Corporate Archive » May, 2018

Corporate - May, 2018

306 articles

• CBS Investors Throw In Their Own Suit Against NAI, Redstone
• What To Know About Complying With GDPR
• Trust Key To Keeping Whistleblower Complaints In-House
• Ex-HP CEO Remarks 'Smoking Gun' In Bias Suit, Judge Says
• Judge Sees Tension In KPMG Conspiracy, Fraud Arguments
• New EU Data Watchdog Backs 'Cookie Wall' Ban
• After Epic, Judge Says Domino's Drivers Must Arbitrate Suit
• BigLaw Blogs In A Post-GDPR Marketing Universe
• Taxing Foreign Income Tough Issue For US States, Panel Says
• Fraud Restitution No Longer In The Eye Of The Bill-Holder
• The Top In-House Hires Of May
• Common Challenges Associated With B-1 Visa Compliance
• What The EU's Iran Sanctions 'Blocking' Means For Cos.
• Navigating NLRB's Continually Shifting Landscape
• Groups Urge 9th Circ. To Keep ACA Birth Control Rules Halted
• Design Patent Damages Still Murky After $539M Apple Verdict
• Credit Suisse Says Epic Ends $300M Worker Class Suit
• High Court's Class Waiver Ruling Cited In Multiple Cases
• Businesses Tell Trump Admin. To Suspend ACA Tax Penalties
• Choice Of Entity And IRC Section 1202 After Tax Reform
• 3 Key Questions For ERISA Lawyers After Epic Systems
• Adidas, Skechers Settle Three-Stripe Trademark Row
• Sens. Ask NLRB Chair To Nix Potential Joint-Employer Regs
• Is Your Mental Health Parity Compliance Up To Par?
• Measuring Control And Direction Under Dynamex 'ABC' Test
• Where Have All The Public Company Frauds Gone?
• 9th Circ. To Weigh Class Cert. In Facebook Face Scan Row
• Suits Show Conflict Even At BigLaw's Best Places For Women
• Reform Or Retreat? UK Firms Eye Next Steps On Pay Data
• How Women Are Changing The Law Firms They Lead
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• High Court Rejects Quartet Of Class Waiver Cases Post-Epic
• DC Circ. Tells NLRB To Clarify Successor Bargaining Standard
• 8 Supreme Court Blockbusters Awaiting Decisions
• Union Steps Up Suit Against Big Biz Over Facebook Job Ads
• TCJA Led To $6.6B Rise In Pension Contributions, Study Says
• Overlap Voids Background Check Laws, Calif. High Court Told
• Philly, Chamber Take Salary History Ban Fight To 3rd Circ.
• 4 Things GCs Need To Know About Net Neutrality
• 15 Minutes With Steve Madden's General Counsel
• The 2018 Law360 Glass Ceiling Report
• Republicans' Tax Law: Most Reckless I've Seen In 20 Years
• 2 Key Questions After High Court's Epic Systems Opinion
• Analyzing The Economics Of Litigation Funding
• Rule 23 Changes: How Electronic Notice Can Save Money
• Dismissal Of Facebook Tax Appeal Suit Will Embolden IRS
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report, By The Numbers
• What Does Gender Parity In The Legal Industry Look Like?
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• How We Got Here: A Look Back At Trailblazing Women In Law
• Law360's Pro Say: Why Are All The Partners Still Men?
• Wilmington Trust Securities Fraud Class Reaches $210M Deal
• Trump Strikes Deal With ZTE, Roiling Capitol Hill
• 5 Areas Of GDPR Compliance Where Member States Diverge
• Chili's Parent Co. Sued For Negligence Over Data Breach
• Activist Hits Facebook, Google With EU Privacy Complaints
• Sun Capital Accused Of Raiding Subsidiaries In RICO Scheme
• USC Nods To High Court Ruling In Workers' Arbitration Row
• New Tax Cut Plan Coming This Summer, White House Says
• New Calif. Law Leaves Contractors With Questions
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Northwestern Beats 'Paternalistic' ERISA Class Action
• Criminals Going Phishing Amid GDPR Confusion, Lobby Says
• Post-Dynamex Considerations For Calif. Health Care Cos.
