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Recent SEC Enforcement Developments - .. Change in SEC policy regarding “no admissions” settlements - SEC Chair Mary Jo White has joined with colleagues at DOJ to change the perception that U.S. companies are “too big to jail” - SEC has made...

There is a ”Rorschach” way to examine your thinking about the controversy over fossil fuels and global warming. Psychologists use the Rorschach test to examine a person’s personality characteristics and emotional functioning....

The IRS recently issued guidance providing limited relief to the “use it or lose it” rule. Under the new guidance, employers may amend their cafeteria plan to permit participants to carryover up to $500 of unused contributions in their health...

In Pruett v BlueLinx Holdings, Inc., decided by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (1:13-cv-02607), the court held that a whistleblower suing under Dodd-Frank’s non-retaliation provisions was not entitled to a jury...

In a notable departure from other tort-reform movements in the country, one state may soon permit medical malpractice lawsuit plaintiffs to recover significantly more noneconomic damages in negligence cases and other cases....

An employee who attacked a coworker who warned of safety issues, has been sent to prison for four years. CBC News reported that the employee was training a coworker on the use of heavy equipment, and that after the coworker warned that the...

E-cigarettes regulation in Italy is a fluid and developing area. Law Decree 28 June 2013 n. 73, converted into Law 9 August 2013 no. 99, stated a general ban of e-cigarettes advertising by applying the regulation on tobacco products to them. On the...

The U.S. Supreme Court considered on Wednesday whether “neutrality agreements” between unions and employers violate federal labor law. Under the agreements, businesses help labor unions in organization efforts in exchange for labor peace, the New York Times reports.

Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- How the U.S. Supreme Court rules in a case involving the R. Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme may decide whether those defrauded by Bernard Madoff recover in full, as Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia and Bloomberg News bankruptcy...

Any time a personal injury claim is filed, there is the option to settle the case or take it to court. If you were injured because of someone else’s negligence, you likely face a legal battle to get the compensation you deserve to pay for your...

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