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Corporate - April, 2019

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• Elon Musk, SEC Get Green Light To Revise Earlier Twitter Deal
• Zurich Owes On Sexual Harassment Payouts, 6th Circ. Says
• Accenture Beats In-House Atty's Age Discrimination Suit
• EU Attys, Economists Warn Against Softening Antitrust Rules
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Endo Securities Class Action
• Insurers Breached Duty To Cover Schorsch, Other Execs
• SEC Overreaches In Suing Broker For Sales Pitch, Jury Told
• SS&C Wins $44M In Damages In Trade Secrets Suit
• Evolution Of GC Role May Come At A Cost, MoFo Study Finds
• Barclays, Law Firm Force Old-Debt Fight Into Arbitration
• The Top In-House Hires Of April
• EEOC To Start Collecting Employers' Pay Data In July
• Title VII And LGBT Discrimination: The Path To The High Court
• The Latest Trends In Multiforum Securities Litigation
• GILTI As Charged: Maryland's Latest Inhospitable Tax Stance
• LG Chem Launches $1B Trade Secret Fight Over Car Batteries
• SEC Says Compliance Officer Continued Cousin's Ticket Scam
• Ex-Platinum COO Tells Jury Execs Were In On Investor Fraud
• Morgan Stanley Settles Adviser Expense Suit For $10.2M
• Alibaba Strikes $250M Deal Ending Stock-Drop Suit
• DOL Guidance Shows Narrowed Take On Who's An Employee
• Female GC Told To Serve Men Cake, $20M Bias Suit Says
• Eddie Bauer Reaches $10M Settlement Over 2016 Breach
• A Chat With Cleary Chief Talent Officer Hy Pomerance
• What To Expect When You're Expecting A Compliance Monitor
• 15 Minutes With Hershey's General Counsel
• Mastercard And Visa To Slash Swipe Fees After EU Pressure
• TCPA Constitutionality Fight Gains Steam With 4th Circ. Ruling
• Bed Bath & Beyond Riled Up After Activists' Plan To Fire CEO
• Interns In The Trump Era: What Employers Need To Know
• Bayer CEO Says Company Faces 13,400 Roundup Suits
• Quinn Fights Uber's DQ Bid In Defunct Rival's Antitrust Suit
• Feds Likely To Try Again If Insys Jury Deadlocks
• DOL Turns To DC Circ. In Association Health Plan Fight
• SEC, Musk Revise Earlier Deal To End Twitter Use Dispute
• California Tax Takes: Conforming To The TCJA And Wayfair
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Forced Arbitration Is A Far Worse 'Product' Than Jury Trials
• Jury Quick To Convict Ex-S&P Analyst Of Insider Trading
• Preet Bharara On The Human Factor In The Justice System
• Ford Faces DOJ Criminal Probe Over Vehicle Emissions
• Musk, SEC Tell Court Talks Over Twitter Use Are 'Productive'
• 2nd Circ. Disability Bias Revamp Raises ADA Bar For Workers
• NLRB Chides Union For Booting Unhappy Members
• USTR Dings China, India For IP Practices In Annual Report
• Calif. Enacts $500K Threshold For Remote Sellers' Tax
• How Is The #MeToo Movement Affecting Organized Labor?
• Dollar Tree Not Liable For Peeping Worker, Calif. Panel Says
• Morgan Stanley Paying Calif. $150M For RMBS Lies, AG Says
• New Treasury Proposal May Help Investors Get To Land Of OZ
• New Tax Insurance Options On The Rise In M&A
• Key Employer Questions After Association Health Plan Ruling
• Emulex Highlights Greater Scrutiny Of Issues At High Court
• Astellas, Amgen To Pay $125M To End Kickback Probe
• Employers Told To Provide Pay Data To EEOC By Sept. 30
• Tackling Cybersecurity Failures Is A Priority, FCA Says
• FTC Fines Online Dress-Up Game Over Kid Privacy Violations
• Supreme Court Ruling Cuts Off Avenue To Class Proceedings
• Arbitration Pacts Dented By Amazon Transpo Worker Ruling
• Walmart's Firing Of Worker Not Retaliation, 7th Circ. Says
• Firms, In-House Attys Predict Hike In Cybersafety Spending
• Facebook Expects FTC Privacy Fine Of Up To $5B
• Sen. Warren, Amazon Escalate Feud Over Retailer's Data Use
• After 10 Days Of Jury Silence, Insys Exec Asks To Go Home
• The M&A Aftermath Of High Court's Emulex Punt
• Major League Soccer Lures NFL Deputy GC As Top Atty
• Justices Say Class Arbitration Must Be Explicitly Authorized
• Tech Co. VMware Denied Job To DACA Recipient, Suit Says
• LVMH Legal Affairs VP Alleges Sex Harassment At Luxury Co.
