The California Supreme Court says riders can’t sue over injuries stemming from the inherent nature of the attraction. ‚Those who voluntarily join in these activities also voluntarily take on their minor inherent risks,‘ the court says.
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court, protecting providers of risky recreational activities from lawsuits, decided Monday that bumper car riders may not sue amusement parks over injuries stemming from the inherent nature of the attraction. Weiterlesen
American Lawyer: Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. agreed Thursday to pay $29.4 million to settle charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by making improper payments to officials in Russia, Brazil, China, and Poland.
Read more: Latham Guides Eli Lilly to $29.4 Million FCPA Settlement
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) act has language which makes illegal a direct or indirect act which might be used to obtain or retain business from prohibited parties. This has caused companies to begin to look at their suppliers as one area which might give them FCPA exposure. I have been considering the role of suppliers in a compliance program as I followed the issue of the smoldering batteries in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Weiterlesen
FCPA Year-In-Review: Developments Of 2012 And Predictions For 2013: Link zum Artikel
The Secretary of State’s Office has received inquiries from several businesses regarding a „2013 Annual Minutes Form“ they received from an entity called Corporate Records Service. Based on information available to our office, we believe this request is a scam and advise businesses to exercise caution in providing information or payment to Corporate Records Service. Additional information is available in a press release issued earlier today, available at
http://www.sos.ky.gov/secdesk/mediacenter/pressreleases/sos020613a.htm
An Ohio high school teacher who claims to have a phobia of young children is suing a school district for discrimination.
Maria C. Waltherr-Willard, 61, of Greenhills, is suing the Mariemont school district, where she worked for 35 years, saying it discriminated against her when it reassigned her in 2010 from its high school to its junior high and then pressured her to resign, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. Weiterlesen
Wall Street Journal: A federal judge castigated the Securities and Exchange Commission and International Business Machines Corp. on Thursday, warning he wouldn’t „rubber stamp“ their pending $10 million settlement over violations of an antibribery law.
Read more: Judge Blasts IBM, SEC Bribery Settlement
Many commentators are still mining the Department of Justice (DOJ)/Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) publication, A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, (the “Guidance”), which was released last November. I continue to find nuggets to provide to the compliance practitioner, as do others. Weiterlesen
EXCLUSIVE
These jailbirds are proving that crime does pay.
Rikers Island inmates are soaking city taxpayers by suing over everything from slippery shower floors to beds they claim are too short, a Post analysis has found. Weiterlesen
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway can’t seem to shake Merck’s constitutional challenge to his use of contingency fee lawyers in litigation over Vioxx. U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves in Frankfort, Ky., first rejected the AG’s bid to dismiss the case back in March, sustaining Merck’s claims that the use of contingency fee attorneys violates its due process right to an impartial tribunal under the Fourteenth Amendment. On Wednesday, Judge Reeves refused to toss the case yet again, handing another early-round victory to the company and its counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Frost Brown Todd.
Read more: Kentucky AG Can’t Dodge Merck’s Due Process Suit over Vioxx Contingency Counsel
