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Bribery Prosecutions Revive Following 2012 Lag, Says Report
Prosecutions under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act against individuals, businesses or government entities dropped by 52 percent in 2012, compared to 2011, according to TRACE, a Maryland-based nonprofit that focuses on anti-bribery compliance. However, enforcement actions are surging this year, said Julie Coleman, TRACE's senior director of advisory services. "Originally, it was off to a slow start, but there are a lot of things percolating."
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Eric Turkewitz, of The Turkewitz Law Firm and author of the New York Personal Injury Law Blog, offers dos and don'ts for first-time legal bloggers.
Federal Circuit Upholds Alexsam Patent
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A divided Federal Circuit has affirmed a jury verdict upholding the validity of a patent owned by licensing company Alexsam that covers systems used to process prepaid phone and gift cards. But it reversed the Marshall, Texas, jury's finding that IDT Corp., had infringed the patent for one system, and affirmed the district court's ruling that there was no infringement on another.
In Leak Case, DOJ Considered Reporter 'Co-Conspirator'
With the U.S. Department of Justice under fire for secretly obtaining Associated Press phone records, a newly unsealed court document has revealed that federal prosecutors seized far more than phone records in one pending leak case. A DOJ investigation into leaks about classified information about North Korea also looked at a reporter's security badge access records and his personal emails.
Former U.S. Attorney to Face Ethics Review in Leak Probe
The Justice Department's legal ethics division will look at whether a former U.S. Attorney violated department rules when he disclosed information to a news reporter, an inspector general report released Monday states. Dennis Burke admitted to releasing to a Fox News producer a memorandum related to the Operation Fast and Furious gun-trafficking program, the report found.
On Eve of Retrial, Brocade and A10 Settle
Everyone knows that litigation often settles on the eve of trial. But sometimes it takes the reality of a retrial to bring the parties to the bargaining table. That was the case for Silicon Valley rivals Brocade Communications and A10 Networks, which reached a settlement in their long-running intellectual property spat even as jury selection was under way for a new trial on damages.
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