Litigation
Publications of Interest
Outside Publications | Article
Jeffrey Brooks,
Matthew Stratton
White Paper | Morgan Lewis White Paper
William Pufko,
Michael Steinberg,
John McAleese, III,
Kenneth Rubin
On October 30, 2008, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule revising the definition of “solid waste” to exclude certain hazardous secondary materials from regulation under Subtitl... more
Presentation | Speech
Ben Indek
LawFlash/Client Alert | Financial Crisis Impact and Analysis Alert
Brian Privor,
Mark Srere
The current worldwide financial crisis may lead to unexpected results for U.S. businesses and individuals in their efforts to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). As foreign governments bail ou... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Litigation Practice
On August 14, President Bush signed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (the Act), imposing more stringent standards for consumer product safety. The Act specifically addresses children’s produc... more
Presentation | Speech
Ivan Harris
LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Litigation Practice
Massachusetts has joined the growing list of states that are requiring businesses to encrypt and secure personal data. On January 1, 2009, new regulations will take effect that apply to all “persons who own, li... more
Presentation | Speech
Christian Mixter
LawFlash/Client Alert | Climate Change Alert
Business and Finance Practice
Recent action by the Attorney General of the State of New York will affect how public companies disclose and address climate change financial risks. On August 27, 2008, the Attorney General announced a settleme... more
Presentation | Speech
Christian Mixter
LawFlash/Client Alert | Securities LawFlash
Ivan Harris,
Ben Indek,
Christian Mixter
In an effort to make its processes more transparent, last week the SEC made public its Division of Enforcement Manual. Substantial sections of the 122-page manual will be familiar to veterans of the Division of... more
Outside Publications | Article
Amy Conway-Hatcher,
Mark Srere
LawFlash/Client Alert | Financial Crisis Impact and Analysis Alert
Business and Finance Practice
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Bush on October 3, 2008. Passage of the Act was the result of intense debate in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. Ho... more
Presentation | Speech
Ben Indek
LawFlash/Client Alert | eData LawFlash
eData Practice
On Friday, September 19, 2008, President Bush signed into law S. 2450, which adds Rule 502 to the Federal Rules of Evidence. According to its drafters, the new rule is designed "to limit the consequences of ina... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Insurance Recovery LawFlash
Insurance Recovery Practice
Hurricane Ike has caused very substantial loss throughout the Texas Gulf Coast. As the region begins to recover, Morgan Lewis’s Insurance Recovery lawyers are already working with our clients nationwide to ensu... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Securities LawFlash
Litigation Practice
In the years following the passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA), plaintiffs have tried numerous approaches to satisfying the PSLRA’s stringent requirement to plead a “strong i... more
Presentation | Webcast
Amy Conway-Hatcher,
Alicia Villarreal,
Brian Privor,
Mark Srere,
Robert Goldspink
White Paper | Morgan Lewis White Paper
Kurt Rademacher,
Ben Indek,
Anne Flannery,
Michael Kraut,
Bonnie Altro,
Kerry Land
This outline highlights selected U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or the "Commission"), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), and NYSE Regulation enforcement actions and developments regarding... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Insurance Recovery LawFlash
Insurance Recovery Practice
On July 23, New York Governor David A. Paterson approved a revision to New York’s Insurance Law heralding important and long-awaited changes in favor of policyholders.
The new law revises Section 3420 o... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Litigation Practice
In an effort to broaden the use of its 1990 Audit Policy (Audit Policy), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has expanded the applicability of the policy to include post-acquisition compliance audits... more
Outside Publications | Article
Brettny Hardy
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LawFlash/Client Alert | International Litigation Strategies Article
Litigation Practice
Every year, U.S. companies are sued in England. For those companies not accustomed to it, English litigation involves an unfamiliar legal system and procedures. U.S. companies must first deal with a legal profe... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Amy Conway-Hatcher,
Mark Srere
The Department of Justice (DOJ), through its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Opinion Release Procedure, recently provided guidance on two important issues facing companies conducting business overseas. Fir... more