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Actor files class action racial profiling suit against Macy’s

Rob Brown, who stars in the HBO show Treme, claims he was detained in October after purchasing a watch in the companys New York City flagship store.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: 6 defenses every inside counsel should know (Part 2)

The U.S. Supreme Court and numerous jurisdictions across the United States have adopted the economic loss rule to bar plaintiffs from recovering tort damages for purely economic losses.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Defending the shareholder derivative action and avoiding multiple forums

Recent decisions from the Delaware courts suggest at least two mechanisms that counsel can employ to limit exposure to derivative litigation in multiple forums.
11 minute read

Inside Counsel

Compliance: Religious discrimination — It’s on the EEOC’s radar

The EEOCs pursuit of religious discrimination cases serves as a reminder to employers that when employees ask for religious accommodations, employers must take them seriously.
7 minute read

Inside Counsel

U.S. government seeks $863.6M following BofA fraud ruling

The government said the penalties were necessary "to send a clear and unambiguous message that mortgage fraud for profit will not be tolerated.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Inside: The hot new wage & hour issue: Unpaid internships

The widespread growth of the unpaid internship has led to a marked increase in litigation claiming that such interns are entitled to minimum wage and overtime compensation.
6 minute read

International Edition

Africa Legal Awards Lifetime Achievement Award - Justice Albie Sachs

In this video, Judge Albert Louis Sachs, one of the founding members of South Africa's Constitutional Court, calls on African business lawyers to uphold the rule of law and good governance while acting on behalf of their clients. Judge Sachs, who was a prominent anti-apartheid campaigner before South Africa's first multiracial elections in 1994, was the recipient of the Corporate Lawyers Association of South Africa (CLASA) Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural African Legal Awards on 24 October.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Hotel chain says FTC has no right to police its data security methods

Lawyers at the Wyndham say the FTC and Congress have no right to police the cybersecurity policies of any institution, and that there has never been a formal set of laws in place to do so.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

6 notable GCs in the news

General counsel sound off on government information gathering, outside acquisitions and more.
16 minute read

International Edition

The perils of complacency – why firms should not turn a blind eye to risk

Compliance officers for legal practice (COLPs) and compliance officers for finance and administration (COFAs) have been in their roles since 1 January. So it is worth reflecting on whether the COLP/COFA regime put in place by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to 'police' law firms is working effectively. Are law firms more compliant with SRA regulation than they were before COLPs and COFAs were appointed? Samantha Barrass, executive director of the SRA, said in a speech in December 2011: "The COLP will be responsible for taking reasonable steps to put in place systems and controls for good compliance." She added: "We will expect the COLP to be completely on top of risk and compliance."
9 minute read

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