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MF Global trustees ask judge to dismiss improper termination lawsuit

Trustees responsible for liquidating bankrupt broker-dealer MF Global asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit over the firms purportedly improper firing of employees.
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Litigation: SEC pays first whistleblower reward

With the start of the NFL season comes a different kind of bounty program.
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Regulatory: Know your customer when doing business overseas

The U.S. government restricts trade with certain entities and individuals because of national security or other foreign policy concerns. Several different agencies maintain lists of these restricted parties. Although checking these lists is a very simple task, and the potential penalties for doing business with a restricted party are quite...
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Regulatory: A prudent fiduciary’s response to the new ERISA disclosures

In order to avoid engaging in a prohibited transaction under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), fiduciaries of ERISA-covered plans must determine whether the compensation payable to plan service providers is reasonable within the meaning of Section 408(b)(2) of ERISA.
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Regulatory: Happy anniversary Regulation FD

When Regulation Fair Disclosure (FD) was adopted in August 2000, many public companies adopted policies addressing the permissible manner of communications with analysts and the investment community.
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Obama poster artist Shepard Fairey sentenced in contempt case

Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the iconic Barack Obama Hope poster, was sentenced to two years of probation and fined $25,000 Friday for tampering with evidence in a copyright battle over the image featured on the poster.
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Scotts Miracle-Gro pays record fine under FIFRA

The DOJ announced Friday that Scotts Miracle-Gro will pay $12.5 million in fines and civil penalties for, among other things, using insecticides in bird food.
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Feds to pursue gross negligence claims in BP oil spill case

After winning preliminary court approval in May, it seemed as though British Petroleums (BP) proposed $7.8 billion settlement with victims of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill would be finalized. That is, until the Department of Justice (DOJ) stepped in.
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6 notable GCs in the news

General counsel sound off about Navy SEALs, Mark Zuckerbergs stock, NCAA sanctions and more
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FTC issues privacy guidance to app makers

There are a lot of things that know your personal information these days, especially if youre a smartphone user with a ton of apps.
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