Tag Archives: Pure

First: smoke and mirrors. Followed by: pure bunkum.

The Trump administrations recent rulemaking for "association health plans" — which allow small businesses and others to band together and purchase health plans — has scored a rare hat trick: First, the rules disappointed even some of its most ardent supporters … Continue reading

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DC Cir: No Property Right In A Clean And Pure Environment Because No Right To Exclude Others

Remember that case from earlier this year where the Hawaii Supreme Court held that for purposes of Hawaii's Due Process Clause, the Sierra Club (any "person," actually) has a property right in a "clean and healthful environment?" We asked if … Continue reading

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Does the First Amendment Let Us Punish Pure Thought?

In my prior post, I noted a live question as to how, if at all, the First Amendment protects freedom of thought in cases (such as card counting) that might be deemed to lack expression. While the Supreme Court has… … Continue reading

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Guest Post: How “Pure Entity” Australian Class Actions have Distorted the D&O Market

Francis Kean Regular readers of this blog know that class action litigation is an important part of the Australian liability environment. Although comparisons between the Australian class action system and the U.S. system are frequent, there are important differences in … Continue reading

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Comm. Barnier Says European Commission Will Propose Legislation in November Possibly Mandating Audit Firm Rotation; Pure Audit Firm Being Explored

Working from an earlier Green Paper, the European Commission intends to propose legislation in November to enhance auditor independence, eliminate conflicts of interest and address audit concentration by possibly mandating rotation of audit firms and encouraging joint audits that include … Continue reading

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