The FTC says it was right - but gives up; a merger turned into a five-year nightmare for a company. Then the case was dropped

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The Federal Trade Commission could not win a preliminary injunction against the merger of two printing companies but subsequently pursued a five-year administrative prosecution. Critics of the case question why the agency should be able to force companies into expensive proceedings with a higher standard of proof than that needed in court. Yet the FTC explicitly reiterated its prerogative to use 'double jeopardy,' which has only arisen in five cases in the past 10 years. The merger involved RR Donnelley & Sons.

Analysis, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Investigations, United States. Federal Trade Commission, Printing industry, Industrial concentration, Meredith-Burda Corp.

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Reverse false claim suits gain ground; whistleblower cases against oil companies present twist

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"Reverse" false claims are are heretofore little-used weapon under the federal whistleblower law in which employees sue companies for defrauding the United States and collect as much as 30% of any judgment. The defendants in most of these suits are accused of overbilling the government, normally of reneging on the contractual or legal obligation to pay money, such as import fees, or with a 1998 suit against large oil companies, royalties owed the government.

Methods, Cases, Whistle blowing, Whistleblowing, Popular actions

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Inns of court prospering after decade in the U.S; U.K.-style bar group is the only lawyer organization to show a gain in members

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The American Inns of Court is gaining membership after its first decade, while most other bar associations are losing members or not growing. Judges' memberships include six from the US Supreme Court, about 40% of the federal judiciary and over 2,000 at the state level. Total membership is 20,000 among 293 chapters in all of the states, with young lawyers comprising one-third.

Professional Organizations, Legal Associations, Membership, Bar associations, Inns of court, American Inns of Court Foundation

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