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LAW.COM Newswire Highlights January 28, 2009

Posted on January 28, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the LAW.COM service you should be able to click on any of the links below, sign in, and access the full text of all articles listed. A subscription to LAW.COM is needed for online access to this service...

Financial Reporting and Disclosure: Continued Scrutiny and Evolution

Posted on January 28, 2009
Source: Lexology, January 27, 2009. Financial reporting and disclosure: continued scrutiny and evolutionSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP"The severe economic downturn and liquidity ?crunch? ? and their related impact on, among other things, companies? results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, workforces, research and development, investments and ability to respond to further unanticipated challenges ? require that companies, their disclosure committees, their audit committees and their boards of directors take a fresh look at their disclosures in upcoming annual and quarterly reports, in particular the risk factors and MD&A sections of those reports"...

FBI Missed Mortgage Fraud Schemes Former Agents Say

Posted on January 28, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 28, 2009. "The FBI was aware for years of 'pervasive and growing' fraud in the mortgage industry that eventually contributed to the U.S. financial meltdown, but did not take definitive action to stop it, says trhe Seattle Post- Intelligencer...

FOIA Requests Under the Obama Administration

Posted on January 28, 2009
Source: Lexology, January 28, 2009. FOIA requests under the Obama administration: what employers need to knowOber Kaler"Among his first acts, newly sworn-in President Obama signed an Executive Order that represented a dramatic break with the Bush administration on the issue of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests...

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New Law Protecting Employee Personal Identifying Information In Effect In New York State

Posted on January 28, 2009
Source: Lexology, January 28, 2009. New York - New law protecting employee personal identifying information in effect in New York StateVedder Price PC"New York Labor Law amendments regarding employer use and dissemination of employees' personal identifying information took effect January 3, 2009...

Recent Forfeiture Action Underscores the Convergence of Anti Bribery and Money Laundering Provisions

Posted on January 28, 2009
Source: Lexology, January 27, 2009. Recent forfeiture action underscores the convergence of anti-bribery and anti-money laundering provisionsO'Melveny & Myers LLP"Forfeiture under U.S. money-laundering laws is emerging as a key part of the United States? anti-bribery enforcement strategy"...

Georgia: Lost Revenue from Stolen Intellectual Property Not Recoverable Under CFAA

Posted on January 28, 2009
Source: Lexology, January 27, 2009. Georgia - Lost revenue from stolen intellectual property not recoverable under CFAAPerkins Coie LLP"In an order issued on January 7, 2009, U.S. District Judge Clay Land held that lost revenue caused by the misappropriation of proprietary information and intellectual property from an employer?s computer is not recoverable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U...

Must A Corporation Disclose Priveleged Information to Avoid Prosecution?

Posted on January 28, 2009
Source: Lexology, January 27, 2009. Must a corporation disclose privileged information to avoid prosecution, and if it does so, will it be at the mercy of the plaintiffs? bar? Recent developments in DOJ policy and case lawFenwick & West LLP"Many boards and executives of corporations subject to criminal and civil regulatory investigations have grappled with the highly charged decision of whether to provide the government with privileged communications and attorney work product...

Managing in Today's Troubled Environment: A Primer for Directors and Senior Managments (Updated Version)

Posted on January 28, 2009
Source: Lexology, January 27, 2009. Managing in today?s troubled environment: a primer for directors and senior managements (updated version)*Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP"On Tuesday, October 7, 2008, The Wall Street Journal reported on page one: 'The deepening malaise illustrates how the financial crisis has moved far beyond US subprime mortgage troubles to a much more fundamental breakdown of trust...

Selections from the National Law Journal Daily Headlines January 28, 2009

Posted on January 28, 2009
Source: NLJ.com, January 28, 2009. Subscription needed for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Federal judge defies DOJ wishes, orders all plea agreements to be posted online "Chief Judge Federico Moreno of the Southern District of Florida, bucking the wishes of the U...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest January 28, 2009

Posted on January 28, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links�provided below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: APPELLATE DIVISIONFIRST DEPARTMENTInsurance LawFree With Registration: Dismissal for Lack of 'Serious Injury' Upheld; Expert Did Not Address, Rebut Medical Evidence Delfino, plaintiff-respondent v...

New York Law Journal Featured Columnists January 28, 2009

Posted on January 28, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Second Circuit ReviewWednesday, January 28, 2009By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S...

Stigma On Exonerees Hits Sex Offenders The Hardest

Posted on January 28, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 28, 2009. "Nearly 90 percent of the 227 people cleared by DNA evidence since 1989 were convicted of some of the most heinous sex crimes, says the Innocence Project. DNA - present in blood, semen and body cells - can be particularly useful in solving sex crimes and often is the most definitive way of determining innocence, says USA Today...

