COULD it be that the promoters of the #EndSARS campaign which was adjudged by President Muhammadu Buhari and many other prominent Nigerians as legitimate are being set up for vicarious criminal ...

Much attention has been focused on U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policies governing the prosecution of white-collar crime. A federal district court recently ruled that DOJ violated several ...

In this high-profile criminal prosecution of XTO Energy by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, the scope of corporate criminal liability for the actions of third parties is likely to take ...

On 13 January, the UK Ministry of Justice issued a Call for Evidence on the reform of corporate criminal liability for economic crime. This follows statements by the UK government in 2016 about ...

Business and white-collar defense groups have lost an effort to convince a federal appellate court to reconsider the "erroneous" approach of lower federal appellate courts to the issue of vicarious ...

The Supreme Court ruled that vicarious liability under the NI Act cannot arise solely from holding an office in a society or company. The key test is whether there is specific material showing ...

Liability constitutes an important, and oftentimes ruinous, aspect of business. Small businesses in particular may face complete collapse in the face of a liability lawsuit. Various types of liability ...

This article discusess the patent infrigement case of CloudofChange, LLC, v. NCR Corp. "In the end, the decision highlights the importance of asserting multiple infringement theories in a patent case ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...