climate Risks From Investors
• 9th Circ. Revives Children's Nestle 'Slave Labor' Suit
• Yahoo Email Users Seek OK For $50M Data Breach Deal
• 3 Tools To Help In-House Attys Manage Stress
• AI Is No Substitute For Good Lawyers
• Red Robin Workers Win Cert. Of 18,500-Person Wage Class
• Trans Worker Wrongly Fired For Glassdoor Post, Jury Told
• DOL Rule Encourages Workers To Buy Own Health Insurance
• InBev, SABMiller Deal Tweaks OK'd, Easing Gov't Enforcement
• HBUS Nabs First Female African-American GC In Crypto
• Mayer Brown Lands Mortgage Banking, Financial Services Pro
• Fairness Concerns Doom Deal In Goldman Director Pay Suit
• New SEC Cyber Report Puts Spotlight On Accounting Controls
• Deciding Class Action Removal Rights At High Court
• How Employers Can Address Secret Workplace Recordings
• Landmark Roundup Verdict Survives, But Cut Down By $211M
• When Bad News Hits: How GCs Can Help Weather The Storm
• DOL Proposes Easing Retirement Plan Regulations
• Attys Cheer Iancu Patent Troll Speech, Tech Groups Dismayed
• DoorDash Driver Must Arbitrate Misclassification Suit
• Alibaba Gets Injunction In Cryptocurrency Trademark Fight
• Canada Prepares WTO Summit To Address US Criticisms
• FTC Drops $4B False Ad Suit Against DirectTV Midtrial
• 4 Recent PTAB Decisions Attys Need To Know
• Calif. Tax Agency Moving Forward With Post-Wayfair Plan
• FTC Clears $70B Linde-Praxair Deal With Asset Sale
• 15 Minutes With Ascendant Compliance's General Counsel
• Beware Laws Intersecting Benefit Concierge Services
• SEC Opens Probe In Honeywell's Asbestos Accounting
• HP Unit Owes Startup $2.3M For Software Work
• Cos. Urge High Court To Review Toxic Tort Class Action
• GCs Should Take Hack Issues To The Feds, DHS Official Says
• Atty Urges Justices To Hear Suit Over Defamatory Yelp Review
• Iancu Calls Patent Troll Concerns 'Orwellian Doublespeak'
• Ex-Bush Ethicist Slams McDonald's Over NLRB Recusal Reply
• Need Litigation Finance? Don't Skip These 5 Steps
• What M&A Attys Must Know About Mandatory CFIUS Filings
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• ​Are You Ready For Your Congressional Investigation?
• Asbestos Trusts Facing Heat As DOJ Ramps Up Oversight
• Pros And Cons Of California's New Corporate Blockchain Law
• 9th Circ. Decision Poses Employer Tip Credit Challenges
• IRS Floats Rules On Deferring Gains From Opportunity Zones
• Are You An Inadvertent US Shareholder In A Foreign Corp?
