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This DechertOnPoint reports on a recent County Court decision on UK data subject access requests which suggests that an employer’s (or other data controller’s) search for personal data need only be proportionate and that a SAR…more

So after another bad news week in Europe, I’m a bit gloomy about the future of the capital markets. As we try to run a business and help our clients, I’ve got this narrative running through my head about Europe. I keep running…more

Continuing economic uncertainty presents employers with challenging employment decisions and on occasion the need to conduct redundancy exercises. A number of cases over the last couple of years have provided clarification in…more

The European Council on the 14 May adopted Regulation (EU) No 409/2012 that will give full legal effect to the suspension of EU sanctions against Burma/Myanmar. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has…more

Earlier this month I was a panelist at the HOPE NOW REO Symposium in DC. The Symposium brought together residential mortgage loan servicers, community non-profits, private equity investors, government agencies and lenders to…more

In This Issue: - p1 Russia Finally Establishes a Central Securities Depository Increasing Transparency in the Russian Securities Market - p3 Enforcement Procedure for Pledged Property Modified - p4 Investment…more

In a pair of precedential opinions, the Third Circuit affirmed today the dismissal - for lack of standing- of the Intron off-label promotion RICO class action…more

Yesterday, we blogged about a case where plaintiff failed to do even the most basic investigation to identify the product at issue before filing suit. She was hoping her case would survive with some vague pleadings in the…more

In This Issue: - Head in the Cloud? Achieving Savings While Managing Risks in the United States - Country Risk: Illustrated - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Outsourcing Guidance Excerpt from Country…more

As another work-week starts, we thought we’d talk about beginnings – in particular, beginnings to adversarial contests. They almost always begin after the adversaries and the stakes have been identified. In the NHL, for…more

To us, sometimes plaintiffs’ lawyers sound like Cary Grant. You know, “Duty, Duty, Duty.” (By the way, “Judy, Judy, Judy” is a famous misquote. Cary Grant never once said it in a movie. But he did say it here – at the 0:50…more

We’ve blogged before, occasionally, about drug/device developments north of the border. Most of these developments have involved class action practice, where Canadian law is considerably more liberal than the corresponding…more

We can't say much about it because of Dechert's involvement in the Reglan/metoclopramide litigation, but Judge Higbee has ruled on on generic preemption under Mensing. There are two opinions. The first, In re Reglan…more

Plaintiffs try all sorts of funny business to defeat federal jurisdiction – fraudulent joinder, fraudulent misjoinder, jurisdictional amount – you name it, they’ll tinker with it. Defendants for their part, do what they can to…more

In medical device cases, preemption will hunt you down. In Hinkel v. St. Jude Medical, S.C. Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56322 (E.D. La. April 23, 2012), the plaintiff survived removal and discovery only to be caught by…more