• Durie Tangri Beats TWiT's DQ Bid In Twitter Trademark Row
• Security Co. Will Face New Trial Over Guard's PAGA Claims
• Lawmakers Ramp Up Push To Expand Privacy Rules For Kids
• CEO Convicted Of Lying To SEC About Gov't Contracts
• Cox To Pay $3.3M To Settle Calif. Hazardous Waste Claims
• Samsung Owes Apple $539M For Infringing IP, Jury Finds
• Kimpton, Consumers Reach Deal In Data Breach Suit
• Elon Musk Tweets Threaten Tesla Workers, Auto Union Claims
• Senate Confirms Trump's Pick To Lead FDIC
• The 965 Tax: What Congress Giveth, Can IRS Taketh Away?
• Pfizer Pays $24M To End Medicare Copay Kickback Claims
• Still Not Ready For GDPR? Attys Say Don't Sweat It
• Hackers Could Use GDPR To Blackmail Cos., AIG Warns
• Clothing Supplier Seeks Coverage For Walmart's $5M IP Feud
• CBS Seeks Approval Of Redstone Vote Dilution
• Class Waivers Declared Legal: What's Next For Plaintiffs?
• Ex-Penn State GC Defends Self In Sandusky Case Hearing
• Class Waiver Ruling Could Backfire On Businesses: Panel
• Senate To Hold Hearing On $59B T-Mobile-Sprint Merger
• DOL Asks Justices To Nix 9th Circ. Decision On Tip Pool Rule
• Google Accuses Online Ordering Co. Of Hijacking Biz Pages
• EU Digital Tax Not A 'Google Tax,' Commission Official Says
• Employment Atty Returns To McGuireWoods From Dollar Tree
• Trade Rep Hints At More CFIUS Scrutiny Of Biotech Deals
• Business As Usual For Employers After Epic Systems Opinion
• What We Know About Patent Venue Post-TC Heartland
• Gilbane GC Monitoring Contracts Amid Steel Tariff Questions
• Essential ERISA Considerations In Credit Agreements
• Employee Choice Doctrine — Alive And Well In NY
• McDonald's Hit With 10 Sexual Harassment EEOC Claims
• 3 Reasons The Epic Systems Ruling Won't Sink #MeToo
• Iancu Defends AIA Claim Construction Plan To Congress
• Ex-Penn State GC Fights Discipline Over Sandusky Probe
• Gorsuch, Ginsburg Go To Mat Again In Class Waiver Case
• Groups Back Trucking Co.'s High Court Arbitration Bid
• Del. Faces IP Surge, Bench Gaps On TC Heartland's Birthday
• House Sends Dodd-Frank Banking Rule Rollback To Trump
• 5th Circ. Axes States' Bid To Revive DOL Fiduciary Rule Suit
• EU Officials Grill Zuckerberg On Privacy, Antitrust, Legacy
• NY Unincorporated Biz Tax Proposal Overshoots Its Mark
• Walmart Shirks Privacy With Self-Checkout Videos, Suit Says
• High Court Has Returned Workers To 'Like It Or Lump It' Era
• 5 Takeaways From Employers' Win On Class Waivers
• Ex-Uber Engineer Files Sexual Harassment Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Office Depot's Coverage Battle With AIG
• Big Lots Agrees To $38M Settlement In Stock-Drop Case
• High Court Won't Look At 3rd Circ. Ruling On Eyedrop Size
• Icahn Cries Foul On AmTrust's $2.7B Go-Private Deal
• Justices Turn Away Solvay FCA Off-Label Marketing Case
• Introducing The Legal Industry To Millennial Business Owners
• 15 Minutes With PepsiCo's General Counsel
• Post-Dynamex: A Narrow Road Ahead For Calif. Trucking Cos.
