Archiv der Kategorie: Allgemein
FCPA: The Five Essential Elements of a Corporate Compliance Program – Part II
Tuesday morning, at the University Club of Chicago, Stephen Martin and I will co-present at a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) event hosted by Kreller. If you are in or near Chicago, I hope that you can join us for … Weiterlesen
Most Ridiculous Lawsuit: Small business owner gains legal savvy to fight access lawsuit
Other businesses sued, some get lucky Eric Nordby decided to fight back when he was served with an American With Disabilities Act lawsuit he believes is frivolous. The Auburn business owner of World Pub, Hilda’s Bakery & Elite Coffees and … Weiterlesen
ILR: Study blasts Louisiana lawsuit awards
Legal Reform Daily News 09/2012 BATON ROUGE — A national survey of business attorneys and leaders ranks Louisiana as having the nation’s second worst lawsuit climate in 2010. The News Star.com Read more here: http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20120910/NEWS01/209100321/Study-blasts-Louisiana-lawsuit-awards?gcheck=1&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&nclick_check=1
Discrimination Claims Based on Denial of Religious Clothing Is “Low Hanging Fruit” to EEOC
National Law Review 9 / 2012: Eine Information aus dem US-Arbeitsrecht / Diskriminierungsverbot für insoweit oftmals unwissende US- Tochterunternehmen deutscher Muttergesellschaften zu beachten. Es ist eben nicht alles im Arbeitsrecht erlaubt, der Gradmesser ist und bleibt die Frage, ob die … Weiterlesen
U.S. Sentencing Commission Publishes FY 2011 Overview of Federal Criminal Cases
The United States Sentencing Commission’s Overview of Federal Criminal Cases, Fiscal Year 2011, presents a broad overview of federal sentencing data for fiscal year 2011. It provides a brief, easy-to-use reference on the types of criminal cases handled by federal … Weiterlesen
BRANDI–DOHRN v. IKB DEUTSCHE INDUSTRIEBANK AG
On March 6, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the District Court’s ruling that discovery could not be “for use” in the German tribunal because it was unlikely to be admitted in the foreign … Weiterlesen
FCPA: The Five Essential Elements of a Corporate Compliance Program-Part I
Next Tuesday morning, at the University Club of Chicago, Stephen Martin and I will co-present at a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) event hosted by Kreller. If you are in or near Chicago I hope that you can join us. … Weiterlesen
ILR: California ranked 4th worst in business legal climate
Legal Reform News Daily 09/2012 California ranks 47th in the nation in its courts‘ „fairness and reasonableness“ regarding business lawsuits, according to a poll conducted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform. The Sacrametnto Bee Read more … Weiterlesen
Most Ridiculous Lawsuit: Long-necked beer bottle maker not liable for barroom assault
A Texas appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to hold Anheuser-Busch liable for an assault suffered by a bar patron. The suit alleged that the long-neck design of the bottle made it too attractive for assailants … Weiterlesen
Social Media / – US-Rechtsfälle
OM 12_31 Report of the Acting General Counsel Concerning Social Media Cases.docInteressantes zu Social Media und Rechtsfälle in den USA: OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL / Report of the Acting General CounselConcerning Social Media Cases updated report from the Acting … Weiterlesen
