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Corporate - June, 2019

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• Ex-Platinum CFO Cites Scant Evidence In Acquittal Bid
• 9th Circ. Says Rent-A-Center Can't Arbitrate Price-Gouge Suit
• High Court Census Ruling Could Escalate Rule Challenges
• Conservative Justices Cross Over To Create Unusual Lineups
• The Biggest Securities Decisions Of 2019: Midyear Report
• The Sharpest Dissents Of The Supreme Court Term
• Theranos Founder Holmes Gets Aug. 2020 Criminal Trial Date
• SEC Accuses 4 Execs Of Masterminding Accounting Fraud
• Ex-Microsoft Exec Gets 28 Mos. For Super Bowl Ticket Scam
• In Broadcom Test, EU Tries To Resurrect 'Interim Measures'
• Yes, Deals Are Getting Harder To Close
• DC Circ. Piles Onto Standing Split With Data Breach Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Questions Shkreli's Bad Jury Instruction Argument
• Sotomayor, Breyer Vie For Chattiest High Court Justice
• 9th Circ. Revives Bag Check Pay Suits Against Nike, Converse
• Top 10 Techniques For Crafting A Dazzling Brief
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• IBM Must Produce Exec Emails In Insurer's $171M IT Suit
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• High Court To Hear Retirees' Challenge To US Bank ERISA Win
• Supreme Court To Hear 'Lucky' Trademark Fight
• Supreme Court To Settle Split Over Trademark Awards
• The New 'Roberts Court' Finds Its Footing
• Koh Rips Yahoo For Hiding Data Breach History In $117M Deal
• Breaking Down The Vote: High Court Term In Review
• SEC Targets 4 Attys Over Alleged Roles In PixarBio Fraud
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Ex-Equifax Exec Gets 4 Months For Trading On Data Breach
• UTA Joins Fight Over Writer's Guild Boycott With New Suit
• Fla. Amazon Drivers Get Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Cos. Are Ignoring Claims — Legal Finance Could Change That
• The Top In-House Hires Of June
• NJ Anti-Bias Law Applies To Workers From Outside State
• Fox Corp. Drafts Sports Division's GC As New Legal Head
• WTO Faults US For Renewable Energy Tax Incentives
• DOJ Doubtful Cyber Standard Org Exempt From Antitrust Suit
• A New Court Approach To DOJ And SEC Parallel Proceedings
• Top 7 Trademark Rulings Of 2019: A Midyear Review
• Ex-Autonomy Boss Testifies 'New' Product Was No Pretense
• Ex-UBS Worker, Day Trader Get 3 Years For Insider Dealing
• Huawei Took Startup's Secrets, Jury Finds, But Won't Be Fined
• Google Pulled Medical Record 'Heist' With U Of Chicago: Suit
• Fox Corp. GC Stepping Down After 22 Years With Company
• Chancery Criticizes GE's Total Redaction Of Merger Suit Docs
• USPTO's Collaborative Patent Search Program To Start Again
• Facebook, BigLaw Attys Among Calif. Judicial Vetters
• The Top Patent Cases Of 2019: Midyear Report
• Title VII Protects Us, LGBTQ Workers Tell Supreme Court
• 4 Benefits Policy Developments To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2019
• High Court Ruling Highlights Double Jeopardy Complications
• Nobody's Perfect, Autonomy Founder Testifies At $5B HP Trial
• Patent Transfers Dip Nearly A Quarter, With Tech Hardest Hit
• A Chat With Ballard Spahr Diversity Chief Virginia Essandoh
• Broadcom Faces EU Antitrust Probe Over Chip Sales Terms
• Ex-UBS Worker Convicted Of Another Insider Dealing Charge
• Merrill Lynch Admits Spoofing, Settles US Probes For $36.5M
• Ford Motor Can't Escape $74M Fatal Worker Injury Verdict
• Hourly Billing Still King Among In-House Departments
• DOJ Probing Chicken Industry For Anti-Competitive Conduct
• High Court Creates New FOIA Playing Field
• A 'Rush' Of Offensive Trademarks? Maybe Not
• Employers Debating Arbitration Pacts, Jackson Lewis Says
• DOL Joint Employer Plan Sells Out Workers, Blue States Say
• NJ Deal Voided Over Unavailability Of Decision-Making Atty
• Supreme Court's Ruling In Trust Case Shows Wayfair's Limits
• AIA Time Bar Gives High Court Chance To Clarify Cuozzo
• Redstone Pay Suit Deal Ends String Of CBS Litigation In Del.
