By David Z. Seide | March 3, 2006
The aggressive expansion of white-collar prosecutions to areas regulated by civil enforcement agencies sometimes leads to unintended results -- including significant defeats -- for prosecutors. /p
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At first, a far-reaching law implementing a lead ban and other toy safety standards sent companies and industry groups into a panic. Then, it sent them running to their lawyers. The regulat
By Lawrence Cohen | March 8, 2006
The media have recently reported on major lawsuits that reflect the business sector's efforts to shut down or pare back significant federal securities regulations. This recourse to litigation by bu
By Lisa Brennan | November 22, 2005
Atlantic County, N.J., Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee told lawyers Nov. 17 that the next Vioxx trial would begin on Jan. 30, and lawyers on both sides say they expect it to be a suit over a
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American attorneys representing the families of victims in Brazil's worst air disaster have filed suit in a U.S. federal court against ExcelAire and Honeywell International Inc., alleging negligenc
By Stephanie J. Meltzer and Christopher E. Tierney | August 10, 2009
In general, the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, 15 U.S.
By Justin Scheck | July 2, 2007
Abraham Sofaer doesn't want to discuss Marvell Technologies. "I can't talk to you about it, so I wish you well," the former federal judge said last month before abruptly hanging up the phone.p
By Shannon P. Duffy | December 27, 2005
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By Thomas B. Scheffey | April 12, 2006
The stunning $32.1 million jury verdict steelworker Norman Pelletier and his wife won last December remains unscathed after a fierce round of post-verdict motions.An employee of subcontracto
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In-house lawyers, legal organizations and law firms won the first round of a fight with an accounting standards organization over a plan calling for greater disclosures of lawsuits and other loss c
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