By J. Russell Jackson | December 8, 2005
The field of products liability always has inspired lawyers to use old tools in creative new ways. Indeed, strict liability was crafted from warranty and negligence principles. But as new theo
By David B. Gail, Mary R. Korby and Michael A. Saslaw | December 4, 2008
If Shakespeare were alive today, it may not be the lawyers he would suggest killing first. In any time of turmoil, the first thought on the mind of most observers is assigning blame. In the current
By Daphne Eviatar | April 3, 2007
On a recent rainy February afternoon, Peter Sacripanti, partner-in-charge of McDermott Will & Emery's New York office, climbed into an aluminum trailer parked on the remains of an oil refinery
By Jessie Seyfer | August 8, 2007
It may take a while to erase the black mark two San Francisco law firms -- and their client, Qualcomm Inc. -- received Monday courtesy of a San Diego federal judge, but the company and firms have a
By Meredith Hobbs | July 27, 2005
As WorldCom's Bernard Ebbers heads to prison -- and former HealthSouth chief Richard M. Scrushy enjoys his recent acquittal -- Powell Goldstein is capitalizing on the federal government's incr
By Samuel Lewis | April 6, 2006
With the wealth of content that exists on the Internet, seemingly free for the taking, it's no wonder that businesses are still coming to grips with the rights associated with that content. But one
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By Joris M. Hogan | December 6, 2007
On Nov. 28, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted an amendment to Rule 14a-8(i)(8) that effectively denies shareholders access to the director-nomination process. This amendment allow
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By Jodi Misher Peikin and John Rizio-Hamilton | February 10, 2006
E-mail evidence is one of the newest and sharpest arrows in the government's quiver. In recent years the government has won several convictions based on little more than damning e-mail evidence. No
By Tresa Baldas | June 1, 2007
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is raising new legal fears for health care providers in light of tougher government enforcement and recent court rulings that could trigg
By Lynne C. Hermle | June 10, 2008
Plaintiffs counsel have become increasing adept at crafting new theories of employer liability in wage-and-hour class actions. One current trend is to attack companies for alleged
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