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Executive Order For Government Contractor Employers – And A Backlash

President Obama has signed a “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order” which includes, among other provisions, a requirement that […]

Inventor’s Failed Antitrust Suit Against A Trade Group

An inventor-patent attorney claimed that major saw manufacturers, including Emerson, Ryobi, and Black & Decker, by way of their trade […]

British Serious Fraud Office Pays Millions To Settle Mishandled Case

The British Serious Fraud Office agreed to pay about $5.1 million to a property developer after admitting that it mishandled […]

Fourth Circuit Enforcing Civil War-Era Law Could Cost Companies Millions

In July the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that contractors who mislead the government can be liable under the […]

Avoiding Legal Problems In Product Packaging

The holidays are right around the corner as far as much of the consumer manufacturing industry is concerned. Competition will […]

EU Regulators Question Google’s Implementation Of “Right To Be Forgotten”

Regulators may come down on Google over its decision to only remove links from European websites in response to the […]

Long-Festering FCPA Case Settles, With Legal Questions Unanswered

A last-minute settlement in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case left unanswered some important legal questions – the parameters of […]

Eliminate The Antitrust Exception To Corporate Charging Guidelines

There is one glaring exception to a Department of Justice policy that considers the existence of a compliance program as a factor in determining whether to charge a corporation with a crime.

Aggressive Counter-Measures v. Hackers May Risk Cyber-Insurance Coverage

Responding to increasingly dangerous and potentially expense cyberattacks, some companies are taking aggressive counter-measures that may either cross the line […]

SEC’s New, Powerful Enforcement Options

A lesser-known provision of Dodd-Frank allows the SEC to pursue civil penalties for a broad range of actions through administrative actions and to impose civil penalties on its own as well as in federal court…

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