Compliance

Judge Flags Celebrity Divorce Firm For Excessive Fees

A law firm known for representing wealthy clients in divorce proceedings was chastised for excessive fees, in a high-profile case […]

A “Chilling Caution” On Expectation Of Privilege, From A Blackberry Case

The market analyst’s report was bad news for BlackBerry, coming shortly after the company released an updated smartphone in 2013. […]

Banks Caught In State/Federal Cannabis Conflict

Lawyers must counsel clients in the nascent industry of state-legalized cannabis that their routine business affairs violate federal law, a […]

Office Depot Settles, After FTC Alleges “PC Health Check” Scam

Office Depot and a California computer technical support company teamed up to dupe office max customers into buying computer clean-up […]

Law Firm Couldn’t Get Its Hijacked Money Back

To facilitate the closing of a real estate deal, the lawfirm as supposed to forward money to Deutsche Bank, per the payoff instructions of the mortgage and real estate services company, but unbeknownst to the law firm…

Pending Supreme Court Decision Could Upend Regulatory Ground Rules

Although the case pertains to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the outcome will have broad implications, affecting potential corporate liability […]

Getting Full Value From Hotline Reports

Hotlines can be more effective than fraud examiners when it comes to ferreting out misconduct – and that contention comes […]

Watchful Eyes On A Disputed Cyber Insurance Claim

A case in the Illinois courts has drawn the attention of many legal and risk managers, and a variety of […]

Aldi Sues Upstart Grocery Chain Over Trade Secrets

Aldi, a rapidly growing national retail grocery chain, has filed a trade secret lawsuit against a competitor that is trying […]

SF State Settles Antisemitism Lawsuits

A recently announced settlement resolves two lawsuits alleging that San Francisco State University has fostered antisemitism. One of them had […]

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