JP Morgan stands as the poster child for how not to interact and resolve issues with the federal government. After what appeared to be a difficult set of negotiations, the Justice Department and JP Morgan reached a record $13 billion financial...
On December 8, 2013 the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released revised Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for E-Verify browser users and new MOUs for users accessing E-Verify through web services....
Below is a recap of last week’s election law news and hot topics: 2014 Election: Which Calif. member of Congress has the most cash? by 89.3 KPCC - December 5, 2013 – With all 53 of California’s congressional seats up for election in June, 2014,...
With more than 400 captions submitted for this month's cartoon contest, ABA Journal staff had their work cut out for them when it came time to pick a list of finalists.
Cybersecurity has become one of the hottest topics in the boardroom as companies wrestle with ever increasing threats to their information systems and intellectual property. A recent study by the Ponemon Institute found that in the past year the...
In time for the holidays, the long-awaited Volcker Rule final regulations arrived on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Many of the comments of domestic mutual funds, foreign public funds, insurance companies and foreign banking organizations about the...
On December 16, 2013, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) issued its 2013 Request for Offers ("RFO") seeking Eligible Renewable Resources. This solicitation will facilitate SDG&E’s compliance with California’s Renewables Portfolio Standard...
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld a contractual clause that limited a participant’s ability to file a lawsuit pursuant to a long-term disability (LTD) policy. The contractual limitation was three years from the date proof of loss was...
In a recently issued Compliance & Disclosure Interpretation (Question #260.21), the SEC staff unequivocally stated that “bad actor” disqualification under Rule 506(d)(1)(v) is “triggered only by orders to cease and desist from violations of...
The Non-Profit Revitalization Act of 2013 (the Act) (S5845/A8072), which effects the first major overhaul of the New York Not-for-Profit Corporation Law (the NPCL) in four decades, will be signed into law by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo before the...
