December 1, 2015, marked the day many bankruptcy professionals and debtors, whether they were generally aware or not, were waiting for. After much effort by the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules over the span of several years, the use of...
On December 3, the DOJ charged an additional 16 individuals in connection with its ongoing corruption investigation into FIFA. The new indictment included a number of high ranking FIFA members, including Alfredo Hawit, the president of the...
According to Judge Richard Posner, Justice Antonin Scalia’s establishment clause jurisprudence is so deferential to religion that he would probably uphold the constitutionality of a…
Environmental and Policy Focus: California high court deals blow to Newhall Ranch development project in Los Angeles County - KPCC: - Nov 30 The California Supreme Court on Monday rejected the environmental impact report (EIR) for the...
New SEC policy requires companies to self-report FCPA violations in order to be eligible for deferred prosecution agreements and non-prosecution agreements.... By: Morgan Lewis
President Obama signed into law the FAST Act, a highway transportation bill, that includes a number of important securities law measures that each had been the subject of individual bills with strong bipartisan support....
In a decision granting a petitioner’s rehearing request and joinder motion, an expanded panel of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) reversed its earlier decisions, explaining that those decisions were based on an erroneously narrow...
Court Rejects Attempt to Broaden "Employer's Liability" Exclusion, Requiring Coverage - Why it matters: A New York federal court recently ruled that an "Employer's Liability" exclusion in a CGL policy applies only when an Insured or Named Insured...
