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| 1 | Ninth Circuit Ruling Raises Stakes for Companies and Individuals Facing Parallel Civil and Criminal Investigations Matthew D. Lee, Tyler Brody; Blank Rome LLP; July 22, 2008, previously published on June 2008 A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States v. Stringer, 521 F.3d 499 (9th Cir. 2008), gives government lawyers, and prosecutors in particular, significant latitude to conceal the existence of a criminal investigation from individuals and companies,... |
| 2 | ISPs Will Block Child Pornography Sites Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP; July 18, 2008, previously published on June 26, 2008 Internet service providers Verizon, Sprint, and Time Warner Cable will install controls preventing access to online bulletin boards and Web sites that distribute child pornography. |
| 3 | Supreme Court Reaffirms Important Limits on RICO Suits Linda T. Coberly, Gene C. Schaerr, Steffen Johnson, Luke Goodrich; Winston & Strawn LLP; July 7, 2008, previously published on June 2008 In a mixed bag for the business community, the Supreme Court this week reaffirmed important limitations on civil RICO suits, but stopped short of imposing a broader restriction urged by businesses. |
| 4 | Cayman Islands Anti-Corruption Legislation Kara M. Bombach, Frederick F. Shaheen; Greenberg Traurig, LLP; June 28, 2008, previously published on June 2008 On May 12, 2008, the Cayman Islands published proposed legislation, which would establish a Cayman Islands Anti-Corruption Commission and give effect to various multilateral anti-corruption initiatives. |
| 5 | Supreme Court: Predicate Acts of Mail Fraud Not Required to State a RICO Claim Stephen G. Harvey; Pepper Hamilton LLP; June 29, 2008, previously published on June 17, 2008 A plaintiff asserting mail fraud as a predicate act of a civil claim under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) need not prove that it relied on the defendant's fraudulent statement to state a RICO claim as long as it otherwise has standing, the Supreme Court ruled on June... |
| 6 | Crime Does Not Pay Vicki L. Giles, Thomas W. R. Ross, Glenn D. Tait; McLennan Ross LLP; June 28, 2008, previously published on June 17, 2008 An employee of a grocery chain in Cranbrook faked customer refunds and pocketed the money to the tune of about $6,000. In criminal court, she pled guilty to the lesser offence of theft under $5,000 and was sentenced for that. |
| 7 | NWT Court Of Appeal Reverses Controversial Giant Mine Decision Vicki L. Giles, Thomas W. R. Ross, Glenn D. Tait; McLennan Ross LLP; June 26, 2008, previously published on May 26, 2008 On September 19, 1992, during a highly charged strike, nine miners were killed when their mine car blew up underground at the Giant Mine in Yellowknife. Roger Warren, a striking miner, was subsequently convicted of their murders. |
| 8 | Minnesota Adopts Ellerth and Faragher Affirmative Defense for Claims of Sexual Harassment under State Law Jody A. Ward; Ford & Harrison LLP; June 21, 2008, previously published on June 3, 2008 On May 30, 2008, the Minnesota Supreme Court held for the first time that the standard established by the United States Supreme Court in Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth, 524 U.S. 742 (1998), and Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775 (1998), for employer liability for sexual harassment... |
| 9 | Copyright Pirate Gets 30 Months in the Brig Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP; June 16, 2008, previously published on May 23, 2008 A man who ran Web sites allowing users to illegally download copyrighted movies, music, and software has been sentenced to 30 months in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced earlier this month. |
| 10 | Alleged FCPA Violations Lead To Civil Lawsuit by Uninvolved Profit-Sharing Partner Iris Bennett; Jenner & Block LLP; June 16, 2008, previously published on April 2008 Jack Grynberg and his corporate entities recently filed suit against BP, StatoilHydro ASA, British Gas, and related defendants in an unusual case implicating the FCPA. See Grynberg v. BP P.L.C., No. 08-301 (D.D.C. Feb. 21, 2008). |
