Data Breach Hearings and Legislation - In response to the recent Target data breach which compromised the credit and debit card data of millions of customers, several committees will host hearings in the coming weeks to examine data breaches and...
U.S. deal activity was the bright spot in an otherwise relatively muted global M&A market in 2013. Several large U.S. transactions were announced in the first two months of the year, and although deal volume for transactions (involving U.S. targets)...
In this opinion, the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware affirmed the Court of Chancery’s denial of plaintiffs’ motion for leave to amend and supplement their complaint to allege a new fiduciary duty claim and a new implied covenant claim....
Martinez v. Bloomberg, LP, No. 12-3654 (2d Cir. Jan. 14, 2014): The Second Circuit confirmed that international forum selection and choice of law clauses in cross-border employment agreements are enforceable. Here, a former employee’s disability...
As 2014 begins, it is important to note the developments in New Jersey law over the past year that may affect product liability litigation. Two of the more interesting decisions rendered during the past year are Town of Kearny v. Brandt, 214 N.J....
Following a broadening trend, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California recently held that a party is subject to sanctions – including an adverse inference instruction at trial – for negligently failing to institute a litigation...
"Yep," Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Wins Final Knockout in Copyright Infringement Suit - Facedown on the canvas, the boxer slowly opens his eyes. His ears still ringing from the punch that knocked him down, he can vaguely hear the referee counting, "1!...
Every new year brings employment law changes for California’s employers and, while the Affordable Care Act has taken the spotlight for 2014, a vast array of employment laws deserve special attention from California employers for 2014. We have...
In this Presentation: - FDIC D&O Insurance and “Claim” Issues ..Definition of “Claim” in a D&O Policy ..So, what constitutes a “claim” ..“Claim” definition Denials and Cases ..Timing of a “claim” ..Market Response ..FDIC Letter...
In Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, Judge Failla in the Southern District of New York compelled arbitration of a Dodd-Frank whistleblower retaliation claim, holding that nothing in the anti-retaliation provision, 15 U.S.C. 78u-6(h), precludes the...
