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Business Crimes Hotline
December 31, 2015
On Dec. 4, 2015, the DOJ announced that 16 additional FIFA officials have been implicated in the widespread, 24-year soccer corruption scandal.
New Year's Resolution for GCs in 2016: Establishing a Data Governance Committee
December 31, 2015
Data is an increasingly valuable corporate asset that must be managed competently, efficiently and responsibly in order for a company to be well-positioned to thrive in a connected and data driven economy. Governing of the organization's data must be a priority for 2016. Organizations that don't put proactive systems in place now may find themselves a distant memory from the dawn of the age of the Internet of Things (IoT) for a whole host of reasons.
Problems with the New Test for Joint-Employer Status
December 31, 2015
This past summer, the NLRB reversed over 30 years of precedent and adopted a new, more expansive and ambiguous standard for determining joint employer status. The new standard promises to entangle businesses with only tenuous links to another employer's workforce in a morass of collective-bargaining obligations and unfair labor practice liability for workforces over which they exercise no actual control.
111010001: An Article of Commerce?
December 31, 2015
In <i>ClearCorrect Operating, LLC v. ITC,</i> the Federal Circuit limited the ITC's jurisdiction over digital commerce. In a 2-1 decision, the panel held that the ITC lacks authority to regulate digital imports.
General Jurisdiction After <i>Daimler AG v. Bauman</i>
December 31, 2015
The Supreme Court's recent decision in <I>Daimler AG v. Bauman</I> announced a sweeping change to the law of personal jurisdiction. The Court held that a corporate defendant is subject to general personal jurisdiction only where the corporation may fairly be "regarded as at home."
Quarterly State Compliance Review
December 31, 2015
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2016. It also looks at some recent decisions from the courts of Delaware, Minnesota and Texas.
Med Mal News
December 31, 2015
Items about website slander of a doctor, and over-prescription of drugs.
Cybersecurity Insurance Coverage: Prudent Risk Management for Companies of All Sizes
December 31, 2015
The Connecticut Supreme Court recently published the much anticipated decision in <I>Recall Total Info. Mgmt., Inc. v. Fed. Ins. Co.</I> However, those waiting for expanded guidance from the court with respect to coverage for cyber law and/or cyber exposures were most likely disappointed.
Employers, Watch Out: ACA-Related Retaliation Claims Are Coming
December 31, 2015
By now, most are familiar with the Affordable Care Act's "play or pay" mandate. However, many employers are not as familiar with the Act's related whistleblower protections ' an additional source of risk for the unwary.
Infringement In The Cloud
December 31, 2015
The delivery and discovery of media over the Internet has left the hackers and pirates behind and become part of the licensed distribution chain, just as videotape did. The term "file sharing" is now more likely to describe a multi-billion dollar, cloud-based collaboration platform than a piracy site. And courts are beginning to examine the law of contributory infringement in that complex new context, as U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter did recently in <i>Smith v. BarnesandNoble.com.</i>

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