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January 13, 2012

Seventh Circuit Revives Whistleblower Claim Brought Under RICO

A new federal court ruling creates an avenue for employees to rely on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) to

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January 13, 2012

President Bypasses Senate to Make Recess Appointments to the NLRB

On January 4, 2012, President Obama announced his intention to make three recess appointments to the

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January 13, 2012

Court Grants Preservation Order

In Bakhtiari v. Al-Khadedy, et. al. [pdf], No. 4:11-CV-971 (E.D. Missouri Dec. 30, 2011), U.S. District

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January 13, 2012

Court Rejects Defendant's Spoliation Claim and Grants Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment

In Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gonzales [pdf], No. 10-CV-5268 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 28, 2011), U.S.

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January 13, 2012

NLRB Recess Appointment Decision Receives First Legal Challenge

The President’s move to seat three new members to the National Labor Relations Board via recess appointment

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January 13, 2012

Court Orders Native Production, but Requesting Party Must Pay Any Associated Hardware or Software Costs

In Applied Prof’l Training v. Mira Costa College [pdf], No. 10cv1372 (S.D. Cal. Jan. 9, 2012), U.S.

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January 13, 2012

Adverse Inference Instruction Ordered for Parties' Willful Destruction of Personal Email Account

In Easton Sports Inc. v. Warrior Lacrosse, Inc. et al. [pdf.], 2:05-cv-72031 (E.D. Mich. 2006), U.S.

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January 13, 2012

Increasing Levels of Workplace Retaliation Reported in National Survey

The 2011 National Business Ethics Survey® was published last week by the Ethics Resource Center. Over

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January 13, 2012

Court Denies Motion for Sanctions Holding No Bad Faith, No Prejudice

In Vibra-Tech Engineers, Inc. v. Kavalek [pdf], No. 08-2646 (D.N.J. Dec. 22, 2011), Senior U.S. District

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January 12, 2012

NLRB Ruling Puts Arbitration Agreements with Class Action Waivers in Question

In D.R. Horton, Inc., the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) last week ruled that arbitration

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