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    Kirk Hartley
    • Sep 20, 2019
    • 1 min

    Corporate & D&O Risk – Updated Comments from Marty Lipton of Wachtell Lipton – &

    Corporate officers and directors need to confront the serious risks they and their companies face in the current environment. Who says...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jul 27, 2016
    • 1 min

    Walmart Wants 8 Chemicals Out of Products it Sells: Management of D&O Risk, Reputation Risk and

    Walmart wants 8 chemicals out of products it sells, according to a July 20, 2016 article in Bloomberg.  Is this management of D&O risk...
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    Concussions, Science, Sports and the Movies
    Kirk Hartley
    • Nov 15, 2015
    • 1 min

    Concussions, Science, Sports and the Movies

    Yes, movies like this are a big deal as to public perception. And all should keep in mind that some members of the public end up on...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Sep 21, 2015
    • 1 min

    Reputation Risk, GM and VW

    Last week GM and now VW. Imagine trying an asbestos friction case in the next few months, and offering up a corporate witness to testify...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jul 22, 2015
    • 1 min

    Yet Another Editorial Pillories the US Chamber of Commerce Regarding Tobacco

    Yet another major city news editorial has pilloried the US Chamber of Commerce for shilling for big tobacco, this time in Pittsburgh....
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    Kirk Hartley
    • May 26, 2015
    • 1 min

    Transparency, GM and the Intersections of Criminal Law and Product Liability

    Product liability and criminal penalties may soon come together for General Motors due to the ignition switch issues, according to a May...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • May 19, 2014
    • 1 min

    Will The Lawyers Be Hit for GM’s Failures on its Switch Problem?

    The NYT ran a weekend article suggesting GM’s lawyers are “a focus” of the ongoing internal investigation by Anton Valukas regarding GM’s...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Apr 23, 2014
    • 1 min

    Tumor in a Beer Bottle – Public Health Advertising

    Everything is relative, it seems. The tobacco industry complains bitterly about plain packaging for cigarettes. Compare, in contrast,...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Dec 24, 2013
    • 1 min

    Chevron Litigation Risk Cited As Reason for Failure of Possible Law Firm Merger

    The ABA Journal reports that Patton Boggs and Locke Lord called off merger talks, in part because of risks and perceptions arising from...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Dec 11, 2013
    • 1 min

    Google and Chrome – Errors Galore

    Google obviously does not bother with serious quality control when it tosses out browsers and other software. However, the errors in...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Dec 3, 2013
    • 3 min

    AMEX – A New Nominee for the Laziest and/or Stupidest Company in the US – American Expre

    AMEX has done the impossible – it has eclipsed CapitalOne as the laziest and/or stupidest financial services company in the US. How you...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Aug 30, 2013
    • 1 min

    Suicide of CFO Creates Corporate Reputation Risk for Zurich

    Reputation risk arises in many ways. A new example arose as follows. Zurich’s CFO committed suicide. Zurich’s Chariman then quit, under...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Apr 12, 2013
    • 1 min

    A Useful Outline on Litigation and Crisis Management

    An outline form article from Corporate Counsel provides a terse, useful summary of strategic thoughts for litigation and media battles....
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Nov 2, 2012
    • 1 min

    Corporate Reputation Risk – the Increasing Risk of Publicity Regarding Mistakes and Short-Term

    Howard Sklar is a former prosecutor and now a compliance specialist, and put out a brief but interesting new article on the reasons...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jul 9, 2012
    • 1 min

    Reputation Risk and the Finance Industry: Will the LIBOR Fraud Turn into “The Tobacco Moment&#

    Especially in these times of economic uncertainty, the global finance industry does not needs the LIBOR fraud debacle. But it’s very...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Mar 13, 2012
    • 1 min

    North Carolina Baptist Finds a New Way to Worsen the Smell and Its Reputation Risk

    Amazing what some will do, regardless of the reputation cost. Some months ago, this post mentioned North Carolina Baptist hospital being...
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    Eternit Brazil Issues An Interesting Response to News of the Eternit Convictions
    Kirk Hartley
    • Feb 18, 2012
    • 3 min

    Eternit Brazil Issues An Interesting Response to News of the Eternit Convictions

    Reputation risk arises in many ways, including sharing trade names and trademarks. An example arises from the widespread news of the...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Feb 15, 2012
    • 1 min

    Direct Financial Costs of a Reputation Crisis – Penn State’s $ 3.2 Million of Fees as of

    Reputation risk problems are expensive even for not-for-profits. Consider, for example, this AmLaw article on Penn State’s experience....
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Oct 1, 2011
    • 1 min

    Reputation Risk – Story of Hospital Over-Charging Its Employees for Insurance for Health Care

    Here’s a story of short-term gain creating a lousy reputation. A Winston-Salem hospital (N.C. Baptist Hospital) is about to start paying...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Sep 25, 2011
    • 1 min

    UBS Rogue Trading Scandal Results in CEO Resigning

    Reputation and financial risk are once again headline news as the CEO of UBS has now resigned because of the latest "rogue trader"...
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