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Corporate - August, 2019

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• Trump's Labor Orders Will Bring 'Chaos,' Unions Tell D.C. Circ.
• VW Makes $96.5M Deal To End Inflated Fuel Economy Claims
• Google Deal's Setbacks Renew Doubts On Cy Pres Awards
• 4 Key Insurance Rulings You May Have Missed This Summer
• Advocates Rip 'Woefully Low' YouTube COPPA Fine
• Joint Employer, OT Rules Headline Packed Regulatory Queue
• IPhone Security Flaws Affected Thousands, Google Says
• Union Can't Dodge NLRB Pro-Biz Discipline Shift
• Dealmakers Hunker Down For A Robust Fall IPO Market
• Ex-NCAI GC Brings Defamation Suit Over Harassment Claims
• 3 Compliance Considerations After New DOJ Antitrust Policy
• City, State CEO Pay Laws: A Patchwork Approach
• The Antitrust Showdown Rocking Hollywood
• Ex-Fitness VP Gets 2 Months For Tipping Go-Private Deal
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• US Enters Into Tax Treaty With Japan, Tees Up Spain's
• 6th Circ. Clarifies Employer Rights Amid Union Discussions
• New Best Practices Under E-Discovery Spoliation Rule
• The Top In-House Hires Of August
• 5 Questions Attys Want Answered By CFIUS Rulemaking
• Ex-Google Worker Calls Out CLO For 'Abuse' After Affair
• Uber's $20M Driver Misclassification Deal Gets Final OK
• Split Calif. High Court Pans Toyota Dealer's Arbitration Deal
• Stock-Drop Suit Against LaCroix Maker Fizzles Out
• Facebook Must Face Trimmed Messenger Data Scraping Suit
• Samsung Arbitration Pact Notice Raises Eyebrows At 9th Circ.
• Juniper Networks Pays $11.8M To Settle SEC's FCPA Claims
• 2nd Circ. Affirms BP, Shell's Escape From Oil Antitrust Claims
• How Law Firms Can Create Content Decision Makers Will Read
• Expecting A Pizza Delivered By Drone? It May Take A While
• NLRB Says Misclassifying Workers Doesn't Violate Labor Law
• Biz Groups Urge Justices To Undo Ruling In Intel ERISA Case
• ITC To Probe Amazon, Walmart, Others In LED Patent Case
• China May Not Immediately Counter Trump's Latest Tariffs
• 'Silent' Cyber Cover Risk Drops For Insurers After 2018 High
• FilmOn Exec Can't Deliver Closings In Sex Harassment Trial
• UAW Corruption Probe Expands With Multiple FBI, IRS Raids
• Bad Faith Atty Privilege Claims Draw $1.9M Sanction
• NY's Restored Martin Act Clock May See Old Claims Tested
• Claims Court Says It Can't Weigh In On SpaceX, Air Force Row
• At Long Last, Shareholder Can Have Blue Bell Listeria Claims
• Pizza Hut Franchisee Secures Defense Of Workers' Class Suit
• Dutch Watchdog Flags Possible Microsoft GDPR Breach
• AGs Say New Apprentice Rule Won't Protect Workers
• Venmo's Data Privacy Cause For 'Deep Concern,' Mozilla Says
• Supermarket Chain Workers Get 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Third Point Settles FTC Claims Over DowDuPont Deal Filings
• Copyright Office Must Hasten Modernization Efforts, Sen. Says
• Trump's China Tariff Hike Looms As Companies Urge Reversal
• 9th Circ. Judge Sees 'Obvious Error' In $45M Battery Deals
• 7th Circ. Saves Suit Saying Ford Weeds Out Latino Applicants
• Limits Of Justice System Prevent Scrutiny Of Gender Bias
• How Changing Corporate Purpose May Affect D&O Insurance
• 5th Circ. Backs Contractor's Narrowed Noncompete Pact
• How They Use AI: Chapman And Cutler, BCLP
• MPAA Fires Top Lawyer After Arrest For Sex Abuse, Blackmail
• Indicted Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Wary Of SF Hippies In Jury Pool
• Publicizing Whistleblower Claims Doesn't Always Pay Off
• GlobalFoundries Targets Tech Titans In Sprawling Chip IP Row
• Walmart Settlement's Lessons For Avoiding FCPA Prosecution
• States, Int'l Gov'ts Can Lean On Each Other For Digital Taxes
