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Corporate - February, 2020

334 articles

• NJ's Novel Severance Law Ruins Small Biz Growth, Attys Say
• Spilman Atty's Book Lays Out Pittsburgh's Rich Legal Legacy
• Energy Trader Awarded $408K In Software Secrets Trial
• Suit Over Murdochs' $82M Bonus Pay Flawed, Chancery Told
• Embattled Startup Clearview AI On Uncertain Legal Footing
• New Board Justifies $1.9M Fraud Deal, 7th Circ. Rules
• Sanofi To Pay $12M To End Mass. Medicare Kickback Probe
• Cardinal Health Pays Nearly $9M To Resolve FCPA Claims
• Firms Can Do More To Help Attys Who Feel 'Always On Call'
• Coronavirus Abounds In Risk Disclosures As Disease Spreads
• NLRB Says ADT's Move To 6-Day Workweek Was Inbounds
• Ex-FTC Chief Eyes Health Privacy In New Self-Regulatory Role
• Latin American Crime Groups Using Crypto To Launder Money
• The Top In-House Hires Of February
• Chancery Won't Free Identity Guard Makers From Merger Suit
• Monsanto Worker's Obesity Was No Disability, 5th Circ. Says
• J&J Says CEO Questioning Voids $186M Asbestos Trial Award
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Source Code Escrow Agreements Are Reaching For The Cloud
• Practice Points From Panera Appraisal Litigation
• Does Willful Blindness Beget Enhanced Patent Damages?
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• Energy Trader's Software Not A Trade Secret, Texas Jury Told
• AseraCare To Pay $1M To End High-Profile $200M FCA Saga
• Top DOJ Atty Spotlights Main FCA Target Areas For 2020
• Ex-Alstom Exec's Acquittal May Escalate Future FCPA Battles
• Ex-BlueWave GC, CFPB Official Joins Bradley Arant In DC
• Ex-American Apparel Directors Want Out Of Ex-CEO's Suit
• Howrey Has No Dibs On Ex-Partners' Profits, 9th Circ. Says
• $1B Huawei 'Rip And Replace' Bill Headed To Oval Office
• Black GCs Double Down On Campaign For In-House Diversity
• SEC Sues Power Co. Over Claims About Nuke Plant Plans
• No Jail Time For 2nd Cooperator In PixarBio Fraud Scheme
• Justices Seem Poised To Increase Cos.' Liability Overseas
• How Attys Skirt The Rules To Get In The Cannabis Game
• Federal Privacy Legislation Should Be Context-Sensitive
• Bimbo Bakeries Must Face Some Claims In Biometric Suit
• 9th Circ. Says Past Salary Can't Excuse Sex-Based Pay Gaps
• Oracle To Pay $12M To End ERISA Class Action
• Ex-Bryan Cave Partner Joins Crypto Co. Bitstamp As CLO
• DOJ, AseraCare Reach Deal Ending Landmark FCA Saga
• Investor Settlements Remain High As Defendant Sizes Grow
• 7th Circ. Won't Undo $17.85M Deal In Wells Fargo TCPA Suits
• Judge Won't Enforce Union's $2.3M Award In Benefits Fight
• West Texas Cements Its Place As Patent Hotbed
• 'Rookie Mistakes' To Avoid In Navigating DOJ-FTC Interplay
• H-2B Program Hits Summer Cap, Cutting Off Visas Till October
• In New York, NDAs Aren't Always An Employee's Enemy
• DOL's Joint Employer Rule Subverts Wage Law, State AGs Say
• 6 AmTrust Directors Kept In Class Suit Over $2.95B Merger
• Breach At Face Recognition Co. Exposes List Of Gov't Clients
• A Brief Guide To Federal And State Cybersecurity Enforcement
• Judge Throws Out Ex-Alstom Exec's Bribery Convictions
• California's Anti-Arbitration Law Is On Life Support
• More Legislatures Should Pass Broad Noncompete Bans
