I am attending the ACI Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Boot Camp in Houston. It is one of the best FCPA events held in Houston annually.... By: Thomas Fox
Under Florida law a person may make an apology to someone injured in an "accident" or to their family without the apology being admissible in court. Thirty-eight other states have similar laws which are generally referred to as "apology laws."...
Late last year, the New South Wales Court of Appeal in Glad Retail Cleaning Pty Ltd v Alvarenga [2013] NSWCA 482 unanimously dismissed the appeal of a cleaning company found to have performed its work in a negligent manner. Of note in the awarding of...
It is no secret that U.S. courts are among the most favorable to plaintiffs, especially with regard to damages awards. For this reason, there has been a growing trend of foreign plaintiffs bringing law-suits in the U.S. even where neither the...
In Collado v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Nos. 11-57013, 11-57023, 11-57030 (9th Cir. Dec. 16, 2013), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s attorneys’ fees award in a class action settlement alleging malfunctioning...
On January 20, 2014, the U.S. Treasury and State Departments took steps to implement temporary and limited changes to U.S. sanctions policy for Iran as agreed under the interim nuclear deal reached by Iran and the P5 + 1 countries. Most U.S....
Under the recently enacted Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, and implementing regulations, the definition of the HIPAA term "Business Associate" has been expanded. A "Business Associate" now includes any...
The European Union is implementing a single bank regulatory framework (Banking Union) that will formally cover banks headquartered either in a eurozone country or in a participating non-eurozone EU country. The U.K., Sweden and the Czech Republic,...
Agreement Establishes Ongoing Collaborative Relationship Between the Two Entities - RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Charlotte District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the...
On January 14, 2014, Beanie Baby creator H. Ty Warner was sentenced to two years of probation and 500 hours of community service resulting from his guilty plea for tax evasion. In addition, Warner was required to pay approximately $16 million in...
