Corruption, Crime and Compliance - “The New FCPA”: Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement and Compliance
Giving Compliance Advice
Corruption, Crime, & Compliance - Five Steps to Enhance Your Sanctions Compliance Program
Corruption, Crime and Compliance - Deep Dive Into Wells Fargo’s $30 Million OFAC Settlement
FINCast Ep. 36 – Regulators’ Roundtable to Forecast 2023
Guidepost in Motion EP25: State of Compliance with Alixandra Smith Part 2
FCPA Compliance Report - Matt Silverman on Potential Sanctions Against Russia
Argentina: A Look at the Case of Lázaro Báez - Laundering the Proceeds of Corruption and Tax Fraud
Nota Bene Podcast Episode 131: U.S. Sanctions Against Russia: Valid or Ineffective Economic Policy? with Fatema Merchant and Mario Torrico
Compliance into the Weeds - SAP Trade Sanctions Enforcement Action
What to Expect from the Biden Administration
A Look Ahead at the Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities
Compliance Perspectives: The German Corporate Sanctions Act
Episode 153 -- The Mighty Amazon Falls to OFAC Enforcement Sword
Navigating an Increasingly Complex Sanctions Landscape: New Exposures for Corporations and Shipping
Episode 120: Interview of NAVEX Global Third-Party Risk Officials: Chris Bailey and Stephen Gooding
U.S. policy reversal allows suits in U.S. courts and visa denials, for “trafficking” in confiscated property in Cuba
Jones Day Presents: Considerations in Implementing Blockchain Technology
This Week in FCPA-Episode 80, The Last Jedi Edition
The Perils of Compliance with the Russia Sanctions Program
Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee - Sexton v. State - capital case, direct appeal - In re Fla R Mediators - amended rules - In re Fla R Juv P - amended rules...more
USA v. Wall - competency, RICO, trafficking, evidence, instructions, sentencing... Steines v. Westgate Palace - arbitration, Military Lending Act... USA v. Deleon - sentencing, physically restrained... USA v....more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals USA v. Schwarzbaum - IRS, penalties ECB v. Chubb - insurance, policy interpretation, financial institution Boyd v. DOC - postconviction relief Eknes-Tucker v. Ala Gov - en...more
Lange v. Houston Cnty - en banc vote vacating this decision, health insurance, gender - Calderon v. Sixt - car rental, contract breach, FDUTPA - USA v. Bell - mail fraud, wire fraud, false statements, evidence,...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Lange v. Houston Cnty - en banc vote vacating this decision, health insurance, gender - Calderon v. Sixt - car rental, contract breach, FDUTPA - USA v. Bell - mail fraud, wire...more
Commodities & Min v. CVG - arbitration confirmation - USA v. Bush - escape, instructions, mens rea - AW v. Coweta Cnty Sch Dist - ADA, Title II, emotional distress damages - USA v. Munoz - denaturalization, estoppel - ...more
ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot created by OpenAI, has taken the legal world by storm since it first launched in November 2022. The chatbot gained notoriety for its cutting-edge ability to answer questions...more
Addressing protective order violations, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit largely vacated a district court’s sanctions order. The Court explained that sanctions must comply with due process, barring parties from...more
Selecting a named plaintiff in a putative class action can be one of the most important, but overlooked, decisions that a plaintiff’s counsel makes. Picking the wrong plaintiff can lead to delay, dismissal of claims, denial...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit determined that an accused infringer was entitled to a new trial relating to validity issues but still faced sanctions for its continuous disregard of its discovery obligations....more
In a recent case from the Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina, Defeo v. Winyah Surgical Specialists, P.A., AP No. 21-80011 (In re Defeo, C/N 20-03738) (September 27, 2021), Bankruptcy Judge John E. Waites...more
Just ahead of the long Memorial Day weekend, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law a bill that allows a plaintiff to recover 6% per annum prejudgment interest in any personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit pending or...more
The United States District Court for the District of Colorado, applying Colorado law, has held that a professional liability insurer was not obligated to defend an attorney accused of discovery misconduct. The court ruled...more
Real Property Update - Sanctions / Dismissal: trial court abused discretion in dismissing bank’s foreclosure action; record established bank complied with discovery orders on which the motion for dismissal/sanctions was...more
La Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor de México, ganó una acción colectiva contra un importante operador de telecomunicaciones móviles por realizar cargos indebidos, modificar tarifas sin informar a los clientes y por...more
The Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (PROFECO), Mexico's consumer protection agency, has won a class action lawsuit against a major mobile telecommunications operator for undue charges, changing rates without informing...more
Why does this topic matter to organisations? Whereas the remedies and sanctions available to DPAs under the Directive were comparatively low (generally subject to a maximum of less than €1 million per infringement, with...more
Arbitration - Waymo v. Uber Technologies, 870 F.3d 1342 (Fed. Cir. 2017) - Waymo sued Uber and others for trade secret misappropriation and patent infringement. Uber contends that Waymo should be compelled to...more
District Court Abused Discretion in Ignoring Federal Circuit Mandate to Reconsider Attorneys’ Fees Under Octane Fitness - In Adjustacam, LLC v. Newegg, Inc., Appeal No. 2016-1882, the Federal Circuit held that a district...more
This paper is based on reports on precedential patent cases decided by the Federal Circuit distributed by Peter Heuser on a weekly basis. ...more
This may not be a book my new grandson Felix will soon be reading, but it does raise a legitimate question: When you really, truly, believe a federal appeal is frivolous, and not just garden variety, I know you’re going to...more
Amgen Inc., et al. v. Sanofi, et al., C.A. No. 14-1317 – SLR (Consolidated), March 2, 2016 - Robinson, J. Order resolving pre-trial evidentiary issues. Plaintiffs seek to preclude defendants from relying on two...more