Other Business Crime

This is FindLaw’s collection of Other Business Crimes articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Here you will find information on important matters such as how a Federal Grand Jury works, and what to do if you are a crime victim. You’ll also find information on the diverse cultural makeup of many communities and whether or not cultural plurality requires the criminal justice system to modify its approach, particularly in handling recent immigrants. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

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Civil Rights: Physical Injury During Arrest Does Not Establish Excessive Force

Plaintiff brought suit under 42 U.S.C. §1983, alleging that he had been the victim of excessive force when Defendants arrested him. Defendants moved for summary judgment, arguing that the force employed was not excessive, as a matter of law ...
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Common Criminal Law Questions

If you have been accused of a serious crime, your chances of success depend not only on the skills of your lawyer, but also on your lawyer's ability to effectively navigate through the criminal justice system. The following is an overview of that ...
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Conflicts of Interest

Distrust plagues the financial markets. The blatant conflicts of interest between Enron and its various independent off-balance sheet special-purpose vehicles (Raptor, Condor, Chewco, etc.) staggers the imagination. The acquiescence of Arthur ...
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Corporate Governance Seminar: Bruce Mann of Morrison & Foerster LLP

Bruce Mann, Partner at Morrison & Foerster LLP, opined that the SEC not only fulfilled its rulemaking obligations under Sarbanes-Oxley in record time, but was also responsive to the concerns of the bar in the comment process. "The basic approach of ...
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Corporate Governance Seminar. Seminar Summary of Richard Langan of Nixon Peabody LLP

With regard to the "Pre-Approval" requirement transitional rules (section 202), Mr. Langan noted: Further, Mr. Langan advised companies to adopt policies and procedures for pre-approval of audit services and non-audit services, and to assess ...
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Could Medical Marijuana Soon be Legal in New Jersey?

Article provided by Bramnick, Rodriguez, Mitterhoff, Grabas & Woodruff. Please visit our Web site at www.jonbramnick.com. A bill pending in the New Jersey legislature — known as the New Jersey Compassionate Medical Marijuana Act — is gaining ...
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Counsel’s Efforts Lead to Settlement for Brother and Sister Sexually Abused by Stepgrandfather

Atricle originally published in ATLW Law Reporter, Vol. 4d, No. 7, Sept. 1999, p281. R.H. and S.G. Jr., a brother and sister, were sexually abused by their stepgrandfather over a period of about 15 years. After videotapes of the sexual activity were ...
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Court Finds That Trial Court Did Not Abuse Its Discretion In Breaking 400 Plaintiff Case Into Trial Groups Of 20 And Abating Discovery As To Remaining Plaintiffs:

In mass tort cases it is not an abuse of discretion for a trial court to break the number of plaintiffs into smaller trial groups and abate discovery as to the remaining plaintiffs. However, in cases involving toxic torts, Plaintiffs must adequately ...
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Court of Appeals Upholds Random Drug Testing of School District Custodians While Rejecting Drug Testing of All School Employees Injured on the Job

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided two cases regarding random and suspicionless drug testing of school employees. While the Fifth Circuit rulings are binding only in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, the rulings are ...
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Criminal: Challenge to Unconstitutionality of Grand Jury Waived

After Petitioner had pled guilty to cocaine possession, he moved to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C.§2255, claiming that the method employed to select the grand jury that had indicted him was unconstitutional. Petitioner's challenge was based on ...
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