• Allergan Must Produce CEO's Tribal Patent Docs In MDL
• NY Trial Set To Determine Owner Of Contested Crypto Platform
• Microsoft's Open-Source Move To Pay Dividends In The Cloud
• Glassdoor Gets Beer Vendor's Bad Review Suit Dismissed
• Facebook Seeks To Duck Suit Claiming It Inflated Ad Stats
• NY High Court Defers To DOL On Apprentice Wages
• CWA Wants In On Calif. Review Of Sprint-T-Mobile Merger
• Burger King Workers Invoke Adam Smith In No-Poach Row
• StarKist To Plead Guilty In Scheme To Fix Tuna Prices
• Tariff Exemption Process Prompts Suit From Watchdog Group
• The A-List For Managing Employment Law Risks And Costs
• McDonald's Jointly Employed Calif. Workers, 9th Circ. Told
• The 8 Firms GCs Want For Employment Work
• Musk, Tesla Board Face Chancery Suit Over 'Erratic' Conduct
• FTC On Ropes As Courts Wallop Suits Over Past Conduct
• 5 Powerhouse Firms GCs Prefer For Securities Litigation
• A High Court Milestone Stirs Hope Of Gender Parity
• Two Years In, Trump Makes Play For New Trade Deals
• Papa John's Tries To Stymie Founder's Chancery Demands
• The Use Of Third-Party Litigation Financing Is Soaring
• GCs Pick 2 Fave Firms For Product Liability Work
• EBay Accuses Amazon Of Poaching Top Sellers
• The 7 Firms GCs Want To Hire For IP Litigation
• The Four Firms That GCs Fear The Most
• DOL's Joint Employer Plan Highlights New Regulatory Agenda
• Jury Will Likely Decide Legality Of Disney's Kid Data Scrape
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Cautions Against Punishing Big Data
• 9 FAQs About De Minimis Doctrine After Troester V. Starbucks
• Viacom Is 2nd Co. To Sue Netflix With Exec. Poaching Claims
• Ex-Equifax Engineer Gets House Arrest For Insider Trading
• MoFo Nabs Fujitsu's Compliance Head, Ex-Prosecutor In SF
• Viacom Can't Arbitrate Kids' Data Privacy Row, Judge Says
• Ex-Madison Square Garden Interns Get $5K In Wage Suit
• 5M Walmart Workers Want Cert. In Background Check Suit
• NLRB Puts Out Quartet Of Obama GC's Advice Memos
• Top Labor Dept. Atty Decamps For Morgan Lewis in DC
• Apple Dodges False Claims Suit Over B-1 Visas, For Now
• Sens. Urge FTC To Take Harder Line On 'Made In USA' Labels
• Ex-KPMG Exec Admits Swiping Watchdog's Inspection Plans
• Uber Reaches $1.3M Deal In Drivers' Collective FLSA Action
• A Holistic Approach To Client Retention
• Philly UberBlack Drivers Press 3rd Circ. For Employee Status
• The Path To Becoming A Supreme Court Advocate
• A Chat With Allens Pricing Chief Pier D'Angelo
• Data Privacy Vs. Cybersecurity At Your Company
• Avoiding Unfair Labor Practices Under NLRA Section 8(a)
• Gender Disparity At The High Court: How Top Law Firms Measure Up
• 2nd Circ. Seems Skeptical Of Tilton Bid For D&O Insurance
• 1 In 4 Women In Law Experienced Recent Harassment: Report
• $4.8B Akorn Ruling More Outlier Than Shift At Chancery
• Twitter Faces GDPR Probe Over Possible User Tracking
• In-N-Out Can Block Fight For $15 Buttons, Legal Group Says
• Chopra Wary Of Digital Markets' Data Tracking, In-House Rules
• MoFo Adds Capital Markets Partner From Jones Day
• EEOC's Costco Case Sheds Light On Title VII Liability
• Market Evidence Will Likely Be Key In Sears Bankruptcy
• The Side Effects Of Policing 'Speech Monopolies'
• 15 Minutes With Brooks Running Co.'s General Counsel
• CFIUS Pilot Program: Immediate Investment Implications
• Will The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar Be Female?
