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Yesterday, we discussed the related party disclosure requirements imposed by the SEC. Specifically, Item 404 of Regulation S-K requires the disclosure of any transaction with the issuer that exceeds $120,000 and that provides a director, executive officer or ... a Bentonville, Arkansas office that is staffed by Eric Scott, the son of Wal-Mart President and Chief Executive Officer Lee Scott." A copy of the letter is on the DU Corporate Governance web site (or will be later today). A few days later, ...

... details in the recent rulings in the Wal-Mart and Bechtel suits vary, but both cases offer a reassuring message to large corporate plan sponsors: In determining whether ... place supporting its decision to hire, and keep, any firm that provides 401(k) services to plan participants. So, for instance, if plan sponsors offer actively ... options that could have generated better returns for a lower fee. As long as 401(k) sponsors can document that there was sound reasoning and process underlying its selection ...

... Globalization and the Rise of Efficient Systems of Global Private Law Making: Wal-Mart as Global Legislator, 39(4) UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT LAW REVIEW 1739 (2007 ... html?cid= (accessed Dec. 14, 2007). Franklin A. Gervurtz, Getting Real About Corporate Social Responsibility: A Reply to Professor Greenfield, 35 U.C. Davis L ... Direct Approach, in HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS 161, 161 (Michael K. Addo ed., 1999) PETER T. MUCHLINSKI, MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES ...

... as contested. Currently, among the CSR community, there are three principal approaches to the deployment of CSR in the context of corporate regulation-the extraterritorial application of the (favored) laws of certain jurisdictions (usually from out of developed states); the development ... Abstract. ----------, Economic Globalization and the Rise of Efficient Systems of Global Private Law Making: Wal-Mart as Global Legislator, 39(4) UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT LAW REVIEW 1739 (2007). Abstract. David ...

... end, we are working on four initiatives. Previously, in the ―Seaboard‖ case, the Commission set standards to evaluate cooperation by corporations in enforcement actions. The Division is now seeking to create a ―Seaboard‖ for individuals, a public policy statement that will set forth ... , as evidenced by our eight trial wins since April, including jury verdicts against the former CEO of K-Mart for financial fraud and a mutual fund manager for insider trading. Without this credible threat, we would ...

... ] Circuit City is hesitant about the deal and has yet to reveal to Blockbuster its long-term corporate plans and performance data. [5] This paper will evaluate the benefits and negatives of ... has been fighting a losing battle against its competitors, Best Buy and Wal-Mart. [8] Circuit City's shares had fallen from $30 in mid-2006 to ... whether the merger between Blockbuster and Circuit City, like the Sears and K-Mart merger, will just hasten the demise of the two companies. IV. Conclusion Although ...

... : Gift cards have been a big issue of late. The FTC proceeded against K-Mart over its gift card with lots of fine print. After 24 months of ... be deducted "from your account in arrears" until the card was used or depleted. That is, at 24 months, K-Mart applied the service fee retroactively for 24 months - an instant hit of over $ ... rarely sues single entities any more, but names lots of parties, including corporate officers. When it comes to doing business with someone else, trust but verify. Do not ...

... that afford them respect and give them chances for advancement. Thus, my article seems to resonate throughout the corporate world. The themes in the article and in the responses the article provoked are universal and should be recognized by all corporations as ... responses: Cheap Labor China can no longer be viewed as a place simply to produce products destined for Wal-Mart or K-Mart. Chinese are optimistic about their career prospects and are demanding higher wages and better working conditions, ...

... End of Bankruptcy, and including papers by Westbrook, LoPucki, and yours truly, much recent corporate bankruptcy scholarship has focused on the frequent exercise of pervasive control by secured lenders in chapter 11 cases ... conclusion -- which many chapter 11 practitioners and scholars will find shocking -- after the jump. The BAP's conclusion seems to be somewhat like the 7th Circuit's notorious K-Mart opinion: an appellate court reigns in an accepted chapter 11 practice that has gotten too far ...

... a foreign firm to use its trademark abroad, and the foreign manufactured goods are imported into the United States by the foreign corporation or a third party.[26] A critical question posed to courts around the United States has asked: can or should the ... ] See Dugan, supra note 6, at 398. [16] John J. McNamara, Note, Attention Gray Market Shoppers: K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc. Fails to Clarify the Clouded Area of Gray Market Goods, 38 CATH. U. L. REV. 933, 938 (1989). [17] Id. at 938-39. [18] ...