Corporate Social Responsibility Law Update - Summer 2007

August 1, 2007

Summer 2007

Foley Hoag's Corporate Social Responsibility Law Update is a periodic update of the firm's unique CSR legal practice. The CSR practice works with major multinational companies to formulate legal strategies and business policies that incorporate respect for human rights and comply with existing national and international laws, voluntary codes and industry best practices. If you find this update useful, please encourage your colleagues and contacts to register with us at www.foleyhoag.com. As always, you can access all of our publications on our website foleyhoag.com. For more information on the Corporate Social Responsibility practice group, please contact Gare Smith or Dan Feldman.

Included in this update:

  • Litigation:
    • Romero v. Drummond Company, (N.D. Ala., jury verdict on Jury 26, 2007)
      (consolidated with Rodriguez v. Drummond Company)
    • Carrizosa v. Chiquita, (S.D. Fla., case filed on June 13, 2007
    • Doe v. Chiquita, (D.N.J., case filed on July 18, 2007)
    • Arias v. DynCorp, (D.D.C., decision on May 21, 2007)
    • Xiaoning v. Yahoo! Inc., (N.D.Cal., case filed April 18, 2007)
    • Carijano v. Occidental Petroleum, (Cal. Super. Ct., case filed on May 10, 2007) 2007
  • Industry Watch
  • International