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August 11, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

DOJ Looks for 'Rock Star' to Run Top-Priority Fraud Cases

The U.S. Department of Justice is looking for what Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer calls "a superstar" to lead the fraud section. With additional resources and the strong backing of Justice higher-ups for more fraud prosecution, the new chief should become the bane of defense lawyers' existence nationwide. This "rock star" who will bring "cases of extraordinary importance" -- Breuer's words again -- will also play a "key role" in developing Justice policy and fraud enforcement initiatives.
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October 04, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Court Sides with Abercrombie & Fitch in Hijab Case

A federal appellate court ruled for Abercrombie & Fitch against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the case of a prospective Muslim employee who claimed the retailer passed her over for a job because she wore a headscarf for religious reasons.
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August 05, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Policing Cross-Border Workplace Discrimination

Crafting an antidiscrimination policy that polices cross-border workplaces can be tricky for general counsel. One key is to adapt the company's U.S. policies to the specific locale in question.
4 minute read
September 27, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Judge Tosses Clean Air Suit Against Pennsylvania

A federal judge has dismissed an environmental group's suit that sought an injunction prohibiting the sales of any new vehicles in Pennsylvania that do not meet California's stringent emissions requirements because the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has allegedly failed to enforce its emissions standards. The suit was fatally flawed because courts will not entertain a "citizen suit" under the Clean Air Act unless the plaintiff can point to specific violations of emissions standards.
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May 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Testing Their Armor

The Justice Department is set to battle a company that makes fiber for bulletproof vests.
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July 09, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Corporate Warfare Has to Make Business Sense These Days

Cash is scarce throughout the economy, testing some convictions long held by in-house and outside counsel alike on the need to scrutinize old litigation habits, writes attorney Michael Cavendish. Some of the most endangered practices in corporate litigation are, not surprisingly, among the costliest, measured in price versus progress made in a lawsuit. But financial difficulty is providing vital new courses in business education to platoons of litigation managers and their leaders.
10 minute read
March 18, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Medical App Makers Await Regulator Checkups

Pillsbury's Gerry Hinkley says mobile app developers need more guidance on what the FDA will allow, and through what process. Next week Congress will take steps in that direction.
4 minute read
August 07, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

'Fortune' 500 Sees Growth in Female GCs

A new survey by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association shows that the number of female GCs among the Fortune 500 has grown to 92, more than double the number when the MCCA started keeping track in 1999. "At a time when ... the economy is creating difficult times for our nation's top companies, it's encouraging to see that more women lawyers are serving as the chief legal officer to whom CEOs turn to lead the company through today's legal and regulatory challenges," said MCCA's Veta Richardson.
4 minute read
April 12, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Companies Boast of Outsourcing, Other $avings

Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard have turned to outsourcing work to India, giving work to solo practitioners rather than mega-firms and eschewing hefty hourly fees in favor of alternative and fixed fees.
4 minute read
July 01, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Crash and Burn

The EEOC suffers a devastating loss in a large sexual harassment case.
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