Corporate Legal News Sample

PUBLICATIONS

In-House Weekly (Law.com)

1. 3 Strategies for Reducing Class Action Costs, May 17, 2013
2. Managing Relationships With Legal Project Management, May 17, 2013
3. How an Ombuds Can Foster Collaboration and Reduce Risk, May 17, 2013
4. A Checklist for the Early Stages of an M&A Transaction, May 17, 2013
5. Judge Blocks YouTube Copyright Class Action, May 17, 2013
6. U.S. News Top Law Schools Fall Short on Diversity, May 17, 2013

GOVERNANCE

Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog

1. Are Companies Connecting the Sustainability and Financial Disclosure Dots?, May 19, 2013
2. Compensation Committee and Adviser Implementation Begins July 1, 2013, May 18, 2013
3. For Dimon and Board Leaders: Function Matters, Not Form, May 17, 2013
4. Basel Developments: Credit Risk Mitigation Transactions and Regulatory Capital Arbitrage, May 17, 2013
5. Audit Committee Elections, May 17, 2013

1. Ticketmaster settles suit for $23M over allegation that 1.2M customers were signed up for rewards program without notification of fees, which were automatically charged to credit card used for purchase. - Cleveland.com, May 17, 2013
2. Australian telecom Telestra apologizes for 'privacy bungle' that let spreadsheets of customer names, addresses and phone numbers appear in Google search results. - ZDNet, May 17, 2013

1. NO COVERAGE, NO BAD FAITH becomes NO DAMAGES, NO ACTION., Insurance Bad Faith Law Blog, May 19, 2013

SECURITIES LITIGATION

Federal Courts

1. LEO MIKITAROFF v. SHINSEKI [RULE 36 JUDGMENT], U.S. Federal Circuit Court Opinions, May 17, 2013
2. GREENVILLE COMMUNICATIONS v. CELLCO PARTNERSHIP [RULE 36 JUDGMENT], U.S. Federal Circuit Court Opinions, May 17, 2013

1. Attorney General Abbott Participates in Briefing, Meets with Emergency Management Personnel..., Attorney General: Texas, May 17, 2013
2. Texas Files Suit Against BP for Damages Caused By 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Attorney General: Texas, May 17, 2013

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Federal Trade Commission

1. FTC Announces Schedule for Reviewing Regulations, FTC: News Releases, May 17, 2013
2. FTC Closes Investigation into Tesoro's Acquisition of BP Refinery, FTC: News Releases, May 17, 2013
3. Operators of Two Bogus Tech Support Schemes Settle FTC Charges, FTC: News Releases, May 17, 2013
4. FTC Issues Modified Final Order Settling Charges that Western Digital's Acquisition of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Was Anticompetitive in Market for Desktop Hard Disk Drives, FTC: News Releases, May 17, 2013
5. FTC Votes Unanimously to Retain July 1 Date for Implementation of the Updated Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, FTC: News Releases, May 17, 2013
6. At FTC's Request, Court Halts Repeat Offender's Most Recent Scam, FTC: News Releases, May 17, 2013
7. Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Mikael Marczak, also known as Michael Marczak, also doing business as Virtual PC Solutions, First PC Solution, Direct PC Solution, Virtual IT Supports, and Global Innovative Services, and Wahid Ali, Defendants, FTC: Commission Actions, May 17, 2013

1. Centaur Management Co. LLC, Securities & Exchange Commission: Administrative Proceedings, May 17, 2013
2. Noonan Capital Management, LLC and Timothy George Noonan, Securities & Exchange Commission: Administrative Proceedings, May 17, 2013
3. Remarks at 12th European Corporate Governance and Company Law Conference, Securities & Exchange Commission: Speeches, May 17, 2013
4. Charles J. Dushek, et al., Securities & Exchange Commission: Litigation Releases, May 17, 2013
5. Joseph Hilton a/k/a Joseph Yurkin, Securities & Exchange Commission: Administrative Proceedings, May 17, 2013
6. Cross-Border at the Crossroads: The SEC's "Middle Ground", Securities & Exchange Commission: Speeches, May 17, 2013
7. Robert Fowler and US Capital Funding II Series Trust 1, Inc. a/k/a US Capital Investments II (HK) Limited, Securities & Exchange Commission: Litigation Releases, May 17, 2013
8. May 16, 2013 issue (dig051613.htm), Securities & Exchange Commission: News Digest, May 17, 2013
9. Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Proposing an Amendment to the Bylaws of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, NYSE Regulation, Inc. ("NYSE Regulation"), to Eliminate a Requirement that Not Less than Two Members of the Board of Directors of NYSE Regulation Must Qualify as "Fair Representation Candidates", SEC: Selected NYSE Rulemaking, May 17, 2013
10. Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Accommodate the Use of Vault Receipts or Warehouse Depository Receipts in Electronic Form, Rather Than Vault Receipts or Warehouse Depository Receipts in Physical Form, to Represent the Metals Underlying Physically-Settled Futures Contracts on Metals Traded by NYSE Liffe US LLC, SEC: Selected OCC Rulemaking, May 17, 2013
11. Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, to List and Trade the International Bear ETF under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600, SEC: Selected PCX Rulemaking, May 17, 2013
12. Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Extend a Pilot Program to Allow Cabinet Trading to Take Place Below $1 per Option Contract, SEC: Selected PHLX Rulemaking, May 17, 2013
13. Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Amend the Fees Schedule, SEC: Selected CBOE Rulemaking, May 17, 2013
14. Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Revise DTC's Fees Related to Certain Corporate Action Events, SEC: Selected DTC Rulemaking, May 17, 2013
15. Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Modify Fees Related to Portfolio Composition File Reporting in Addendum A of NSCC's Rules and Procedures, SEC: Selected NSCC Rulemaking, May 17, 2013

1. Procleix Ultrio Assay, FDA: Center for Biologicals Evaluation & Research, May 20, 2013
2. FDA expands alert to health care providers about lack of sterility assurance of all sterile drug products from NuVision Pharmacy, FDA Press Releases and Talk Papers, May 18, 2013
3. FDA seeks preliminary injunction against New York fish manufacturer, FDA Press Releases and Talk Papers, May 17, 2013

1. WCB Cost Model Virtual Workshop 2012 - Support Thresholds, FCC: Headlines, May 18, 2013
2. WCB Cost Model Virtual Workshop 2012 - Connect America Fund-Intercarrier Compensation Recovery Mechanism Set Aside Amount, FCC: Headlines, May 18, 2013
3. WCB Cost Model Virtual Workshop 2012 - Finalizing Input Values for Connect America Cost Model Cost Estimation Module, FCC: Headlines, May 18, 2013
4. FCC Adopts Rules To Help Consumers During Text-to-911 Transition, FCC: Headlines, May 18, 2013
5. Text-to-911 Bounce-Back Message Order, FCC: Headlines, May 18, 2013
6. FCC Lifts Unneeded Telecom Rules and Proposes Further Streamlining, FCC: Headlines, May 18, 2013
7. FCC Lifts Unneeded Telecom Rules and Proposes Further Streamlining, FCC: Headlines, May 18, 2013
8. Chairman Stmt on T-Mobile Withdrawing Challenge to Open Internet Rules..., FCC: Headlines, May 18, 2013
9. WTB Seeks to Supplement the Record on the 600 MHz Band Plan, FCC: Headlines, May 18, 2013
10. Pai Incentive Auction Public Notice Statement, FCC: Headlines, May 18, 2013
11. Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks To Supplement The Record On The 600 MHz Band Plan, FCC: Wireless Telecommunications, May 17, 2013
12. Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comments On The State of Mobile Wireless Competition, FCC: Wireless Telecommunications, May 17, 2013
13. Setting the Right Incentives for Investment in Rural Broadband, FCC: Headlines, May 17, 2013
14. How We’re Investing Smart To Expand Rural Broadband, FCC: Headlines, May 17, 2013
15. FCC Announces CSRIC IV Membership, FCC: Headlines, May 17, 2013