Headlines » Public Defenders for Boston Suspect Facing Furloughs » Circuit Tosses Another Class Settlement Over Conflict » Beekeepers Allege Companies Mislabeled Chinese Honey » Post-Bombing, Two Apply for 'Boston Strong' Mark » SEC Names Ex-Wilmer Partner as New General Counsel » Social Media Use by In-House Counsel at All-Time High » An Important Win for Whistleblowers » A B-to-B Carve-Out in Privacy Legislation » Asian Americans Are on Ascent, Says Pew Survey » Fresh Toyota Suit Features Panicked Call for Help As the federal public defender office in Boston prepares to defent Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old charged in the Boston Marathon bombings, the lawyers involved face an added challenge: managing the case in the midst of furloughs. Read More » The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit continued its campaign against conflicts of interest in class action agreements, throwing out a $45 million settlement with three credit reporting agencies because the incentive awards to named plaintiffs were contingent on their support for the deal. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Bloomberg BNA Bloomberg BNA will host a complimentary webinar, Class Action Waivers in Mandatory Arbitration Agreements: The Newest Developments, on April 23 at 1:00 p.m. Available live or OnDemand , this 90-minute program will cover the latest developments impacting the ability of companies to include class action waivers and mandatory arbitration provisions in their contracts with a wide variety of constituencies, including employees, customers, and shareholders. REGISTER NOW | Three U.S. beekeeping companies have filed a class action against two honey producers, alleging they illegally imported and mislabeled honey into the United States from China to avoid paying antidumping duties. Read More » The "Boston Strong" catchphrase coined following the Boston Marathon bombings to describe the city's resiliency is at the center of a trademark tug of war. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Expand Your Knowledge & Network Experience intensive training that gives you a competitive edge and qualifies for CLE credit. Attend American University Washington College of Law's summer law programs in D.C. Learn the latest policies and network with experts in diverse fields of law including intellectual property, litigation, anti-corruption, hotel law, public policy, health law, arbitration, and more. Click here | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that White House attorney Anne Small has been named the agency's next general counsel, the first woman to serve in that role. Since October 2011, Small has served as both special assistant and... Read More » A study released on Thursday by Greentarget, Zeughauser Group and Inside Counsel has shone a bright light on a topic that has seemed somewhat mysterious. Read More » Third Circuit got it right in holding Sarbanes-Oxley's protections must be broadly construed. Read More » The U.S. Supreme Court doesn't recognize a privacy interest for businesses, as opposed to that enjoyed by individual consumers. Read More » Maybe Tiger Mom was right after all. "All work, not much play" seems to be paying off for Asian Americans. Read More » The family of a 59-year-old woman who drowned when her 2009 Camry sped out of control and plummeted into a river near Sacramento, Calif., has sued Toyota Motor Corp., which already faces hundreds of lawsuits over deaths and injuries caused by accidents attributed to sudden acceleration. Read More » | 
No comments:
Post a Comment