Compliance

How Books-And-Records Violations Can Draw An FCPA Charge

Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, regulators often discover corruption indirectly by identifying violations of books-and-records and internal-accounting provisions. What […]

Using E-Discovery Technology To Mitigate FCPA Exposure

Technology that has been developed for e-discovery can also be used internally by companies to carry out Foreign Corrupt Practice […]

Medtronic’s Ireland Move Garners Shareholder Lawsuit

Medtronic’s relocation of its nominal corporate headquarters to Ireland last year generated a capital gains tax bill for about 20 […]

Court: An Obsolete Claim Is False Advertising

The claim by Dyson Inc. was arguably true when they said it (“twice the suction of any other vacuum” ), […]

Avoiding ADA Public Accommodation Lawsuits For The Holidays

Anticipating the approaching retail sales season, a post from Perkins Coie looked at the prospects for American with Disabilities Act […]

Two Major Securities Cases For SCOTUS

Salman v. U.S. addresses uncertainty about the definition of “personal benefit” as a necessary element to establish a case of insider trading.

Address Information Governance Now, Avoid Legal Headaches Later

There were a host of problems associated with storing paper records. They ate up closet space and sometimes whole warehouses, […]

U.S. Chamber, 21 States Sue DOL Over New Overtime Rules

In two separate lawsuits filed in the Eastern District of Texas, the Department of Labor is being sued over its […]

Chemical “Confidentiality” Will Be Tough Sell Under New TSCA

A routine strategy for keeping information about a product’s chemical and biological constituents out of the public eye could be […]

Court Rejects Search Of Backup Tapes As Not “Proportional”

The court told a plaintiff physician, who was pleading defamation and discrimination after a health care provider revoked his privileges […]

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