Schlagwort-Archive: amerikanisches Unternehmensrecht
FBI Expands Right to Use Anti-Piracy Warning Seal
Die Nutzung dieses Siegels alleine kann schon eine abschreckende Wirkung haben, es steht der Gebrauch frei. Mehr zum Warum und Wie hier. In 2003, the FBI created its Anti-Piracy Warning Seal Program to assist in deterring illegal copying and distribution … Weiterlesen
German Subsidiary of TRW Automotive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
01.08.2012: Company Agrees to Pay $5.1 Million Criminal Fine. WASHINGTON — TRW Deutschland Holding GmbH, a Koblenz, Germany-based subsidiary of U.S.-based TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., has agreed to plead guilty for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices of … Weiterlesen
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FCPA: This is not a compliance failure. It’s an ethical failure
In the movie “Margin Call” the character played by Jeremy Irons says that there are three ways to lead in business: (1) Be the smartest; (2) Be there first; (3) Cheat. I thought about this trichotomy when reading several articles … Weiterlesen
Zuständigkeit U.S.-amerikanischer Gerichte bei internationalen Rechtsstreitigkeiten, Klageabwehr
Deutsche Unternehmen stehen der U.S.-amerikanischen Zivilgerichtsbarkeit oftmals skeptisch gegenüber. Viele verbinden mit Prozessen in den USA Verfahrensweisen, die dem deutschen Zivilprozessrecht „fremd“ sind – wie z.B. zulässige Ausforschungsbeweisanträge („Fishing expeditions“), medienträchtige Sammelklagen („Class Actions“) oder Geschworenengerichte („Jury Trials“) – und … Weiterlesen
Nachfolgehaftung im Falle eines Assetkaufvertrages
Zwei lesenswerte Entscheidungen zur Frage der Nachfolgehaftung im Falle eines Assetkaufvertrages. Evans v. Sterling Chemicals (5th Cir. 10/13/11) (successor Liability/Amendment of ERISA Plan through Asset Purchase Agreement in bankruptcy); Hier die Entscheidung: In the United States Court of Appeals for … Weiterlesen
Most ridiculous lawsuits USA: Michigan woman files $5 million lawsuit against Starbucks, Kraft Foods
GRAND RAPIDS – An Okemos woman has filed a $5 million federal lawsuit because Starbucks’ special coffee portions are no longer available for her single-serving coffee brewing system. Paula Montgomery, who is seeking class-action status for her lawsuit, bought a … Weiterlesen
US Sentencing Commission: Final FY11 Quarterly Sentencing Update
The United States Sentencing Commission’s Final Quarterly Data Report for fiscal year 2011 is now available on the Commission’s website. The report includes an extensive set of tables and charts presenting fiscal year quarterly data on cases in which the offender was sentenced … Weiterlesen
FCPA: The BizJet DPA: Cooperation is the Key
Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the resolution of an enforcement action under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) involving the Tulsa based company, BizJet. The company is in the business of providing aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul … Weiterlesen
FCPA: Creating Sustainable (Compliance) Performance
Compliance practitioners are continually tasked with moving a company’s culture of compliance forward. However, the day-to-day work is sometimes too granular to see results. In an article in the January-February issue of the Harvard Business Review, entitled “Creating Sustainable Performance”, … Weiterlesen