• How Not To Bungle Off-Cycle Engagements With Stockholders
• 6 Ways To Manage International Regulatory Risk Under Trump
• High Court Blesses Employers' Use Of Class Waivers
• Protect Your 'Heart,' Insurers Warned As GDPR Nears
• Spokeo 2 Years Later: As Split Grows, High Court Redo Looms
• FTC Admin. Judge Says Endo-Impax Opana Deal Is Lawful
• EEOC Loses Trial Over Rent-A-Center Firing Of Trans Worker
• Brand Battles: Anheuser-Busch, Marvel, Microsoft
• Summer Dress Codes: 5 Tips For Employers
• Patent Landscape Readjusts One Year After TC Heartland
• Del. Justices OK Toss Of $13M Viacom-Redstone Pay Suit
• Adidas v. Skechers Trademark Ruling Leaves Plenty Unclear
• Chase Bank Hits Landry's With $20M Suit Over Data Breach
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 6 Questions For Metro Bank's General Counsel
• 5 Questions You Should Ask About Your Global Equity Awards
• 1st Circ. ADA Decision Turns On 'Essential Function' Doctrine
• Facing The Homestretch Of GDPR Prep: Part 3
• Calif., NY, Ore. Push On In Fiduciary Rule Case
• Judge Probes Quinn Attys On 'Games' In Apple-Samsung Trial
• Training, Insurance Best Cybersecurity Tools, Panelists Say
• European Ruling Means US Can't Aid Apple's $15.3B Tax Case
• Seattle Approves Head-Tax Bill Blasted By Amazon, Starbucks
• 'Meaningful Disclosure' A Must In Wake Of Data Beaches
• High Court Gambling Decision Conjures Old Trade Tensions
• Calif. Taxpayers Shouldn't Be Penalized For Gillette Elections
• What #MeToo Means For The Maritime Sector
• Kirkland Picks Up Ex-Bain Capital Deputy GC In Boston
• A Chat With Perkins Practice Management Chief Toby Brown
• CBS Restraining Order Denied Ahead Of Special Meeting
• Reducing Retirement Saving Barriers For Gig Workers
• Creating A Better System For Employee Invention Assignment
• Retailers Led By Walgreens Sue Allergan Over Restasis IP
• AB InBev, Molson Dodge Antitrust Suit Over Ontario Market
• 4 Things To Know About New ITC Rules For Patent Cases
• High Court Payroll Row Raises Other Employee Tax Concerns
• 9th Circ. Ruling May Help Independent Contractors Unionize
• Tax-Funded Development Deals Facing Renewed Scrutiny
• Shari Redstone Blocked From Further CBS Actions For Now
• NLRB Memos Touch On Union Recordings, Joint Employers
• GCs Say These Firms Have The Strongest Brands
• 11th Circ. Adds To Chorus Addressing Cyber Insurance
• Why Won't Judicial Nominees Affirm Brown V. Board Of Ed?
• Novartis GC Steps Down After News Of Cohen Payments
• The Lawyers' Guide To Cloud Computing
• Fox News Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuits
• Uber's Move Away From Arbitration Falls Short, Attys Say
• Venue 'Loophole' For Foreign Cos. Open, But Limited
• Dell To Pay $3M To End DOL Pay Discrimination Claims
• Work-Hungry Firms Cede Ground On Security Retainer Fees
• IBM Urges Congress Not To Adopt GDPR-Style Privacy Law
• 'Hoping' Employers Will Stimulate Economy Is Not Enough
• Some Lawyers Seen As Change-Averse In Dispute Resolution
• FCC Rethinking Autodialer Definition After Court Loss
• IRS Escapes Facebook's $7B Suit Over Blocked Tax Appeal
• Yahoo Not Covered In TCPA Suits, AIG Tells 9th Circ.
• Uber, Lyft Vow Not To Push Arbitration For Sex Assault Claims
• Defenses For Using Contractors In A Post-Dynamex World
• Ending Forced Arbitration In Workplace Discrimination Cases
• 5 Points To Consider As Overseas Disclosure Program Ends
• AT&T Biased Against Pregnant Sales Staff, Ex-Workers Say
• DoorDash, Boston Driver Clash On Legality Of Class Waiver
• Seattle Council OKs Lower $50M Annual Head Tax On Big Biz
• New FTC Commish Wants Tighter Grip On Repeat Offenders
• 9th Circ. Punt In Airline Wage Row Leaves Carriers On Edge
• Inside The Downfall Of The $6.1B Xerox-Fuji Merger
• CBS, Intent On Blocking Viacom Tie-Up, Sues Shari Redstone
• 15 Minutes With Hilton's General Counsel
• J&J Can't Arbitrate Applicant's Background Check Claims
• Supreme Court Won't Hear 11th Circ. Dreadlocks Bias Ruling
• Chili's Grill & Bar Restaurant Chain Hit With Data Breach
• Recovering Lawyers' Lost Position Of Independence
• FCPA Settlement Shows Gov't Going After All Sides
• TCPA Trends: Impact On Future Litigation And Compliance
• 5 Tips For Parental Leave Policies That Minimize Legal Risk
• Does Corporate Cooperation Turn Counsel Into Prosecutors?