Police Composite Sketches: Useful Tool or Highly Suspect?

Posted on January 28, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 28, 2009. "The use and accuracy of composite police sketches of crime suspects remains a hotly debated topic, says the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Several studies have shown sketches are unreliable when it comes to identifying suspects, and many academics have decried their use...

Mini Madoff Ponzi Schemes Coming to Light All Over

Posted on January 28, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 28, 2009. "The number of people who have been caught running Ponzi schemes in recent weeks is adding up quickly that they have earned themselves a nickname: mini- Madoffs, says the New York Times. Some schemes have been operating for years, and others are more recent...

New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from New York County

Posted on January 27, 2009
In order to comply with subscription agreements you will need to use your own Westlaw password to view cases listed below: 1. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Gregory Wright, Defendant-Appellant.2009 WL 171102, 2009 N...

Crime And Justice News

Posted on January 27, 2009
Source: Crime�And Justice News (January 27, 2009) --44% Of Police Agencies Cite Crime Rise-Economy Link --PA Again Leads In Black Homicide Victimization --States Under Pressure To Bring Prison Spending Down --MD To Build Two New Prisons, Focus On Rehab --CT Case Issue: Can Inmate Starve Himself? --Groups Seek More Crime Prevention In Stimulus Bill --Laurie Robinson Returns To Justice Department --Obama Moving Cautiously To Replace U...

Expectations of Privacy and Online Activity

Posted on January 27, 2009
Source: Lexology, January 26, 2009. Expectations of privacy and online activitySkadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP"Just as the use of the Internet, social networking and other forms of electronic communication has exploded, so too have the legal developments that surround them, particularly the developments related to privacy...

Google Settles US Google Book Search Case: What UK Publishers and Authors Should Know

Posted on January 27, 2009
Source: Lexology, January 27, 2009. Google settles US Google Book Search case: what UK publishers and authors should do nowBlake Lapthorn"On 28 October 2008 Google settled its high profile disputes in the USA with the Authors' Guild Inc, the Association of American Publishers, and various major US publishers...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines January 27, 2009

Posted on January 27, 2009
Source: NLJ.com, January 27, 2009. Subscription needed for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp OM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Justices protect workers from retaliation in job bias investigations"A U.S. Supreme Court job bias decision protecting workers interviewed in an employer's internal investigation of discrimination is likely to lead to an increase in worker retaliation claims and greater caution by employers as to which workers should be interviewed, according to management lawyers...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest January 27, 2009

Posted on January 27, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links�provided below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: U...

New York Law Journal Featured Columnists January 27, 2009

Posted on January 27, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Free With Registration: Trial PracticeTuesday, January 27, 2009By Robert S...

New York Law Journal: Lead Articles January 27, 2009

Posted on January 27, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Circuit Approves Attorney's Fees In Long-Term Disability Dispute Judge Overturns Sex Offender Residency Restriction Lawyer Travels A Long Road From Nigeria to N...

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights, January 27, 2009

Posted on January 27, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the LAW.COM service you should be able to click on any of the links below, sign in, and access the full text of all articles listed. A subscription to LAW.COM is needed for online access to this service...

New York Legislature Activity Report: Week Ending January 25, 2009 - Penal Law

Posted on January 26, 2009
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System, Search run January 25, 2009. To retrieve the text of any of the New York bills�laws listed below, go to http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi�and enter the bill number exactly as indicated below: PENAL LAW: Bill No...

New York Legislature Activity Report for Week Ending January 25, 2009 - Death Penalty, Judiciary Law

Posted on January 26, 2009
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS),�Search run�January 25, 2009. To retrieve the text of any of the New York�bills listed below, go to http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi�and enter bill numbers exactly as listed below: DEATH PENALTY: Bill No...

New York Legislature: Activity Report for Week Ending January 25, 2009 - Criminal Procedure Law

Posted on January 26, 2009
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System, Search run January 25, 2009. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW: To retrieve the text of any of the New York�bills listed below, go to http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi�and enter a bill number in the format indicated below: Bill No...

New York Legislature: Activity Report Week Ending January 25, 2009 - Corrections Law

Posted on January 26, 2009
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), Search run January 15, 2009. CORRECTIONS LAW: To retrieve the text of any of the New York bills�listed below, go to http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi�and enter a bill number exactly as listed below: Bill No...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest January 26, 2009

Posted on January 26, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links�provided below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. http://www.nylj.comn Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: APPELLATE DIVISIONFIRST DEPARTMENTAttorneys' FeesDefendants in Asset Misappropriation Suit Entitled To Advancement of Legal Fees Under Contract Ficus Investments Inc...

New York Law Journal Featured Columnists January 26, 2009

Posted on January 26, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Immigration LawMonday, January 26, 2009By Michael D...

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