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Takeaways from the Swift End to <i>Waymo v. Uber</i> Image

Takeaways from the Swift End to <i>Waymo v. Uber</i>

Ross Todd

The details might not be quite as dramatic as they were in <i>Waymo v. Uber</i>, but lawyers expect trade secrets to continue to be a fertile source for litigation.

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Colleen Snow

Turkish Banker Conspired to Evade U.S. Sanctions

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Business Crimes Hotline

Colleen Snow

HSBC Resolves Wire Fraud Charges

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The National Opioid Epidemic: The Emergence of a Multi-Layered Approach

Richard S. Hartunian, Jacqueline C. Wolff & Andrew C. Case

On Oct. 26, 2017, Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, announced that, as a result of the opioid epidemic, “a public health emergency exists nationwide.” As a result, counties, states and the federal government have mounted an attack on the pharmaceutical industry.

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Five Ways to Eliminate the Need for a Corporate Monitor

Jonny Frank & Simon Platt

Government-imposed corporate monitors — once a rare occurrence in the U.S. — are now commonplace, not only with domestic regulators, but also with regulatory agencies in various other countries, in connection with enforcement proceedings and prosecutions for criminal offenses such as anti-corruption violations and other misconduct.

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The False Claims Act Sealing Orders

Andrew W. Schilling & Megan E. Whitehill

<b><i>What They Say and Do Not Say</b></i><p><b><i>Part Three of a Three-Part Article</b></i><p>The question remains: Is the defendant in a False Claims Act matter barred from discussing the case, as are the relator and the government?

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Royal Dutch Shell and Eni Head to Trial over Nigeria Corruption Allegations

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Keppel Settles Bribery Charges in the U.S., Singapore, and Brazil

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<i>Ganek v. Leibowitz</i> and a Proposal to Reform Search Warrant Procedure Image

<i>Ganek v. Leibowitz</i> and a Proposal to Reform Search Warrant Procedure

Harry Sandick & Clint Morrison

The Second Circuit recently reversed a district court's determination that federal prosecutors and agents were not entitled to qualified immunity from plaintiffs' <i>Bivens</i> claims for money damages for violations of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments in procuring and executing a search warrant.

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DE Courts Uphold Strict Limitations on Liability for Oversight Claims

Jason J. Mendro & Jeffrey S. Rosenberg

In 2017, two cases illustrated that Delaware courts continue to impose exacting pleading burdens on <i>Caremark</i> claims, especially when plaintiffs say that they are excused from making a demand on the board before suing derivatively.

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