In Brief - Defendant’s sentence includes jail time, restitution of $18 million and a fine. - Case highlights importance of government contractors using compliance programs to identify wrongdoing and avoid operational consequences, including...
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law a bill that requires operators of websites and online services, including mobile applications, to disclose in their privacy policies how they respond to “Do Not Track” mechanisms in web...
BACKGROUND - Tokyo will host the Games of the XXXII Olympiad from 25 July - 9 August 2020, and the Paralympic Games from 25 August - 6 September 2020. According to Jacques Rogge, former President of the International Olympic Committee ("IOC"),...
A New York commuter train derailed Sunday, killing four people and injuring dozens more. But a federal law may help to support victims and their families.
The FTC has expanded the types of exclusive patent transfers that may be reportable under the HSR Act. Effective December 16, 2013, the FTC will consider patent transfers to be exclusive and potentially subject to the HSR Act filing requirements...
In recent weeks, Trade Promotion Authority ("TPA") legislation that would allow the Obama Administration to "fast-track" trade negotiations has come under increased scrutiny as negotiators push to finalize a deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership...
Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores are easy to spot off the highway, but you won’t be noticing the company’s products in grocery store aisles any time soon....
On November 27, 2013, President Obama signed into law the Drug Quality and Security Act. Title I of this law—entitled the Compounding Quality Act (the "CQA")—allows the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to oversee drug compounding in human...
Tokio Marine Europe Ins. Ltd v Novae Corporate Underwriting Ltd [2013] EWHC 3362 (Comm). The High Court of England and Wales (Commercial Division) recently issued an opinion explaining the application of a follow-the-settlements clause in disputes...
Ruling from the bench on Tuesday, a federal judge said the city of Detroit met eligibility requirements to proceed with its Chapter 9 bankruptcy. The decision by U.S.