• What Drove DOJ's 1st Opioid Distributor Charges?
• 4 Things To Know About Facebook's New General Counsel
• Jury Trials, Though In Decline, Are Well Worth Preserving
• 2 Men With China Ties Indicted In GE Trade Secret Theft
• Cybercrime Cost Cos. Record $2.7B In 2018, FBI Says
• Panera Wants To Block Ex-IT Execs From Working For Rival
• EEOC Announces Flurry Of Discrimination Settlements
• Emulex Doomed By Procedural Issues In Tender Offer Case
• Disclosing Multinationals' Tax Data Becoming Norm
• A Broader View Of The US Supreme Court Bar
• Health Care Cos. Should Beware Usurpation Of Opportunity
• Ex-Jumio CEO Case Shows SEC Is Watching Private Cos.
• The Potential Impact Of Reversing Chevron Deference
• DOJ Unveils 1st Criminal Charges Against Opioid Distributor
• Justices Drop Emulex Appeal Over Tender Offer Suits
• Cyberattack Reports Surge To 61% in 2018, Insurer Reveals
• 1st Statewide Hairstyle Discrimination Ban Clears Calif. Senate
• Politics Looms As High Court Agrees To Weigh LGBT Rights
• High Court Skeptical Of Limiting Courts' Title VII Purview
• Businesses Want Tariffs Scrapped Under US-China Trade Pact
• Feds Seek Pause Of SEC's Civil Suit Against Theranos Official
• Tesla Accuses Short Seller Of Harassing Factory Workers
• Facebook Taps Trump State Dept. Lawyer As General Counsel
• Online Retailer Accused Of Secretly Recording Customer Info
• Apple Store Face Recognition Led To False Arrest, Suit Says
• Olive Garden Gets $35M Skin Color Bias Suit Thrown Out
• Former Wynn Resorts GC Moves To Toss $1B RICO Suit
• Tesla Shrinks Board Following Independence Concerns
• Inside DOJ's Recent Charitable Copay Foundation Settlements
• Post-Lucia, It's Deja Vu With The SEC
• Skadden Vet Tapped To Replace USTR's Departing Top Atty
• High Court Seeks SG's Take On Putnam ERISA Case
• 15 Minutes With AbbVie's Chief Legal Officer
• High Court To Consider Whether Title VII Covers LGBT Bias
• Washington State Privacy Bill Likely Won't Pass This Year
• Supreme Court To Mull Title VII's Presuit Hurdles
• Up Next At High Court: Census Brawl Dominates Busy Week
• Behavioral Design Could Be Privacy Law's Next Frontier
• In Virtual Teams For Mass Torts, The 'Law Team' Is Critical
• McKesson To Pay $1.6M In Back Wages, Benefits, DOL Says
• New Rules May Spark Investment In Opportunity Zone Cos.
• More Women Taking Reins Among Tech Giants' Legal Chiefs
• McDermott Expands Reach With New Delaware Office
• 5 Times Lawyers Settled During The Big Show
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Days 20 And 21
• New Chancery Guidance On Books And Records Law
• Elon Musk, SEC Given More Time To Hammer Out Twitter Deal
• Hudson News CEO Buys National Enquirer In $100M Deal
• Equifax To Halt Tax Lien Reporting To Settle FCRA Suits
• Polsinelli Adds 2 New Partners To LA Practices
• Camping World CEO Lemonis Hit With Shareholder Suit
• Tesla Investors Win Class Cert. In SolarCity Chancery Suit
• Sears Sues Ex-CEO For Siphoning Billions As It Struggled
• BB&T Freed From Fed Order As SunTrust Deal Beckons
• Int'l Law Seen As Path To Fight Climate Change
• AmerisourceBergen Investors Demand Opioid Crisis Records
• 4 Firms Steer Cannabis Deal Valuing Dispensary Biz At $3.4B
• Workers Defend Cert. In 3rd Circ. American Airlines Wage Row
• FCC's Carr Touts Plans To Expand 5G Job Training
• Software Co. Investors Ask Court To Size Up $1.9B Vista Deal
• EPA Mercury Rule Revision Slammed In Comments
• The Big Picture: How #MeToo Is Changing The Legal Industry
• Metal Co.'s Dues Collection Cutoff Legal, Split NLRB Says
• Justices Could Trigger Sea Change For Tender Offer Suits
• Jury Trials Are In Decline For Good Reason
• Nasdaq Wants To Raise The Bar For Reg A+ Listings
• Blackstone Becomes Latest PE Firm To Convert To C Corp.