• New Foreign-Influence Considerations For US Research Orgs
• Opioid Judge Rips Pharmacies' 'Ironic' Push To Halt Discovery
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• Employers Lose Intel High Court Suit But Get Gift From Alito
• Big Tech Probes May Trigger Antitrust Scrutiny On All Sectors
• Six Flags Snags Jeld-Wen's Top Lawyer For GC Spot
• 3 Takeaways From NLRB's Stricter Joint Employer Test
• Coronavirus Fears Cast Cloud Over Dealmaking
• Calif. Elected Officials Challenge State's Anti-Union Gag Law
• Supposedly Unfair Stock Deal Heads Toward Chancery Trial
• Biogen Saleswoman's $6M Firing Award Trimmed To $3.5M
• Calif. AG Asks Congress Not To Preempt New Privacy Law
• Comparing Vertical Merger Guidelines Across Jurisdictions
• Nike Calls Trademark Ad Ban 'Restraint On Speech'
• Chancery Keeps Some Counts In Mining Co. Default Scheme
• Feds Say Insys' Kapoor Should Be On Hook For $60M Tab
• When Coronavirus May Trigger SEC Disclosure Requirements
• Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
• PepsiCo Must Face COBRA Suit, Though It's A 'Close Call'
• NY Data Security Law Will Dramatically Expand AG's Reach
• NLRB Finalizes Long-Awaited Joint Employer Rule
• Bloomberg's NDA Shift Sets Stage For Future Policy Fights
• Canada's Privacy Watchdogs To Probe Facial Recognition Co.
• MGM Glossed Over Breach Of 10.6M Guests' Data, Suit Says
• Tix-For-Votes Fraud Case Won't Head To High Court
• Ex-DLA Piper, Rolls-Royce Attys Form Compliance Boutique
• FCC Eyes Taking Ownership Limit Row To High Court
• Effective Employee Reporting Systems After Weinstein Verdict
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• Considering Human Capital Management In Proxy Disclosures
• Chicago Marketer Seeks $467K Deal In Workers' Biometric Suit
• High Court Won't Take Fidelity Brokerage Immunity Case
• Insys Should Pay Half Of $57M Restitution, Founder Says
• 15 Minutes With Pitney Bowes' Chief Legal Officer
• High Court Won't Wade Into Walgreens Religious Bias Case
• Purdue Picks Ex-USDA Head As Monitor In Bankruptcy
• Bloomberg Frees 3 Workers From Confidentiality Pacts
• Privacy Framework Faces Uphill Climb To Universal Adoption
• Conde Nast Drops NDAs Covering Harassment, Discrimination
• Attys Get $7M Fees In Decadelong $102M Funeral Scam Suit
• Uber Must Face $1B Trade Secrets Suit, Jury Finds
• Kroger Seeks 'Severe' Sanctions For Absent Atty In ADA Case
• More Companies Likely To 'Test The Waters' Ahead Of IPOs
• Inside The Evolving State Of Shareholder Activism
• DOL Judge Kills Ex-Morgan Stanley Atty Whistleblower Case
• Whataburger Fights EEOC Sanctions Bid In Hiring Policy Suit
• SEC And Ex-Exec Of Navistar Reach $500K Partial Settlement
• Del. Uber Ruling Reinforces High Bar To Prove Director Bias
• CBS Investors In #MeToo Suit Must Show Moonves Hurt Stock
• Wells Fargo Will Pay $3B To DOJ, SEC Over Sales Scandal
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• DOJ Antitrust Division Still Eyeing Standards Orgs
• Feds Want 1st Circ. To Back Convictions Of Ex-NECC Execs
• 5 Complications That Can Derail A Class Action Settlement
• Union Recognition Lessons From CNN's Record NLRB Deal
• Calif. Private AG Law: Coming To A State Near You?
