Litigation

ABA Task Force on Corporate Governance
At the recent Annual ABA Meeting in Chicago, at one of the presentations of the Corporate Governance Committee of the Business Law Section, a task force issued its 51-page report, with 137 footnotes, regarding whether the rights and roles in large U...

Corporate Governance, Promises Made, Promises Broken
My forthcoming book, Corporate Governance, Promises Made, Promises Broken, presents my views about what corporate governance is all about and what sorts of corporate governance institutions and mechanisms work best...

Corporate governance survey conducted (Pakistan)
International Finance Corporation (IFC), Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), and Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG) have commissioned and edited a Survey of Corporate Governance Practices in Pakistan 2007...

CEO Compensation and Corporate Governance
Kevin LaCroix on his D & O Diary reports here on recent studies that he highlights as follows:Excessive CEO pay remains a widely perceived marker for poor corporate governance and even for securities litigation risk...

What exactly is corporate governance and how does it differ from the corporate secretary role?
Those who are responsible for corporate governance concern themselves with, among other issues, whether Board committees are made up of independent directors or whether a director has some relative who works for the independent auditor...

Corporate governance as a typical concern of law departments
Corporate governance issues rank high on the list of concerns law departments know they should address (See my post of Aug...

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

I had an account with GEMB/Select Comfort to buy a new bed back in 2005. After paying it off (in 2006), I requested they close the account. In January of 2008, I declared bankruptcy (chapter 7). The creditor was NOT list
if you did pay it off before the bankruptcy and it wasn't listed as a accou...

My father died and left my mother $200,000 (life insurance) My Mother died 2 years later leaving my sister and I with both about $75,000 each. (including house/vehicles/belongings which I never got). We were supposed to
File a police report. Two police reports, one for you and one for your sister. G...

Can driving accident be cause for termination?
If your state is an at-will state, the company can fire you for any reason or fo...

DLP
Ohio State to Receive $42 Million in Corporate Taxes Settlement

Bank Website Security
New Report Finds Widespread Flaws

Operating Room Fires
Hundreds Injured During Surgery, New Report Shows

Tree Stands
Ardisam Inc. pays $420,000 settlement for failing to report defective product to government officials.

FDA Issues Warning Regarding Topical Ibuprofen Drug Products
Topical Ibuprofen Drug Products FDA Issues Warning Letters

Plum Organics Issues Recall of Baby Food
Plum Organics Issues Nationwide Recall of Baby Food