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Corporate - February, 2019

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• Amazon Gives Brands Policing Power In Anti-Counterfeit Fight
• Walmart Hires AmEx Atty As Chief Antitrust Counsel
• NLRB GC Calls For Stronger Union Fee Disclosure Rule
• KPMG's Middendorf Says He May Testify As Feds Wrap Up
• SEC Hires 1st Risk Chief From Revolving-Door Powerhouse
• Industries That Owe $11.7 Trillion Could Be Hacked: Report
• CVS-Aetna Merger Deal Bad For Medicare Patients, Docs Say
• Dems Launch Legislative Broadside At Mandatory Arbitration
• A Potentially Perilous Response To #MeToo
• Kraft Heinz Hid SEC Probe In $16B Stock-Drop, Investor Says
• Wells Fargo Reveals DOJ, SEC Talks Over Sales Practices
• Arbitrator Says Fox Dug A $179M Grave In 'Bones' Profit Row
• States' Power Dominates 2nd Day Of Federal Privacy Hearings
• CBS Top Atty Resigns, Latest Executive To Exit
• Experts At Odds Over Call To Overhaul Securities Litigation
• TikTok To Pay Record $5.7M For Collecting Kids' Data
• DC Circ Needed Facts, Not Just Theory, In AT&T Case
• FTC Settles Its First Challenge Of Fake Amazon Reviews
• Senate Panel Again OKs Trump's Labor Agency Picks
• Ocwen Names New GC Amid Ongoing Legal Headaches
• The Top In-House Hires Of February
• Nike Can't Escape Class Claims In Sex Discrimination Suit
• Weighing The Benefits Of Prop 65 Safe Use Determinations
• 3 Tips To Help Protect Workers From Customer Harassment
• 'Reasonable Measures' For Protecting Trade Secrets: A Primer
• Better Late Than Never? Not So For Class Cert. Appeals
• EU Privacy Law Not Good Model For US, House Panel Told
• FTC Launches Task Force On Competition In Tech Industry
• Tweets Unlikely To Spell Musk's Removal As Tesla CEO
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ex-Bio-Rad GC's $8M Whistleblower Win
• Anthem Antitrust Atty 'Stunned' At Cigna Balk On $54B Deal
• Boston Globe Union Rips Jones Day Over 'Bully' Tactics
• 'WTF?' Ex-KPMGer Says Boss Erupted When Whistle Blown
• Cognizant Case Offers GCs Warning On Shirking FCPA
• Dems' Gender Pay Equity Plan Clears House Labor Panel
• JPMorgan Not To Blame For Broker's Suicide, Judge Rules
• Biz Groups Mobilize For NAFTA 2.0 As Trump Presses Dems
• Missed Appeal Deadline Can't Be Extended, Justices Rule
• Musk In Contempt Over Unsanctioned Tesla Tweet, SEC Says
• Apple Shuts Stores In EDTX, But Will Other Cos. Follow?
• What To Watch As Congress Mulls Federal Privacy Legislation
• Chancery Trial Shows Deep Rifts In $54B Anthem-Cigna Deal
• Huawei Ban Should Stay Out Of Trade Talks, Experts Say
• Supreme Court Eyes Hospital Giant's FCA Case
• SEC Settles Charges With Corinthian College's Ex-Brass
• Investors Can't Bring Tender Offer Suits, Ex-SEC Heads Say
• German Dialysis Firm Fresenius Notches Deal In FCPA Probe
• Calif. AG, Senator Float Fixes To State Consumer Privacy Law
• 'The Spiel' Helped Insys Get Opioid Spray Paid For, Exec Says
• Kraft Heinz Hit With Stock-Drop Suit Over SEC Probe
• 15 Minutes With Anheuser-Busch InBev's General Counsel
• What Energy Cos. Can Do To Prep For Congressional Probes
• Justices Won't Hear In-N-Out's 'Fight For $15' Button Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Pension Calculation Fight Has High Stakes For Cos.
