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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Hot Topics in Mining Litigation

by Riyaz Dattu, Jennifer Fairfax, Laura Fric, Mark Gelowitz | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 3/4/2013

Recent Canadian and international trends point to signs of an increasingly litigious mining industry and an increased risk of liability exposure for mining companies, officers and directors. Over the last several months,...more

Federal Criminal Lawyer Douglas McNabb of McNabb Associates - News On Current Federal Criminal Cases

by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 11/9/2012

November 9, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney. Topics Include:...more

Gibson Guitar Corp. Agrees to Resolve Investigation Into Lacey Act Violations

by Burr & Forman on 10/5/2012

On August 6, 2012, Gibson Guitar Corp. entered into a criminal enforcement agreement with the United States, resolving a criminal investigation into allegations that the company violated the Lacey Act by illegally purchasing...more

Lacey Act Compliance: Recent Developments

by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/14/2012

The recently released reports of two non-profit groups serve as reminders of how companies that trade in goods derived from certain plants, fish, and wildlife must ensure compliance with the Lacey Act. The Lacey Act...more

Going Green: Corruption and the Environment

by Michael Volkov on 5/7/2012

Corruption Crime & Compliance welcomes Patrick Kellermann from LeClairRyan who authored this post. Patrick’s biography is located here (see article for link). For the past decade, money has poured into green businesses...more

Have We Lost SIght of Equal Protection under the Law?

by John A. C. Cartner on 10/13/2010

The Prestige oil spill case is a shameful example of a shipmaster being criminalised in a way that would not be inflicted on a shoreside person caught up in the same circumstances.act. Hence, criminalisation is a phenomenon...more

EnviroBrief Newsletter

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 7/14/2010

In this Issue: *REACH Registration Process Remains Challenging For Those Doing Buisness In or With the EU *USEPA Region 7 General Counsel Shares Agency Priorities *Ninth Circuit Affirms Conviction of Corporate Officer...more