• EU Probing Concerns About Google Job Search
• Former Obama Official Stumps For NAFTA 2.0 Passage
• 2nd Circ. Revives Aluminum Buyers' Antitrust Case
• CBD Co. Taps Ex-Acting AG Whitaker As Outside Counsel
• Amazon Challenges Seller Liability Ruling Amid 3rd Circ. Case
• Chamber Backs Push To Sink EEOC Pay Data Survey
• Arbitration Options For Calif. Employers After A Case Begins
• Ex-Uber Exec Indicted For Stealing Google Self-Driving Car IP
• When Shareholders Can Bring Direct Claims In Cayman Court
• L'Oreal Trade Secret Case Shows Dangers Of NDA-Reliance
• Ex-Massey CEO Nears Toss Of Conviction With Brady Finding
• Skadden GC: Craig Defied Calls To Register As Foreign Agent
• 3 Takeaways From The PTAB Time Bar Decision
• Former Bryan Cave Partner Appointed Cred General Counsel
• AGs, Carriers' Cooperation Won't Stem Robocall Litigation
• FTC, AT&T Settle 2014 Data Throttling Suit
• Jersey Mike's Settles Wash. Atty General's No-Poach Suit
• White House Softens Trump's Call For US Cos. To Leave China
• As Demand For Contract Attys Grows, Firms Outsource Risk
• Biometric Privacy Suits After Facebook Face-Scan Class Cert.
• Disputed Patent Claim Terms May Delay Section 101 Decisions
• The Growing Trend Of State Transfer Pricing Scrutiny
• Facebook Blocks German Order Curbing Data Collection
• 15 Minutes With AIG's General Counsel
• NLRB Ruling Clarifies Class Waivers For Employers
• The President's Ability To Block US Business From China
• FTC Enforcement Faces Uncertainty After 7th Circ. Ruling
• Chamber Rebuts Broad Autodialer Definition In TCPA Appeal
• Docs Shed Light On Facebook Cambridge Analytica Timeline
• 3 Things GCs Should Know About Enforcing Arbitral Awards
• Title VII Doesn't Ban LGBT Bias, High Court Hears
• Fed Chair: 'No Recent Precedents' For Trump's Trade War
• Corporate Purpose Debate Hinges On Enhanced Board Role
• Del. Justices Asked To Revisit Records Confidentiality Ruling
• Labor Board Limits Non-Employee Leafleting
• 3rd Circ. Agrees To En Banc Review In Amazon Liability Suit
• Adocia's $1.8B Claim Against Eli Lilly Dies In Arbitration
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Trump Hikes Tariffs, Urges US Cos. To Leave China
• Awaiting Answers On A Post-Bristol-Myers Class Question
• IPR Strategy Suggestions For In-House Counsel
• SEC Breaks Yearslong Silence On Selective Disclosures
• Trump Tariffs Impede Economic Growth, Budget Agency Says
• Deutsche Bank Pays SEC $16M Over Russia, China Hiring
• In Trump Era, Tech May Look To Canada As Recruitment Hub
• DOJ Hammers 'Unprecedented' Rejection Of FCA Dismissal
• T-Mobile Tests Regulators' Bets On Wireless Convergence
• 3rd Circ. Delivers FedEx A Victory In Retaliation Suit
• The Fog Of Huawei: Trump's China Clash Squeezes Telecom
• Trump To Push For Free Trade At Upcoming G7 Summit
• Walmart Adds Former Capital One Atty To Legal Team
• Planning For Possible Calif. Contractor Classification Changes
• SEC's No-Action Letters Confer Utility Token Guidance
• Intel Plans Ask High Court To Protect 'Balance' In ERISA
• Del. Opens Door For 2 Seat Changes As Strine Retires
• 3 Questions After The 9th Circ. Greenlights ERISA Arbitration
• Nokia Looks To Ax Former In-House Atty's Age, Sex Bias Suit
• Chamber Wants 9th Circ. To Rethink AT&T Arbitration Loss
• Accused Capital One Hacker Says Men's Jail Risks Her Health
• Ill. Biometric Privacy Law Is Unconstitutional, Grocer Says
• DOJ Seems Gun-Shy With New FCA Penalty Firepower
• Employers Far Outpacing Workers In Pretrial Wins
• NLRB Top Cop's 'Scabby' Fears Are 'Ridiculous,' Union Says
• Litigation Finance Can And Should Protect Its Reputation
• Apple Unit Illegally Charged Ill. Tax On Biz Software, Suit Says
• To Mark Or Not To Mark: Mitigating Trade Secret Theft Risk