• AutoMedx Says Zoll's $5.4M Suit Is Barred By Bankruptcy
• What To Expect 1 Year After DOL's Updated Internship Test
• Strine-Laster Clash In Spotlight With Del. Aruba Appraisal
• 5th Circ. Revives Ex-Teacher's Nude Photo Due Process Claim
• Google Accused Of Condoning, Hiding Workplace Harassment
• Escape Hatch Remains For Judges Accused Of Misconduct
• DOJ Dismissal Power Looking Wobbly In FCA Cases
• Courts Wrestle With LGBT Cases While Waiting On Justices
• EU Rules Call On Google, Amazon To Be Open With Sellers
• Jackson Lewis Adds Veteran In-House Litigator From Macy's
• Key House Member Backs DOJ On Upped FARA Enforcement
• Federal Courts' #MeToo Response Is A Guide For State Courts
• FCC To Oppose Chinese Telecom's US Expansion, Pai Says
• Few Avenues To Protection For Foreign FCPA Whistleblowers
• 'Varsity Blues' Attys Say Feds Want Too Much Info Kept Secret
• Chancery Sanctions Ex-Panera IT Execs For Trashing Records
• Riding #MeToo Wave, State Courts Get Their Ships In Order
• New NLRB Advice Memos Tackle Worker Vs. Union Issues
• EEOC's Lipnic On Sexual Harassment In The Courthouse
• Companies' Class Action Costs Hit 10-Year High, Survey Says
• MLB Lawyer Goes To Bat For 'Integrity Fees' On Sports Bets
• Jiffy Lube Says Its No-Poach Provision Isn't Anti-Competitive
• Ex-Theranos CEO Says Feds Are Stonewalling Over Docs
• Obama 'Car Czar' Defends Auto Bailout In Dealers' $1B Suit
• EEOC Scolded Over Missing Pay Data Compliance Info
• UK Privacy Head Proposes Curbing Kids' Social Media 'Likes'
• SEC Reminds Wall Street To Follow Own Privacy Rules
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Circuitous Path To The Law
• Calif. Business Tax May Provide Next High Court Nexus Test
• Getting Compliance Right When There Are No Regulations
• Inside Icahn's Push For New Caesars CEO, Potential Sale
• Zoll Says Ex-Partners Can't Escape $5M Arbitration Award
• Joint Employer Rules Are Developing, But Still Far From Clear
• Discipline Rare For State Judges In Sexual Misconduct Cases
• Wall Of Secrecy Surrounds Sexual Harassment In State Courts
• High Court's Light Docket Keeps Circuits Split, Legal Pros Say
• Jointly Liable Employers Can't Split Interest, Ill. Court Says
• Corporate Deposition Changes Move Forward Without ID Duty
• Goldman Angles To Force Sex Bias Claims Into Arbitration
• What GCs Really Want From Their Outside Counsel
• Justices Probe Private Right To Bring Tender Offer Suits
• NLRB Judge Orders Food Co. To Pay Axed Workers $305K
• High Court Gives Thumbs-Down To 3 Employment Cases
• Channel CEO Stunned At Boston Scientific's Deal Rebuff
• NJ Taxpayers Will Face TCJA Consequences After Tax Day
• TransPerfect Hits Rival Lionbridge With $300M Secrets Suit
• Ex-KPMG Partner, Regulator Fight Fraud Convictions
• Judging A Book: Conrad Reviews 'The Jury Crisis'
• How Warren Bill Would Change Liability For Corporate Execs
• DOL's Overtime Rules: What To Expect For High-Paid Workers
• Sticky's Finger Joint Founder Seeks Records After Falling-Out
• Insys CEO Resigns Amid Uncertain Future
• 15 Minutes With MetLife's General Counsel
• Worker With Anxiety Should've Had Extra Breaks, Jury Finds
• Justices May Clear Up Private Right To Sue Over Mergers
• 3 Benefits Decisions You May Have Missed
• 'Varsity Blues' Test-Taking Whiz Pleads Guilty In Boston
• NJ Tax Incentive Panel Made Criminal Referral, Counsel Says
• 3rd Circ. Lets Ex-GNC Manager's Age Bias Verdict Stand
• Employers Seek To Fortify Trump Regs Against Court Attacks
• New Disclosures Won't Cut It In $2.7B Merger Suit, Court Says
• Texas Senate Passes Bill Cracking Down On Legal Ads
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Walmart Owes $6M In Meal Break Suit, Jury Says
• How FCA Circuit Split Is Playing Out In District Court
