The Associated Press
September 13, 2005
Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison has agreed to donate $100 million to charities to settle a lawsuit revolving around a $900 million gain that he made by selling some of his company stock after the do
By Beth Bar | June 12, 2007
Claiming that the government has been "of no assistance in remedying the harm" it caused to its clients, attorneys for 16 former partners at accounting firm KPMG have asked Southern District of New
Business Crimes Bulletin
By Jeffrey T. Green, Robert Torresen and A�ssatou Diop | April 30, 2008
Export controls are a morass of overlapping jurisdictions dotted with strict liability and criminal landmines. Worse, criminal and civil penalties have been severely ratcheted up recently, and more
By Kenneth A. Adams | October 23, 2007
If you want to take control of your contract drafting, as opposed to regurgitating the language of whatever contract models you happen to be using, you'll have to decide what to do with "shall."
By Marcia Coyle | February 10, 2009
The number of deferred and nonprosecution agreements between the U.S. Department of Justice and corporations declined by 60 percent in 2008 -- from a historic high of 40 in 2007 to 16 last year, ac
By Zach Lowe | April 20, 2009
The bailout of AIG has meant a lot of work for Sullivan & Cromwell and Debevoise & Plimpto
By Jill Nawrocki | June 25, 2007
Why is Howard Udell paying $8 million for a federal misdemeanor? Neither prosecutors nor Udell, the general counsel of Purdue Pharma L.P., will say exactly what he did wrong. But the size of the pe
By Julie O'Shea | January 10, 2006
A key argument in a trade secrets lawsuit pertaining to the validity of a preliminary injunction has been denied, setting the stage for contempt hearings against two lawyers involved.Attorne
The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin
By Steven Gilford and Rochelle Outlaw | May 30, 2006
As insurance coverage disputes, like all disputes, become increasingly expensive, cost continues to be an important factor in deciding whether to commence a lawsuit or arbitration in order to pursu
By Aaron S. Bayer | November 11, 2005
Interlocutory appeals are permitted in a wide variety of circumstances. But what happens to the rest of the case while the appeal is pending? Generally, the district court retains jurisdiction
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