Close
Login to MyACC
ACC Members


Not a Member?

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.

Join ACC

1112 Results

Resource Listings

Articles

International Comparative Legal Guide to Product Liability 2024

By Global Legal Group

This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to product liability laws and regulation.

Topics covered include causation, defenses and estoppel, procedure, time limits, remedies, and costs/funding.

Articles

Ten Strategies to Use When eNGOs FOIA Request EPA

By Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.

Environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) looking to develop citizen suits typically first mine publicly available compliance information companies must submit to state and federal environmental agencies.

eNGOs have legal rights under multiple federal environmental statutes to serve as private attorneys general in lieu of a government that is allegedly failing to enforce the law or take non-discretionary actions.

This article discusses ways to prepare for these cases, including understanding the mechanics of federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests made to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Articles

What to Do If You Get a Notice of Intent to Sue from an eNGO

By Beveridge & Diamond, P.C

Most US federal environmental statutes grant citizens broad authority to bring lawsuits against companies where there is alleged noncompliance. Before they can do so, however, they must provide a Notice of Intent (NOI) to sue. This article provides some steps to consider if you receive an NOI.

Articles

Recent California Invasion of Privacy Act Cases on Pen Registers and Trap-and-Trace Devices

By Fisher Phillips

The California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) continues to be a source of litigation for claims related to websites across the country.

Previously, CIPA cases focused more on claims related to chatbots, chat features, social media pixels, and ad-trackers on websites. Although these remain subjects in active CIPA litigation, recent cases rely on claims that third-party cookies and IP tracking beacons act as pen registers or trap-and-trace devices.

CIPA prohibits using these devices without a court order. This resource provides a short summary of these recent cases divided into two categories: those favorable to businesses, and those unfavorable for businesses.

Articles

How Small To Medium Enterprises Can Respond to Trolling and Online Abuse

By Selwyn Black, Esq., Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers, International Society of Primerus Law Firms

This short article explains the importance of a strong social media and online presence to the overall success of a small-to-medium enterprise (SME). It also addresses what these businesses should know about responding to online abuse if and when they encounter it.