• DXC Wins $666M Award Against Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• SEC Guidance Could Subject Proxy Firms To Closer Scrutiny
• Changes Bring Structure To SEC Settlement Waiver Process
• 5th Circ. Liquor Sales Ruling Skirts Commerce Clause Issues
• 5 Things That Keep Tax Attorneys Up At Night
• DOJ Calls Sabre's Bluff, Challenges $360M Farelogix Merger
• L'Oreal Hit With $50M Damages In Olaplex Trade Secrets Suit
• Walmart Claims Faulty Tesla Solar Panels Are Starting Fires
• Mass. Amazon Driver Exempt From Arbitration In Wage Suit
• Amazon Win Shuts Down IRS' Broad Definition Of Intangibles
• Fintech Adoption Poised For Growth In US Despite Lag
• Ex-CEO To Pay $20M Over Small-Biz Contracting Scheme
• 5th Circ. Invokes Chanel In Siding With Pier 1 Over Stock Drop
• Dean Foods Ex-Chair Diverts $9.7M Fraud Restitution Suit
• Fed. Circ. 'Invited Mischief' Into Courts, Execs Tell High Court
• CFTC's Silence Stings In Wheat Futures Manipulation Case
• A Robust Federal Consumer Protection Law May Be Ahead
• Chinese Drywall Makers Shell Out $248M To Settle MDL
• FilmOn Exec Made Office View 'Disgusting' Porn, Jury Told
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Worker Can't Duck Arbitration: 7th Circ.
• Risky Amazon Warehouse Rack Work Hurt 2 On Job, Jury Told
• Draft Civil Procedure Rules Demand New Corporate Reporting
• IAM's Union Bias Case Against Boeing Cleared For Takeoff
• Fed. Circ. Provides Way To Delay Alice Rulings, With Risks
• Brother Urges ITC To Ban Imports Of Copycat Cartridges
• Ex-Alstom Exec Can't Dodge Charges Despite 'Close' Call
• Facebook, Amazon Blast French Digital Tax In USTR Hearing
• 90 Seconds Late Is Too Late, Says Claims Court
• Ex-LA Times Columnist Wins $15M In Age, Disability Suit
• Immigration Attys Seek Answers On New H-1B Registration
• States Slam DOL Over 'Arbitrary' Injury Reporting Rollback
• California Tax Takes: A Tool To Fight Underpayment Penalties
• DOD Streamlines Security Approval Process For Cloud Cos.
• 15 Minutes With The Charlotte Hornets' General Counsel
• 2nd Circ. Shuts Down Ex-AutoZone Worker's Sex Bias Suit
• Crisis Messaging To Protect Law Firm Brand And Bottom Line
• Don't Halt Google Workplace Misconduct Suit, Chancery Told
• Kraft Says CFTC Press Release Broke $16M Wheat Suit Deal
• Travelers Taps In-House Atty As 1st Sustainability Chief
• Walmart Dodges Gender Bias Claims Despite 'Rotten' Culture
• NLRB Memo Says CVS's Social Media ID Policy Goes Too Far
• Blue Bottle's Wage Deal 'Suggests Collusion,' Judge Says
• Shareholder Activism Pushes Boundaries Of Board Duties
• DC Circ. Won't Review SEC's Paperless Reporting Rule
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• What Cos. Should Consider To Prep For Nev. Data Privacy Law
• Calif. Justices Set Low Bar For Website Bias Claims
• Feds Pulling For Comcast In High Court Racial Bias Battle
• 3 Noteworthy Battles From The 2019 Proxy Season
• Apple Says Software Co. Copied 'Everything' In Its Devices
• 5th Circ. Undoes Walmart's Texas Liquor Sales Win
• 3 States Where Tort Reform Battles Are Heating Up
• Trial-Heavy Fall Will Test FCPA Unit, Shape Law
• Where Franchise No-Poach Agreements Stand Today
• 5 Decisions That May Sway High Court On LGBT Protections
• Google Employees Fight CBP Cloud Computing Work
• Arbitration Pact Valid Even If Signed After Suit: Calif. Panel
• Eased Rest-Break Rule For Truckers Primed For Challenges
• Assessing The Cost, Legal Fallout Of Capital One Data Breach
• Florida Tax Views: A Closer Look At $500M Corporate Refund
• 1 Global Exec, Facing Criminal Case, Admits To SEC Claims
• What You Should Know About Courtroom Closures
• FERC Rate Reforms Mean More Data Collection For Cos.
