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Froome Wins the Tour and a Victory for Law Firms on Their Privilege
Yesterday Chris Froome won the 100th incarnation of the Tour de France. He held the leader’s position, as signified by wearing the Yellow Jersey, since Day 8 of the Tour. Froome is the second Englishman to win the race in … Weiterlesen
Koninklijke Philips Electronics
SEC charged the Netherlands-based health care company with FCPA violations related to improper payments made by employees at its Polish subsidiary to health care officials in Poland. Philips agreed to pay more than $4.5 million to settle the charges. (4/5/13) … Weiterlesen
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. Parker Drilling Company
Civil Action No. 1:13CV461 (E.D. Va., April 16, 2013) The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Parker Drilling Company, a worldwide drilling services and project management firm, with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by authorizing improper payments to … Weiterlesen
SEC Announces Non-Prosecution Agreement With Ralph Lauren Corporation Involving FCPA Misconduct
Washington, D.C., April 22, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with Ralph Lauren Corporation in which the company will disgorge more than $700,000 in illicit profits and interest obtained in connection with bribes … Weiterlesen
SEC Charges Total S.A. for Illegal Payments to Iranian Official
Washington, D.C., May 29, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged France-based oil and gas company Total S.A. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying $60 million in bribes to intermediaries of an Iranian government … Weiterlesen
Don’t Claim it is Legal to Bribe Another Government’s Representatives – Especially in China
Last week a guest blog post in the FCPA Blog by Ernesto Sanchez, entitled “What’s good for reciprocity may be bad for FCPA prosecutions”, implied that the US District Court’s ruling when it “vacated an SEC Dodd-Frank rule mandating that … Weiterlesen
Produkthaftung USA – Haftungsrisiken senken und Sicherheit durch die richtigen Abwehrstrategien gewinnen!
NIETZER & HÄUSLER beim Seminarveranstalter Management Circle zu folgenden Themen (hier das Programm: Produkthaftung-USA-Seminar): Produkthaftungsrecht in den USA: Parallelen und Unterschiede zum europäischen Produkthaftungsrecht Haftungsfalle Warning Defect: Gestaltung von Warnhinweisen und Manuals Der US-amerikanische Produkthaftungsprozess: Besondere Risiken für deutsche und … Weiterlesen
US-Produkthaftung: Herstellerrisiko – Post-sale Duty to Warn, Retrofit or Recall
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ILR: The Ralph Lauren Debate: Unusual Resolution Sparks Questions About Jurisdiction, Declinations
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ILR: Lawsuits Against S.& P. Sent to One Court
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