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• Ex-AIG Legal Worker Settles SEC's Insider Trading Claim
• New Mexico Says Google Is Collecting Kids' Personal Data
• Suspension Put On Ice For Atty Who Blasted Judges, Courts
• Secrets Theft Dulled Competitive Edge, Energy Trader Testifies
• MGM Resorts Data Breach Exposes Guests' Personal Details
• How Trump's 10 Picks Have Already Shifted The 9th Circuit
• NLRB Judge Says Burger Flipper Not Fired Due To Trans Bias
• OneTrust Raises $210M For Data Privacy Compliance Platform
• Schemer Gets 6 Mos. For Playing PixarBio's Fraud 'Game'
• SeaWorld's $65M 'Blackfish' Class Action Settlement Wins OK
• REI Workers Seek Green Light For $5M Security Check Deal
• Hertz's Fight With Insurers Over $23M Bill Sent To Mediation
• High Court Should Not Abet Google's Efficient IP Infringement
• Boardroom Hot Topics: ESG, Purpose And Stakeholders
• EEOC Policy Change Clashes With Challenges To Arbitration
• No Sanctions For GSK, But Both Sides Told To 'Dial It Back'
• AG Barr Critiques Big-Tech Immunity For Web Content
• Energy Trader Says Ex-Employee Owes $2.6M In Secrets Trial
• Investor Settlements Saw Lull In '19 But Big Deals Are In Sight
• Quinn Emanuel Owes $6M To Ex-Client's Trustee, Suit Says
• Cognizant Pushes Chancery To Scrutinize Ex-Officer's Fee Bid
• DOJ Antitrust Official Defends Compliance Program Policy
• Oracle Backed By 32 Amicus Briefs In Google Copyright War
• In FTC Probe Of Small (Big) Tech Deals, Knowledge Is Power
• Sherin And Lodgen Adds Partner To RE, Corporate Team
• SEC Urges Firms To Factor Coronavirus Risks In Disclosures
• The 3 SECURE Act Issues Plan Sponsors Should Review First
• Avenues Of Relief For Cybersecurity Whistleblowers Increase
• PwC Looks To High Court After 2nd Circ. Revives ERISA Suit
• The Advantages Of PE Sponsor-Strategic Partnerships
• Ex-Cognizant Execs Lose Bid To Ditch FCPA Charges
• NJ Gov. Sets Sights On Workplace Bias, Sex Harassment
• Why Your GC Could Be The Next CEO
• Ways To Accelerate TCJA Rule Challenges
• Ex-Alstom Execs Charged In Indonesian Bribery Probe
• Del. Justices Throw Out Richards Layton Malpractice Claims
• Ex-GC Can't Sue Over Cooked Books Claims, Cash Biz Says
• 9th Circ. Revives Zillow, AIG's Copyright Suit Coverage Fight
• These Firms Are Cleaning Up In Bull Market For VC, PE Deals
• Texas Judge Rules Huawei Contracting Ban Is Constitutional
• DOJ Taps Kirkland Atty To Monitor Live Nation Compliance
• Kickstarter Union Vote Could Spark More Tech Organizing
• Facebook, Twitter Take Privacy Case To Supreme Court
• Junk Bond Mogul Among Latest Round Of Trump Pardons
• SEC Says Real Estate Firm Brass Ran $170M Ponzi Scheme
• 2nd Circ. Questions Future Of Exxon Climate Speech Fight
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• 'Oblivious' PixarBio CEO Gets 7 Years For $7.5M Stock Fraud
• 15 Minutes With The San Francisco 49ers' General Counsel
• Bloomberg Proposes Wall Street Tax, Student Debt Relief
• ABA Supports Legislation Protecting Pot Lawyers
• Mass. Suit Accusing Fidelity Of 401(k) Kickback Scheme Axed
• San Diego Nears Halt Of Instacart Worker Classification
• Trump Admin. Says Illegal Structure Shouldn't Doom CFPB
• Calif. Seeks To Nix Uber, Postmates' AB 5 Challenge For Good
• New Ransomware Ring Aims To Publicly Shame Its Victims
• 3 Takeaways From The Calif. Supreme Court's Apple Ruling
• NLRB Memo Faults Google For Chiding Diversity Policy Critic
• 3 Key Questions On IRS' Proposed Executive Pay Changes
• Insys Execs Owe $57M To Insurers And Victims, Judge Rules
• Jackson Lewis Nabs Ex-Proskauer ERISA Litigator In La.