• Supreme Court Women: A Vet & 1st-Timer Talk Gender Disparity
• DOJ Criminal Head Inks Monitor Memo, Axes Compliance Role
• 'Cheerleading' Not Fraud, HP Atty Tells Startup Trial Jury
• Google Data Leak Exposes Breach Disclosure Conundrums
• SEC Suspends Three Ex-BDO Auditors Over Backdated Docs
• Facebook Says 30M Users' Data Accessed In Recent Breach
• Can The DOJ Speed Merger Reviews? It's Tried Before
• Brand Battles: HBO Aims To Depose 'Game Of Thorns'
• How Attys Can Help PE Clients In The Wake Of A Cyberattack
• Biz, Defense Groups Back Exxon Fight Against Climate Probe
• How General Counsel Can Help Women Join The Board
• Tax Evasion Knows No Borders
• Sweeping Business Tax Changes Continue In New Jersey
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• The ABA Was Dead Wrong About Model Rule 8.4(g)
• When A Blog Post Leads To Antitrust Liability
• HP Treated Startup Like Slaves, Jury Told As Trial Wraps
• Disney Nixes Anaheim Hotel Amid Minimum Wage Ballot Row
• Aetna Settles State AGs' Claims Over Health Info Breaches
• Lawmakers Chide Google For Not Admitting Data Leak
• Amazon Eyes Escape From Job Applicants' Age Bias Suit
• 3 Takeaways From The $69B CVS-Aetna Deal
• Ex-Grubhub Driver Says Dynamex Unwinds Wage Trial Loss
• Sonic Customers Strike $4.3M Deal In Data Breach MDL
• HTC Told To Reveal Google Transaction Records To Ericsson
• The Supreme Court Should Become Boring
• Smart Contacts, Cyberattacks Are New Norm, Experts Say
• Back To School: BC's Kent Greenfield Talks Corporate Law
• Walmart To Pay $65M To End Cashiers' Seating Suit
• Investment Firms, Beware Changing Compliance Goal Posts
• The Rise In ESG Investing — And What Boards Can Do
• When Working From Home Can Work For In-House Counsel
• Monsanto Nears $250M Slash Of Landmark Roundup Verdict
• Federal Privacy Law Shouldn't Lower The Bar, Senators Told
• 4 Tips For NY Employers Navigating New Sex Harassment Law
• US Arrests Chinese Spy For Bid To Steal GE Aviation Tech
• AIA Claim Construction Change To Spur Revamped Strategies
• 2nd Circ. Raises Tough Questions About FLSA Settlements
• Trump Crackdown May Cool Tech Deals, Sophos GC Says
• Justices Urged To Mull Repeat Patent Challenges Under AIA
• DC May Adopt Wayfair Legislation On Emergency Basis
• Smaller Firms Must Prepare For Cyberattacks, Too
• BofA Workers Want Approval Of $11M Mileage Expense Deal
• How FIRRMA Changes The Game For Tech Cos. And Investors
• American Airlines Workers Push For Class Cert. In ERISA Row
• 10 Questions The SEC Will Probably Ask Google: Part 2
• Kavanaugh Cannot Be Compelled To Recuse Himself
• What Jurors Think Of #MeToo: A Snapshot
• Disney Wants 11th Circ. To Rehear Autism Accessibility Row
• Google Appeals €4.3B EU Fine In Android Antitrust Case
• State AG Wants More Info From Facebook About Data Breach
• Google Nears Deal In Age Bias Collective Action
• Boston Scientific Merger Trial Fast-Tracked In Chancery
• Google Sat On 'Plus' Data Breach For Months, Suit Says
• High Court Won't Hear Takings Challenge To AIA Reviews
• Google Escapes UK Suit On IPhone Snooping Claims
• 10 Questions The SEC Will Probably Ask Google: Part 1
• Calif. Shoppers Say Walmart Gave Their Data To Facebook
• Knowledge Management: An Unsung Hero Of Legal Innovation
• Trump Says China 'Not Ready' To Strike Tariff Truce
• Adidas Taps Bayer US Legal Head For New General Counsel
• Defamation In Litigation: A Primer On Privileges In NY
• Penguins Hire Pa. Mayor's Ex-Chief Of Staff As GC
• Recent Trends In Shareholder Activism
• Why Janus Should Make Public Employers Think Twice
• 15 Minutes With Barilla's Americas General Counsel
• Zuckerberg Seeks Chancery Cambridge Analytica Suit Toss
• Outside Whistleblowers Key To $625M Amerisource FCA Deal
• #MeToo's 'Post-Harvey' Energy Not Going Away: EEOC Chair
• Revived $100M Award Boosts NY's Pro-Arbitration Reputation
• Ex-Worker Sues CBS Sports For Race, Gender Discrimination
• What's At Stake In The Apple App Store Case?
