Please join us for a webinar on the 2024 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey results. Now in its 13th year, the survey offers both a current snapshot and insights over time into management practices and experiences of in-house...more
The 2023 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey provides an overview of important issues and practices related to class action matters and management. The annual publication reports on historical trends captured since the...more
Carlton Fields is pleased to share its 11th annual Class Action Survey, which provides an overview of important issues and practices related to class action matters and management. This annual publication reports on...more
The 2022 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey reveals that companies with class actions are seeing increases in the number of class actions they face at a given time. The current portfolio reveals the highest number of both...more
Former AUSA Jack Clabby, a litigator with Carlton Fields, describes his unique method for opening corporate internal interviews. The "Compass Rose" is designed to build rapport with the witness and elicit important background...more
7/7/2020
/ Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Defense Strategies ,
Internal Investigations ,
Interviews ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Demands ,
Shareholders ,
Special Committees ,
Witnesses
COVID-19 spurred an overnight surge in demand for work-from-home vendors. These include companies offering audio and videoconferencing services, cloud services, e-commerce platforms, and virtual desktop infrastructure, to...more
4/5/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Contract Peformance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Security ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Privacy Policy ,
Telecommuting ,
Vendor Contacts
Florida lawmakers have proposed data privacy legislation that, if adopted, would impose significant new obligations on companies offering a website or online service to Florida residents, including allowing consumers to “opt...more
1/15/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Governance ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Websites
A federal magistrate judge in California has allowed a securities fraud suit against a late-stage private company to proceed despite the plaintiff investors holding a security interest only through intermediary,...more
5/4/2017
/ Advertising ,
Breach of Contract ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Funds ,
Life Sciences ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Sanctions ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Theranos ,
Walgreens
Shortly after the massive 2013 Target data breach, shareholders filed four derivative lawsuits against the company’s directors and some of its officers (13 CARE 624, 3/20/15). The shareholders alleged that the defendants had...more
8/17/2015
/ Caremark claim ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Derivative Suit ,
Derivatives ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Hackers ,
Home Depot ,
Information Security ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Target ,
Wyndham ,
Young Lawyers
In the digital age, news—good and bad—travels fast. So can its effect on your corporate image and success. From data breaches to innocent and vicious leaks, a corporate crisis can engulf your business in an unforgiving news...more