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House Committee Urges DOJ To Try Former IRS Head As A Criminal

In a rare, closed-door House Ways and Means Committee mark-up session, Republicans voted along party lines to ask the Justice […]

Personal Data Of Millions At Risk From Major Internet Security Lapse

A major security lapse in one of the most trusted security features on the web has left millions of passwords […]

Code of Conduct, Training & Policies: Three Keys to Building a Culture That Values Ethics & Prevents Retaliation

The rate of retaliation for employees reporting misconduct has risen, and of those who have witnessed misconduct but not reported it, more than a third said they reasoned an office superior would seek payback. The Network identifies esources for implementing strong ethics programs.

Do Compliance Professionals Have To Be Lawyers?

Michael Volkov of the Volkov Group Law Firm reports on a “new and disturbing trend” – companies are requiring compliance professionals to be trained attorneys.

Redbox Covers the Nation with Red Box DVD Rental Units, But its CGL Policy Doesn’t Cover Redbox

In a recent coverage dispute, a court found that Redbox’s “personal injury and advertising injury” under Coverage B did not cover an alleged privacy violation.

Personalities, Generations Clash In Story Of Ousted American Eagle CEO

The sudden ouster of American Eagle’s CEO earlier this year was the result of an “old boys’ club” board eager […]

New Republic: Chief Justice Roberts ‘Has No Idea How Money Works in Politics’

New Republic legal correspondent Sam Kleiner expresses some doubt about whether the McCutcheon decision will have much direct effect on […]

Disgruntled Stenographer Littered Dozens of Trial Records With Gibberish

Court stenographer Daniel Kochanski was dissatisfied with his job, as evidenced in some 30 trials whose proceeding he failed to […]

Futurist: Lawyers Will Become Obsolete This Year

A novelist and professional futurist predicts that (human) lawyers will be taken entirely out of contract law – well, we’re […]

Chevron Can Sue Patton Boggs Over Ecuador Pollution Case, NY Judge Rules

A New York federal judge has given the green light for Chevron to pursue fraud allegations against embattled law firm […]

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