Compliance

Difficult Due Diligence on Overseas Intermediaries

Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, if the agent of a company pays or offers to pay a bribe to […]

New Guidelines for Board Oversight of Ethics and Compliance

With increasing regulatory oversight of ethics and compliance programs, boards need to receive timely information about areas of risk and concern. […]

Successor Liability For FCA Violations

Any company considering an acquisition should first consider whether the target company has any pre-acquisition False Claims Act compliance risk […]

In-House Lawyer, “Unauthorized,” Still Gets Privilege

An in-house attorney licensed to practice in California but occasionally working in his company’s Pennsylvania office, but without a “Limited […]

Courts To Decide If New Rules Will Curb Litigation Costs

Discovery is expensive on two counts: the cost of doing it, and the cost of fighting about doing it. Writing […]

FCC Net Neutrality Rules Upheld By Federal Court

Internet service providers (ISPs) are like utilities, in that they “act as natural, indiscriminate platforms for transmission of speech,” the […]

Cybersecurity Concerns For ERISA Fiduciaries

Pension and welfare plans store participant and beneficiary personal data that is of interest to cyber attackers. Not only does […]

Oracle Suing Ex-Employee Who Sued Oracle

Oracle intends to sue a former senior finance manager, who herself sued the company for retaliation. The former employee says […]

Employee Negligence Doesn’t Negate Cyber Coverage

A decision from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court summary judgment for the policy holder in […]

SCOTUS Tightens Rules On Judicial Recusal

When judges had “an earlier, significant personal involvement” in a case, they should recuse themselves from participating in any future […]

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