Criminal Law

Re-evaluating Corporate Criminal Liability - Ionia
The briefs in the case of United States v. Ionia Management, S.A. are now starting to appear in the Second Circuit, where the case will be heard on appeal. And although the case has worthwhile arguments related to statutory construction,...

Vicarious corporate liability at issue
Several business associations, defense counsel groups and the Washington Legal Foundation recently filed an amicus brief in United States v. Ionia Management S.A, challenging the conviction of Ionia Management S...

Government's Brief in Ionia Management Case
The appellant's brief in the case of United States v. Ionia Management S.A.,and an amicus brief from a host of different organizations, were previously noted on the blog here. These briefs raise the issue of the viability of corporate criminal...

An odd spokesman for limiting corporate criminal liability
The always-alert Ellen Podgor notes that former Enron Task Force chief Andrew Weissmann (see also here and here) recently wrote an amicus brief on behalf of various business and defense-oriented organizations in the United States v...

Reforming Corporate Criminal Liability
The Institute of Legal Reform has issued a new whitepaper on the role of criminal law as it relates to corporate conduct. One of the authors of this Report is former Enron prosecutor Andrew Weissmann...

International Society of the Reform of Criminal Law Discusses Corporate Criminal Liability
A recent conference of the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law focused on Codifying the Criminal Law: Modern Initiatives. One of the panels, and an excellent one at that, focused on Criminal Liability of Organizations...

Missing Children
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Criminal Law
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DLP
Ohio State to Receive $42 Million in Corporate Taxes Settlement

Wal-Mart
Avoids Criminal Charges over Clerk's Death

Drug Pusher
Biovail agrees to pay $24.6 million settlement in criminal lawsuit.

Dog Bites
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Car Accidents
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