• American Airlines' Attendance Policy Unfair, EEOC Told
• Sens. Want FTC To Probe Facebook Over Kids' App Purchases
• 4 Ways Grooming, Dress Policies Can Be Legally Unkempt
• Equifax Says Regulators To Seek Damages Over 2017 Breach
• T-Mobile Worker Accuses Fidelity Of 401(k) Kickback Scheme
• Netflix Bid To End Viacom's Poach Suit 'Bridge Too Far': Judge
• Insys Rode 'The Gray Line' To Mislead Insurers, Exec Says
• 2,600 Workers Knocked Out Of Red Robin Wage Class Action
• Top 10 Political Red Flags In M&A
• FCA Flexes Antitrust Muscle With Unusual 1st Case
• United Airlines Fills GC Seat With Former Delta Atty
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 3 Lessons From A Crypto Mock Trial
• Triumph GC Returns To Ballard Spahr In Philadelphia
• Beware Cost Of Meal And Rest Break Noncompliance In Calif.
• Amazon Health Startup Won't Soon Rival Optum, Judge Rules
• Tracing Puerto Rico's Journey Through Bankruptcy
• Ex-Novartis Exec's Whistleblower Claim A Lie, NJ Jury Told
• Kraft Heinz Says It's Being Investigated By The SEC
• 5th Circ. Tells Judge To Rein In Chase Wage Class Notices
• Google To End Forced Worker Arbitration, Class Action Waiver
• Proposed Calif. Measure Closes Loophole In Data Breach Law
• Litigation Funders Push Back On Proposed Disclosure Rules
• HK Regulators Tout 'Front-Loaded' Approach To Tackle Fraud
• Revised Deal In GC Cover-Up Case Scores Judge's Final OK
• SEC Probes Columbia Gas Parent Over Pre-Explosion Filings
• EEOC Proposes Rule To Allow Electronic File Transmission
• Justices Raise Bar On State Tax Discrimination In W.Va. Case
• What To Know About OSHA's New Injury Reporting Regs
• How VC-Backed Companies Can Mitigate #MeToo Risk
• Inclusion Rider Work Must Continue In Hollywood And Beyond
• Ex-Barclays Forex Chief Faces Calif. Jury Over HP 'Spanking'
• Ex-General Cable Execs Settle SEC Accounting Fraud Suit
• Cos. Say Toxic Tort Class Cert. Merits High Court Review
• Justices Cite Igloos, McDonald's In Bankrupt Brands Case
• Optum Struggles To Convince Judge Amazon Startup Is Rival
• $35M SEC Deal Can't Save Stock-Drop Suit, Walgreens Says
• Judge Skeptical Of Ex-Novartis Exec's Whistleblower Claims
• NCAI Exec Director Resigns After Hostile Workplace Claims
• Pittsburgh Penguins Tap Duquesne Professor As Deputy GC
• Jury Clears Chipotle In Post-Miscarriage Discrimination Suit
• Give Your Recession Obsession A Break
• Goldman Shareholders Sue Directors Over 1MDB Scandal
• Emulex Will Likely Dictate Venue For Merger Shareholder Suits
• Tesla GC Departs After 2 Months, Replaced By VP Of Legal
• #MeToo Law Affects Section 998 Offers In Calif. FEHA Cases
• A Chat With McDermott COO John Yoshimura
• China's Blocking Statute Creates New Challenges For Cos.
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework Still Going Strong 5 Years On
• KPMG Bosses Squeezed Me From Day 1, Cooperator Says
• 15 Minutes With Guardian Life's General Counsel
• Trump Faces Challenge Of Making China Trade Deal Stick
• Justices Deny LLC Owner's Appeal Over Financial Privacy Law
• Inside The War Between Papa John's And Its Ousted Founder
• FTC Pens New Deal With Teva On Reverse-Payment Claims
• Ex-Tesla Exec, Now Lyft's COO, Will Testify In SolarCity Suit
• Chamber, Uber Fight To Invalidate Seattle Driver Union Law
• The Problem With 'Optimal' Diversity
• The Growing Use Of Anti-SLAPP In Employment Cases
• How A Fellowship Could Help Move The Needle On Diversity
• An Important Class Issue The High Court Left Unresolved
• High Court Won't Wade Into USC's ERISA Arbitration Battle
• The $1B Question: Can Puerto Rico Afford Its Bankruptcy Bills?
