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Corporate Counsel

Woman sues birth control pill maker for unintended pregnancy

Qualitest Products is slapped with a lawsuit after a manufacturing error and recall.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

20 top news stories of 2011

A slideshow of the events, people and stories that affected the in-house bar this year.
119 minute read

Inside Counsel

New York cannot tax Expedia, Priceline fees

Much like the City of Chicagos ill-fated attempt to rake in tax dollars from online ticket resellers, an appeals court yesterday struck a similar blow to New York Citys plan to increase its revenues by taxing reseller websites.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Facebook and FTC reach a settlement

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced yesterday that it has settled a suit it filed against Facebook over charges that the social media giant violated the privacy rights of its users.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Regulatory: Financial regulators regulate themselves over who they will regulate

In order to provide clarity and transparency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) and the Prudential Regulators jointly issued a supervisory statement addressing agency jurisdiction over the largest banks and credit unions in the United States
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Citigroup settlement with SEC rejected

A federal judge challenged a decades-old practice of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Monday, by rejecting a $285 million settlement between the SEC and Citigroup.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

American Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

American Airlines followed in the footsteps of its rival companies Delta and United when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this morning.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Lobbyists continue to push for FCPA changes

The heated debate over amending the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act continues to grow, as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce pushes to amend the law and the Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to reject their proposals.
2 minute read

International Edition

Double jeopardy - finding a balance in enforcement actions for companies

Peter Herbel, Beat Hess and Massimo Mantovani on the need for a 
balance between anti-bribery enforcement and unfairly duplicated proceedings
6 minute read

Inside Counsel

Bayer accused of promoting Yaz birth control for unapproved uses

For years, Bayer AG has faced lawsuits concerning the safety of its Yaz birth control medication. Now, the German drug company is accused of marketing its oral contraceptives for unapproved uses as well as keeping women in the dark about the drugs health risks.
2 minute read

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