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.
This article examines the little-known and infrequently granted remedy of expungement in federal courts.
This article addresses what lawyers can do when they find themselves faced with a request for their files from receivers ostensibly standing in the shoes of their former clients but who, in fact, are working hand in hand with the SEC investigating the former client.
