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Is It Time to Take a Fresh Look at Disclosure Controls and Procedures for CEO/CFO Certifications?

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In New England Carpenters Guaranteed Annuity and Pension Funds v. DeCarlo (Aug. 2023), the Second Circuit held, among other things, that CEO/CFO certifications mandated by SOX Section 302 constitute non-actionable statements...more

Morgan Lewis

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Ruling on $7.2B Claim Affects Fraudulent Transfer Defense, Valuation Litigation

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In a decision likely to have a knock-on effect for future fraudulent transfer defense and valuation litigation, the Delaware bankruptcy court recently ruled that the price agreed in the sale of an oil and gas company closed...more

McDermott Will & Emery

False Advertising: Verifiably False Versus Subjective Opinion

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In a case originally based on a false advertising claim under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded the district court’s dismissal of the...more

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EntertainHR: Michigan’s Miscue—Is Your Company Ready for a Social Media Scandal?

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Only a few days after being hired by the University of Michigan’s football program as the assistant director of football recruiting, Glenn Schembechler (son of longtime Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler) resigned after his...more

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Dodging Defamation Dilemmas: Six Hurdles to Know Under Michigan Law

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For plaintiffs, defamation cases are often an uphill battle to prove and win. For defendants, they can be a slam dunk or a fact-intensive battle over defamation defenses. But knowing the hurdles, and how to avoid them, can...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

AZ Attorney General Concludes Non-Recourse EWA Not a Loan

On December 18, the Arizona Attorney General issued an opinion on earned wage access (EWA), which determined that fully non-recourse EWA products do not constitute consumer loans subject to consumer loan regulations, and...more

Venable LLP

Hashtags and Headlines: The Rise of Social Media

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Social media platforms continue to be a useful way to share information, keep in touch with friends and family, and even promote an independent school; however, they also can continue to create headaches for independent...more

Law School Toolbox

Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 306: Listen and Learn -- Intentional Torts: Defamation

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about defamation -- a topic you might see on a Torts essay along with other intentional torts. In this episode we discuss: >The five elements of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

When Can Opinions be "False" and Result in False Claims Act Liability: Three Circuit Courts Provide Conflicting Guidance

Key Points - Recently three circuit courts have considered when opinions can be false under the FCA. - Although the circuits disagree regarding whether plaintiff must establish “objective falsity” to assert an FCA...more

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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 104: Listen and Learn -- Intentional Torts: Defamation

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about defamation -- a topic you might see on a Torts essay along with other intentional torts, and sometimes on the MBE as well. We also highlight some of the...more

Littler

Board Overturns Purple Communications, Restores Employer Right to Restrict Email Use

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On December 17, 2019, in a 3-1 decision split along party lines, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) restored to employers the right to restrict employees from using company email systems for nonbusiness purposes.  The...more

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How the Misconception of ‘Free Speech’ in the Workplace Persists through High-Profile Examples of Social Consciousness

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With the NBA season set to begin this month, so many eagerly anticipated storylines are being discussed. Would the Clippers and Lakers live up to expectations and make Los Angeles the place to be this season? How are teams...more

A&O Shearman

New York State Court Dismisses Securities Act Claims, Despite Holding That Claims Did Not "Sound In Fraud" And No Heightened...

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On September 26, 2019, Justice Saliann Scarpulla of the New York State Supreme Court, County of New York, Commercial Division, dismissed a putative class action against a dental products and services company and certain of...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

AseraCare 11th Circuit Case Holds Differences in Hospice Clinical Opinions are Insufficient to Demonstrate Falsity Under the FCA

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Tuesday’s ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in United States v. AseraCare is a win for hospice and other health care providers who have long argued that a mere difference of clinical...more

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New York Court Dismisses Public Company’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Short Sellers

• On March 8, 2019, New York State Supreme Court Justice Joel M. Cohen dismissed a defamation action brought by Eros International plc, an Indian media company, against multiple short sellers who had questioned the accuracy...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Employee’s Vulgar Comment To Manager During Staff Meeting Was Not Protected Under The NLRA

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The ALJ found that the employer did not violate the Act where it terminated an employee for using vulgar language during a staff meeting in efforts to undermine the general manager’s managerial authority....more

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NLRB Finds Cocktail Waitress Was Illegally Fired For Voicing Workplace Complaints

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Seyfarth Synopsis: NLRB affirms ALJ’s ruling finding that a cocktail bar waitress was illegally fired for voicing workplace concerns during a staff meeting....more

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Be Careful Of Comments On Healthcare Costs: Sixth Circuit Denies Summary Judgment On ERISA Interference And Retaliation Claims...

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Seyfarth Synopsis:   An employer, which had paid medical expenses on behalf of an employee’s dependent son, made comments about the company’s rising healthcare costs several months before firing the employee. The Sixth...more

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Lawyers' Opinions Matter When a Will Is Prepared

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When a Will is challenged on the basis of allegations of undue influence, incapacity, or suspicious circumstances, the court will look at various factors to decide if the Will should be followed or declared invalid. These...more

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Ninth Circuit Applies Omnicare to Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 Claims

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The Ninth Circuit follows the Second and Tenth Circuits in extending Omnicare’s requirements for pleading the falsity of opinion statements to claims under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5. In recent years, courts have...more

Dechert LLP

Ninth Circuit Extends Omnicare to Section 10(b) Overturning Prior Falsity Standard for Opinion Statements

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As popular targets for investor suits, officers and directors of public companies have another tool to defend against securities class actions, and specifically claims relating to the recording of goodwill. On May 5, 2017, in...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Fox News Opinions Get Wide Berth Under Defamation Law

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Megyn Kelly and other Fox News commenters did not defame a Wisconsin firefighter when they said it was “not right,” “disgusting,” and a “fraud” that he “exploited [a] supposed injury” to collect disability benefits “for...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Another Court Rejects Statistical Sampling and Rules That Difference of Opinion About Hospice Eligibility Is Insufficient for...

Back in March of this year, in U.S. ex rel. Paradies v. AseraCare, Inc., a district court in Alabama granted summary judgment to a defendant hospice finding that an expert physician’s disagreement with a certifying...more

BakerHostetler

Differences in Medical Opinions: Not Enough to Prove FCA Liability

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In a $200 million False Claims Act (FCA) litigation with certain twists and turns, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama recently found that the federal government failed to show that claims submitted...more

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Authorizes Take of the Last Known Wild Jaguar in the United States

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On April 28, 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) issued a revised Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Permit for the Rosemont Copper Mine in Pima County, Arizona. USFWS originally issued a Biological Opinion...more

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