• Judging A Book: McMahon Reviews 'Roosevelt For The Defense'
• TechnipFMC Fined $296M Over Foreign Bribery Schemes
• ERISA Doesn't Apply To Foreign Workers, Judge Says
• How To Prepare For Illinois Tax Amnesty Programs
• Jury Orders Express Scripts To Pay $82M In Sale Fraud Suit
• Ex-UBS Worker, Day Trader Convicted Of Insider Dealing
• FedEx Challenges Commerce Dept.'s Huawei Export Reqs.
• AIG Ducks Office Depot's $77.5M CFCA Coverage Bid Again
• Offensive Trademarks Ruling: 4 Parts You Need To Read
• Facebook Uses Data To Name Law Firm 'Diversity Champion'
• Trade Barriers Still On Rise Among G-20 Nations, WTO Finds
• Justices Seek SG's Input In Ariz. Tax Dispute With Calif.
• Companies Forecast Reduced In-House Legal Spending
• Long-Awaited SBA Small Biz Size Determination Rule Issued
• 5 Takeaways As NY Toughens Workplace Sex Harassment Law
• DOJ Says CVS-Aetna Judge 'Compromised' Its Discretion
• 15 Minutes With Smucker's General Counsel
• Walmart's DOJ Deal Evinces New Corporate Monitoring Policy
• 2 E-Discovery Takeaways From FTC V. Qualcomm
• Why Your GC Could Be The Best Point Person In A Crisis
• High Court Declines To Hear Investor Loss Causation Dispute
• New Scrutiny For NDAs In Sexual Harassment Matters
• 5 Lessons From JPMorgan's Parental Leave Litigation
• Supreme Court Won't Tackle Digital First-Sale Doctrine
• A Deep Dive Into New CFPB Debt Collection Rules: Part 2
• Justices Expand Protection Of Confidential Contractor Info
• Commerce Dept. Blacklists 5 More Chinese Tech Entities
• Facebook Wins Trim Of Most Data Breach Claims, For Now
• Amazon Driver's Labor Claims Delivered To Arbitration
• 5 ERISA Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2019
• Quest, Customs Breaches Show Risks Of Farming Out Data
• Lawmakers Want To Know How Tech Cos. Hire Diverse Attys
• What Coons And Tillis Learned At Patent Reform Hearings
• What NY's New Sexual Harassment Bill Means For Employers
• JPMorgan Adds Benefits For Nontraditional, LGBTQ Families
• Amazon Attacks Fake Job Recruiters With TM, Phishing Suit
• NY Lawmakers OK Equal Pay Revamp, Pay History Ban
• Justices Could Blunt Racial Bias Cases With Comcast Ruling
• Amazon Studios Atty Joins Sex Bias Suit Against Jones Day
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 5 Employment Law Issues To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2019
• Audits May Increase For US Shareholders Of Foreign Cos.
• Trump Rebuke Of Injunctions Could Mean Headaches For Biz
• A Deep Dive Into New CFPB Debt Collection Rules: Part 1
• Ex-Barclays CEO Acquitted, Others Face Retrial In SFO Case
• Online Advertisers Prepare To Weather Privacy Law Storm
• Rubio's Bid To Bar Huawei Patent Suits Alarms Attorneys
• Senate Confirms New SEC Commissioner
• GOP Rep. Sees Patent Eligibility Reform On The Way
• Stretch IRA Limits May Put Damper On Small Biz Plans
• NY Passes Sexual Harassment, Farmworker Rights Bills
• Shkreli Settles Disputes With His Former Drug Co. Retrophin
• Small Biz Wary Of FinCEN Ownership Info Registry
• Will Health Plan Costs Spur A New Wave Of ERISA Suits?