• Puerto Rico's Law Firms Find Their Footing After Disaster
• TCPA Challengers Can't Go Around Gov't, High Court Told
• 4 Things To Watch When DOL's Overtime Rule Finally Drops
• Plane Co. Asks Chancery To Break Grip Of Bogus Legal Rep.
• SEC Nudges Cos. Toward More Robust Diversity Disclosures
• Optum Can't Get 1st Circ. To Block Ex-Exec From Startup
• Illinois Poised To Hike Minimum Wage To $15 An Hour
• FTC's Wilson Sees Pluses Of 'Total Welfare' Antitrust Standard
• Pokemon Co. Promises No 'Go' In Deal To End Trespass Row
• Facebook Data Leak Negotiations Put FTC In Hot Seat
• Oracle's Anti-Arbitration Line Is 'Man Bites Dog,' Judge Says
• Ex-Goldman Exec Agrees To Face 1MDB Charges In US
• 'We're All Going To Jail,' Ex-Insys CEO Says He Heard At Work
• Up Next At High Court: Ginsburg's Return Likely For IP Args
• Oxbow: Alignment Is Key In Put Valuation Processes
• Goulston Leader Eyes Real Estate Expansion, More Diversity
• Ex-Cognizant Execs Charged With $2M Indian Bribe Scheme
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Coca-Cola-Tied Engineer Stole IP For Chinese Co., DOJ Says
• Execs Slam Iancu's 'Downplaying' Of Patent Troll Concerns
• Oracle Seeks Win In Protest Over $10B JEDI Cloud Deal
• Dating App Says Sprawling Breach Exposed 6M Users' Data
• Retailers Asked To Adopt Standards For Connected Devices
• 3 Takeaways From Amazon's About-Face On New York City HQ2
• Flyers Ink $58M Deal With Last Airline In Price-Fixing Suit
• Walgreens, Kroger Slam J&J's Challenge To Antitrust Claims
• Agency Deference May Snag 9th Circ. Meal, Rest Break Row
• After Input, DOJ Says CVS-Aetna Merger Fix In Public Interest
• Apple Case Sends Warning To GCs On Insider Trading Risks
• Ex-Insys CEO Says Founder Called Him Company's 'Fall Guy'
• Sens. Reintroduce Litigation Funding Transparency Bill
• Perrigo, Ex-Execs Left 'Financial Bloodbath,' $555M Suit Says
• Where Calif. Privacy Law And Employee Benefits Data Collide
• Patent Challenges By Gov't To Face High Court Scrutiny
• Amazon Drops Plans To Build HQ2 In New York City
• Labor Dept. Slams Oracle For Intimation Of 'Secret' Deal
• Del. Justices Skeptical Of $1 Award On $126M Sale Claim
• Texas McDonald's Arbitration Bid Fails In Worker Injury Suit
• Federal Privacy Law Needed To Protect Consumers, GAO Says
• Equal Pay Bill Attacked As Ineffective 'Cash Cow' For Lawyers
• How To Bring Impact Investing Into M&A Deals
• VIDEO: Insys Exec Dances As Bottle Of Fentanyl Spray
• Alstom Block Shows EC Won't Bend Rules For Euro Champs
• Insys Thought It 'Owned' Doctors, Former CEO Testifies
• Ex-Senior Apple Attorney Charged With Insider Trading
• 3 Aspects Of Executive Agreements That Need An Upgrade
• SEC Fines Deloitte Japan $2M In Auditor Independence Row
• Tempur Sealy Books Demand Not Firm Enough, Court Says
• Better Contracts Make For More Likely Tax Savings In Ohio
• PCAOB Enforcement Actions Decline As Board Faces Change
• Lowered Bar For BIPA Lawsuits Will Raise Insurance Issues
• The Many Elements Of Protection For Pre-Existing Conditions
• CAA Drops Suit Against UTA Over 'Midnight Raid' Of Agents
• Chancery Nixes United Investor Suit Over CEO Severance Pay
• Patent Industry Nervous Over Chinese IP Competition
