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Internet Auction Site Off the Hook: New York Federal Court Finds Tiffany, Not eBay, Responsible for Policing Sales of Counterfeit Goods
Barry M. Benjamin, Stephen W. Feingold, Marc A. Lieberstein, Catherine Dugan O'Connor, August 13, 2008
In what appears to be a blow to brand owners in the United States, a New York court has held that eBay is not liable for sales of counterfeit Tiffany goods on its website.

Appeals Court Reinstates Criminal Charges Previously Dismissed Due to Alleged Government Misconduct
Michael G. Considine, Andrew P. Gaillard, Patrick Hamilton, Helen Harris, Dennis T. Kearney, John J. O'Reilly, Jeffrey Plotkin, Edgardo Ramos, Stanley A. Twardy, July 22, 2008
In a case heralded as setting limits on federal prosecutors' use of parallel SEC investigations to build criminal cases, a federal judge in Oregon in 2006 dismissed securities, wire and mail fraud charges against three former corporate officers.

Department of Justice Issues Guidelines for Selection and Use of Monitors in Deferred Prosecution and Non-Prosecution Agreements
Michael G. Considine, Andrew P. Gaillard, Patrick Hamilton, Helen Harris, Dennis T. Kearney, John J. O'Reilly, Jeffrey Plotkin, Edgardo Ramos, Stanley A. Twardy, July 22, 2008
In the wake of congressional calls for reforms and oversight of the practices associated with deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements (see Day Pitney's White Collar Quarterly, Winter 2008, "Deferred Prosecution Agreements Draw Scrutiny"), the U.S. Department of Justice, in...

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