• Third Witness Implicates Fund CEO As Gov't Heaps Evidence
• Sprint Agrees To Pay $4M For Using Surveys To Dock Wages
• Ex-Hertz GC Aims To Escape $200M Accounting Errors Suit
• NY Eyes Zero Emissions By 2050 In Sweeping Climate Bill
• An Analytical Approach To Defending Securities Class Claims
• Walmart To Pay $282M To End Government's FCPA Claims
• House Panel Reaches Bipartisan Deal On Robocall Legislation
• Top 7 Copyright Rulings Of 2019: A Midyear Review
• Facebook's Libra Prepared To Counter Privacy Concerns
• Microsoft, Tech Giants Oppose Trump Tablet, Laptop Tariffs
• NLRB Can't Shut Down 'Scabby'-Aided Protest
• Nokia Names New Top Attys As CLO Departs For ABB
• McDonald's 'Gotcha' Tactics Backfire In Ind. Child Injury Suit
• USTR Up To Restart Talks With China As Tariff Threat Looms
• Closing Gaps In GILTI Opens Up Authority Questions
• USTR Says Mexico's NAFTA 2.0 Labor Rules Can Be Enforced
• BofA Workers' Suit Crumbles; Judge Slams 'Silly' Calif. Law
• Chamber Fights 'Devastating' Association Health Plan Ruling
• Happy Birthday! What We Know As Alice Turns 5
• Delta's Privacy Policy Isn't A Contract, Judge Says
• SEC Fights Ex-Xerox CFO's Bid To Lift 16-Year-Old Gag Order
• For European GCs, It's More Strategy And Fewer Admin Duties
• Cox Inks $10.75M Deal To End Debt Collection Robocall Suit
• Unequal Pay Top Of Mind For Women In Law
• A Common Thread In High Court Bankruptcy Cases This Term
• Illinois Law On Job Interview AI: What Employers Must Note
• Key Differences In Nev. And Calif. Data Privacy Laws
• Nreal Ripped Off Magic Leap's AR Glasses Design, Suit Says
• Cos. Report Changes In Harassment Policies Amid #MeToo
• Facebook's Cryptocurrency Immediately In Legislators' Sights
• Del. Justices Revive Investor's Blue Bell Listeria Suit
• Cannabis Co. Leafly Adds Ex-Getty Images GC As Its Top Atty
• Ex-CVS Exec's Move To Amazon Pharmacy Barred By Judge
• SEC Mulls Opening Private Offerings To A Wider Audience
• Debt Collection Co. Files Ch. 11 After Health Data Breach
• Was A $5M Fine Just The Cost Of Closing A $6B Deal?
