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The American Lawyer

Italian Court Awards Damages in Corruption Case

Two decades ago, Berlusconi's Fininvest bribed a judge for a favorable decision. Now the losing party in that litigation stands to collect more than $600 million.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Bad Reputation

Canada leads the way in debarments. One company is trying to fix that.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Could Baldwin's Role Doom Case Against PSU Officials?

If three ex-Penn State administrators facing charges stemming from failing to properly deal with reports of child sexual abuse by Jerry Sandusky are found to have appeared before a grand jury without proper advice of counsel, their testimony could be incurably affected and even tossed, several white-collar defense attorneys have said.
7 minute read

Law.com

HP in 'Advanced' Talks to Resolve FCPA Probes

2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Environmental Officials Praise Corruption Conviction

The former superintendent of Plainville's sewer plant has been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted on corruption and other charges. Kenneth Michelson was sentenced in New Britain Superior Court on Monday.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Fastener Dimensions v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance

RICO Claims Against Embezzlement Conspirators Adequately Alleged; Action Survives Dismissal
1 minute read

National Law Journal

Prison Reform, Civil Liberties on List of Top DOJ Challenges

Prison reform, the protection of civil liberties and the fight against fraud are among the top management challenges that face the U.S. Department of Justice in the new year, according to the department's inspector general.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

BP Files Lawsuit Against Mikal Watts, Watts Guerra

BP Exploration and Production Company and its U.S. subsidiary have filed a lawsuit alleging that plaintiffs lawyer Mikal Watts and his law firm Watts Guerra engaged in "brazen fraud" by claiming to represent more than 40,000 deckhands who allegedly suffered economic injuries due to the company's massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

FCA Reform Proposal Stresses Compliance Over Whistleblowing

Justice Department officials regularly tout the long reach of the FCA, a law that one top DOJ lawyer once described as "quite simply, the most powerful tool that we have to deter and redress fraud." Critics now are pushing reforms on Capitol Hill, arguing the law is ineffective in preventing fraud. In the push for change, one voice is standing out: David Ogden.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

5 Tips for Being an Informed Due Diligence Consumer

Too often, companies—at the expense of months of hard work—are misled into blindly trusting everything they read in a due diligence report without first using a bit of common sense.
5 minute read

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