Archiv der Kategorie: Allgemein
HOUGH AND HOUSTON: U.S. needs more jobs, not more lawsuits
Legal Reform News Daily 09/2012: Politically, California and Texas are worlds apart. Despite their blue state, red state ideological differences, the residents within those states share the common goals of robust job creation and a vibrant economy. The stories of … Weiterlesen
FCPA: The Dog Bite Defense and Your FCPA Compliance Program
As most readers of this blog know, I am a recovering trial lawyer. I almost always acted as defense counsel for corporations in my trial lawyer career. In the trial lawyer world, there are four recognized defenses to any claim … Weiterlesen
FCPA: Doomsayers Proven Wrong Yet Again-Gifts and Entertainment Under the Bribery Act
‘We are not interested in that sort of case. We are interested in hearing that a large company has mysteriously come second in bidding for a big contract. The sort of bribery we would be investigating would not be tickets … Weiterlesen
No-Challenge Clauses Do Not Bar Later Challenges to Patent Validity
National Law Review 9/2012, betreffend der sich in vielen US (und internationalen) Patentlizenzverträgen findende Passus, wonach sich der Lizenznehmer verpflichtet, das ihm nur Nutzuung eingeräumte Patent nicht als z.B. unwirksam anzugreifen. Eine derartige Nichtangriffsklausel hat ein US Gericht als unwirksam … Weiterlesen
ProSoft Krippner GmbH
Ex-HP Managers Charged in Germany with Bribery – Will Failure to Self-Disclose Hurt? As reported by Karin Matussek of Bloomberg News yesterday three former Hewlett-Packard (HP) managers were charged in Germany in a corruption investigation over improper payments made to … Weiterlesen
Viasystems, Inc. v. EBM-Papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co., KG
On July 21, 2011, the United Court of Appeal for the Eigth Circuit, did not have jurisdiction over a German corporation in the products liability suit because the corporation did not have sufficient “minimum contacts” with Missouri. Viasystems, a Missouri-based … Weiterlesen
Gestaltung von Verträgen mit Bezug zum US-Recht / Systemunterschiede
Verträge und ihre Ausgestaltung zwischen deutschen und US-amerikanischen Firmen bedürfen einer guten Vorbereitung, da jede Partei ein aus ihrem anders strukturierten Rechtssystem resultierendes Verständnis mit sich bringt. Während der deutsche Unternehmer viele seiner Geschäftsvorfälle in BGB und HGB geregelt findet, … Weiterlesen
US Arbeitsrecht – Beware of Traps with Independent Contractor Business Models
Companies are increasingly moving away from the traditional employee model and implementing independent contractor models for some aspects of their business to reduce their direct labor costs without sacrificing market share, productivity, or efficiency. However, implementing an independent contractor model … Weiterlesen
FCPA: How Do You Change an Unhealthy Compliance Culture?
Amüsant geschrieben und sehr lesenswert. What is a healthy culture and how do you change an unhealthy culture? I have always thought that baseball was a simple game: you throw the ball; you hit the ball; you catch the ball. … Weiterlesen
