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The Recorder

SF Judge Quizzes State Auditor in CJP Records Fight

Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos asks lawyers representing state Auditor Elaine Howle why she needs to see confidential documents maintained by the Commission on Judicial Performance.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Recent Rulings on California Anti-SLAPP Motions By Entertainment Attorneys

Defendants in entertainment industry cases often invoke California's "anti-SLAPP" statute, Calif. Civ. Code §425.16, which is meant to bar lawsuits filed to muffle free speech activities or a legal right to petition. This summer, some noteworthy court decisions have come out of California that involved anti-SLAPP motions filed by attorneys who are defendants themselves in entertainment litigations.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Reyher v. Grant Thornton, LLP, PICS Case No. 17-1196 (E.D. Pa. July 6, 2017) Brody, J. (15 pages).

Terminated CPA failed to state a claim under §922 of the Dodd-Frank act when she alleged she was terminated for reporting accounting irregularities and inaccurate tax information documents because she did not adequately plead that she engaged in protected conduct under the Sarbanes-Oxley act since she did not assert that the fraud she reported had any effect on her former employer's public company clients. Motion to dismiss granted.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Not an Aberration—Creating a Risk of Bribery Might Be Enough!

The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has been setting an ever-lower threshold for violations of the FCPA's books and records and internal controls provisions. As the clock turned to 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Mondelz International, Inc. (formerly Kraft Foods) because one of its subsidiaries Cadbury, a U.K.-based confectionery and snack beverage company that had securities registered with the SEC and manufacturing facilities in India, failed to conduct appropriate due diligence on and monitor the activities of an agent, which "created the risk" that funds paid to the agent, which has no written contract, could have be used for improper or unauthorized purposes and Cadbury's books and records did not accurately and fairly reflect the natures of the services rendered by the agent.
7 minute read

The Recorder

IRS Lawyer Says the Agency Isn't Targeting Cannabis Lawyers

A regional IRS executive told a gathering of cannabis lawyers on Friday that the agency is not out to target them, despite their work with clients whose marijuana businesses remain illegal under federal law.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Company's Stock Revocation Fails to Foil Books-and-Records Suit

A stockholder and former employee who was forced out of a startup company providing cloud-based temperature monitoring may examine the firm's books and records, the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled Tuesday, rejecting arguments that his status had been properly rescinded.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Hogan Lovells Launches Consulting Arm After PwC Hire

The global legal giant has started a consulting business for its financial services clients in the U.K. after hiring Steve Murphy from his role as a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Hiring, Not Firing, Is a New Focus in Age Discrimination Suits

Management tactics that weed out older workers have pushed federal regulators and anti-discrimination groups to train an eye on hiring rather than firing when it comes to protecting against age bias, an effort advocates acknowledge is a steeper hill with increasingly narrowed protections for aging workers.
25 minute read

National Law Journal

Hiring, Not Firing, Is a New Focus in Age Discrimination Suits

 Management tactics that weed out older workers have pushed federal regulators and anti-discrimination groups to train an eye on hiring…
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Hiring, Not Firing, Is a New Focus in Age Discrimination Suits

Management tactics that weed out older workers have pushed federal regulators and anti-discrimination groups to train an eye on hiring rather than firing when it comes to protecting against age bias, an effort advocates acknowledge is a steeper hill with increasingly narrowed protections for aging workers.
6 minute read

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