ACI's 7th National Forum on Food Borne Illness Litigation

Advanced Strategies for Defending and Managing High Profile Food Contamination Claims   When: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 Where: Hilton San Francisco Financial District, San Francisco, CA To Learn More, Visit: http://americanconference.com/Foodborne  Industry News   Possible E. Coli Outbreak Investigated in NC by  NEWS DESK Published on FoodSafetyNews.com Two children attending Tyro Middle School in Lexington, NC, hospitalized for severe bloody…

Weekly Industry News – Pharma & Healthcare

Pharma & Healthcare – the latest on CVS’s False Claims allegations, accusations of insularity haunt the Teva board and more.   CVS Caremark Pays $4.25 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Published on jdsupra.com Earlier this month, Caremark Incorporated – a drug benefit management company operated by drug retail giant…

Weekly Industry News – China & Singapore: Legal, Regulatory and Compliance

China & Singapore – the latest on China’s new consumer protection law, China’s official Yang Gang investigation and more. China’s New Consumer Protection Law: Dramatic Changes Ahead by Max Gu, and Amy Sommers Published on jdsupra.com On October 25, 2013, China’s President and Chairman of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping signed off on the long-expected…

Weekly Industry News – Employment Law

Employment Law – the latest on Bright Petroleum’s violation, Kentucky Friend Chicke’s EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit and more.   Kentucky Fried Chicken Franchise Pays $40,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Published on jdsupra.com Scottish Food Systems,  Inc. and Laurinburg KFC Take Home, Inc. will pay $40,000 and furnish other  relief…

Detailed Job Descriptions are Crucial in Defending Disability Discrimination Claims

Expert Guest Post by Nathan Pangrance, Originally Published on http://ralawemployment.blogspot.com/ A recent decision of the Sixth Circuit shows the importance of maintaining accurate, updated job descriptions for employees.In Henschel v. Clare County Road Commission, 6th Cir. No. 13-1528 (Dec. 13, 2013), the plaintiff was working as an excavator operator for a county road commission when he…

FCPA Boot Camp

Complimentary Presentation from ACI’s last FCPA Boot Camp  [slideshare id=29395658&doc=767l13-houday-13-30pmp1-mrjaygmartin-msjackidtrevino-joint-131220124951-phpapp01] To download all of the presentations from this conference: Click Here    Don’t Miss ACI’s FCPA Boot Camp this January in Houston  

Weekly Industry News – China & Singapore: Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Update

China & Singapore – the latest on China’s procurement pact, China’s bond index and more. The Bitcoin Bubble Hasn’t Burst Yet, But The First Signs Of Trouble Are Brewing by  Jeff Ifrah Published on jdsupra.com The value of Bitcoin, the hottest and most widely traded virtual currency, plunged a little over a week ago, after China’s central…