Improving Human Life, Fracking, Trade Wars, the FCPA? It Must Be…

Monday’s JD Supra Buzz. For your reading pleasure, here’s what we learned in law today:

“Innovation is one of the things in the world that can make human life better” (Bloomberg Law) 

Federal court rules employer can’t go on social media fishing expedition in discrimination lawsuit (Cullen & Dykman) 

New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation has stepped back from its plan to allow fracking in the state (Spilman Thomas & Battle) 

There will be 28 countries in the EU when Croatia joins next year (Baldwins) 

The FDA’s “Operation Bitter Pill” is targeting 4100 websites that sell illegal pharmaceuticals (Ifrah Law) 

Solar trade wars, involving the U.S., the E.U., India, China, Taiwan, and Malaysia, are heating up (King & Spalding) 

A recent appeals court ruling may allow consumers to sue for damages resulting from data breaches without having to prove specific harm (Bradley Arant Boult Cummings) 

Competition denigrating your products? You might be able to stop them (Greenberg Glusker) 

The Kivalina plaintiffs aren’t giving up on their quest to hold Exxon and other energy companies liable for climate change damages caused to their village (McCarter & English) 

It’s time to fix the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Voluntary Disclosure Program (Michael Volkov) 

Google settled its lawsuit with the Association of American Publishers over the Google Books Library Project (Foley Hoag) 

China and the EU signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation between antitrust authorities in the two jurisdictions (McDermott Will & Emery) 

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