• Bristol-Myers Wins Investor Support For $74B Celgene Buy
• A Reminder To Address Sanctions Compliance Shortfalls
• Revamping Your Approach To Client Development
• HUD's Facebook Case Raises New Fair Housing Act Questions
• Moving In-House? It's Full Of Surprises, GCs Say
• SEC Has Been Busy In FY 2019
• Watchdog Fines Firm Over 'Unprecedented' Data Breach
• Hertz Wants Ex-GC To Cough Up Over $70M In Clawbacks
• Trump Admin Moves To Rein In Agency Guidance Materials
• Towers Watson Says It Disclosed CEO Conflict In $18B Merger
• NLRB OKs Banker's Firing For Foul-Mouthed Gripe
• FCC's O'Rielly Aims To Slap Government's Heavy Hand
• What's At Stake In The Apple, Qualcomm Antitrust Trial
• Micron Investor Sues For Corporate Docs Over Price-Fixing
• Tainted Arbitration Pact Not Enforceable, Calif. Panel Says
• Former GOP House Financial Services Chair Lands At UBS
• Babst Calland Nabs Ex-NHTSA Atty Who Led Takata Probe
• Highlights From 'SEC Speaks' 2019
• Dems Press Hunton On Ties To 'Secretive' Air Industry Group
• What Lawyers Must Know Before Acting As Escrow Agents
• UK Wants To Fine Facebook, Google Over Harmful Content
• Canada Watchdog Says Equifax Fell Short On Protecting Data
• Where The 'Varsity Blues' Parents Stand In Court
• EPA Rule Would Control If Cos. Can Keep Chemicals Secret
• FTC's Impax Decision Shows Hard Line On Reverse Payments
• FCC's Carr Wary Of Calls For Online Speech Oversight
• GCs Urge Law Firms To Become Better Partners In Business
• FTC Clears Tronox's $2.4B Cristal Buy, With Divestiture
• Bayard Gets Green Light To Pull Out Of Weinstein Ch. 11
• It's Wise To Be Wary Of Audit 'Dialogue' With PCAOB
• Gordon Brothers Hires Ex-Caterpillar Atty As General Counsel
• 5th Circ. Puts ACA Appeal On Fast Track
• The Need For New Legal And PR Strategies In The #MeToo Era
• Senate Confirms DOL Wage Chief After Long Wait
• SEC's Peirce Says 'No-Action' Relief Has Become Secret Law
• Contractor Bias Watchdog Poised To Drop First Opinion Letter
• EEOC Should Speed Up Pay Data Collection, Court Hears
• Fla. AG Seeks Justices' Thoughts On Minimum Wage Petition
• SEC Sets Limits On Shareholder Climate Actions
• Facebook Agrees To Tell Users It Profits From Their Data
• Pashman Stein Boosts Corporate Group With Ex-Media GC
• Retail Co. Workers Seek Cert. Over W-2 Phishing Scam
• Delta Retirees Want High Court To Review Battle With PBGC
• Freelance Attorneys Are An Asset To In-House Legal Teams
• Biz Groups Join Push For Justices' Input In IBM ESOP Case
• Why PE Funds Should Consider Qualified Opportunity Zones
• Ex-SeaWorld Lawyer To Settle SEC's Insider Trading Suit
• Lori Loughlin, 15 Others Hit With New 'Varsity Blues' Charge
• Mass. Justices Back Unions On Exclusive Representation
• Yahoo, Consumers Send Koh New $117.5M Data Breach Deal
• Microsoft Pay Bias Class Rightly Nixed By Dukes, Groups Say
• SEC Expects Lorenzo To Extend Beyond Dissemination
• No 'Rubber Stamp' From Judge For DOJ's CVS-Aetna Deal
• Former BP Counsel Joins Vorys Employment Team
• Microsoft Facing New GDPR Software Contract Probe
• Orrick Nabs Ex-Microsoft Atty For Appellate Group
• Sunoco Wants $32M In Trial Over Gasoline Blending Patents
• 2nd Circ. Says Anthropologie Age Bias Suit Is Fit For A Jury
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Bio-Rad Ex-GC's $8M Win
• Univision Sells Gizmodo, The Onion To Boston PE Firm
• Barclays, BNP Paribas, Others Accused Of Bond Price-Fixing
• Sinclair Promotes Deputy GC As Top Atty Takes On New Role
• Felicity Huffman, 13 Others To Plead Guilty In 'Varsity Blues'
• 'Varsity Blues' Parents To Cooperate With Prosecution
• Regulators Should Rethink 'Reasonable Data Security'
• 15 Minutes With GoPro's General Counsel
• 'Massive Scheme' Or 'Big Lie'? Insys Execs In Jury's Hands
• Will Law Firms Ever Report Their US Gender Pay Gaps?
