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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Walmart FCPA Enforcement Action: Part 1 – Introduction

The big one finally is resolved. The long-awaited Walmart Inc. (Walmart) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action was announced yesterday. This massive case came in with multiple documents, a long list of...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

Walmart Burned by the Jury in Trademark Infringement Suit

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Earlier this month, a federal jury in North Carolina hit Walmart with a $95.5 million verdict for its willful infringement of Variety Stores, Inc.’s “BACKYARD” trademarks. The jury awarded $45.5 million as a reasonable...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

This Week in FCPA-Episode 56

This week, Jay and I have a wide-ranging discussion on some of the week’s top compliance related stories. We discuss: 1. The Kokesh case at the US Supreme Court is significant for SEC enforcement of the FCPA around profit...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Order on Disgorgement of Profits

The attached Order was entered on November 22, 2016 awarding Variety Stores, Inc. approximately $32 million dollars following a disgorgement of profits trial arising out of a case of willful trademark infringement by Walmart....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 30-Interview with the FCPA Professor-Part 2

This episode 30 is Part 2 of my interview with the FCPA Professor. ...more

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