• Chase Pays $5.3M For Settling Sanctioned Airlines' Bills
• Brand Battles: NASA, Ivy League, 'Lord Of The Rings'
• #MeToo Changed Workplaces, But That's Just A Start
• Biz Groups, Union Weigh In On NLRB Email Use Standard
• Chamber, Biz Groups Say Cos. Can Base Pay On Past Salary
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Hurdles Ahead For California's Female Director Mandate
• Del. Chief Justice Strine Warns Of Growing Investor Unrest
• IRS Notice Does Not Jeopardize Exec Comp Grandfather
• Elon Musk, SEC Told To Justify $20M Settlement Over Tweets
• 7th Circ. Affirms $500M Tax Hit Against Exelon
• Simpson Suit Spotlights In-House Counsel's Clashing Roles
• Texas Judge Adds 2 Years To ZTE Oversight In Sanctions Case
• Post-Wayfair Issues Continue To Crop Up, Panelists Say
• Microsoft Joins Patent-Licensing Initiative LOT Network
• 2nd Circ. Revives Time Warner Cable Overtime Suit
• Pence Slams China For Election Meddling With Tariff Salvos
• AFL-CIO Won't Endorse New NAFTA Without More Details
• New NLRB Joint Employment Rule: Don't Celebrate Just Yet
• Fired Morgan Stanley Exec Must Arbitrate Racial Bias Suit
• Nippon's $60M Fine Reflects 'Discount' For DOJ Flub: Judge
• Cigna Names GC To Guide Co. Post-Express Scripts Merger
• McCormick, Zurn Confirmed To Complete Chancery Expansion
• Delrahim Says Critics Of DOJ's Patent Shift Are Wrong
• New WH Cyber Strategy Talks Big Game, But Has Big Holes
• Xerox Names Ex-Icahn Atty As New General Counsel
• Supreme Court Hears Trucker's Take On Arbitration Limits
• Risky Driving Cost Striker Labor Law Protection, NLRB Says
• FTC Says No Harm After EU's In-House Counsel Privilege Rule
• Skip The New 'Civility Courses' And Think Like A Lawyer
• SEC Enforcement Co-Head Sees Year-End Stats As Overrated
• The DOJ's Current White Collar Priorities
• Pros And Cons Of Office Sharing Agreements
• Why Law Firms Should Monitor The Dark Web
• Toys R Us Axes IP Auction, To Focus On Branding
• Anti-Monopoly Group Wants 1st Circ. To Rehear Novartis Case
• After Big Music Bill, 3 Other Copyright Proposals To Watch
• Workers' Visa Fraud Suit Against Tesla Slashed
• Och-Ziff Reaches $29M Deal In Securities Class Action
• For Trump, Renegotiating NAFTA Is Just Half The Battle
• Biz Groups Back Uber In Philly Drivers' 3rd Circ. Appeal
• GameStop Can't Nix Magazine Subscriber's VRPA Claims
• BEAT Markup, Treaty Issues Scheduled For Debate At ABA
• Does Rule 45 Protect Nonparties From Undue Burden?
• US Businesses Hurt By H-2B Visa Delays, Auditor Says
• NLRB's Ring, Emanuel Must Skip McDonald's Row: Ethics Atty
• 5.5 Ways To Remove GILTI From Your State Tax Base
• Classification Confusion For Transportation Cos. At 9th Circ.
• Key Changes To The New NAFTA's Disputes Mechanisms
• Ross Shoppers Bag $4.85M Deal With Store Over Price Tags
• Musk Twitter Gaffe Shows Need For Stronger Board Oversight
• Ex-Life Partners Atty, CEO Ordered To Pay $7M In Fines
• Facebook Faces $1.6B Fine As Irish Regulator Probes Breach
• Questions Loom As Calif. Public Co. Boards Must Add Women
• Domino's Isn't Joint Employer In Wage Dispute, Judge Rules
• Justices Turn Away Handful Of Employment Cases
• Ex-EBay, PayPal Exec Faces SEC Insider Trading Suit
• What's New In NAFTA: A Law360 Cheat Sheet
• Calif. Gov.'s Bill Flurry A Mixed Bag For Workers
• 15 Minutes With Voya Financial's Chief Legal Officer
• Questions Remain After OIG Releases Fraud Risk Indicator
• Musk Case Signals New Era Of SEC Internet Enforcement
• The Ins And Outs Of ERISA Fiduciary Insurance