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December 13, 2018 | Litigation Daily
Survey Shows Execs Lack Confidence in Their Companies' Crisis Response PlansThe first-ever global Crisis Management Benchmarking Report was issued Thursday by law firm Morrison & Foerster in partnership with the Ethisphere Institute. The law firm said the report is designed to give corporate legal departments insights into trends in crisis management and to highlight best practices for crisis planning.
By Sue Reisinger
4 minute read
December 11, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
Nassar Report Details Failings of Former GC/CEO of US Olympic CommitteeScott Blackmun, former general counsel of the U.S. Olympic Committee and CEO during the Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal, is cited for failure to take appropriate actions.
By Sue Reisinger
6 minute read
December 11, 2018 | Legaltech News
US Bank GC James Chosy: Where Tech Leads, So Do In-House LawyersJames Chosy detailed to Corporate Counsel how he has reshaped his legal department to respond to the industry's demand for digital products and increasing use of technology in general across banking.
By Sue Reisinger
4 minute read
December 10, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
US Bank's James Chosy: Where Tech Leads, So Do In-House LawyersIn an interview, James Chosy detailed how he has reshaped his legal department to respond to the industry's demand for digital products and increasing use of technology in general across banking. He has added some 34 lawyers in the past 18 months to keep pace with changing business needs, he said.
By Sue Reisinger
4 minute read
December 10, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
EU Takes a Major Step Toward Allowing Class Actions; U.S Chamber Legal Arm ObjectsThe new proposal is specifically aimed at giving all European Union consumers the right to seek damages as a class, and not just an injunction to stop the harm. The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform released a statement calling the proposal “poorly written" and "lack[ing] clear safeguards to prevent fraud and abuse," among other criticisms.
By Sue Reisinger
5 minute read
December 10, 2018 | Litigation Daily
EU Takes a Big Step Toward Allowing Class Actions as U.S Chamber Legal Arm ObjectsThe new proposal is specifically aimed at giving all European Union consumers the right to seek damages as a class, and not just an injunction to stop the harm. The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform released a statement calling the proposal “poorly written" and "lack[ing] clear safeguards to prevent fraud and abuse," among other criticisms.
By Sue Reisinger
5 minute read
December 06, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
New TRACE Study: Europe Is Least Risky Continent for Bribe DemandsThe 2018 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix, released Thursday, names the least and most risky of 200 countries evaluated as well as the least and most risky continents. The study's methodology changed this year.
By Sue Reisinger
4 minute read
December 06, 2018 | International Edition
New TRACE Study Says Europe Is Least Risky Continent for Bribe DemandsThe 2018 study evaluates the level of bribe risk for 200 countries.
By Sue Reisinger
4 minute read
December 06, 2018 | Legaltech News
State AGs File Pioneering Suit Under HIPAA for Medical Records Data BreachA dozen state attorneys general have united to bring the first multistate lawsuit under federal health care privacy law, in connection with a medical records company data breach that put millions of patient records at risk.
By Sue Reisinger
3 minute read
December 05, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
12 State AGs Sue Electronic Medical Records Company Under HIPAA for Data Breach, a FirstA dozen state attorneys general have united to bring the first multistate lawsuit under federal health care privacy law, in connection with a medical records company data breach that put millions of patient records at risk. The lawsuit is part of a growing trend of state enforcement of consumer and data privacy laws, and the first such AG suit under HIPAA.
By Sue Reisinger
3 minute read
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