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January 18, 2019
Qualcomm Exec Says Google, FTC Deal Was Royalties Model
A Qualcomm executive took the stand Friday during a California federal bench trial over the Federal Trade Commission's allegations the company's "no license, no chips" practice violates antitrust laws, testifying that it modeled its standard-essential patent process after Google's 2013 consent decree with the FTC.
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January 18, 2019
Bipartisan House Bill Seeks Stricter SEC Insider Trading Rules
A new bipartisan bill introduced by House Committee on Financial Services leadership on Friday seeks to curb insider trading by calling for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to explore amendments to its corporate insider rule.
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January 18, 2019
Apple CEO Draws Data Brokers Into Federal Privacy Law Fight
Apple CEO Tim Cook is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to establish a "data-broker clearinghouse" that would enable consumers to monitor and demand the deletion of data held by companies that operate under the radar, marking the latest entry in the simmering debate over the best way to regulate tech giants' handling of consumer data.
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January 18, 2019
Tech-Driven Hiring Tools May Spawn New Wave Of Bias Suits
A new breed of high-tech hiring tools aimed at helping employers sift through growing applicant pools can unfairly weed out women and minorities, putting unwary businesses at risk of being caught up in an anticipated wave of bias litigation.
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January 18, 2019
Consol Says Ex-Prez Can't Show Gender Played Role In Pay
The changing structure and nature of the coal industry were behind a female Consol Energy Inc. executive’s termination, not her gender or her complaints about being paid less than her male counterparts, the company argued Thursday in an effort to toss her lawsuit from a Pennsylvania federal court.
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- CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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- Fiduciary duties of executives
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- Ethical and professional guidelines
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- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
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- Corporate legal department trends
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