September 26, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Supreme Court considers whether parens patriae can be removed to federal courtIn Mississippi ex rel Hood v. AU Optronics, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has sued more than 10 large electronics makers, including divisions of Toshiba Corp., Samsung Group, Hitachi Global and Sharp Corp., accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of liquid-crystal display (LCD) screens. Hood brought the...
By Adele Nicholas
16 minute read
September 26, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Even as the economy recovers, law departments are still under pressure to do more with lessAs the U.S. economy gradually emerges from recession, the legal job market has been slowly but steadily improving. According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal services sector added a modest 6,300 jobs in the past year, consistent with the gradual recovery in other...
By Adele Nicholas
9 minute read
August 29, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
FLSA decision puts C-suite executives on guardIn Irizarry v. Catsimatidis, the 2nd Circuit upheld a district court decision finding that Catsimatidis was an employer within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and could be held jointly and severally liable for the department managers unpaid wage claims.
By Adele Nicholas
11 minute read
August 29, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
The 2013 IC-10: Inside the legal profession's top innovatorsLight bulbs have gone on over the heads of many in-house counsel this past year, and InsideCounsel has tapped into the insights of 10 innovative legal teams.
By Julie Beck, Alanna Byrne, Cathleen Flahardy, Adele Nicholas, Mary Swanton, Zach Warren
32 minute read
August 29, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Companies look for new ways to control litigation costsData from a July 2013 study conducted by Michigan-based consulting firm Alix Partners shows that most companies are still struggling to control litigation spending.
By Adele Nicholas
11 minute read
August 04, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
9th Circuit narrows protection for administrators of ERISA-covered plansWhile he was an employee of Amgen Inc., Steve Harris participated in one of the drug makers employee pension plans, which invested part of plan participants funds in Amgen stock.
By Adele Nicholas
11 minute read
August 04, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
The changing class action litigation landscapeA large class action lawsuit is most corporations worst nightmare.
By Adele Nicholas
33 minute read
June 30, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
FDIC suits against directors and officers of failed financial institutions are on the riseBeyond a mere increase in the number of financial institutions targeted for litigation, there also has been a marked change in the FDICs approach to such cases.
By Adele Nicholas
11 minute read
June 30, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
DOJ dusts off little-used Travel Act to strengthen FCPA prosecutionsOn May 3, police in Miami scooped up three people who were decidedly not common criminals.
By Adele Nicholas
15 minute read
June 30, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
High-art dispute pushes the limits of fair useFrench photojournalist Patrick Cariou spent six years in the 1990s living among Rastafarians in Jamaica and documenting their lifestyle.
By Adele Nicholas
12 minute read