• New York Gig Worker Rights Bill Won't See Immediate Vote
• Uber TCPA Arbitration Bid Fails Due To Unauthenticated Docs
• Cisco Says 'Reckless' IP Suit Is 'Poster Child' For Atty Fees
• Atty Who Lost Docs Wasn't Fired Due To Race, NLRB Says
• Menendez Spars With USTR Over Trump's Mexico Tariff Threat
• What Employers Can Expect From NLRB's New Reg Agenda
• 9th Circ. Got Cost-Sharing Right In Altera V. Commissioner
• Regulators On Same Page In Fighting Cyberrisks, Study Says
• Former MasterCard, 3M GCs Start Dispute Resolution Venture
• Domino's Owes $9M For Delivery Driver's Catastrophic Crash
• Pepperidge Farm Nears OK On $22.5M Misclassification Deal
• Attys Seek $20M For 'Historic' 12-Year 401(k) Fight With ABB
• DOJ Settles Antitrust Suits With CBS, Fox Over Info Sharing
• 9th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Facebook Biometric Privacy Suit
• In The Trade Hot Seat: What Congress May Ask Lighthizer
• NY Lawmakers Propose Gig Worker Bargaining Bill
• EEOC Expects To Open Pay Data Collection July 15
• What To Expect In An SEC Digital Asset Examination
• 5 Ways Law Firms Can Improve Their Job Interviews
• False Ad Insights From Bud Light 'Corn Syrup' Case
• Employer Options For White Collar Contractors After Dynamex
• SEC Fines KPMG $50M For Stolen Watchdog Info, Cheating
• 15 Minutes With CVS Health's General Counsel
• Amazon's Arbitration Pact In 'Place Your Order' Link Holds Up
• Feds Can't Pause SEC's Civil Suit Against Ex-Theranos Exec
• NLRB Advice Memo Raps Ban On Social Media Criticism
• Union Blasts 'Orwellian' NLRB Effort To Muzzle 'Scabby'
• 3 Takeaways As 'Negotiation Class' Idea Jolts Opioid MDL
• The Biggest Benefits Decisions Of 2019: Midyear Report
• IAC, Match Must Face Tinder Founders' Trimmed $2B Suit
• The Biggest Employment Rulings Of 2019: Midyear Report
• A New Tax Strategy For Multinationals: Shunning Tax Havens
• LeClairRyan Says Exec Can't Shift Blame For Legal Woes
• Troester Weighs On 9th Circ. At Nike Bag Check Hearing
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Considerations In Protecting Trade Secrets During Litigation
• SEC Proposes Welcome Streamlining Of M&A Disclosures
• Wash. Noncompete Reform: What Employers Need To Know
• 'Negotiation Class' May Tee Up Sweeping Deal In Opioid MDL
• US Pauses WTO Case Against China's IP Policies
• 9th Circ. Revives TCPA Suit Over Facebook Hack-Alert Texts
• TD Bank Inks $70M Deal In Overdraft Fee MDL
• Law Firm Pricing Experts Are In High Demand, Panelists Say
• NLRB Judge Rips Exxon Unit's 'Bad Faith' During Bargaining
• 9th Circ.'s Revival Of IRS Rules Stretches 'Arm's Length'
• SEC Set To Tackle Shareholder Proposal, Proxy Reg Revisions
• Senate Passes IRS Bill, Excluding Controversial Free File Pact
• Bipartisan Reps Take Another Stab At 'Hack-Back' Bill
• 9th Circ. Breathes New Life Into CVS Drug Pricing Suit
• 4th Circ. Clears Northrop Over SOX Whistleblower Claims
• Arbitration, Dues Issues On Deck At NLRB, Prosecutor Says
• Trump-Xi Meeting Still In Doubt With Tariffs At The Ready
• How To Streamline Virtual Law Team Mass Tort Defense
• Chamber Supports Driller In DOI Lease Cancellation Fight
• The State Of Article III Standing 3 Years After Spokeo
• What's Ahead For LGBTQ Rights Legislation
• StarKist Says $100M Fine For Tuna Price-Fixing Is Too High
• State AGs Take Aim At 'Creepy' Google, Facebook Monopolies
• Women Fight Goldman Sachs' Arbitration Bid In Bias Suit
• JPMorgan 401(k) Plan Participants Win Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Rise Of Nation-State Hacks Doesn't Give Cos. A Free Pass
• Facebook Asks 9th Circ. To Decertify Class In Face Scan Suit
• High Court May Deal A Blow To ERISA Class Actions
• DOL Did Chamber's Bidding With OT Rule, House Panel Hears
• DOJ Backs Qualcomm's Appeal Of Phone Buyer Class Cert.
