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BNA'S CORPORATE COUNSEL WEEKLY
Highlights & Table of Contents
July 18, 2001
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ISSN 1522-5305

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HIGHLIGHTS
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Attorneys: Corporation may indemnify lawyer hired to
investigate employee malfeasance . . . Page 217

http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k4g4z8_

Corporate Governance: Shareholders fail to show that stock
exchange would be unfair . . . Page 218

http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k2n5y7_

Stock Agreements: Failure to file SEC registration statement
breaches purchase, rights agreements . . . Page 218

http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k1y9a1_

Attorneys: Allegedly fraudulent legal bills submitted to
bankruptcy court beyond purview of False Claims Act . . .
Page 219

http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k2u1v3_

Attorneys' Fees: Prevailing civil rights plaintiff gets
interest as of date establishing unconditional right to fees
. . . Page 219

http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k3v8n4_

Disabilities Discrimination: Punitive damages may be
recovered under Rehabilitation Act, ADA . . . Page 220

http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k2a7z8_

Religious Discrimination: Survey finds growing demand for
acccommodations, few official written policies, lack of
management training. . . Page 220

http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k3p6u4_


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Analysis
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Electronic Commerce: Dorothy J. Glancy discusses federal
electronic records, signatures law . . . Page 224

http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a3y1u3k3_


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Topical Summary

Attorneys
   Corporation permitted to indemnify lawyer investigating
   malfesance for employee claims . . . Page 217
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k4g4z8_

   Submitting inflated legal bills to court doesn't violate
   FCA . . . Page 219
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k2u1v3_

Attorneys' Fees
   Interest begins at time of judgment granting fees . . .
   Page 219
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k3v8n4_

Corporate Governance
   Share exchange isn't unfair to holders of common stock .
   . . Page 218
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k2n5y7_

Disabilities Discrimination
   Punitive damages permissible under ADA, Rehabilitation
   Act . . . Page 220
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k2a7z8_

Electronic Commerce
   Electronic signature law blazes uniform trail for
   e-commerce . . . Page 224
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a3y1u3k3_

Internet
   First new ICANN-approved top-level domain names activated
   . . . Page 221
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k5y0t9_

Labor and Employment
   Baking plant violates NLRA in demotion of union
   activist's wife . . . Page 221
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k5y0u2_

Outside Auditors
   SEC won't give exceptions, waivers to auditor
   independence rules . . . Page 221
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k5y0t6_

Publications
   Revised CPS portfolios . . . Page 219
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/A0A4K5Y7B2_

Religious Discrimination
   Survey finds employers not meeting employees' needs . . .
   Page 220
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k3p6u4_

SEC
   Bush nominates Harvey Pitt as SEC chairman . . . Page 221
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k5y0t0_

   Enforcement chief Walker to depart SEC for private sector
   . . . Page 221
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k5y0t3_

Stock Purchase Agreements
   Liability results from failure to file registration
   statement . . . Page 218
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k1y9a1_


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Table of Cases
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Associated General Contractors of Ohio v. Drabik (6th Cir.)
. . . Page 219
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k3v8n4_

Cranshire Capital LP v. Trimfast Group Inc. (N.D. Ill.) . .
. Page 218
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k1y9a1_

Gorman v. Easley (8th Cir.) . . . Page 220
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k2a7z8_

Hutchins v. Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer (3d Cir.) . . . Page
219
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k2u1v3_

Staples Inc. Shareholders Litigation, In re (Del. Ch.) . . .
Page 218
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k2n5y7_

Tasty Baking Co. v. NLRB (D.C. Cir.) . . . Page 221
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4k5y0u2_

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