Risk Management

Designers, Builders, Pushing To Limit Liability

“Owners are optimists and contractors are negotiators,” writes Stoel Rives attorney Eric A. Grasberger, as he takes note of what […]

What The EU Safe Harbor Decision Means

The recent Safe Harbor decision from the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) gets a summary and analysis from […]

Consumer Agency Would Bar Mandatory Arbitration In Credit Contracts

The watchdog Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed new rules that would bar financial institutions from forcing checking account and […]

Practical Steps For Franchisors To Avoid Joint Liability

With its August decision in the Browning-Ferris case, the National Labor Relations Board widened its working definition of joint-employer, and […]

NLRB: No Drug Test If No Union Rep Present

A recent National Labor Relations Board decision confirmed that if an employee requests the presence of a union representative during […]

Hackers Gets Scammed By Security Firm

It was a variation on the CEO phishing fraud, which, according to a Florida security firm, is currently a major […]

Lessons From The VW Cheat

It appears to be a one-off case of bald deception, but is there something other companies can learn from it? […]

Impact of Shareholder and Director Litigation on the Company

To understand where litigation traps lay, directors, officers and majority shareholders needs to understand their responsibilities and potential remedies. Officers […]

Hidden Risks in Confidentiality Requirements

Earlier this year the SEC fined Houston-based KBR Inc. $130,000 for requiring some of its employees to sign confidentiality agreements […]

SEC Takes Another Look At Broker-Dealer Cybersecurity

The SEC has announced that its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) will start a second round of cybersecurity […]

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