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Time For The White House To Step In? Patchwork State Fracking Regulations Will Spawn FOIA And Trade Secrets Lawsuits

by Sally Lee, Siddhartha Venkatasen | Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 5/15/2013

With a growing number of states demanding disclosure of its fracking recipes, the oil and gas industry is fighting to plug what it views as government-mandated leaks in its trade secrets pipeline....more

City of Harrisburg Settles With SEC on Rule 10b-5 Violations

by Michael G. Bailey, David Y. Bannard, Laura L. Bilas, Heidi H. Jeffery | Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/15/2013

Recently, the SEC settled with the City of Harrisburg (City) over violations of Rule 10b-5 in connection with material misstatements and omissions made by the City in its public statements and financial information, during a...more

Offshore Litigation Tools for Local Disputes

by Ian Mann | Harney Westwood & Riegels on 4/19/2013

British Virgin Island (“BVI”) and Cayman Islands companies have been a popular choice of investment vehicle for Hong Kong and Chinese companies and individuals. This article explores the key tools available to members of BVI...more

Inherent Lack Of Novelty: When Prior Art Documents Destroy Novelty Without Express Disclosure Of All Features Of A Claim

by Carol Burnton, James Cherry | Freehills Patent Attorneys on 3/12/2013

Inherency is not part of Australian novelty law according to the courts. But a recent appeal court decision considers novelty where there is either implicit disclosure or the claimed invention is the inevitable result of the...more

Illinois Whistleblower Act: Employee Need Not Be Original Source To Have An Actionable “Disclosure”

by Noa Baddish, Steven J. Pearlman | Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 3/5/2013

An Illinois Appellate Court recently found that the Illinois Whistleblower Protection Act (740 ILCS § 174/1, et seq.) (IWA) does not require that the employee’s disclosure is the first, or only, disclosure of a violation of a...more

IRANNOTICEs Begin To Roll Into The SEC

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 2/13/2013

A number of companies have filed IRANNOTICEs on EDGAR with the SEC (thanks to Broc Romanek for pointing this out). The notices reference disclosures made in annual reports pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction...more

Buyer Beware: Reduced Indemnity On Account Of Supposed (Mythical?) Tax Benefits.

by E. Hans Lundsten | Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 2/5/2013

Originally published in Deal Points: The Newsletter of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee - American Bar Association - Winter 2013. When the seller of a business or the assets of a business is negotiating the scope...more

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