Litigation

“Advisors” As FCPA Risk In China

September 24, 2015

It’s not easy to conduct significant business in China without engaging the assistance of third parties. At almost every stage […]

Takedown Fever: Potential Liability For Aggressive Copyright Holders

September 23, 2015

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that before sending out a takedown notice, a copyright holder must consider […]

Volkswagen Hires BP’s Oil Spill Legal Team

September 23, 2015

After revealing that it deliberately misled regulators and customers over the environmental performance of its diesel-engine vehicles, Volkswagen has hired […]

Is Your Company Ready For A Government Raid?

September 23, 2015

Respected corporations often see a government search warrant as a disaster that happens to hardened wrongdoers, but the circumstances leading […]

Your Chances On Appeal And How You Can Improve Them

September 23, 2015

Appellate lawyer Jason P. Steed taps experience and statistics to answer  common questions about appeals. Will we get oral argument? […]

Executives In The Crosshairs: Unpacking The Yates Memo

September 22, 2015

A legal alert from McGuire Woods, following the release earlier this month of the Yates Memo, in which the Justice […]

New Interest in Empowering States to Tax Remote Sales

September 22, 2015

Under the Supreme Court’s 1992 decision in Quill v. North Dakota, a retailer is not required to collect sales taxes […]

Speak-Up Culture Reduces Whistleblower Risk

September 21, 2015

The government has been scrutinizing “facially neutral” policies and agreements, including confidentiality agreements, on the grounds they may be squelching […]

Workers Can’t Be Fired For Defending Themselves Violently, Utah Court Rules

September 21, 2015

The Utah Supreme Court ruled last week that employees who resort to violence when they feel that they are in […]

Litigation Wave Coming

September 21, 2015

General counsel, chief information officers and chief financial officers are advised to prepare for a coming wave of cyber-litigation, in […]

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