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The decision's significance, however, is not limited to the facts of Hoskins and the FCPA — and may have implications for any case involving corporate criminal liability for the actions of agents.

Following the conviction of five health-care workers for failing to provide care to a patient in a persistent vegetative state and stating in company records that the care had been provided, an ...

The full text of this note can be found in PDF form here. Criminal liability based on a failure to act, otherwise known as an omission, first requires a duty to act. Yet, when the criminal statute ...

Mistake of law as a defense to criminal liability deserves a second look. The proposition that a defendant should be able to raise a mistake of law defense to a charge that he committed a malum ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an attorney who writes about ESG policy, laws, and regulations. In September, the European Law Institute held its annual ...