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Costco Sales Tax Overcharge Row
• Warren Wants DOJ Antitrust Head Off Apple, Google Probes
• House Panel OKs Requiring Cos. To Identify Beneficial Owners
• CBS Execs Nabbed $200M As Scandals Brewed, Investors Say
• Exxon Stripped Of Most Defenses In NY AG's Climate Case
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Fateful Phone Call
• Employers May Shy Away From Offering Annuities In 401(k)s
• Rent-A-Center Atty Takes Over As GC Resigns
• Law Firms Can Do Better With Their Mentoring Programs
• Confidentiality: The New Employee Arbitration Battleground
• Fired LaCroix Exec Sues Over Alleged BPA-Lined Cans
• Amazon Recorded Kids Without Consent, Privacy Suits Say
• Silicon Valley's US Attorney Makes A Bid To Innovate
• Refined Patent Eligibility Bill Coming This Summer, Sens. Say
• Safeway Beats Former Workers' Suit Over Missed Meal Breaks
• FTC Slams Qualcomm's Bid For Stay Pending Antitrust Appeal
• Tech Giants Strangling News Industry, Experts Tell House
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Gets Win In Ex-Analyst's Pay Suit
• 6th Circ. Revives Flaming Hoverboard Fight Against Amazon
• Insys Seeks Speedy Ch. 11 Sale As Liabilities Mount
• Dems Press McDonald's To Protect Franchisees' Workers
• Senate To Vote On Tax Treaties This Year, Lawmaker Says
• Inside The IRS' New Large Corporate Compliance Program
• USTR Flooded With Pleas To Resist New Tariffs On China
• Real-World Questions For Better Data Privacy Compliance
• States Sue To Block Merger By Sprint, T-Mobile
• FTC Wants More Info On $4.8B Roche Buy Of Swiss Gene Co.
• Sock Startup Bombas Inks $65K Deal Over Data Breach
• What To Expect In Media Ownership Arguments At 3rd Circ.
• SEC Says Co. Must Allow Investor Vote On LGBT Protections
• High Court Leaves Gov't With Few Patent Challenge Options
• Will Congress Finally Fix Insider Trading Law?
• Revolution Cannabis Names Groupon Atty As GC
• The Trial Team's New Secret Weapon? An Appellate Pro
• Facebook Atty Opts In To $200M Jones Day Sex Bias Suit
• The Latest Developments In Criminal Cases Against Execs
• 'Rocket Docket' Justifies Its Name For 11th Straight Year
• The NLRB's Mixed Messages About Chain Of Command Rules
• Firms Must Ditch 'Rigid' Culture Or Lose Millennial Talent
• High Court Passes On Revived Pay Bias, Pregnancy Suit
• Companies In Canada Must Prepare For Shareholder Activism
• 15 Minutes With CBS' General Counsel
• High Court Bars AIA Patent Challenges By Gov't
• Insys Hits Ch. 11 After $225M Kickback Settlement
• 4 Tips For Handling Retirement Plans' Cybersecurity Risks
• Meet The Top Attys In AbbVie's Antitrust Battle Royal
• 9th Circ. Again Revives IRS Cost-Sharing Rule In Altera Row
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Ex-SunEdison Employees' ERISA Suit
• Full 9th Circ. Hyundai Reset Gives Clarity On Class Deals
• Brand Battles: Champagne, NCAA, 'Star Wars,' Augusta Nat'l
• Google Can't Ditch Bias Claims By Conservative Job Seekers
• LabCorp Sued Over Data Breach Affecting 7.7M Patients
• Insys Pleads Guilty To Fraud In Opioid Bribe Scheme
• Oregon's Gross Receipts Tax: Key Points And Next Steps
• DC Circ. Sides With Google, But Warns Immunity Has Limits
• Managing ESG Consultants In Private Equity Transactions
• Avoiding Joint Employer Issues Under Uncertain Standards
