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Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia sent a clear message to litigants last week: repeated discovery violations will not be tolerated and may subject the violator to harsh sanctions, including waiver of privilege.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on December 27 entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with Alcatel-Lucent, S.A. that includes a unique monitorship approach designed to ensure compliance with France’s blocking statute.

In the wake of the Supreme Court's Windsor decision, employers should review and, if necessary, revise their FMLA policies and procedures to ensure compliance.

This past year was an active year for developments in the fiduciary responsibility and disclosure areas of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).

New statute aims to promote favorable business climate and may provide broader protection of information under Texas law.

On February 16, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order that reaffirms its existing policies regarding the analysis of horizontal market power when reviewing mergers and other transactions under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) and when assessing eligibility for market-based rate authority under FPA Section 205.

In an Order on Complaint issued November 18, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) made it clear that all long-term firm point-to-point transmission service must be provided pursuant to a transaction-specific service agreement.

On July 27, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft guidance titled "510(k) Device Modifications: Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device."

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, the provision of the law barring the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages, is unconstitutional.

In a move that appears to be the first of its kind by any state prosecutor’s office, on May 28, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office (the DA’s Office) issued guidelines to prosecutors on the filing of criminal charges against businesses and other organizations.

On July 12, in California v. Safeway, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, held that a mutual strike assistance agreement among four supermarket chains was subject to challenge under the "rule of reason" standard.

A recently enacted Connecticut state law, H.B. 5204, increases the civil penalty imposed upon employers that are found to have engaged in the improper classification of independent contractors.

Most employers are aware by now that state and federal governments are cracking down on worker misclassification.

On July 27, in Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. v. Botticella, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the issuance of a preliminary injunction preventing the former Bimbo Bakeries vice president of operations for California, Chris Botticella, from beginning work in a similar position for Hostess Brands, Inc. (Hostess) in the Eastern United States.

On October 21, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) denied rehearing of its ruling in "Arizona Public Service Co. (APS)", 132 FERC ¶ 61,064 (2010), where it announced that the prohibition against buy/sell transactions applies equally to intrastate pipelines engaged in NGPA Section 311 transactions and to Hinshaw pipelines.

The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently issued a reminder to the industry regarding export requirements.