The ethics scandal involving Scott Storms, the former general counsel of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, just won’t die. On Monday, a grand jury indicted Storms’ former boss for helping Storms set up a new job with Duke Energy while he still worked on Duke cases before the commission.
The International Trade Commission is poised to issue a final decision in the first fully litigated patent infringement case in the U.S. between Apple and an Android phone maker, HTC. The decision could reshape the market for smartphones and the rollout of high-speed 4G networks.
The ABA’s Commission on Disability Rights has asked the Law School Admission Council to change the way it handles requests for testing accommodations for the LSAT, to “ensure that the exam reflects what the exam is designed to measure, and not the test taker’s disability.”
Facebook has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived its users and failed to keep their information private, agreeing on Tuesday to establish a comprehensive privacy program that includes independent audits for the next 20 years. The consent decree includes no admission of wrongdoing, but if Facebook doesn’t honor the deal, the company is on the hook for $16,000 per violation per day.
It’s been a record-breaking year at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which received more discrimination charges than ever before and won an all-time high $365 million for victims of workplace discrimination, while simultaneously managing to reduce its huge backlog of cases.