• 4 Tips For Avoiding And Surviving Strikes
• Facebook Investors Seek Fast Trial In Del. Records Suit
• DOJ's CVS-Aetna Deal To Face A Mini-Trial
• Calif. Senate Backs $500K Threshold In Remote Tax Bill
• Amazon Investors To Vote On Halting Face Recognition Sales
• Motel 6 Agrees To Pay $12M For Sharing Guest Info With ICE
• 5 Principles For Responding To Government Investigations
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• WTO's First-Ever Security Ruling Enlivens Trump Tariff Fight
• Internal Workplace Harassment Claims Surge Amid #MeToo
• Trucking Cos. Hit Rough Patches In Calif. Classification Fights
• Insys Execs Put 'Profits Over Patients,' Feds Tell Jury
• Jumio Investor Agrees Ch. 11 Plan Bars Chancery Claims
• Don't Ignore Successor Liability For Pension Plan Withdrawal
• Looking For A GILT(I)-Free Structure? Try Estonia
• El Pollo Loco Strikes $20M Deal With Investors
• In-House Attys Embrace Mansfield Rule To Hit Diversity Goals
• What High Court's Expansion Of FCA Time Limits Would Mean
• SEC Disclosure Rule Puts Hedging Policies In Spotlight
• Delaware 'Books And Records' Law Is Keeping Up With Tech
• Pharma Cos. To Pay $123M To End Medicare Kickbacks Probe
• 'Big Tech' Questions Echo Early Days Of US Corporate Law
• GC Missteps Loom Large In Mass. Regulator's Wynn Probe
• Developers Left Facebook User Records On Public Servers
• Amazon Atty Joins StubHub As New General Counsel
• StarKist GC Waived Atty-Client Privilege, Tuna Buyers Say
• Ex-Hertz CFO Makes Chancery Bid For Legal Fee Coverage
• Warren Floats Bill To Expand Criminal Liability For Execs
• Insys Judge Says Part Of Gov't Racketeering Case Is 'Thin'
• Manatt Picks Up Ex-US Steel GC For Regulatory Group In DC
• AI-Created Publications May Provide Permissible Evidence
• Trump Taps Investigations Firm GC For Georgia Bench
• Trump Org. Chief Compliance Counsel To Step Down In June
• Ex-Jumio CEO To Settle SEC Fraud Claims For $16.8M
• Insys Judge Unmoved So Far By Midnight Acquittal Bid
• Watchdog Finds Flaws In How FBI Warns Firms Of Breaches
• Highlights From 2019 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 2
• HHS Inspector General To Resign After 15 Years
• Invisalign Maker Strikes $35M Deal With Rival In IP Fight
• Senator Urges SEC To Toughen Shareholder Proposal Rules
• Wynn Execs Hid Abuse Allegations, Mass. Probe Reveals
• Zuckerberg Wants 'More Active' Gov't Internet Regulation
• Google, YouTube Shake Privacy Suit Over Kids' Data Use
• Panera Shorted Itself In $7.5B Deal, Investors Tell Chancery
• HUD Charge Could Force Facebook To Rein In Algorithms
• NY Tax Minutes: Marketplace Sales Tax, Corp. Franchise Regs
• A National Counsel Model For Vehicle Fleet Accident Cases
• Demystifying Damages: 5 Flagrant Fouls Of Financial Experts
• 15 Minutes With Boston Globe Media Partners' GC
• 10 Key Aspects Of Calif.'s CalSavers Retirement Program
• DOL Joint Employer Push Has Worker Advocates Up In Arms