SEC Argues Whistleblowers Can Report Internally

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • SEC Argues Whistleblowers Can Report Internally • Judge Criticizes DOJ Lawyer for Unprompted Court Filing • Another Guilty Plea in DOJ Auto Parts Price-Fixing Case • ACC Advocates for Changing Federal Discovery Rules • Associate Hiring: 'Two Steps Forward, One Step Back' • Verdict Near in 'Exceptional' Trademark Dispute SEC Argues Whistleblowers Can Report Internally The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today filed an amicus brief stressing that whistleblowers are entitled to the Dodd-Frank Act?s full protection against retaliation whether they report their employers? wrongdoing internally or go straight to the agency. Read More » Judge Criticizes DOJ Lawyer for Unprompted Court Filing A federal judge in Washington today chastised a senior U.S. Department of Justice lawyer for filing a 21-page document earlier today in a high-profile defamation case without first seeking approval. Read More » Another Guilty Plea in DOJ Auto Parts Price-Fixing Case The U.S. Department of Justice racked up another guilty plea in its massive auto parts price-fixing investigation, announcing today that a former Japanese auto parts executive is headed to prison for one year and a day for obstruction of justice. Read More » ACC Advocates for Changing Federal Discovery Rules The Association of Corporate Counsel has waded into the debate over reforming the federal civil discovery process, saying the system's costs "have swallowed most of its benefits." Read More » Associate Hiring: 'Two Steps Forward, One Step Back' Last year brought evidence that hiring activity at law firms was slowly improving, although not returning to prerecession levels, according to data from NALP, the National Association for Law Placement. Read More » Verdict Near in 'Exceptional' Trademark Dispute Jurors in California are set to decide whether social networking company Classmates.com infringed on the trademark of sports memorabilia dealer Memory Lane Inc. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES

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