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CO2 Emissions

Preparing for the SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rules

In March 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules aimed at requiring SEC-reporting companies to provide extensive […]

Big Fines Boost OSHA’s Bottom Line

The maximum civil penalties for OSHA violations increase every year to adjust for inflation. The 6.2 percent increase this year […]

GC Has Central Role In New Certification Standards For FCPA Settlements

The DOJ now requires settlements of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violation to be certified by CEOs and chief compliance officers, […]

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Time To End The Taboo On “Worst-Case” Climate Scenarios

A post in the online publication Inside Climate News suggests it’s time for scientists and others, including politicians and risk […]

USPTO Pressured To Change Drug Patenting

Some pointed letters have been written to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by FDA acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock, and […]

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Dark Money Said To Fuel Supreme Court Amicus Briefs

An article in Politico looks at what the writer says amounts to a dark money lobbying campaign by the National […]

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AI Cure For ESG Woes Can Be Worse Than The Disease

Artificial intelligence is widely regarded in the financial industry as the only realistic solution to the massive compliance burden of […]

A Patented Method For Raising Drug Prices

Dennis Crouch, writing in PatentlyO, describes a form of “paper infringement” used in conflicts between branded pharmaceuticals and their generic […]

Is the Audit and Advisory Industry Ethically Challenged?

Two big audit and advisory firms have been sanctioned and fined by the SEC for cheating on ethics exams. Writing […]

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Lawyers, Journalists Sue CIA & Pompeo, Claim Their Phones Were Stripped

The CIA and its former director Mike Pompeo are being sued by journalists and attorneys who claim data was exfiltrated […]

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