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Penalties
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Global Privacy & Security Compliance Blog
ICO Issues Further Guidance on its Monetary Penalties Powers
By Amy Taylor
The UK’s data privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently issued further statutory guidance on its powers to impose monetary penalties. This guidance builds on an earlier statutory…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Civil Insider Trading – Monetary Penalties
By Ellen Podgor
Second Circuit holds in SEC v. Rosenthal - "civil monetary penalties for insider trading are not available under section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act."(esp)(hat tip to Lawrence S. Goldman)
Local Open Government Blog
The Saga of Zink v. City of Mesa Continues – Washington Court of Appeals Remands Again
By Will Patton
The Washington Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion dated June 7, 2011, has once again remanded the Zink v. City of Mesa case back to the trial court. This…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Gives Insight On NOP Reviews
On March 17, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) affirmed an original $80,000 North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) proposed penalty against Turklock Irrigation District (“Turlock”)…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
FERC Penalty Guidelines
By Greg Russell
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced a new policy statement on civil penalty guidelines to enhance its enforcement program. From the news release: "This approach promotes consistency by…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Imposes Penalties for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
Agilent Technologies, Inc, v. Kirkland, No. 3512-VCS (Del. Ch. Feb. 18, 2010), read 93-page opinion here.This magnum opus by the Delaware Court of Chancery was initially issued under seal but is now…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act Penalties
On August 25, 2009, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a direct final rule adjusting for inflation the maximum civil money penalty amounts for violations of the confidentiality…
California Employment Law Update
Employee May Not Recover Penalties As Restitution Under Unfair Competition Law
By Tony Oncidi
Pineda v. Bank of Am., N.A., 170 Cal. App. 4th 388 (2009) Jorge Pineda filed this class action against Bank of America for unpaid wages and for “waiting-time” penalties under…
Ohio Environmental Law Blog
Paperwork Penalties Waived for Small Business…Maybe
On June 17, 2008 Governor Strickland signed H.B. 285 which requires agencies to waive fines and penalties for paperwork violations that are first time offenses committed by a small business. …
Proskauer on Privacy
U.K. ICO May Impose Fines for Data Breaches
A new Act of Parliament gives the United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) the authority to impose monetary penalties for misuse of personal data in violation of section 55 of…