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The Legal Intelligencer

2nd Circ. Issues Problematic Opinion on Role of Party-Appointed Arbitrators

On June 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in the case of Certain Underwriting Members of Lloyds of London v. Insurance Company of the Americas, No. 17-1137-cv (2d Cir. June 7, 2018), overturned the lower court's decision to vacate an arbitrator's award and remanded the case for further proceedings.
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Daily Business Review

Could Your Business Avoid an ADA Drive-By Lawsuit?

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is designed to ensure that individuals with disabilities have equal access to the goods and services offered by a place of public accommodation.
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Pro Mid Market

8 Tips From GCs for Outside Legal Counsel to Win and Retain Business

Outside counsel, business development professionals, and legal marketers want to know the secret to increasing client retention and new business acquisition rates.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. High Court Revives Challenge to $1.4B Acquisition of Grocery Chain

The Delaware Supreme Court on Monday effectively revived a shareholder suit challenging Fresh Market Inc.'s $1.4 billion acquisition by a private equity firm, in an opinion that served as a "cautionary reminder" that partial disclosures cannot secure business-judgment protections under the Corwin doctrine.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Laster Hits Investment Fund, Manager With $20.3M in Damages for Tech Firm Coup

The Delaware Court of Chancery has ordered an investment fund and its manager to pay $20.3 million in damages for using their control over Basho Technologies Inc. to profit from efforts to maneuver the young firm into a "position of maximum crisis."
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Corporate Counsel

A New Kind of General Counsel Innovator

General counsel are advocating on important issues for their organization's stakeholders, with a far broader scope than legal.
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Corporate Counsel

Key Compliance Lesson From Credit Suisse: Actions Speak Louder Than Words

“It is not enough to have a global statement on paper barring something,” one attorney said of the recent case against Credit Suisse.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Investors Seek Records Over Pharma Company's Cancer-Drug Resale Scheme

Investors in Pennsylvania-based AmerisourceBergen Corp. have sued in Delaware for access to books and records of the pharmaceutical firm, stating that they are considering launching a civil lawsuit over a scheme by its subsidiaries to skim and repackage cancer drugs for sale across the country.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Protecting Personal Data Under the GDPR: From Asset to Liability

A recent Facebook commercial talks about how great Facebook was when it first came into our lives. It then talks about how bad Facebook became recently (“fake news,” “spam,” and “data misuse”). It ends with Facebook promising to do more. It promises Facebook will do more to “protect your privacy.”
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Corporate Counsel

GC at NJ Real Estate Co. Removed as Bed Bath & Beyond Director

In an apparent rebuke to the company's executive compensation plan, about 60.5 million shareholders voted against the re-election of Victoria Morrison to Bed Bath & Beyond's corporate board. Morrison is the GC at Edison Properties in New Jersey.
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