• Law Student 'Labor Movement' Aims To Transform BigLaw
• Retailers Aim To Take AmEx Arbitration Order To 2nd Circ.
• 4 Keys To Logistics Building Amid E-Commerce Boom
• DOJ's Generic Drug Criminal Probe Snares Ex-Sandoz Exec
• Ohio Board Tells In-House Attys Noncompetes Unethical
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Motorola Wins $764M In Radio Trade Secret Trial
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Cupid In The Cubicles: 4 Valentine's Day Tips For Employers
• Sen. Gillibrand Proposes Creating Agency To Enforce Privacy
• SEC Probes Tesla Over Financing Arrangements
• Dollar General Wrong To Sidestep Union, 8th Circ. Says
• 4 Takeaways From Calif.'s Revised Consumer Privacy Regs
• Trends In Recent FCPA And Cartel Cases Against Execs
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Exec Can't Dodge Arbitration In Bias Case
• J&J Unit Settles Noncompete Dispute With Texas-Based Rival
• 2nd Circ. Won't Touch PwC's Loss In Pension Plan Dispute
• Objector Tells 7th Circ. To Upend $1.9M Engine Co. Fraud Deal
• The Deal Maker's Guide To The New CFIUS Framework
• Trump's Fed Pick Vows Independence But Hits Turbulence
• Sprint/T-Mobile Approval Banks On Dish's 5G Success
• US Cos. Wary Of China Deal's Dispute Settlement System
• Uber's Arbitration Bid Will Get Another Look In Injury Suit
• 5 Executive Compensation Considerations For Proxy Season
• Ballot Initiative Could Bring Big Changes To Calif. Privacy Law
• Microsoft's $10B Pentagon Deal Blocked Amid Amazon Fight
• Calif. Ruling Shows Issues With Overbroad Employment Pacts
• McClatchy Files Ch. 11, Cites 'Grim Reality' Of News Industry
• Walmart Workers Can't Get Retrial In Calif. Meal Break Suit
• Attorney Wants Judge Who Said He Has 'No Brain' Recused
• Regulators Need To Keep A Close Eye On AI In Finance
• PNC Abetted $75M 'Ponzi-Like' Scheme, Investment Cos. Say
• The Big Picture: Challenges Of The T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
• SEC Looks To Give Companies More Leeway With Disclosures
• Glencore Seeks To Dismiss Stock-Drop Suit Over FCPA Probe
• Seyfarth Shaw Billing Error Enough Cause To Fire Sick Staffer
• T-Mobile/Sprint Ruling Elevates Tech Market Merger Analysis
• Massachusetts Top Court Triples Fired Worker's Jury Award
• SEC Exam Priorities Highlight Flexible, Holistic Compliance
• Novartis Taps Firms Ready To Pony Up On Diversity — Or Else
• 7 Key Elements Of An Employer Immigration Program
• Ex-Theranos CEO Escapes Charges She Defrauded Doctors
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds 4 Tax Attorneys In Atlanta
• BakerHostetler Atty Accused Of Shaking Butt At Adversary
• Wells Fargo Nixes Mandatory Arbitration For Sex Harassment
• Dead Razor Deal Shows Need For Precise Termination Clauses
• Biz Groups Back VW In 9th Circ. Query On Fraud Standard
• USTR Blasts 'Persistent Overreaching' Of WTO Appeals Wing
• T-Mobile/Sprint Case Shows Problem With Dueling Economics
• Iancu Touts 'Vibrant' US Patent System Despite Criticisms
• #MeToo Hangs Over Tavis Smiley At Trial Opening With PBS
• Equifax Hack Shows China's Expanding Hunger For Data