• Brand Battles: Miller Says Korean Beer Giant Copied Logo
• 7th Circ. Won't Review Barnes & Noble Hacking Suit Revival
• Walmart Worker Gets Quick Win On PAGA Claim In Labor Row
• 5 Common Myths About EU's New Data Protection Regime
• Inside The New DOJ Policy On Coordinated Enforcement
• Apple Just The Beginning As EU And US Clash Over Taxes
• 9th Circ. Revives Chamber's Suit Over Seattle Uber Union Law
• Gender Pay Data: Impact Of European Laws In The US
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Facing The Homestretch Of GDPR Prep: Part 2
• Chamber Of Commerce Taps Hughes Hubbard Partner For GC
• Post-Dynamex, Workers Claim Lyft, Postmates Mislabel Them
• NLRB Members Signal Plans To Review Blocking-Charge Rule
• Patent Owners May Not Like PTAB Claim Construction Change
• Paris Could Benefit From Brexit, Arbitration Survey Says
• ZTE Stops Major Operations After US Imposes Biz Ban
• Term Changes Don't Fix Disney's Copyright Misuse: Redbox
• JPMorgan Can't Escape DOL's Pay Bias Suit
• 8 Reasons To Take A Fresh Look At Your Law Office Lease
• New Tax Law's Impact On M&A Coming Into Focus
• Growing Caregiver Benefits In The US Workplace And Beyond
• Calif. Case Brings Guidance On Post-Dispute Arbitration Pacts
• ACA Birth Control Rules Top EBSA's Spring Priority List
• A General Counsel's Tips For Succeeding As A New Associate
• TechFreedom Adds Space Law Expert As GC
• DOJ Tackles 'Piling On' Of Corporate Penalties In New Policy
• Calif. Wells Fargo Consultants Win $97M In Rest Break Suit
• Chancery Won't Fast-Track Rite Aid-Albertsons Merger Fight
• IRS To Unveil TCJA Foreign Tax Credit Rule By Late Summer
• Joint Employer Plan, OT Highlight Trump's Labor Agenda
• Starbucks Fails To Sway Judge In Calif. Cancer Warning Case
• Feds Back Apple's High Court Petition In Monopoly Case
• How Chief Risk Officers Can Help Firms Adhere To The GDPR
• Verizon Exits Fight Against Proposed Calif. Privacy Law
• Elbit Settlement Shows Breadth Of FCPA Accounting Rules
• How Iran Deal Pullout Will Impact Cos. And Investors
• Data Breach Disclosure Lessons From SEC's $35M Yahoo Fine
• Wendy's Strikes Deal In Data Breach Shareholder Row
• Visium, Ex-CFO Settle SEC Claims Tied To Trading Scandal
• DOJ To Judge: Block AT&T-Time Warner Deal Or Carve Out Fix
• Redbox Scoffs At Disney's Latest Bid To Stop Code Sales
• Sen. Brown Slams Banks For Cutting Jobs, Raising Exec Pay
• Female In-House Attys Earn 84 Cents For Every Dollar Men Do
• Equifax Reveals 56K IDs Stolen In Breach That Hit 146M
• Jay-Z Has Date With SEC To Discuss Rocawear Sale Fallout
• State Tax After TCJA: Treatment Of International Income
• DC Circ. OKs NLRB Order Striking Union Resignation Rule
• How To Calculate Corporate Base Income In Illinois
• Safeguards Against State, Parallel Proceedings Post-Cyan
• DOL Declines To Scrap Fiduciary Rule Despite Invalidation
• Employers Scrambling To Revisit Boilerplate Drug Policies
• House Reintroduces Bill To Align FTC, DOJ Merger Reviews
• NLRB Chair's 1st Ruling Sides With Wrongly Fired Worker
• Attys Gird For Potential End Of H-4 Holders' Ability To Work
• Worker Advocates Say NLRB Deal Lets McDonald's Off Hook
• New 'Cryptojacking' Threat Exposes Old Flaws In Security
• Judging A Book: Berzon Reviews 'We The Corporations'
• 15 Minutes With Mattress Firm's General Counsel
• What ABA's Position On Harassment Means For Employers
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Rite Aid Wants Ex-GC's Legal Fee Demands Thrown Out
• US, China Leave Trade Talks With 'Considerable Differences'
• Brand Battles: Trader Joe's Takes On 'Trader Schmo'
• Ernst & Young Settles Partner's Sexual Harassment Claim
• Loeb & Loeb Atty Says Shkreli Defamed Her While At Turing
• Unanswered Questions After Dynamex, And What Lies Ahead
• Clayton Shifts SEC Focus To Retail Investors In First Year
• Fox News Picks Top Chamber Atty Claffee As New GC
• How Much Might Chicago Taxpayers Pay For Amazon's HQ2?
