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New York Law Journal

Corporate Disclosure of Government Investigations

James J. Beha II, Jordan Eth and Craig D. Martin write: While a company's decision whether to disclose an ongoing government investigation may implicate many different legal, public relations, and business concerns, decisions in the Southern District provide comfort that a company need not disclose an ongoing investigation under federal securities laws, unless and until the company determines that the investigation is "substantially certain" to lead to a formal government enforcement action, so long as the company's other disclosures are not rendered misleading by the omission.
17 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judiciary Addresses Key Franchise Act Issues

In his Franchising column, David J. Kaufmann writes that two integral provisions of the New York Franchise Act came under judicial scrutiny of late: the penalties to be imposed upon a franchisor which fails to furnish disclosure to a franchisee within the time prescribed by the act and when the act's "isolated franchise sale" exemption from registration may be invoked.
15 minute read

Daily Report Online

Widow of Fan Killed in Fall at Turner Field Sues Braves Over Railing Height

The family of a man killed after falling from the upper deck of Turner Field last year has sued the Atlanta Braves, parent company Liberty Media Corp. and Major League Baseball Enterprises, alleging the defendants knew the guard rail height was—and still is—dangerously low.
6 minute read

Law.com

Life Goes On for Lawyers After Bank Regulators Reject 'Living Wills'

Seven major banks flunked a regulatory test this week. Luckily for the law firms involved, there's still time for a do-over.
34 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Judge Recuses Himself in Case to Block $34.6B Halliburton-Baker Hughes Merger

U.S. District Judge Richard G. Andrews, who was presiding over the case in which the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to block Halliburton Co.'s proposed $34.6 billion merger with Baker Hughes Inc., recently recused himself on the grounds that he has a "financial interest in Schlumberger."
14 minute read

The Recorder

Moran v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation

By | April 14, 2016
8 minute read

The Recorder

Crossroads Investors, L.P. v. Federal National Mortgage Association

By | April 14, 2016
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Exxon Seeks to Block Subpoena Over Climate-Change Documents

By | April 14, 2016
Exxon Mobil Corp. is squaring off against government investigators who believe the energy giant covered up knowledge of how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Global Lawyer: A Modest Proposal to Roll Back Citizens United

A proposal to limit foreign influence in U.S. politics is unlikely to survive a vote by the Federal Election Commission. But the idea may find a way forward in the courts.
15 minute read

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