• Ethics Groups Back Amazon's Call For Trump JEDI Testimony
• Citgo Appoints Legal VP As Chief Compliance, Ethics Officer
• Danger Of CEO Testimony Clear In $186M J&J Talc Verdict
• After Backlash, USPTO Trying To Hide TM Email Addresses
• California's Private AG Law Reportedly Netted $88M In 2019
• Understanding PE Employee Co-Investment Credit Facilities
• What Cos. Need To Know About New Washington Privacy Bill
• Hedge Funds Say 2nd Circ. Scrambled Insider Trading Law
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• SeaWorld Settles 'Blackfish' Litigation For $65M
• What To Consider Before Using A Global Noncompete: Part 2
• T-Mobile, Sprint Beat State-Led Merger Challenge
• Alsup Blasts DoorDash's 'Hypocrisy,' Orders 5K Arbitrations
• White House Looks To Fortify Cybersecurity With Budget Plan
• Amazon Wants Trump To Testify In Suit Over $10B JEDI Deal
• Altera Asks US Justices To Hear Cost-Sharing Rules Challenge
• Ex-Theranos CEO Says Bad Blood Tests Are A 'Fact Of Life'
• USPTO Facing Backlash Over Public TM Email Addresses
• Cato Institute's Suit Over SEC Settlement Gag Rule Is Tossed
• Facebook Users Ink Data Breach Deal Seeking $16M In Fees
• Pay Inquiry Bans Passed 1st Major Legal Test At 3rd Circuit
• Judge Accepts EEOC Request To Close Out Pay Data Survey
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• Uber, Postmates Fail To Block California Contractor Law
• Seattle Payroll Tax Bill Clears 1st Major Hurdle
• 7th Circ. Ruling Weakens FLSA, Ex-Facebook Worker Says
• What To Consider Before Using A Global Noncompete: Part 1
• Fed. Circ. Denies Apple's Rehearing Bid In $600M IP Suit
• Trump Floats DOL Funding Cut, Paid Parental Leave Plan
• EU Data Privacy Laws Pose Disclosure Risks In Fraud Probes
• 15 Minutes With DFINITY's General Counsel
• Schick Parent Drops $1.37B Harry's Buy After FTC Challenge
• Uber Tells Jury Inventor's $1B Trade Secret Suit Filed Too Late
• Oracle, Workers Fight Over Class Cert. In Pay Equity Case
• Calif. Judge Explains Order Blocking Forced Arbitration Ban
• UPS Told It Must Pay For Employees' Foot Protection
• DOJ Ends Antitrust Probe Into Carmakers' Fuel Economy Pact
• Google Accused Of Collecting User 'Face Prints' From Photos
• USPTO, DOJ Downplay Essential Patents' Licensing Terms
• NLRB Prosecutor Goes After Tesla For Silencing Workers
• Del. M&A Ruling Shows High Bar For Determining Controllers
• Eye On ERISA: A Q&A With Ogletree's Practice Chairs
• EU Looks Into EssilorLuxottica Deal For GrandVision
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 'Chutzpah' Gets Ex-Pimco CEO 9-Month 'Varsity Blues' Term
• House Passes Sweeping Pro-Union Bill
• Del. M&A Law Changes Leave GCs, Officers 'Holding The Bag'
• FCC Urged To Hurry Up With TCPA Autodialer Ruling
• DOJ Seeks Flexible Court Take On Threat From Sabre Merger
• CORRECTION: Alsup Laments Apple's Reading Of FCC Cellphone Rule
• Takeaways From DOJ Fraud Section's Enforcement Uptick
• NLRB OKs Rehiring Workers Who Taped 'Captive' Meetings
• Nestle Can't Get FLSA 'Donning And Doffing' Suit Tossed
• Bloomberg Beats Ex-Worker's Migraine Suit At 2nd Circ.
