By contrast, with a NPA, the government agrees not to bring
charges against the corporate defendant if it complies with the terms of the settlement; NPAs are not required to be disclosed, though they frequently are by the corporate defendant and / or the DOJ.
In a closely watched argument in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Ifrah Law held all the right cards and won a dismissal of all claims against the poker pro defendants, as well as all RICO
claims against the corporate defendants.
As has been widely publicized, the Supreme Court recently affirmed that the rules governing where a patent infringement case may be
brought against corporate defendants are distinct from those involving other causes of action in the federal system.
The court denied plaintiff's motion for summary judgment that individual defendant was liable for the default judgment awarded
plaintiff against corporate defendant because plaintiff failed to pierce the corporate veil.
Now, the Supreme Court's «TC Heartland» decision has limited where patent cases may be
filed against corporate defendants, giving rise to major implications for both existing and future patent cases.
We elevate the plaintiffs» bar by offering state of the art eDiscovery tools and services along with expert strategic planning so that our clients stand on equal
footing against corporate defendants with seemingly unlimited resources.
Compliance programs, such as Anti-Money Laundering protocols, initially created by our clients to obviate accidental wrong - doing are often later used by prosecutors as
evidence against corporate defendants.
Such agreements allow
charges against a corporate defendant to be stayed, provided that the firm pays a substantial penalty, implements new compliance measures and avoids future wrongdoing.