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Remedies Of FCPA Violations – Lessons Learned From The Boeing 787 Lithium-ion Battery Issue

by Thomas Fox on 4/26/2013

Over the past three months, the aircraft manufacturer Boeing has gone through a public relations nightmare and financial disaster over the failure of lithium-ion batteries in its new flagship aircraft, the 787. This Boeing...more

Flawed Confidential Witness Allegations: A Crucial Issue in Securities Class Action Litigation

by Douglas W. Greene | Lane Powell PC - Securities / D&O Discourse on 4/4/2013

The recurring and pervasive problem of flawed confidential witness (“CW”) allegations tops my list of the key issues in securities class action litigation.* I don’t mean just notorious situations such as those recently at...more

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of SOX Whistleblower Claim On Causation Grounds

by Rachel Fischer, Harris M. Mufson, Steven J. Pearlman | Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 3/6/2013

In a brief but notable decision, the Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in an employer’s favor on causation grounds in a SOX whistleblower retaliation case. Kim v. The Boeing Co., 487 Fed. Appx. 356 (9th Cir. 2012)....more

Product Liability Annual Review -- 2012

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/1/2013

In This Issue: Letter from Chair; Key Practice Highlights; Aviation; Consumer Products and Toxic Torts; Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices; Awards + Rankings; Publications; Key Contacts. Excerpt from...more

Levick Weekly - February 8, 2013: Spotlight On OutSourcing Boeing Scrambles As Toyota Triumphs

by Gene Grabowski, Richard S. Levick, Dan Rene | LEVICK on 2/11/2013

In This Issue: - Spotlight On Outsourcing Boeing Scrambles As Toyota Triumphs - Labor Unions Seek To Stop The Bleeding - Threat Management - Handicapping The Tech Brand Wars - Sequestration - Athlete Endorsers...more

Boeing and the Conduct of Due Diligence on Sub-Suppliers

by Thomas Fox on 1/28/2013

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) act has language which makes illegal a direct or indirect act which might be used to obtain or retain business from prohibited parties. This has caused companies to begin to look at...more

U.S. Economic Espionage Act Withstands Constitutional Challenge in First Conviction by Trial: United States v. Chung

by Finnegan on 12/15/2009

In 1996, the United States Congress passed the Economic Espionage Act (EEA) to "address a glaring gap in Federal law" by, for the first time, criminalizing the theft of "intangible property, such as trade secrets or...more

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