• CBS Execs Sold $200M In Stock As #MeToo Hit Co.: Investors
• Feds Tell Jury Of 'Cheating And Corruption' At Top Of KPMG
• Walmart Owes $95.5M For 'Backyard' TM Loss, Jury Says
• Petrobras, Wells Fargo Securities Deals Rank Among Top 100
• Former Disney General Counsel Joins Chaffetz Lindsey
• 3 Ways Shareholder Activists Will Shape M&A In 2019
• Ex-Insys CEO Says Founder Demanded Aggressive Marketing
• Ex-FTC Head Says German Facebook Order Sows Confusion
• A Sneak Peek At Dutch Advance Ruling Practice
• Fresh Takes On Seeking Costs And Fees Under Rule 45
• 3 Steps To Get Ahead Of ADA Web Accessibility Issues
• 10th Circ. Engages Superstorm Scalia With New 'Monsoon'
• Big Change For Witness Privilege In House Investigations
• Bankruptcy Ruling Reminds Corp. Counsel To Mind Rule 1.13
• Amphastar GC In On Docs Leak In Antitrust Suit, Cos. Say
• Another Reset Of NLRB's Independent Contractor Test
• Facebook, Uber Among Cos. Sowing Diversity In Legal Ranks
• Yahoo Breach Deal's Failure Shows Vagueness Doesn't Pay
• DOJ Backs Long FCA Filing Limit At Supreme Court
• Antitrust Can Handle 'Zero-Pricing,' DOJ's Delrahim Says
• FTC Dem Wants Answers, Accountability From Tech Giants
• 5 Valentine's Day Tips For Employers In The #MeToo Era
• J&J Can Avoid Mandatory-Arbitration Vote, SEC Says
• Del. Justices Shut Ex-Director Out Of $52M Good Tech Deal
• Tiffany & Co. Beats Ex-Worker's Catholic Bias Suit
• YogaWorks Hid Financial Troubles Around IPO, Investors Say
• Judging A Book: Smith Camp Reviews 'Echo Of Its Time'
• ADEA Protections For Outside Applicants Still Up In The Air
• 15 Minutes With Overstock.com's General Counsel
• One Woman's Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
• 'Now Is The Real Crisis': Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
• Looking To Start Over, Storm-Tossed Lawyers Land In Fla.
• Strong-Arming Of Bezos May Go Beyond Atty Hardball
• Facebook Ruling Gives Antitrust Weight To Data Privacy
• Monster Energy Attorney Settles SEC's Insider Trading Claims
• 4th Circ. Says Workplace Sex Gossip Can Support Bias Claims
• Aramark Promotes Atty To Lead Legal Team As GC Exits
• WTO Slashes Korea's $711M Retaliatory Duties Bid Against US
• Ex-Optum Exec Asks To Keep Working For Amazon Startup
• DOJ Antitrust Division Gets Off The Sidelines
• Walmart Worker Fired Over Medical Marijuana Wins Bias Suit
• Calif. AG Seeks To Nix Truckers' Suit Over Dynamex Standard
• 4 Reasons GCs Won't Do Business With A Firm
• Senate Judiciary Carves Out New IP Subcommittee
• Sanders And Schumer (Mostly) Right On Share Repurchases
• Time To Reassess Employee Nonsolicitation Clauses In Calif.
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Google Investor Wants Records On Breaches, Misconduct
• Bezos Accuses National Enquirer Co. Of Sextortion Scheme
• In Spite Of Objections, ESL's $5.2B Bid For Sears Approved
• US Vaults To 2nd In Biz Group's Patent Protection Rankings
• Global Cartel Enforcement Down, But Not Out
• Booz Allen Made 'No Poach' Pact, Intelligence Worker Says
• The Next Big Patent War? It Likely Won't Be In Detroit
• Envision Escapes Bulk Of Chancery Records Demand
• Despite Plans To Police Class Actions, DOJ Targets Only 2
• Calif. Justices Say Worker Can't Sue Employer's Payroll Co.
