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Shady Days: SEC Secures Another Insider Trading Stat on Shadow Trading Theory

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on May 30, 2024, approved a settled final judgment against technology company Arista Networks' former chairman and CEO, Andreas "Andy" Bechtolsheim based on...more

Hinch Newman LLP

Recent FTC Settlement a Reminder of Agency Focus on Disclosing Health Information to Third-Parties

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On April 11, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has banned an alcohol addiction treatment firm from disclosing health data for advertising purposes in order to settle agency charges that the company shared...more

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A Cautionary Tale from arrivia Inc. v. Rowley

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Enforceability of releases for unknown claims at the time of settlement is a well-established legal principle, as highlighted in the recent case, arrivia Inc. v. Rowley, No. CV-23-01039-PHX-DLR, 2023 WL 7386384 (D. Ariz. Nov....more

Dechert LLP

Understanding Updates to the Central Bank of Ireland’s Administrative Sanctions Regime

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The Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2023 was signed into law on 9 March 2023 (the “Act”). The Act amends several pieces of legislation relating to the Central Bank of Ireland’s (“Central Bank”)...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Pre-Taliation Continues to Rear It’s Ugly Head

DE Shaw, a prominent financial services firm, recently settled a retaliation case with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a staggering $10 million. It was settled via an Administrative Order. This settlement...more

Troutman Pepper

EDVA Judge Denies Motion to Seal Parties’ Settlement

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Much like our recent egarding an EDVA judge’s denial of a joint request to vacate the court’s earlier rulings after a settlement, another recent EDVA decision reinforces that EDVA judges are unwilling to simply rubber-stamp...more

Vondran Legal

I got a Strike 3 Holdings subpoena notice from my Internet Service Provider, now what?

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Strike 3 Holding, LLC is a prolific filer of federal copyright infringement actions. They have filed thousands of lawsuits across the United States in states like Illinois, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Florida, Texas...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NDA: An Effective Way to Protect Confidential Information

A recent California Court of Appeals decision found nominal damages could be awarded for an employee’s breach of a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”), even if no actual harm was done to the employer. An award of nominal...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

Mediation: Avoiding The "S" Word In IP Litigation

The vast majority of even the most hard-fought litigations are resolved through an agreement between the parties. Mediation not only plays a significant role in facilitating settlement, it expands the times when it should be...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Companies Should Review Employee Agreements and Policies Following SEC's Aggressive Stance on Impediments to Whistleblowing

In two recently announced settlements, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a strict interpretation of the whistleblower protections afforded under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...more

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SEC Settlements Put Severance Agreements Under Increased Scrutiny

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced settlements with two companies for using severance agreements that allegedly violated Rule 21F-17. Rule 21F-17 provides that “[n]o person may take any action...more

King & Spalding

ITC Section 337 Update – August 2015

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En Banc Federal Circuit Upholds The Commission’s Position In Suprema – On August 10, 2015, in an en banc Opinion written by Circuit Judge Reyna, the Federal Circuit upheld the Commission’s position in Suprema, Inc. v....more

Nossaman LLP

Did You Know...An $80,000 Facebook Post Costs $80,000

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When does a confidentiality provision in a settlement agreement mean what it says? What if you tell your children about your confidential settlement and they post about it on Facebook? Well, here is what just might happen...more

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Bill Introduced To Bar New Jersey Public Entities From Entering Into Confidential Settlement Agreements

On November 26, 2013, the Assembly introduced a bill (A4498) to prohibit confidentiality in any agreement to settle a claim or action in which a public entity or public employee (in his or her capacity as a public employee)...more

Cozen O'Connor

Enforcing Confidential Mediation Settlements

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It’s the morning of your big mediation and you are fully prepared to resolve your case without sacrificing key positions. You and your attorney have set your expectations as to what will happen, who will speak, what the...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Hiding in plain sight: Failure to scrub patient data from digital copiers returned to leasing company results in $1.2 million...

We’ve sounded warnings about the lowly copy machine before. The proliferation of digital devices in the workplace means that data security must extend beyond computer networks and laptops. Seemingly old fashioned equipment,...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Seven-Figure HIPAA Settlement Prompted by Photocopier Breach

The Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) latest seven-figure fine for HIPAA violations resulted from a failure to remove protected health information or “PHI” from the hard drive of a leased photocopier. The $1,215,780 settlement...more

Bennett Jones LLP

SCC Protects the Confidentiality of Settlement Amounts to Promote Settlement in Multi-Party Lawsuits

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A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that in a multi-party lawsuit, a plaintiff that settles with only some defendants can keep the settlement amounts confidential from the non-settling defendants, at...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Managing Peer Review Hearings and Litigation

In this presentation: - Overview and recommendations regarding hearing procedures. - Ways to maximize confidentiality and immunity protections under state law, HCQIA and the Patient Safety Act. -...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Managing Peer Review Investigations: How to Avoid Hearings and Litigation

In this presentation: - Provide recommendations regarding best practices, bylaw provisions and other strategies to address and resolve quality and peer review issues without resorting to “investigations” and hearings. ...more

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