On January 23, the European Parliament’s procedure file on the proposed CSD Regulation for considering securities settlement in the EU was updated to indicate that it will now be discussed at the April 2-3, 2014 plenary session....
New TUPE Regulations come into force on 31 January, with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills issuing updated accompanying guidance. On 31 January 2014, the regulations that will amend the UK’s Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of...
Bitcoin CEO indicted! The U.S. Attorney for New York has issued a criminal indictment of two top officials of Bitcoin Exchange Company who are alleged to have participated in a scheme to launder bitcoins used in Silk Road Drug trafficking....
Federal Agency Charged Two Adult Children Were Unlawfully Rejected for Jobs Because of Mother's Prior Sex Discrimination Complaint - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., and Wal-Mart Stores East, Inc., L.P., doing business as Walmart...
Trademark owners frustrated by cybersquatting will not be able to sue third-party service providers for contributory infringement, according to a new decision by the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In its December 4, 2013, decision in...
New disability regulations issued by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) mandate that covered federal contractors and subcontractors invite applicants and employees to self-identify their disability status....
Product liability law in Pennsylvania has been fundamentally altered as it relates to the manufacturing and selling of prescription drugs. Manufacturers are now subject to design defect claims following a recent state Supreme Court ruling. In Lance...
Many in the legal and securities compliance industries are discussing the NERA Economic Consulting report, Recent Trends In Securities Class Action Litigation: 2013 Full-Year Review. The Wall Street Journal provides a good summary as does Kevin...
A recent Ontario case illustrates that a shotgun offer doesn’t have to be perfect to be effective. In the case of Western Larch Limited v. Di Poce Management Limited, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered whether an offer made by one group of...
News about the data security breach at Target is rapidly developing. Current reports indicate that in the last few weeks, the credit and debit card information for as many as 40 million Target customers was compromised.1 The compromised data...
