Weekly Industry News – Employment Law

Employment Law – the latest on EEOC annual performance, the Equal Employment Act and more. Ownership of Business-Related Social Media Accounts by  Anelia V. Delcheva and Aaron Rubin Published on jdsupra.com Social media platforms have become an increasingly important means for companies to build and manage their brands and to interact with their customers, in many cases eclipsing…

Weekly Industry News – Anti-Corruption/ FCPA & International Trade

Anti-Corruption / FCPA  & International Trade –  the latest on India’s anti-corruption bill, SEC bribery drops by two -thirds and more. India’s Parliament Passes Anti-Corruption Bill by NIRMALA GEORGE Published on abc.com India’s Parliament approved a landmark anti-graft bill on Wednesday that empowers an independent ombudsman to investigate and prosecute cases of corruption by politicians and…

Weekly Industry News – Financial Services, Insurance & Reinsurance

 Financial Services, Insurance & Reisurance – the SEC seeks $1.1 million from ex-Goldman VP, FHA announces plans to lower mortgage and more.   Government Watch Dogs Disagree On Analysis Associated With Dodd-Frank Rulemaking by Stephen M. Quinlivan Published on jdsupra.com The Dodd-Frank Act requires or authorizes various federal agencies to issue hundreds of rules to implement…

ACI's 4th Pharmaceutical Compliance and Enforcement Forum

    When: Wednesday, March 19 to Thursday, March 20, 2014 Where: The Union League of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA To Learn More, Visit:  http://americanconference.com/pharmacompliance    Industry News  Glaxo Says It Will Stop Paying Doctors to Promote Drugs By Katie Thomas Published on NYTimes.com The British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline will no longer pay doctors to promote its products and will…

Long Term Care Litigation Forum

  Complimentary Presentation from ACI’s last Long Term Care Litigation Forum   [slideshare id=29155966&doc=797l13-miaday-14-00pmp1-mslindaabaumann-mrnorriscunningham-mrgl-joint-131212141152-phpapp01]   To download all of the presentations from this conference: Click Here    Don’t Miss ACI’s Long Term Care Litigation Forum this January

Patent Reform

Complimentary Presentation from ACI’s last Patent Reform Conference   [slideshare id=29155889&doc=817l13-nycday-12-00pmp1-mrharoldcwegner-131212140836-phpapp01]  To download all presentations from this conference: Click Here  Don’t Miss ACI’s Patent Reform Conference this January        

Federal Court Rules that Class Waivers Do Not Necessarily Violate the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”)

Expert Guest Entry by Shawn Romer, Post Originally Published on  Raw Law Employment In D.R. Horton v. National Labor Relations Board, 2013-WL-6231617 (5th Cir.), the federal Fifth Circuit court of appeals held that an employer could enforce a compelled arbitration agreement that prohibits an employee from initiating a class or collective action involving multiple other plaintiffs…

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

China & Singapore – the latest on China’s import tariffs, China’s patents and more. China to cut some import tariffs next year by  MarketWatch Published on Market Watch.com China will lower tariffs on a range of imported items starting Jan. 1 to boost domestic demand and promote industrial upgrading, the Ministry of Finance said Wednesday… […

ACI's Merger & Acquisition Litigation Forum

When: Thursday, February 20 to Friday, February 21, 2014 Where: Bally’s Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV To Learn More, Visit: http://www.americanconference.com/malitigation Industry News   American Airlines and US Airways complete merger by Hugo Martín Published on latimes.com American Airlines officially emerged from bankruptcy, closing a blockbuster deal with US Airways to become the world’s largest airline. The parent companies of the two…