Archiv des Monats: April 2012

Most ridiculous lawsuits USA: Suspect in MTSU player’s death sues apartment complex for not intervening

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The FCPA Enforcement Process: Negotiating the Penalty

I recently explored the issue of ‘extraordinary cooperation’ in the context of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement proceeding and some of the concrete steps that a company could take to reduce its overall penalty assessed by the Department … Weiterlesen →

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Three Keys to the Role of a Chief Compliance Officer

There is an ongoing debate in the compliance world about whether a company can or should combine or separate the role of the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) from that of the General Counsel (GC). However, before a company can answer … Weiterlesen →

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Most ridiculous Lawsuits USA: Man’s ban from future museum site unconstitutional

A local man wants a judge to void the Aspen Art Museum’s ban that prevents him from stepping foot on property owned by the institution. Lee Mulcahy filed a lawsuit against Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, the museum’s director and curator, in … Weiterlesen →

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Most ridiculous lawsuits USA: Michigan woman files $5 million lawsuit against Starbucks, Kraft Foods

GRAND RAPIDS – An Okemos woman has filed a $5 million federal lawsuit because Starbucks’ special coffee portions are no longer available for her single-serving coffee brewing system. Paula Montgomery, who is seeking class-action status for her lawsuit, bought a … Weiterlesen →

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Compliance Self-Assessment

Die Empfehlungen des US-Justizministeriums zu Best Practices im Bereich des Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enthalten unter Punkt 13 die Notwendigkeit (und damit lesenswert!) der ständigen Überprüfung des eigenen Compliance Programms: „13. Ongoing Assessment. A Company should conduct periodic review … Weiterlesen →

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2011 Annual Report and Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics

The United States Sentencing Commission’s 2011 Annual Report and Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics are now available on the Commission’s website. The 2011 Annual Report presents an overview of major Commission activities and accomplishments for fiscal year 2011. See the Commission’s 2011 Sourcebook for … Weiterlesen →

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Most ridiculous lawsuits USA: Local Woman Claims Movie Studio Stole ‚Titanic‘ Ideas

Princess Samantha Kennedy Says Several Of Film’s Scenes Taken From Her Book SAN DIEGO — An Imperial Beach woman filed a federal lawsuit last Friday against Paramount Pictures, claiming several ideas used in the popular 1997 film „Titanic“ were stolen … Weiterlesen →

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