Risk Management

Accounting Flaws Now Prime Target In Securities Class Actions

For the third straight year, there has been an increase in the number of securities class actions filings with accounting-related […]

An Overlooked Exception To Attorney-Client Privilege

It’s based on a 45-year old Fifth Circuit precedent – Garner v. Wolfinbarger – a precedent that’s alive and well […]

Individual Executive Exposure In Government Investigations

A white collar alert from Miller & Chevalier looks at significant cases and government investigations that directly affected executives in […]

Ransomeware Perps Who Failed

A peek into the cyber trenches in a relatively upbeat post from Kapersky Lab: What some recent ransomware attacks looked […]

Uber Class Action Settlement Leaves Much Unsettled

The recent settlement of class action litigation targeting Uber will, if it gets court approval, cost the company as much as $100 million, but it…

Ethics Have Calculable Value

The president of the umbrella organization for in-house attorneys in Europe – the European Company Lawyers Association, or ECLA – outlines […]

DOL Defends Its New Investment Advisor Fiduciary Rule

The asset advisor industry isn’t happy with the Department of Labor’s recently issued final rule on when a party will […]

U.S. Company Loses $100M To Email Fraud

An unidentified company last year lost nearly $100 million to individuals who created fake email addresses and posed as vendors, […]

Appeals Court: General Liability Covers Data Breach Class Action

When data is made publicly available on the internet, it can be considered “published” under the terms of a general […]

Creepy “Jigsaw” Ransomware Works Slow, Ups The Ante

More reason to avoid downloading attachments you’re not very very sure about. Named after the character in the “Saw” movie […]

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