• Biz Groups Back Comcast In High Court Race-Bias Battle
• 8 Proactive Steps To Avoid Workplace Age Bias Claims
• How To Identify Insolvent Publicly Traded Companies
• Spacey Case Points To Cos.' Need To Preserve Devices, Data
• DOJ Antitrust Unit Wants More Info On UTC, Raytheon Merger
• Kraft, Mondelez To Pay $16M In CFTC Wheat Futures Case
• ABA Adopts Measures Urging Fair Pay For Women, Minorities
• Capital One Hacker Hit Dozens Of Other Entities, Feds Say
• YouTube, Google Muzzling LGBTQ Voices, Video Creators Say
• Facebook Draws Irish Inquiry Over Users' Audio Transcription
• 3 Pitfalls For Employers In NJ's New Wage Theft Law
• Gilstrap Changes Playing Field With Patent Eligibility Rule
• Chancery Won't Halt Barnes & Noble Spinoff's Annual Meeting
• Chamber Asks Trump Admin. To Hold Off Tariffs On France
• CBS-Viacom Merger May See Challenges From Unlikely Places
• Shifting Arbitration Pact After Being Sued Is Legal, NLRB Says
• Chancery Decision Demonstrates When To Skip Appraisal
• Feds Say 2nd Circ. Used Wrong Standard In IBM ERISA Case
• Opportunity Zone Regs May Trigger Biz Property Sales Crunch
• FCC Chair Floats Final Sprint/T-Mobile Approval
• FilmOn Exec's Harassment Trial Antics Draw Sanctions Threat
• LaCroix Parent Sued For Records On CEO Misconduct Claims
• DuPont Can't Strip Home Depot's Paint Price-Fixing Suit
• DuPont Espionage Charges Can't Stick, Chinese Co. Says
• 4 Takeaways From The Trump Administration's ESA Changes
• Eli Lilly Unit Sues Alzheimer's Institute For IP 'Conspiracy'
• SEC's Disclosure Proposals Compete With Investor Demands
• Forever 21 Data Breach Deal Needs More Details, Judge Says
• Texas To Pitch $500K Nexus Threshold For Franchise Tax
• Changes To Accredited Investor Rules Take Priority At SEC
• 9th Circ. Revives DirecTV 'NFL Sunday Ticket' Antitrust MDL
• Trump Acknowledges Consumers Could Bear Tariff Costs
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Seaweed Scientist's Odyssey
• Recession Could Raise Stakes Of OECD Tax Negotiations
• T-Mobile-Sprint Highlights Antitrust Concerns Over Biz Docs
• FilmOn Exec Ruffles Feathers As Sex Harassment Trial Starts
• Cuomo Signs Law Boosting Sexual Harassment Protections
• Hair Bias Bans Mean Employer Grooming Rules Need Review
• As President, Warren Could Shatter Global Tax, Trade Divide
• Calif. Justices Say Nonpatrons Can Sue Websites Over Bias
• SEC's Amendments Streamline Reporting — In Some Cases
• Top UK Corporate Crime Decisions Of 2019: Mid-Year Review
• NY Tax Minutes: Trump Tax Returns, New Corporate Tax Regs
• Facebook Ruling Extends Life Of Ill. Biometric Privacy Claims
• Blockstack Token Offering Establishes Reg A+ Prototype
• 7th Circ. Says Striking Worker Rightly Fired For Risky Driving
• Mistakes Vs. Falsehoods In Trade Controls Submissions
• 5 Ways To Prep For NY's Sex Harassment Training Rules
• HDI Taps Longtime Insurance Pro As GC
• TCPA Opinion Highlights Strategies For Avoiding Class Claims
• 15 Minutes With Land O'Lakes' General Counsel
• Ex-Acting AG Whitaker Joins Antivirus Co. As Outside GC
• Dems Tell Trump Tapping Scalia To Head DOL 'Alarming'
• NLRB Election Rule May Clear Way For Unions To Get Ousted
• Calif. Board Diversity Law Is Illegal, Conservative Group Says
• Cross-Border Attys Grapple With #MeToo's Varying Impact
• Brand Battles: Starbucks Aims To Sink 'Siren' Trademark
• 4 More Chains Cut No-Poach Deals With Wash. AG
• Delta Sues Software Provider Over Data Breach
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• IBM IP Ruling Changed Nothing, Priceline Tells Fed. Circ.
