Schlagwort-Archive: Department of Justice
FCPA: The FCPA Guidance on the Ten Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance Program
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 … Weiterlesen
ILR: The Now Even-Longer Reach of U.S. Law Over Foreign Corporations
Corporate Counsel | Dec 19, 2012 As global commerce has expanded beyond traditional territorial bounds, the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts has undergone a similar expansion. Long behind us are the days when a foreign corporation could consider itself comfortably … Weiterlesen
FCPA: Internal Audit Review of Charitable Donations Under the FCPA
When is a rose not a rose? When it is a charitable donation not made for philanthropic purposes and it violates the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). I thought about that concept when reviewing the Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) … Weiterlesen
ILR: UBS to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Libor Charges
Wall Street Journal | Dec 19, 2012 UBS AG became the second bank to settle accusations that it tried to rig benchmark interest rates, agreeing to pay roughly $1.5 billion in a deal with authorities in multiple countries that points … Weiterlesen
FCPA: Top Ten Enforcement Actions for 2012
As we welcome in 2013, it is appropriate to reflect back on some of the things which have occurred over 2012 and in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement world, it was quite a significant year. The Department of … Weiterlesen
FCPA: The CCO: Co-Equal to the General Counsel in the Eyes of the DOJ
One of the items that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has increasingly focused on in its enforcement actions is the role of the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) and whether this position has adequate staffing and resources to accomplish its mandated … Weiterlesen
ILR: O’Quinn silicosis clients sue
Point of Law | Dec 19, 2012 I was the first to report when John O’Quinn’s breast-implant clients successfully sued his firm for tens of millions of dollars of improper overbilling. Now a group of O’Quinn’s silicosis mass-tort clients allege … Weiterlesen
DOJ: Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc. in e-Books Case
The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc.–one of the largest book publishers in the United States–and will continue to litigate against Apple Inc. and Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC, which does business … Weiterlesen
ILR: Ex-clients‘ complaint vs silicosis lawyers is catalog of misconduct
ThomsonReuters | Dec 19, 2012 In the history of mass torts litigation, the consolidated federal proceeding alleging serious lung injuries to workers who inhaled silica particles is the plaintiffs‘ bar’s Waterloo. Silicosis litigation was regarded as a potential blockbuster for … Weiterlesen
ILR: FedEx Overcharged Customers for Years, Sealed E-Mail Says
Bloomberg | Dec 12, 2012 FedEx Corp. has been „systematically overcharging“ customers by billing businesses and government offices at higher residential rates, a company sales executive said in an internal e-mail unsealed in a lawsuit. Read more: FedEx Overcharged Customers … Weiterlesen
