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May 17, 2019
Structural Remedies In Spotlight In Facebook Privacy Probe
In the wake of Facebook's revelation that it expects to pay a multibillion-dollar fine to resolve the Federal Trade Commission's pending probe of its privacy practices, experts mull what the agency should include in a settlement for it to truly have teeth.
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May 17, 2019
Dysfunction Leads Del. Chancery To Dissolve Pharma Co.
A Delaware chancellor ordered the liquidation and dissolution of a pharmaceutical development company Friday, saying disagreements among the company's three managers have created a deadlock that has frozen operations and doomed its future prospects.
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May 17, 2019
Ex-Skyworks Engineer Arrested On Insider Trading Charges
An engineer who formerly worked at semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc. turned himself in on Friday to face charges in California federal court that he stole private financial information from his ex-employer, cashed in on illegal trades, and then fled to Taiwan when he was caught.
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May 17, 2019
How Supreme Court Conservatives Have Shaped The FCA
The U.S. Supreme Court’s latest False Claims Act ruling didn’t just decide how much time whistleblowers have to launch fraud cases — it added to a long line of FCA opinions written by right-leaning justices, who have authored virtually all of the high court’s modern FCA precedent.
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May 17, 2019
As 'John Doe' Copyright Cases Spike, Judges Push Back
A surge in file-sharing cases from porn studios and others led to a spike in new copyright lawsuits in 2018, but the past year has also seen judges around the country attack key aspects of those cases. As the John Doe suits continue to pour in, here are four past rulings to know.
Areas of Coverage
- CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
- Company bylaws
- Fiduciary duties of executives
- Executive compensation
- Insider dealings and corporate disclosure
- Ethical and professional guidelines
- Shareholder and employee rights
- ENFORCEMENT
- Corporate formation rules
- Securities issuances
- Employment rules and regulations
- Product safety issues, including labeling of products and required safety warnings
- LITIGATION
- Major litigation in intellectual property, antitrust, securities, and employment law
- Privacy and data security issues
- Product safety and marketing disputes
- Merger-related suits, including disputes over contracts, break-up fees, and poison pills
- Insurance issues, including coverage for general liability and directors’ and officers’ liability
- Debtor and creditor disputes in bankruptcies
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of corporate practices
- Corporate legal department trends
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- Chief legal officers and chief risk management officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals