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Lady Gaga Promoter Sues to Collect Terrorism Insurance
Concert promoter Live Nation has sued syndicates of insurer Lloyd's of London for their "despicable conduct" in refusing to cover losses stemming from a performance by Lady Gaga in Indonesia that was canceled last year after the pop star received threats from an Islamic terrorist group.
India Patent Ruling on Cancer Drug a Blow to Bayer AG
India's patent appeals board ruled that a domestic generic drug maker could continue to make and sell a low-priced copy of Nexavar, a cancer medication patented by Bayer AG.
The Dirty Business of Green Tech
Clean tech is new: solar, wind, biofuels, water purification. And yet the industry runs the very ordinary risk of getting bogged down in the oldest business challenge of all: corruption.
China Hacking Report Raises Data Security Alarm at Firms
The blockbuster report on Chinese hacking released last week by U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant has focused attention on the security of data held by governments and big corporations, and by law firms.
A Handbag Maker Battles Counterfeits and Copyright Copycats
When Julie Deane founded The Cambridge Satchel Company Ltd., she knew fending off counterfeits would be a cost of doing business. But she didn't predict that so many of her IP troubles would originate so close to home.
Human Trafficking: a New Compliance Challenge
Even companies that have come to terms with the risks of bribe-payers, terrorists, and other criminals in their supply and marketing chains still struggle to believe that they may inadvertently support human trafficking.
Navigating the Tricky Issue of Corruption in China
In "Are you Exposed? Global Bribery and Corruption: 2012 Lessons and 2013 Predictions," Hogan Lovells calls corruption in China "a huge problem."
Cybersecurity Report Spotlights Risks to U.S. Business from China
Cybersecurity firm Mandiant gave America a wake-up slap across the face this week by detailing how Chinese military hackers are infiltrating U.S. companies.
U.S. Leads in Nanotechnology Patents, East Asia Making Gains
The United States continues to lead the world in nanotechnology patent applications and grants, and is poised to see a period of exponential growth in the field in the next few years, according to a study by the law firm McDermott Will & Emery.
Fashion Week FCPA: Are Expediting Payments the New Black?
As part of a review of codes of conduct from Fortune 500 companies, we wanted to test the conventional wisdom on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and facilitation payments. The results are interesting.
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