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Julie M. Allen, Peter Castellon, Peter M. Fass, Frank Zarb; Proskauer Rose LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 12, 2013, previously published on April 10, 2013 On April 2, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a "report of investigation" that provides important guidance for companies that wish to use social media outlets, such as Facebook and Twitter, to publicly disclose corporate developments. The SEC issued the Report under...
| | U.S. Supreme Court Emphasizes Importance of Common Issues in Class Actions
Mira Serrill-Robins; Proskauer Rose LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 11, 2013, previously published on April 9, 2013 Over the past two weeks, the United States Supreme Court has repeatedly underscored the importance of having common questions that are susceptible to common answers in cases where plaintiffs are seeking class certification. Most recently, the Court clarified that this requirement, which has now...
| | Upcoming Deadlines for Private Funds that Trade Swaps
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Legal Alert/Article April 11, 2013, previously published on April 9, 2013 Some of the key changes to the swaps markets contemplated by the Dodd-Frank Act are starting to take effect. Some key upcoming deadlines affecting private investment funds are highlighted below.
| | Delaware Supreme Court Issues Decision Upholding Collateral Estoppel in Shareholder Derivative Actions
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Legal Alert/Article April 10, 2013, previously published on April 5, 2013 The Delaware Supreme Court issued a decision on April 4, 2013, in Pyott v. Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System concerning duplicative shareholder derivative actions and the "race to the courthouse" that often ensues. The Supreme Court held that a court must accord...
| | New York State Agencies Again Revise Proposed Regulations Limiting Use of State Funds for Administrative Expenses and Executive Compensation by Service Providers as of July 1, 2013
Edward S. Kornreich, Andrew P. Merten, Elizabeth M. Mills, Michael S. Sirkin; Proskauer Rose LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 10, 2013, previously published on April 8, 2013 Implementing Executive Order 38 issued by Governor Cuomo early in 2012, thirteen New York State agencies have again released revised proposed regulations placing a limit on the funds that can be used for administrative expenses and executive compensation by entities, both for-profit and...
| | Whistleblowing in the UK - The Latest Developments and a Review of the Law
Daniel Ornstein; Proskauer Rose LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 10, 2013, previously published on April 8, 2013 In recent months, the UK has seen a growing focus on the protection afforded to whistleblowers. This attention has emerged because of recurring question linking diverse scandals, such as phone hacking and those that have hit the health service and the banking sector: namely, would a different...
| | USCIS Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap
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Legal Alert/Article April 10, 2013, previously published on April 5, 2013 USCIS has announced that the H-1B Cap for FY 2014 has been reached and a lottery will conducted for H-1B cap petitions received between April 1 and April 5, 2013. USCIS issued the following statement:
| | District of Colorado Expansively Construes Protected Activity under Dodd-Frank, But Finds No Causation
Harris Michael Mufson, Steven J. Pearlman, Daniel L. Saperstein; Proskauer Rose LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 8, 2013, previously published on April 5, 2013 The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado followed a trend of decisions concluding that a plaintiff need not have provided the SEC with information regarding alleged federal securities law violations to pursue a retaliation claim under Dodd-Frank, but it ultimately dismissed the claim...
| | Tyco Seeks En Banc Review of Controversial Third Circuit Wiest v. Lynch Decision
Connie N. Bertram, Lloyd B. Chinn, Harris Michael Mufson, Steven J. Pearlman; Proskauer Rose LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 6, 2013, previously published on April 4, 2013 Tyco Electronics Corporation filed a Petition for Rehearing En Banc with the Third Circuit on April 2, 2013 asking the court to reconsider its March 19 decision in Wiest v. Lynch, No. 11-cv-4257, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 5345 (3d Cir. Mar. 19, 2013). The Tyco petition rightly takes the Wiest majority...
| | Federal District Court Holds that OFCCP Has Jurisdiction Over Hospitals That Provide Services to HMOs Retained by Federal Government
Daniel J. Davis; Proskauer Rose LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 6, 2013, previously published on April 4, 2013 Earlier this week, the federal district court for the District of Columbia ruled that three hospitals providing medical services through an HMO to U.S. government employees are “subcontractors” subject to OFCCP’s jurisdiction. The decision shows that OFCCP has successfully been...
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