This article continues last month's discusssion with a look at the IRS whislteblower program's success to date, as well as proposed improvements to the program.
May 27, 2012Sharon L. McCarthy
The U.S. Supreme Court issued two starkly different decisions in 2011 that together will shape (and, indeed, have already shaped) the analysis that courts must employ in determining whether to certify ERISA class actions.
April 29, 2012Darren E. Nadel and Allison R. CohnDepending upon policy terms, D&O insurance may pay defense costs incurred in response to various SEC actions, including an informal investigation, a formal order of investigation, a subpoena or an indictment.
April 29, 2012Katherine HenryAppellate courts in both the United States and Australia recently addressed whether Google, Inc. violated the country's respective trademark laws through the use of third-party trademarks as keywords in Google's AdWords advertising program. Google suffered legal losses in both countries.
April 27, 2012Catherine Malia TingViacom International got a second shot at proving that Google's YouTube massively infringed its copyrights by hosting clips from shows like The Daily Show and Family Guy without its permission. And whether Viacom and its lawyers succeed or not, they've already managed to shape the developing case law over copyrighted content that users illegally upload to the Internet.
April 27, 2012Nate Raymond and Mark HamblettThis article addresses legal concerns in accessing a prospective employee's social media information.
April 27, 2012Steven W. Suflas and Mary Cate GordonThis year may mark the beginning of a new, more predictable era in the world of FCPA compliance and enforcement. Here's why.
April 26, 2012Jacqueline C. Wolff and Nicole German Di SchinoThe U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposed amendment to the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 3309) that would have allowed the FCC to prevent employers from asking for social networking passwords from prospective employees.
March 30, 2012Steven Salkin, Esq.Advances in Internet technology have increased facilitators' capacity to ameliorate Internet bad acts automatically. Failure to employ such technology may result in more liability for Internet facilitators for preventing bad acts online.
March 30, 2012Jonathan BickAs employment disputes commonly involve communications between or among employees, management and customers, it should come as no surprise that social media's role in workplace disputes has drastically increased in the last year. This article discusses recent social media cases and makes recommendations for what employers can do to better protect confidential information and trade secrets.
March 30, 2012Elise Bloom and John Barry