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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.
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.
Report: SC Law Firm Allegedly Helped to Cheat Veterans Out of Millions of Dollars
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The Upstate Law Group, owned by Candy Kern-Fuller, allegedly worked with a network of salesmen to lure in cash-strapped veterans.
Google Wins Privacy Case: ‘Right to be Forgotten’ Applies Only in EU
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Europe’s highest court ruled that the “right to be forgotten” online only applies inside the European Union.
Choice of Law and Covenants Not to Compete
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Drinker Biddle & Reath takes a look at two states’ competing views on the enforceability of restrictive covenants and the critical importance of conducting a “choice of law” analysis.
Purdue Pharma’s Bankruptcy Plan Includes Special Protection for the Sackler Family Fortune
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Purdue asked the bankruptcy judge to take the unusual step of temporarily halting lawsuits against the Sackler family.
LexisNexis Accused of Selling Driver Data to Law Firms
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LexisNexis Risk Solutions Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action alleging it unlawfully sold to law firms the personal information of drivers involved in car accidents.
Seven Things General Counsel Should Know About ERP Contracts
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Author Marcus Harris offers a guide to negotiating and drafting contracts for ERP software systems, discussing seven main areas where companies slip up most-frequently.
Defining Transition Workstreams in Outsourcing and Managed Services Contracts
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A post on the Tech & Sourcing blog of Morgan Lewis provides a checklist of common workstreams to consider inn outsourcing and managed services transactions.
How a Lapse in Record Keeping Can Lead to Non-Binding Contracts
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A murky path to a signed agreement and lack of good record-keeping can lead to a finding of non-enforceable contracts.
Facebook, Google Face Off Against a Formidable New Foe: State Attorneys General
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The states are potent actors in their own right, with the power to invoke local laws on antitrust and consumer-protection.
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.
China Contract Damages Done Right
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The term “contract damages” refers to a contract provision setting out the damages for breach.
Do We Have A Contract? What Delta’s Win Tells Us About Privacy Policies
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The case involved a breach of contract claim over the data breach suffered by the airline in 2017.
Should Your Family-Owned Business Include a Forum Selection Clause in its Agreements?
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A forum selection clause may provide a measure of certainty from the outset as to the location of any future legal action.
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.
Dowload: The Contracts Checklist for M&A Due Diligence
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The guide serves as a non-exhaustive checklist of important contract types to consider during the M&A due diligence process.
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.
