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$50 Million Damages For A Smelly Hog Farm

Ten neighbors of a hog raising facility under contract with Smithfield Foods will receive $75,000 in compensation and $50 million […]

How The GDPR Could Protect The Wealthy

The GDPR “not only reinforces the right to privacy but will also inform (or remind) the wealthy that the best way now to protect their reputation is to look not to defamation, but to…

Does The Conflict-Minerals Law Hurt African Miners?

Many companies will soon be fulfilling their SEC requirement to report on whether mining of certain minerals in their supply […]

China Stole This U.S. Company’s IP The Old-Fashioned Way

The Chinese wind turbine company Sinovel managed to come up with some software that had been developed by a U.S.-based […]

Insurers Keep Wary Eye On School Kids’ Climate Lawsuit

Most industry observers are not paying much attention to a climate lawsuit in Oregon, where 21 teen-age students are suing […]

Trump Park Ave Says Saudi Prince Skipped Out On Rent

A Saudi prince owes almost $2 million in back rent, according to Trump Park Avenue LLC, in a suit filed […]

Appeals Court Eases Robocall Rules, And The Calls Keep Coming

“Proving once again that technology moves much faster than the law,” the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down significant parts of…

“If I Don’t Bribe Them Somebody Else Will”

Richard Bistrong, writing in the FCPA Blog, describes the fundamental mindset that leads to corrupt practices; lack of faith in […]

The Austrian Lawyer Who Took On Facebook

Attorney Max Schrems got interested in the privacy issue while attending college as an exchange student at Santa Clara University. […]

Multi-Billion Dollar Lawsuit In CA: Is Climate Change A “Public Nuisance”? 

A lawsuit filed by the cities of Oakland and San Francisco is invoking a “public nuisance” strategy in order to […]

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