Category Archives: E&O

ChatGPT and Other AI Tools Use As Discoverable Evidence in Litigation and Government Investigations: What Business Leaders Must Know

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer

Use of AI can have significant evidence, document retention, and other consequences for organizations and their legal exposure. Organizations in their leaders need to manage the use of AI to manage these risks and obligations. Continue reading →

Posted in AI, Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, Cyber, Director Liability, discrimination, Document Retention, E&O, Employee Benefits, Employment, Evidence, Fiduciary Responsibility, FinCEN, Fraud, Internal Controls, Labor Relations, management, Officers, Officers Liability, Performance Management, Regulatory Affairs, Risk Management, Securities, sentencing guidelines, Uncategorized, Workforce | Leave a comment

Take Your Preventive Medicine

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer

Better planning and management can head off most but not all problems. Sometimes stuff happens even when you do everything right. Either way, better management usually minimizes the damage and makes it easier to clean up the mess. It’s never … Continue reading →

Posted in Bankruptcy, Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, Cyber, D&O, Data Security, Director Liability, E&O, Employee Benefits, Employment, ESOP, Fiduciary Responsibility, Fraud, Health Plans, Internal Controls, Labor Relations, Leadership, M&A, Officers, Officers Liability, Performance Management, Privacy, Reductions In Force, Reengineering, Retirement Plans, Risk Management, Shareholder Liability, Stock Plans, Tax, Teaming, Turnaround Management, Workforce Management | Tagged Bankruptcy, CFO, Compliance, directors liability, Employer, employment, ERISA, facebook, Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Fiduciary Liability, Fiduciary Responsibility, health plans, Human Resources, inspiration, Internal Controls, labor law, Leadership, officers liability, quotes, Risk Management, risk managmenet, Sarbanes-Oxley, social media, Sox | Leave a comment

Businesses Must Prepare To Respond For Potential Data Breach To Timely Meet Notice & Other Response Duties

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer

Businesses that experience data breaches affecting customer banking credit card, tax, social security or certain other personal financial or other sensitive information like those reported by like Chipotle, Target, Home Depot and a growing multitude of other businesses generally bear a legal … Continue reading →

Posted in Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, Cyber, D&O, data breach, Data Security, Director Liability, E&O, Employee Benefits, Employment, Fiduciary Responsibility, Fraud, Health Plans, Internal Controls, Leadership, Officers, Officers Liability, Performance Management, Privacy, Retirement Plans, Tax | Leave a comment

Supreme Court Ruling Boosts Arbitration Agreements’ Enforcability

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer

Employers and businesses should review their options to use arbitration and possible enhanced duty to arbitrate under arbitration agreements based on new SCOTUS Kindred Health decision. Continue reading →

Posted in Arbitration, Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, Data Security, Deferred Compensation Plans, Director Liability, Dispute Resolutuon, E&O, Employee Benefits, Employment, Fraud, Health Plans, Internal Controls, Labor Relations, M&A, Officers, Officers Liability, Performance Management, Privacy, Reductions In Force, Reengineering, Retirement Plans, Risk Management, Shareholder Liability, Stock Plans, Turnaround Management, Workforce Management | Tagged Arbitration, dispute resolution, health care | Leave a comment

Homeland Security Issues Urgent Cyber Warning To US Businesses

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer

U.S. agencies are warning U.S. businesses to batten down their cyber security defenses to guard against a WannaCry ransomware cybersecurity threat sweeping the Globe. Continue reading →

Posted in Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, D&O, Data Security, Director Liability, Director Liabiloity, E&O, Employee Benefits, Employment, Fiduciary Responsibility, Fraud, Internal Controls, Leadership, Officers, Officers Liability, Privacy, Risk Management, Shareholder Liability, Uncategorized | Tagged Cyber Security, Data security | Leave a comment

CG TechNology Nailed For $12M For Bank Secrecy Act Money Laundering Violations

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer

The $12 million FinCEN civil money penalty (CMP) imposed against CG Technology, L.P., doing business as Cantor Gaming, reminds gaming and other U.S. regulated businesses of the importance of maintaining and administering appropriate policies and practices to comply with the anti-money laundering … Continue reading →

Posted in Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, Data Security, Director Liability, Director Liabiloity, E&O, Risk Management, Uncategorized | Tagged bank secrecy act, Corporate Compliance, Corporate Governance, Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, money laundering, patriot act | Leave a comment

Data Breach & Cyber Securities & Investor Risk Management

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer

Corporations and their leaders to add reviewing prospectus and investor cyber security and data breach disclosures to their data breach and cyber security risk management and response to do lists help guard against post event shareholder claims and regulator investigations. … Continue reading →

Posted in Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, D&O, Data Security, Director Liability, Director Liabiloity, E&O, Employee Benefits, Employment, Fiduciary Responsibility, Fraud, Internal Controls, Officers, Officers Liability, Risk Management, Shareholder Liability, Turnaround Management, Uncategorized | Tagged Fiduciary Liability, Officers and Directors Liability, Securities, Shareholder, Shareholder Derivative Claims | Leave a comment