• Over 100 Companies Oppose Changes To Deposition Rule
• 'The Mooch' Talks Mayhem, Con Law, Lessons From Harvard
• Why Chancery Rejected Corwin Cleansing In Tangoe
• FTC Decision Highlights Growing Divide On Vertical Mergers
• DLA Piper Says GDPR Has Sparked 59K Data Breach Reports
• Lyft Obscured Arbitration Terms In 40-Page Pact, 1st Circ. Told
• Trump Taps Top Treasury Official To Lead World Bank
• DOL Cut 'Secret' Deals With Private Attys, Oracle Claims
• China-Backed Hackers Targeted US Law Firm: Security Co.
• US Team Headed To China Next Week For More Trade Talks
• Workplace Rules And Trump's NLRB: What Passes Muster?
• Supreme Court Could Toss A Brick Through Antitrust Classes
• Why Proper Document Redaction May Be An Ethical Duty
• Oxbow: A Study In The Cost Of Misalignments In Good Deals
• Why High Court's Schein Decision Is Dangerous For Debtors
• ADT Appoints Scientific Games CLO As New Top Lawyer
• Does Brady Extend To Private Lawyers, Foreign Investigators?
• Ransomware's Dirty Little Secret: Most Corporate Victims Pay
• Companies Urged To Clarify Risks As Brexit Deadline Looms
• The Latest On Religious Accommodations In The Workplace
• Optum Suit Over Amazon Startup Paused Pending 1st Circ.
• Charles Schwab Says 9th Circ. Must Compel ERISA Arbitration
• NJ Min. Wage A Test Of Political Will Without 'Off Ramps'
• On-Call Tilly's Workers Should Be Paid, Calif. Court Says
• 9th Circ. Urged To Ax Cert. Bid In Nissan Clutch Defect Suit
• Puma Biotech Misled Investors About Cancer Trial, Jury Says
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Refugee's Journey Of Firsts
• Nasdaq, 300 Public Cos. Urge SEC To Update Proxy Rules
• Reps And Warranty Insurance: Navigating The Claims Process
• SEC Exams Chief Puts Focus On New Technology, New Firms
• Boeing Test Irrelevant In Union Pin Appeal, NLRB Says
• National Digital Taxes Could Face State Aid Challenge In EU
• When To Call The Feds For Trade Secret Theft Investigations
• New H-1B Plan Creates Bigger Problem Than It Aims To Solve
• Fla. High Court Won't Hear Miami Beach Minimum Wage Row
• Did The Government Shutdown Delay Your Case?
• Goldman Tells Chancery Revived Suit Could Open Floodgates
• 4 Key Issues In Kids' Climate Suit At 9th Circ.
• Fox Tells Court Netflix Has 'Blueprint For Poaching' Execs
• Home Depot Applicant Says Credit Check Forms Are Improper
• Chili's Parent Co. Must Face Data Breach Suit, Court Told
• Ousted Directors Have Broad Records Inspection Rights
• EEOC Wellness Incentive Wipeout Leaves Employers In Limbo
• 15 Minutes With Whole Foods Market's General Counsel
• On Privacy, Europe And California Are Not Good Models
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 2
• Escaping The Fallacy Of The Indispensable CEO
• 7th Circ. Decision Overlooks Purpose Of Age Bias Law
• As Puerto Rico Recovers, Courts Heed Lessons Of Disaster
• Apple's Facebook, Google App Bans Shake Up Privacy Fight
• High Court Told To Ignore Row Over Class Action Scope
• Delaware Expands Digital Frontier On Books, Records Suits
• General Counsel Push Litigation Funding Transparency
• Eye On ERISA: Q&A With Goodwin Procter's James Fleckner
• DOL Auditor Probing Teen Work, Tip Pool Rulemaking Process
• Walmart Tweaks Attendance Policy Following Suit, Criticism
• DOL's Wage And Hour Division Gets New Acting Head
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Investors Say 'Us Too' In Wake Of Sexual Misconduct Claims
• EEOC Pushes Back Workforce Data Deadline Due To Shutdown
• Zero-Tolerance Harassment Policies And The #MeToo Era
• Oxbow: Freedom Of Contract Is Fundamental To Delaware Law
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 1
• The Latest On Defending ERISA Fiduciary Breach Claims