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New York Law Journal

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Hansen

By | April 12, 2017
Criminal Convictions, Administrative Proceeding Estop Denial of SEC's Claims in Fraud Action
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Key House Committee Revamps Workers' Compensation Plan

With the debate focused heavily on attorney fees, a key House committee overhauled a bill that would make changes in Florida's workers' compensation insurance system.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Matter of Lalile, Inc. v. N.Y. State Liquor Authority

By | April 11, 2017
SLA's Decision Denying Liquor License Annulled for Reliance on Improper Factors
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Agency Independence From Presidential Supervision: Changes Ahead

Boris Bershteyn of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom writes: The separation-of-powers doctrine on agency independence from Presidential supervision could be on the brink of major changes. Two important decisions pending review by the en banc D.C. Circuit are likely to chart the doctrine's direction.
23 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Liquor Licensee's Good-Faith Effort Prevents Automatic Revocation

A liquor license held in safekeeping for more than the allotted three years should not be revoked if its owner makes a good-faith effort to reinstate the license but fails, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

SEC Is Saying Goodbye to FCPA Chief Brockmeyer

Kara Brockmeyer, chief of enforcement for the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and 17-year-veteran at the SEC, is leaving the agency at a time when the new administration is looking at how it might change enforcement of bribery laws.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SEC Is Saying Goodbye to FCPA Chief Brockmeyer

Kara Brockmeyer, chief of enforcement for the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and 17-year-veteran at the SEC, is leaving the agency at a time when the new administration is looking at how it might change enforcement of bribery laws.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Boseman v. Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, PICS Case No. 17-0464 (Pa. Commw. March 17, 2017) Simpson, J. (23 pages).

By | April 04, 2017
Driver's license was properly suspended where trial court credited police officers' testimony that licensee refused initial opportunity to submit to chemical blood testing and that officers did not offer licensee a second opportunity to submit to testing. Order of the trial court affirmed.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lidey v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd., PICS Case No. 17-0461 (Pa. Commw. March 17, 2017) Brobson, J. (9 pages).

By | April 04, 2017
Workers' compensation appeals board erred in modifying claimant's AWW and using §309(d) to calculate the AWW because the testimony showed that at the time of claimant's injury, his wages were fixed by the week at $2,000 and his AWW had to be calculated on how he earned his wages at the time of his injury. Reversed.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bramlett v. U.S. Dep't of the Treasury, PICS Case No. 17-0463 (E.D. Pa. March 20, 2017) Beetlestone, J. (17 pages).

By | April 04, 2017
Plaintiffs' claims against government and agency over the suspension of the coins redemption program failed because the agency action they challenged was committed to agency discretion by law. Motion to dismiss granted.
6 minute read

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