Administrative Law
Storage Order Fuels Legal Battle Over FERC Authority
News
A looming legal brawl over a new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order will trigger a fresh round of judicial scrutiny, according to E&E News.
Do We Have A Contract? What Delta’s Win Tells Us About Privacy Policies
Insight
The case involved a breach of contract claim over the data breach suffered by the airline in 2017.
In Collective Bargaining Agreement, Longevity Pay Increase Clause Can Outlive Contract
Insight
The contract included a clause setting “longevity pay increases” for workers who reached certain tenure milestones with the company.
Lawyer Loses First Amendment Challenge to Use of Bar Dues
News
Arnold Fleck sued after learning the State Bar Association of North Dakota was using some of his dues to oppose a state ballot measure he supported.
YouTube Will Pay $170 Million to Settle Claims It Violated Child Privacy Laws
News
The settlement requires Google and YouTube to pay $136 million to the FTC and $34 million to New York for allegedly violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
Hunton Andrews Kurth and Dominion Energy Team Delivers Veterans a Victory
News
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims has issued a major decision that restores potentially billions of dollars in GI Bill educational benefits.
Fort Worth Defense Contractor Charged With Felony for Allegedly Using Cheap, Substandard Parts for U.S. Tanks
News
Inspectors said many of the company’s products were cheap replacements, some illegally obtained from China, which the company tried to hide from the government.
Rejecting Power-Purchase Agreements in Energy Cases: Do Bankruptcy Courts Have Exclusive Jurisdiction?
Insight
A bankruptcy court held that it not only has exclusive jurisdiction over the rejection of wholesale power-purchase agreements, but that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has no such jurisdiction, according to Holland & Hart.
Texas-Based Company Fires General Counsel, Dismisses CEO Amid SEC Probe
News
The SEC is investigating Houston-based SAExploration Holdings for allegedly providing “material misstatements” and misleading financial information to its investors.
Seventh Circuit Guts FTC’s Powers — Setting up Supreme Court Showdown
News
The case involves a lower court’s imposition of $5 million in restitution from the target of an FTC action.
ICE Affidavit Says Plant ‘Knowlingly’ Hired Illegal Workers — No Charges for Company
News
The sworn statements supported the search warrants that led a judge to authorize the raids, and aren’t official charges.
Rejecting Power-Purchase Agreements in Energy Cases: Do Bankruptcy Courts Have Exclusive Jurisdiction?
News
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California held that it has exclusive jurisdiction over the rejection of wholesale power-purchase agreements, reports Holland & Hart.
Typical 1031 Exchange Agreements
Insight
A post on the website of Mackay, Caswell & Callahan discusses the basics of drafting contracts associated with Section 1031 exchanges.
Judge’s 20-Year Reign of Alleged Sexual Misconduct Goes on Trial
News
The Commission on Judicial Performance has begun a four-week proceeding to consider the 10 counts of alleged misconduct .
Invitation: SCCE’s 18th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute
Event, Sept. 15-18, 2019
Participants will learn about current hot topics such as global antitrust compliance, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions, artificial intelligence, and preventing harassment and discrimination.
Former Bank GC Indefinitely Suspended Following Fraud Guilty Plea
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Gregory Joseph St. Angelo had pleaded guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to commit bank fraud after the former general counsel reached a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Bailey Brauer Co-Founder Provides Insights for ABA’s Agriculture and Food Handbook
News
The handbook provides a comprehensive review of the regulatory, antitrust and consumer protection issues affecting the food and agriculture industries.
Bar Exam Subject Leak to be Probed in California
News
The email listed subject areas of civil procedure, remedies/constitutional law, criminal law and procedure, professional responsibility, and contracts.
Prosecutors Who Covered Up Drug Lab Scandal Now Face Bar Discipline, Civil Rights Lawsuit
News
The Massachusetts state bar has filed disciplinary charges against three of the assistant attorneys general who withheld evidence from defendants.
Lawyer Larry Klayman Should Get License Suspended, Panel Says
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Conservative lawyer and activist Larry Klayman violated numerous professional conduct rules and should be suspended from the practice of law for 33 months, a Washington hearing committee said.
