Archiv des Autors: NIETZER . Rechtsanwälte
US Legal Headlines
Analysis: Wal-Mart Ruling No Knock-Out Blow for Class Actions New York Times | July 12, 2011 The end of the road for a class-action discrimination lawsuit brought by female employees of Wal-Mart Stores Inc has not spelled doom for employment … Weiterlesen
US Legal Headlines
Hood sues for Feinberg’s records Biloxi Sun Herald | July 12, 2011 Attorney General Jim Hood called a news conference Tuesday to say he has filed a lawsuit against BP claims administrator Ken Feinberg to secure claims records Hood had … Weiterlesen
2011 Update of German Business Matters – California, New York and Pennsylvania Top 3 States for Jobs
A new 2008/2010 survey issued by the Representative of German Industry and Trade (RGIT) shows that German-owned affiliates provided a total of 614,000 jobs according to the latest data available. German-owned affiliates account for 11% of the 5.6 million jobs … Weiterlesen
Drycleaners discuss $54 million pants lawsuit
Gemäß der Toyota Werbung „Nichts ist unmöglich….“ !
US Legal Headlines
Dechert Seeks Dismissal of Government’s Against Deutsche Bank; July 13, 2011; Deutsche Bank is raising what we’ll the „Countrywide Defense“ in its first formal counterattack to the $1 billion False Claims Act suit filed by the federal government, arguing that … Weiterlesen
US Legal Headlines
M&A Lawsuits Skyrocket as Fee-Hungry Law Firms Smell Easy Money Fox Business | July 12, 2011 Class-action lawsuits alleging boards of directors fell asleep on the job while signing off on buyouts have become nearly as ubiquitous in today’s M&A … Weiterlesen
USA – Gerichtsstand für die Welt
Exxon Hit by Reversal in Human-Rights Case (sub. req.) Wall Street Journal | July 9, 2011 A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated a lawsuit by Indonesian villagers that seeks to hold Exxon Mobil Corp. liable for alleged killings and … Weiterlesen
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act + UK Bribery Act
Zunehmend im Fokus auch der deutschen mittelständischen Industrie, daher auch in diesem Blog ein Artikel betreff dem UK Bribery Act, zum FCPA finden sich bereits diverse Artikel im Blog. The UK Bribery Act, as hopefully everyone is aware by now, … Weiterlesen
US Legal News
Exxon Seeks to Overturn $1.5 Billion Verdict (sub. req.) Wall Street Journal | July 2, 2011 Exxon Mobil Corp. said it hopes to overturn on appeal a verdict that included $1.5 billion in damages handed up by a Maryland jury … Weiterlesen
US Legal News
Tough economy raises outlook for tort reform Business Insurance | July 4, 2011 Promoting tort reform as a means to foster economic growth may be a winning strategy to win passage of such measures, tort reform advocates say. They point … Weiterlesen
