Headlines » Contrite Companies Can Win Forgiveness in Bribery Cases » Chief Justice Cooled to Court's Cold War Plan » Plaintiffs Want to See Toyota's 'Crown Jewels' » Old Case, New Problem » Lobbyists Press Legal Fight » The Dark Side of Shareholder Activism » Empower In-House Counsel to Serve » 'Miranda' and the Constitution » Tips for a Smart Termination Letter and Exit Interview » In Employee Wellness Programs, Rules Are Unclear 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 » The Supreme Court has been criticized for failing to heed the wake-up call of 9/11 and not making contingency plans for the continuity of the institution if disaster strikes. New historical research suggests that indifference goes back decades into Cold War days, when the court first embraced, than dropped, plans to relocate the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C., in the face of a nuclear threat. 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. | In the sudden acceleration cases against Toyota, there are confidential documents and highly confidential documents. And then there are what the judges overseeing most of the cases called the company's "crown jewels"—the source software code behind the electronics of its vehicles, which almost no one has seen. Read More » For the U.S. Department of Justice's top lawyers, an unusual deal to get rid of a legal headache from Minnesota two years ago has turned into a major political headache in Washington today. Read More » Lawyers for six lobbyists fighting what they call a "constitutionally problematic" Obama administration policy want a federal appeals court in Washington to revive their lawsuit. The challengers, represented by a team from Mayer Brown, argue in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that a judge got it wrong when she upheld the administration's ban on lobbyists serving on agency boards and committees. Read More » Third-party bonuses create the wrong incentives, fragment boards and encourage a shift toward the short term. Read More » States that bar pro bono work by company lawyers admitted elsewhere should amend the rules to permit it. 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 » Terminating an employee is never an easy thing to do. But paying careful attention to the termination letter and exit interview can help make sure the termination of a worker goes as smoothly as possible—and keep the potential for post-employment lawsuits to a minimum. 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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