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13 Ways to Amplify Your Communications Image

13 Ways to Amplify Your Communications

Nicholas Gaffney & Ritchenya Dodd

Here are 13 tips to amplify your communications programs to meet the challenges of 2013 and beyond.

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Disclosure of ADR Affiliation

Scott Graham

California's Second District Court of Appeal recently established a bright-line rule when it held that a lawyer's membership in the ADR provider deciding his case must be disclosed to the other side.

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The Duty to Notify an Excess Carrier: Considerations for Defense Counsel

Michael D. Brophy

The relationship between a primary and excess insurance carrier within the context of a catastrophic medical malpractice litigation is fraught with possible pitfalls.

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Business Crimes Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A look at a recent case in which the DOJ leveraged FIRREA.

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In the Courts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth analysis of a recent key ruling.

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Defending Against Asset Forfeiture

Jonathan B. New & Christy Nixon

Given the DOJ's aggressive use of asset forfeitures, including higher-value forfeitures, counsel should be prepared to seek <i>Monsanto</i> hearings.

Features

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Navigating Turbulent FCPA Waters

Joseph F. Savage, Jr. & Maren Klawiter

While there have been high-profile setbacks to be sure, there is little reason to expect FCPA enforcement actions ' characterized by some as a tool in the war on terror ' to decline.

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Key Elements of Effective FCPA Remediation: Earning DOJ and SEC's 'High Premium' Image

Key Elements of Effective FCPA Remediation: Earning DOJ and SEC's 'High Premium'

Jonny Frank & Rex Homme

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities Exchange Commission's (SEC) Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) demonstrates, if there were any doubt, the importance of timely and effective FCPA remediation.

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Adverse Event Reporting for Pharmaceutical Products

Alan Minsk

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provides some protection to drug companies regarding adverse event reports by allowing a disclaimer statement about liability. However, this is not a blanket defense against other potential liability exposure.

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Practice Tip: The Scope of Daubert in Product Liability Class Actions

Elizabeth A. Latif & James H. Rotondo

If district courts must rule conclusively whether expert testimony will be admissible at trial before making a Rule 23 determination, parties may have to engage in considerable discovery before class certifications can be made.

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