In a recent opinion issued by Chief Judge Scirica the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has clarified the hurdle height to "jump over" in order to obtain class action certification. In so doing, the court has both "ratified" and, at the same time, "put greater bite into" the trend of imposing a stricter standard for certification.
The federal securities laws authorize the SEC to provide the DOJ with evidence of violations of the securities laws. Because the SEC often shares information with the DOJ and the agencies frequently institute parallel enforcement actions, counsel must be vigilant to avoid the potential pitfalls such parallel proceedings may have for their clients.
In recent years, consumers, cellular telephone providers, and state attorneys general have sued companies and their marketing firms under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") and state consumer protection laws to curb "text spamming." These suits can result in substantial settlements of millions of dollars relating to a single promotional campaign.
The authors says, "Many lawyers do not like the title of my latest book, 'The End of Lawyers?' And yet I am at pains to point out that my message is a mixed and not a negative one.
The dilemma confronted by corporate counsel involved in foreign litigation is whether to disclose personal information located in foreign countries with laws that severely restrict the processing and transfer of personal data and risk being punished there with civil and/or criminal penalties; or to filter out the personal data and risk being sanctioned in the U.S. for incomplete responses to e-discovery requests.
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect from Aug. 1 through Oct. 1, including amendments to Delaware's corporation and LLC laws. It also looks at two recent decisions of interest from the Delaware Chancery Court.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently decided a sexual harassment case that has consequences for nearly every employer, regardless of industry. This decision serves as an important reminder for all employers regarding the reporting and proper handling of discrimination and harassment complaints.
National rulings you need to know.
Recent rulings of interest to your practice.
Last August, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and UBS AG (UBS) ' the world's largest manager of wealth and Switzerland's biggest bank ' narrowly avoided a long-awaited showdown in federal court in Miami, FL. At stake were the U.S. interest in enforcing its criminal tax laws and Switzerland's interest in enforcing its storied bank secrecy laws.
