Friday, May 18, 2012

BNA INSIGHTS: 2011 Trade Secrets Litigation Round-Up

Information security has become one of the top priorities for corporate executives and board members in 2012, according to a November 2011 survey from the Corporate Executive Board Co…

Internet Privacy Bills Unlikely to Move in 2012, But Chances Better for Cybersecurity Legislation

Online privacy is expected to remain a hot topic in 2012, but it is unlikely that Congress will enact any major reforms in such a complex and unsettled area during an election year, observers tell Bloomberg BNA…

BNA INSIGHTS: Is Civil Loss Causation Applicable to Federal Criminal Sentencings?

The Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Broudo is the seminal authority on the appropriate measure of loss caused by a defendant’s fraudulent conduct in a civil securities fraud action…

Grand Jury Charges Three Swiss Bankers with Concealing Assets for U.S. Taxpayers

January 26, 2012 in Banking Report · Leave a Comment 

A federal grand jury in New York Jan. 3 indicted three Swiss men working as client advisers to a Swiss bank for helping U.S. taxpayers hide more than $1.2 billion in assets…