Compliance

Tracking A “Wave” Of Covid Lawsuits Vs Employers

July 13, 2020

There have been more than 300 Covid-related lawsuits filed in U.S. courts since the beginning of the year, according to […]

CA “Strike Teams” Enforcing Covid Rules

July 10, 2020

California has set up “strike teams” of inspectors to go after businesses that are not following public health guidelines. However, […]

Professor, Chinese University Conspired To Steal Trade Secrets

July 10, 2020

The DOJ announced the conviction of Professor Zhang Hao, a Chinese national who stole trade secrets from two U.S. tech […]

A Checklist for FCPA Compliance

July 9, 2020

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act contains two key provisions: (1) a prohibition on bribery of foreign officials and (2) accounting […]

Caste Discrimination Alleged In Suit v Cisco

July 7, 2020

Plaintiff California Department of Fair Employment and Housing alleges an unnamed engineer, whom it identifies as a Dalit, suffered repeated acts of discrimination, including lower pay and fewer opportunities, at the hands of two supervising engineers.

DC Sues Nevada Ghost Gun Maker

July 6, 2020

The District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against a manufacturer of partially-assembled and untraceable firearms, commonly called “ghost guns.” […]

MN Climate Lawsuit First To Target Koch

July 1, 2020

A lawsuit filed by the state of Minnesota names as a defendant, for the first time in the short history […]

Novartis Settles 4-Nation FCPA Bribery Charge

June 30, 2020

Novartis has agreed to pay $347 million to put to rest years of investigation over alleged kickbacks and other improper […]

Class Actions Target COBRA Election Notices

June 26, 2020

In a time of widespread layoffs, there’s been a spate of class action lawsuits alleging that an employer’s’ COBRA “election […]

A Giant Canary In The Digital Coal Mine

June 26, 2020

Virtually all law firms and companies with legal departments, and even most businesses with no in-house lawyers, by now are […]

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