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Selective, Intense Oversight Of Companies Likely Under New Congress

It may be counterintuitive, but oversight of the private sector in the coming months is likely to become intense, according […]

Online Sales Tax Gets A Boost From SCOTUS

The Supreme Court, declining to hear the appeal of a 10th circuit decision, let stand a Colorado law that enforces […]

No Small Cages In Mass, And A Five-County GMO Ban In CA

From DLA Piper, an update on recent litigation and regulatory developments in the food and beverage industries. They include a […]

BigLaw Firms Join Gun Control Coalition, Pro Bono

Seven of the biggest law firms have formed a coalition with gun control advocates and plan to mount legal challenges to the gun lobby on a number of fronts, in a pro bono effort that…

Patent System For Drugs Gets The NYT Fisheye

Recent cases of drug prices being jacked up for business reasons, not to mention the case of the EpiPen and […]

Family Chat Counts As Insider Trading, SCOTUS Rules

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that gifts of confidential information from business executives to their family members […]

Big Banks Accused Of Financing Rain Forest Destruction

Two major banks, Credit Suisse and Bank of America, are singled out in an article about the role of banks […]

Court: No Privilege For Mutual Fund Trustees

The trustees wanted to withhold more than 200 documents, including documents pertaining to board and committee meetings,

How Many Hugs In A Sexual Harassment Claim?

Two years after being thrown out of federal court in Sacramento, a lawsuit accusing the sheriff of Yolo County of […]

The Privacy And Cybersecurity Challenge For Startups

For those starting a new business, privacy and cybersecurity are typically at the bottom of a long list of concerns. […]

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