• Cisco's $8.6M Deal Shows Cost Of Ignoring Cyber Flaws
• Walgreens Workers Say Botched Retirement Plan Lost $300M
• 3rd Circ. Decision Limits Liability Of Board Observers
• Comcast Wants Justices To Fix 9th Circ. Standard In Bias Suit
• Reports Of $8B Roundup Deal 'Pure Fiction,' Feinberg Says
• NLRB Unveils 1st Part Of Union Election Revamp
• How Can Men Lend A Hand With Gender Diversity In Law?
• SEC Proposes Updates To Legal, Risk Disclosure Rules
• Health Benefit Battles Sink Or Swim Based On CBA Strength
• What We Know About Opioid MDL Settlement Talks
• Allscripts To Pay $145M After DOJ Looks At Kickbacks, HIPAA
• IP Litigation More Costly, Risky Than Ever Before, MoFo Says
• Women Can't Get Redo Of Goldman Sex Bias Trial's Focus
• Ex-DOJ Brass Expects More FCPA Deals With Subsidiaries
• 4 Tips For Navigating The MAP Of Double-Tax Cases
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of SiriusXM DMV Privacy Suit
• Wayfair Bill Unlikely As States Are 'Behaving,' MTC Rep Says
• Apple Attacks $439M Verdict Again After VirnetX IP Ruling
• 3 D&O Rulings That Should Be On Attys' Summer Reading List
• Record GDPR Fine Marks New Data Privacy Enforcement Era
• Clients Benefit From Law Firm Expense Growth
• Justices Could Shape Fiduciary Conduct In 2 ERISA Cases
• 9th Circ. Sends Facebook Face-Scan Class Action To Trial
• ICE Raids 7 Worksites, Detains 680 In Mississippi
• Apple Hit With Privacy Suit In Wake Of Reported Siri Snooping
• Wonder Bread Maker Gets OK On $21M Investor Settlement
• Facebook, FTC Fight Privacy Group's Bid To Block $5B Deal
• Del. Justices Say No Presumed Confidentiality In Record Bids
• Waffle House Chair Settles With Ex-Assistant As Trial Starts
• StarKist Insists $100M Price-Fixing Fine Could Bankrupt It
• 2nd Circ. Revives Pay Suit For Ex-Duane Reade CEO's Attys
• Fired Alcon Sales Rep Says Bias 'Permeated The Workforce'
• GNC Inks $6M 'Phantom Markdown' Online Shopping Deal
• Changing Ethics Rules Is Key To Law Firm Innovation
• Privacy Enforcement Shows Evolving Regulatory Expectations
• Pols Fear USMCA Will Expand Immunity For Tech Giants
• EEOC Inks Deals To End Sex Harassment, Disability Bias Suits
• Whole Foods Broke Biometric Privacy Law, Ill. Worker Says
• Facebook Hits App Developers With Click Injection Fraud Suit
• Walgreens' $15M PAGA Deal Ending Seating Suit Gets OK'd
• Chancery Sends Ag Fund Ex-CEO's Records Suit Toward Trial
• Fired NLRB Atty Fights To Preserve His Bias Suit
• Trump Signs Bilateral Tax Treaty Protocols With 4 Nations
• The Female Inventor Problem And How Lawyers Are Helping
• National Coordinating Counsel: Key To Virtual Mass Tort Team
• Calif. Justices Create Arbitration Compromise Conundrum
• Johns Hopkins Strikes $14M Deal To End ERISA Class Action
• Unprecedented Agency Divergence On Antitrust Enforcement
• Mastercard Swipes Processor's Corporate Biz For $3.2B
• American Airlines Lands Willkie Partner To Fill GC Seat