• Chamber Takes Aim At UPenn Workers' 3rd Circ. ERISA Win
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 6 Takeaways From The OECD's Latest Digital Tax Plan
• Checkers Drive-In Slammed With Payment Data Breach Suit
• Quest Diagnostics Hit With Suit Over 11.9M Client Data Breach
• Cancer Center Says It's Done Paying Ex-CEO's Legal Bills
• 9th Circ. Urged To Rethink Retroactive Dynamex Application
• BGC Asks Chancery To Toss 'Empty' Suit Over $875M Deal
• The $69 Billion Questions From The CVS-Aetna Judge
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Pushes Back On IP Enforcement Critics
• TV Giants Bash Ad Buyers' Price-Fix Case As Just A 'Theory'
• Measuring The Value Of A Law Firm's Social Media Efforts
• Why Association Health Plans Are Still A Great Idea
• US Readies For G-20 As China Tariff Decision Looms
• Insys Chairman To Resign In Wake Of $225M Deal With Feds
• Autonomy Founder Not Fit For Role, Ex-HP Exec Says At Trial
• Fox Likely Won't Get Quick Win In Netflix Exec Poaching Battle
• WARF Asks High Court To Take Up $506M Apple Patent Case
• CVS Gets Aetna's 'Huge Collection Of Customers,' Judge Says
• GCs Dish On Why They Drop Outside Counsel
• Digital Payments Deal-Making Shows No Signs Of Slowing
• LabCorp Reveals 7.7M Consumers Affected By Data Breach
• Fiat Pulls $39.4B Renault Merger Offer, Citing French Politics
• Booker, Other Sens. Grill Quest Diagnostics After Breach
• Insys To Pay $225M To End DOJ's Opioid Scheme Probe
• Mallinckrodt Used Charity As Kickback Conduit, Feds Say
• Walmart 'Disappointed' By Mexico's Block Of $225M App Buy
• 1 Global Ex-CEO Has No Defense In $287M Suit, SEC Says
• Ex-Goldman Analyst Links Firing To Homophobia Complaints
• Ex-AbbVie Counsel Rejoins Ice Miller In Benefits Practice
• What To Expect From An Appeal Of FTC V. Qualcomm
• The Narrow Scope Of NLRB's Independent Contractor Memo
• Autonomy Fraud Led To Blame Game At HP, Whitman Testifies
• Bill To Broaden Patent Eligibility Spurs Clash At Sen. Hearing
• Standing In Kids Climate Case No Sure Bet, 9th Circ. Says
• Judge Dismisses Class Action Over Ticketfly Data Breach
• Nationwide Must Face In-House Atty's Disability Bias Claim
• Justices Set Sights On ESOP Stock-Drop Suits
• Walmart Workers' Attys Taken To Task For 11th-Hour Request
• Brands Look To Bring Crypto Mainstream Under SEC's Watch
• Execs Not Confident In Crisis Management Plans, PwC Finds
• Ex-Penn State GC To Face High Court Disciplinary Hearing
• Don't Read Too Much Into Feds' Google, Amazon Probes
• Accenture Promotes In-House Atty To GC
• SEC Sues Kik For $100M Unregistered ICO
• Top Insights From NLRB's New Advice Opinions
• Facebook Can't Shake DC's Suit Over Data Harvesting Scandal
• Google, Amazon, Others Face House Antitrust Scrutiny
• China, India, Russia Lead In Fintech Adoption As US Lags
• Quest Diagnostics Says Breach Hit 11.9 Million Patients
• Supreme Court Refuses 'Blocking Patent' Rule Case
• The Aftermath Of High Court's Class Action Removal Opinion
• Walmart Must Pay $102M For Illegal Pay Stubs
• Russian Suspect In Massive JPM Hack Is In Plea Talks
• Cooperating With Competitors In The Wake Of Qualcomm
• 15 Minutes With Western Union's General Counsel
• The Uncertain Future Of Gov't Investigations Post-Deutsche
• Class Action Insights From Justices' App Store Opinion
• NLRB Case Hinders Workers' Path To Justice