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Issues Warning On State T-Mobile Suit
• Calif. Truckers Rip Teamsters Bid To Pause AB 5 Injunction
• Arbitration Is A Flawed Forum That Needs Repair
• Surveillance Co. Clearview AI Hit With Biometric Privacy Suit
• State Privacy Law Initiatives To Prepare For In 2020
• Mark Cuban Among SEC Critics Siding With Lucia In ALJ Fight
• Ex-Miami Heat Atty Says GC Harassed Her Over Family Leave
• Amazon's Size May Mean Drivers Are Exempt From The FAA
• Nike Atty Tells Jury Of Alarm Over Avenatti's Twitter Threat
• Audit Process Remains A Mystery In DOD Cybersecurity Plan
• Uber Trade Secret Case Nears Trial With Reluctant Counsel
• Google Parent Ditches Investors' Data Leak Suit, For Now
• Chamber, Tech Groups Back Gig Cos.' AB 5 Injunction Bid
• Del. Justices Ask Icahn To Justify Expanded Records Bid
• GC Violated Duty By Gunning For Share Of Contingency Fee
• Compliance Chiefs Feeling The Squeeze As Budgets Stagnate
• Alphabet's Missteps Offer Crisis Management Case Study
• Biometric Privacy In 2020: How Companies Can Comply
• Chancery Puts $2.6B Tesla-SolarCity Deal Suit On Trial Track
• US Places 2nd In Global Patent Protection, Report Says
• 8th Circ. Ruling Creates More Targets For ERISA Suits
• Citrix Screen-Sharing Sales Are Taxable, Mass. Justices Find
• Ex-Autonomy CEO To Contest US Extradition In Fraud Case
• Trump Touts Opportunity Zones In Third State Of The Union
• Best Buy CEO Keeps Job After Sidley Investigation
• 3rd Generic Drug Executive Indicted For Price-Fixing
• Compliance Chiefs Face Undue Personal Risk, NYC Bar Says
• Sabre, DOJ Duel Over Industry Support For Farelogix Merger
• ​​​​​​​Economists Barred From Weighing In On T-Mobile/Sprint Row
• Bezos Calls Suit By Girlfriend's Brother 'Litigation Abuse'
• Macy's Closing Roughly 125 Stores And Moving HQ To NY
• Home Depot Drops Paint Price-Fixing Suit Against DuPont
• Future Of Climate Torts At Stake In 9th Circ. Doubleheader
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Recused From Part Of Tech Co. Probe
• SEC Wins Vistaprint Insider Trading Trial In Boston
• How Emotional Intelligence Can Benefit Transactional Attys
• SEC Private Equity Enforcement: A Look Ahead
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• Banc Of Calif. Ex-CEO's Smear Campaign RICO Suit Nixed
• Ex-Fiat Chrysler Exec Seeks To Ax GM Suit Over UAW Bribes
• Biometric Privacy In 2020: What Companies Can Expect
• How Tech, Communications Cos. Should Prepare For Brexit
• Magellan Health Taps REIT Pro As New General Counsel
• Sprint Escapes Suit Over Alleged $100M Sales Tax Dodge
• Amazon, Drivers Spar Over Transpo Worker Status In 9th Circ.
• Wells Fargo Workers Ink $9M Deal In Reimbursement Suit
• Mithril Says Ex-GC Can't Stop Suits Outside Calif.
• Bayer Gets Boost As It Preps For Roundup Showdown In Calif.
• Biometric Privacy In 2020: The Current Legal Landscape
• NLRB Judge Says Ambulance Co. Can't Bar Union Buttons
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm
• Jury Clears Ex-Jawbone Exec Of IP Theft Charges
• 15 Minutes With California Pizza Kitchen's General Counsel
• The Top In-House Hires Of January