Headlines » AP Subpoenas Spotlight Obama's Scrutiny of Press » 'Company Doe' Asks Fourth Circuit to Keep Records Sealed » Objections Mount to $1.6 Billion Toyota Settlement » Boston Founder's Defamation Claim Against Widow Revived » University of San Francisco Finds Next Law Dean at HUD » Contrite Companies Can Win Forgiveness in Bribery Cases » The Dark Side of Shareholder Activism » 'Miranda' and the Constitution » 'Company Doe' Asks Fourth Circuit to Keep Records Sealed » In Employee Wellness Programs, Rules Are Unclear The Obama administration's record on transparency once again faces criticism—this time from both Republicans and Democrats—following the revelation that the U.S. Department of Justice secretly obtained and reviewed Associated Press telephone records during a criminal investigation into a suspected leak of classified information. Read More » A company using a pseudonym in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is fighting to keep documents under seal in a dispute rooted in whether the public should be allowed to see a consumer product safety report. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Know the WestlawNext Difference Over 47,000 legal organizations have switched to WestlawNext - thousands of corporate law departments, government agencies, small law firms and the majority of the AmLaw 100 & 200 firms. They rely on the editorial excellence that has led the legal industry for over 125 years, the market-leading content and the most advanced technology to maximize their research with the proven advantages of WestlawNext. Click here. | Potential class members in the sudden acceleration litigation against Toyota Motor Corp. have filed objections to the proposed $1.6 billion settlement reached on behalf of consumers asserting claims for economic damages. Read More » An intermediate state appeals court on Tuesday revived Boston rock band founder Donald Scholz's defamation case against late lead singer Brad Delp's ex-wife over her alleged statements to a newspaper linking Delp's suicide with his rocky relationship with Scholz. Read More » The University of San Francisco School of Law has tapped John Trasviña to be its next top administrator, effective on June 17. Trasviña is assistant secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read More » More companies are beginning to realize that cooperation and compliance with FCPA regulations could lead to reduced fines and spare them criminal actions. The government, meanwhile, avoids the substantial effort entailed in investigating and bringing cases to trial. Read More » Third-party bonuses create the wrong incentives, fragment boards and encourage a shift toward the short term. Read More » It has become increasingly evident that the Justice Department violated the constitutional rights of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev by questioning him without his Miranda warnings. It is disturbing that the DOJ would risk its criminal prosecution by ignoring such basic rules and even more disturbing for what this says as to its view of the Constitution. Read More » A company using a pseudonym in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is fighting to keep documents under seal in a dispute rooted in whether the public should be allowed to see a consumer product safety report. Read More » Many employers in the United States have come to believe that establishing employee wellness programs can lower health costs and increase productivity. But key components continue to prove problematic for employers. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is taking steps to clear up the confusion. Read More » | 
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