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SEC staffer near deferred prosecution agreement in stock case

Deferred prosecution agreements are often approved for major corporations, but rarely are DPAs approved for individuals.
5 minute read

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JPMorgan settles for $400 million with Syncora over mortgage-backed securities

Syncora claimed in its suit that Bear Stearns misrepresented the quality of the securities and tricked the bond insurer into purchasing them.
6 minute read

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Amazon’s security check wage and hour dispute moves up to the Supreme Court

The plaintiffs alleged that during that time they were not clocked-in and therefore not paid. The initial complaint, filed in 2010, argued that the under the Federal Labor Standards Act they should be paid during those checks.
3 minute read

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20 Essex Street senior clerk joins recruiter as partner

A senior clerk at 20 Essex Chambers has joined legal recruiter Hewetson Shah as a partner. Mathew Kesbey, who has spent over 20 years in clerking at both Essex Court Chambers and 20 Essex Street, joins the recruiter as a partner today.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy following data breach

While the nature of the breach is likely to have been the result of several factors, the Mt. Gox website references an exploitable bug that may have caused the bulk of the theft.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Everything you wanted to know about contractual boilerplate: Play chess, not checkers

It is wise at the point of contract formation to press the fast-forward button, to engage in prospective risk management and to minimize the chances of encountering unforeseen pitfalls.
6 minute read

Inside Counsel

Battlefield 4 class action suit never fires first shot

This is sure to increase the Electronic Arts legal teams gamer score: An attempted class action lawsuit against the company for Battlefield 4 problems has stalled.
3 minute read

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Judge says non-Gmail users can expect to face hurdles to obtaining class action status

The initial complaint asserted that Googles practice of scanning Gmail messages to provide targeted advertisements violated federal anti-wiretapping and privacy laws.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Is antitrust analysis different for high-tech industries?

Although the antitrust laws are designed to protect competition and innovation often enhances a companys competitiveness, high-tech companies sometimes engage in conduct that stifles competition or misuses market power.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Quiz: Test your knowledge of February’s top legal news

Recapping the most significant or just plain strangest news stories of the past month
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