Schlagwort-Archive: Wirtschaftskanzlei Heilbronn Franken
Most Ridiculous Lawsuits: (Thumbs) Up and Away – The Wisconsin Crossbow Lawsuit
A Wisconsin man went hunting last fall hoping to take out Bambi’s mom but instead his thumb became the only casualty of the outing. Let’s talk specific. In November, Cyril Korte found himself deer hunting with a TenPoint Phantom crossbow … Weiterlesen
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
Most Ridiculous Lawsuits: Parent of student sues Texas School for the Deaf over frequent flier rewards
A woman has sued the Texas School for the Deaf, contesting its policy of keeping airline travel perks earned when students, including her daughter, fly. The state-supported boarding school serves deaf students from across Texas and pays for airline tickets … 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
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
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
