Tag: AdministrativeLaw
About 40 State Attorneys General Plan to Take Part in Facebook Antitrust Probe
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The effort reflects a broadening belief among the country’s top Democrats and Republicans that the tech giant may be undermining its social-networking rivals.
Webinar: Patent Prosecution Options at the USPTO: Tried-and-True or New to You
Webinar, Oct. 23, 2019
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP will present a free webinar, “Patent Prosecution Options at the USPTO: Tried-and-True or New to You,” featuring attorneys Alan E. Schiavelli and George N. Dandalides.
Legal Battle Continues Over Drilling And Fracking Wastewater Well
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The long-running legal battle, which is being watched for its potentially precedent-setting outcome, pits a township, which wants to protect water wells from contamination, against a state environmental protection agency.
Giuliani Taps New Lawyer: Friend, Prosecutor, Veteran of DC Legal Dramas
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Jon A. Sale served as an assistant special Watergate prosecutor looking into the secret White House tapes of President Richard M. Nixon.
Goldman Sachs, Dell Settle Pay Bias Allegations for Millions
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Goldman Sachs and Dell Technologies will pay a combination of almost $17 million to settle separate Labor Department allegations of pay bias based on gender and race, reports Bloomberg Law.
Federal Judge Accused of Sex Harassment Gets Rare Rebuke
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The 10th Circuit Judicial Council publicly reprimanded District Court Judge Carlos Murguia for sexual harassment, the judiciary’s most severe available sanction.
Repeat Offenders: Corporate Misdeeds Often Settled With Deferred Prosecution Agreements
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The number of cases brought against corporations fell to 99 last year, compared with 181 in 2015.
House Democrats Call for Overhaul of Oil-Leasing Rules
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the Government Accountability Office placed the Interior Department’s oil and gas leasing program on its high risk list of federal programs mottled with waste, fraud and abuse.
Winston & Strawn Dallas Partner Named to Texas Public Safety Commission
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Dallas lawyer Steve Stodghill, a partner in Winston & Strawn LLP, has been appointed to the Texas Public Safety Commission.
Employers Beware: It’s Once Again Time to Review Your Arbitration Agreements
Insight
Even if the language in your arbitration agreement does not expressly prohibit the filing of an NLRB charge (or accessing the Board or its processes), you may not be safe from a determination that your agreement is invalid.
California, Other States Take Trump to Court Over Auto Emissions Rules
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The legal fight pits a Democratic majority state that has become the U.S. environmental champion against a Republican president who wants to boost the economy by cutting regulation.
N.Y. Attorney Disbarred, Used Client Funds for ‘Personal Needs’
NewsA New York attorney who used a client’s money for her personal expenses was disbarred by the state’s highest court, reports Bloomberg Law.
White House Fires Homeland Security Dept.’s General Counsel
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John Mitnick, the general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security, lost his job after the department went through months of shake-up.
Microsoft Chief Legal Officer Says Trump Is Treating Huawei Unfairly
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Trump has said Huawei, run by a former Chinese army technologist, is a national security threat.
Storage Order Fuels Legal Battle Over FERC Authority
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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.
Lawyer Loses First Amendment Challenge to Use of Bar Dues
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Texas-Based Company Fires General Counsel, Dismisses CEO Amid SEC Probe
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The SEC is investigating Houston-based SAExploration Holdings for allegedly providing “material misstatements” and misleading financial information to its investors.