• Practical Considerations For Litigating Proportionality
• Facing The Homestretch Of GDPR Prep: Part 1
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• FCC Urged To Embrace Narrow TCPA 'Autodialer' Definition
• C-Corp. Conversions Not Attractive To All Pass-Throughs
• Dynamex Unlikely To Slow Lyft Drivers' $2M Pay Deal
• 4 Takeaways From Calif.'s New Worker Classification Test
• Cybersecurity Protocol Helps Address A 'Defining Challenge'
• Class Evidence Need Not Be Admissible, 9th Circ. Says
• Planning For New IRC Section 1061: Part 2
• NY High Court Affirms Goldman Code Swiper's Conviction
• KKR Converts To Corporation In Wake Of US Tax Reform
• Hourly Employee Pay In Calif. Hangs In The Balance
• Supporting Nontraditional Data Types In E-Discovery
• 2nd Circ. Flips Ex-Jefferies Trader's RMBS Fraud Conviction
• FTC Fully Stocked As 3 More Commissioners Are Sworn In
• Google Moves To Decertify Collective In Hiring Age Bias Suit
• High Court To Mull Class Arbitration In Data Breach Suit
• Planning For New IRC Section 1061: Part 1
• Xerox Settlement Lays Path For Proxy Fights Outside Del.
• NJ Gov. Signs Paid Sick Leave Bill Into Law
• Pepsi Bottling Co. Job Applicants Ink $1.2M FCRA Deal
• Without Partial Reviews, PTAB Strategies May Need Retooling
• Senate Dems Again Ask BLS To Collect Harassment Data
• BCBS Antitrust Judge Out Of Patience, But Not GIFs
• Apple Leads $387B In Buybacks After Trump Tax Cuts
• Pass-Through Law May Cramp Savings, Report Says
• Facebook Says No Racial Bias In Promotion, Pay Decisions
• Cos. Must Meet Evolving Sanctions Compliance Challenges
• Tesla Hit With $2B Design Patent Suit By Truck Startup
• New FTC Chairman Sworn In As Agency Refills Seats
• Spotify's Direct Listing Thrust 1 Firm Into April Spotlight
• Facing Backlash, Facebook Unveils New 'Clear History' Tool
• 1st Circ. Backs Burger King Franchise's Quick ADA Suit Win
• Starbucks Can't Skim Unpaid Minutes, Calif. High Court Told
• Chubb Needn't Cover $8M Grubhub Text-Ad Deal, Court Says
• Sen. Calls For Probe Of Proposed T-Mobile-Sprint Merger
• Goldman Sachs Fined $110M For 'Unsafe' Forex Conduct
• M&A Attys Must Get Creative As Appraisal Suits Get Tougher
• In-House Legal Budgets To Expand As Outside Spending Falls
• IRS, Labor Dept. Keep Rules On Health Insurers' ACA Burden
• The Myth Of Corporate Tax Residence
• Another Post-Dudenhoeffer 'Stock Drop' Casualty
• Tax Overhaul Necessitates New Look At Choice Of Entity
• Tips For Using Protective Orders During Discovery