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SEC Adopts Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule

The SEC adopted a final rule in August of 2015 requiring companies to disclose the ratio of their CEOs’ compensation to that of the median compensation of their employees, which includes...

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Executors Responsible for New Estate Reporting Requirements

Executors (or beneficiaries in certain situations) of estates for which an estate tax return was required to be filed under Section 6018(a) after July 31, 2015 must now supply the IRS and each person...

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The 2015 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: What You Need to...

The 2015 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have been years in the making and will finally take effect on December 1. The amendments include changes that redefine the scope of relevant...

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Court Slams DOJ By Dismissing The Majority Of Indictment Against Fedex -...

In the ambitious and novel federal criminal prosecution of FedEx for alleged drug distribution conspiracy, Judge Charles R. Breyer recently ruled that defense counsel has no duty to correct...

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Ransomware: Electronic Extortion for a Digital Era

Last month, the FBI asked the American Bar Association to share a cyberalert with its members warning of an increased risk of ransomware. Ransomware poses significant legal and operational risks to...

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Federalism and LGBT Rights in North Carolina: Which Sovereign Has the Final Say?

Prior posts on this blog have discussed recent conflicts in Alabama and Mississippi that frame our country’s ongoing efforts to define the scope of federalism. Now, North Carolina has become...

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Supreme Court Rejects Standing Argument in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins

On May 16, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected the standing argument of a “bare procedural violation” advanced by the plaintiff in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. The...

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HIPAA Does Not Preempt Statutory Right to Ex Parte Interviews of Treating...

A key tool for the defense of medical providers in Tennessee facing malpractice liability has been held to be not preempted by federal law. On June 3, 2016, the Tennessee Court of Appeals, in Caldwell...

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Plaintiff Attorney Advertising: Protected or Prosecutable?

The barrage of plaintiff-attorney advertisements soliciting plaintiffs for drug and device litigation may spawn calls by executives, board members, and other company decision-makers to find out what...

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