• DOJ Subpoenas Tyson Amid Chicken Industry Antitrust Probe
• Push To Expand Cybersecurity Info Privilege Gains Steam
• Union 'Fat Cat' Gets 15 Months For Fiat Chrysler Bribes
• Trump's Tariff Exclusion Process Under Judicial Microscope
• 3 Things Employers Should Know About Antitrust Law
• L'Oreal Stole 'Game-Changing' Secrets, Del. Jury Told
• IRS Resumes Examining Cost-Sharing, Citing Altera Ruling
• Rack Room Inks Up To $26M Deal In TCPA Suit Over Texts
• Judging A Book: Castillo Reviews 'Raising The Bar'
• Texas McDonald's Franchisee Settles Discrimination Claims
• Qualcomm Can't Hang Up On Class Cert., 9th Circ. Told
• Facebook, Google, Twitter Reveal Tax Hit From Altera Ruling
• Split NLRB OKs Electrolux's Firing Of Union Negotiator
• Cisco FCA Deal Shows Viability Of Cybersecurity Qui Tams
• 5 Important Points From Latest Altera Cost-Sharing Opinion
• 15 Minutes With Radisson Hospitality's General Counsel
• Why Seasoned In-House Attys Are Joining Cannabis Industry
• EEOC Wants Conflicted Atty Booted From Harassment Case
• Cisco, Industry Groups Join Altera In 9th Circ. Challenge
• Walmart Applies For Digital Currency Patent
• Strine Exit Shines Light On Del. Top Court's Lack Of Diversity
• 7th Circ. Says Pepsi, Gatorade 'Sports Fuel' Slogan Is Fair Use
• Congress Asks Capital One, Amazon For Answers On Breach
• After Nearly 10 Years, Tax Treaties May Face More Delays
• $625M Peroxide Merger May Hurt Competition, FTC Says
• Mylan CEO Must Face New EpiPen Deposition, Judge Rules
• Exclusion From Male Group Can't Sustain Job Bias Claim
• Global 2019 Fintech Investment Hits $37.9B Amid Slowdown
• EEOC Can Keep Chipotle Bias Case Notes Private, Judge Says
• Huawei Says Theft Case Just A Pawn In 5G Race, Trade Talks
• Calif. High Court Limits Class 'Ascertainability' Defense
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• DOJ's Bid To Toss Whistleblowers' Gilead FCA Suit Hits Snag
• Pentagon Hits Pause On $10B Cloud Computing Project
• Google Stops Transcribing Assistant Speech Data In Europe
• 9th Circ. Sends Meal, Rest Break Query To Calif. High Court
• EBay Accuses Amazon Managers Of Poaching Top Sellers
• EPA Floats Loosening Air Regs For New Industrial Projects
• Copyright Small Claims Court Raises Big Questions
• Fed. Circ. Revives Some VirnetX IP Tied To $1B Apple Verdicts
• NLRB Tackles Bargaining Orders, Bonuses In Latest Rulings
• 'Jaded' Alsup Skeptical Of Apple And Cisco's $10M IP Fee Bid
• Info-Sharing Protocol Takes Shape In Sprint, T-Mobile Case
• Chamber Backs Altera In 9th Circ. Fight Against IRS Rules
• Trump Ups Pressure On China With Fresh Tariff Threat
• What The Dramatic Rise In FCPA Enforcement Means For M&A
• Senate Confirms Gustafson As EEOC General Counsel
• Mobile Emissions Sources May Face More CAA Citizen Suits
• Calif. High Court Will Likely Apply Dynamex Retroactively
• FERC 'Single Entity' Ruling Increases Successor Liability Risk
• Amazon Raising Fees On French Sellers After Digital Tax