Regulations

New Bird-Kill Regulation Gets Companies Off The Hook

Long-standing federal legislation that prohibits killing of birds by industrial activities such as pesticide application, oil and gas production, or wind power generation has been…

$6M Settlement In “Phantom Pricing” Lawsuit

The settlement reflects a trend, and it should serve as a warning to retailers to who are considering using “phantom prices” in an effort…

Rampant Age Bias Alleged In Targeted Facebook Job Ads

The advertising strategy called microtargeting has been refined to razor sharp precision by Facebook, which collects extensive data on its […]

Trump Deregulation Agenda Collides With Amtrak

An administration promise to cut back on regulation has been put on the defensive by the recent Amtrak train derailment […]

Getting Real With Sexual Harassment Training

Two Supreme Court decisions gave many legal departments the idea that if you cover the base with something you can tell a court was “sexual harassment  training,” you might get off the liability hook…

Corruption Due Diligence For Domestic Acquisitions

Due diligence for bribery and corruption is routine for cross-border transactions. According to a forensic accountant writing in the FCPA […]

Acting CFPB Chief Won’t Fire The Woman Who’s Suing Him

Mick Mulvaney, acting chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said he won’t fire Leandra English, the deputy director who […]

Time Warner Invokes Net Neutrality Repeal To Fight Lawsuit

Charter Communications and its Time Warner Cable subsidiary are fighting a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, […]

Fraud Lawsuit Hits Equifax, On Its Home Turf

A class action alleges that fraud stemming from the Equifax breach has already begun. The lawsuit – filed in federal […]

Former Execs, Fingered By SEC, Challenge Company’s Privilege Claim

The underlying case, made in the SEC’s complaint filed early this year, “rises from the unlawful concealment of the manipulation […]

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