By Cheryl Miller | September 14, 2017
California's governor and Legislature in recent years have not been welcoming of many bills aimed at restricting the use of arbitration. That could soon change. Gov. Jerry Brown is considering whether to sign legislation that would allow judges to deny a bank's arbitration demand in any case that involves fraudulently created accounts.
By Sue Reisinger | July 14, 2017
The Canadian division of Transparency International wants the country to start using deferred prosecution agreements to deal with corporate crime.
By C. Ryan Barber | July 10, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday finalized a sweeping new rule banning arbitration agreements that prevent class actions against banks and other financial institutions, setting the stage for parallel legal and political fights over a regulation that Republican lawmakers will seek to overturn before it sees the light of day.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 30, 2017
The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a tort reform bill that practitioners said would limit noneconomic damages to cases across the nation at $250,000 and possibly "eviscerate" certain cases against medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
By Scott Graham | June 28, 2017
The STRONGER Patent Act of 2017, sponsored by Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, would undo recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that have weakened patents. But lawmakers may have other priorities.
By Kristina M. Launey and Daniel C. Whang | June 26, 2017
Review employment legislation, such as the Opportunity to Work Act proposed by the California Legislature. While efforts so far have been unsuccessful, it is important for businesses to understand how such legislation can impact them given that their ultimate passage could simply be a matter of time.
By Ben Hancock | June 7, 2017
Former Justice Department official John Yoo and former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff sat on opposite sides of a debate in San Francisco over how far tech companies must go to aid law enforcement.
By Erin Mulvaney | May 19, 2017
Current labor laws and safety nets for workers were developed in a different era and more protections are needed for the growing number of independent workers in the gig economy, a prominent economist said Thursday on Capitol Hill.
By Kristen Rasmussen | May 4, 2017
Some health care practice lawyers weren't ruffled by the passage of the Obamacare repeal bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, mainly because they give it little chance of making it through the Senate. But they offered some guidance on what lawyers should be thinking through with clients right now.
By David Ruiz | April 28, 2017
Former commissioner for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Julie Brill will be deputy general counsel and report directly to Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith. Brill joins the company after roughly a year with Hogan Lovells.
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