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Imported inflation Try made in U.S.A.
FOR YEARS GLOBALIZATION was touted as undisputed good news in terms of the low prices it delivered to consumers. It was unqualified bad news only if you happened to be the fellow who made the goods now being produced in China. Now the tide has turned. After more than a decade of "exporting" deflation, China has gone over to the dark side, according to U.
The 'Original Patent Troll' is Back With a New NPE Venture
Anthony Brown was called the "original patent troll" when he ran TechSearch. Now he's trying to reestablish himself with a new nonpracticing entity, Cascades Ventures.
Reuters CEO Glocer on the Rise
Tom Glocer logged nine years as an M&A associate at New York law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell before he signed on as deputy general counsel of Reuters America in 1993. Then his career kicked into high gear, and by 2001 he was tapped as Reuters Group plc CEO, the first American and the first nonjournalist in the top job. If the agreed $17.2 billion merger with Thomson Corp. goes through, Glocer will take the helm of the newly formed Thomson-Reuters Corp.
Opinion: Ruling Raises Stakes In NCAA Lawsuit
I am watching with a mixture of delight and uncertainty as the NCAA gets taken to school.Judge Finds Little Goodwill in Price for Penalized Firm
A New York lawyer whose exaggerated claims about his trial experience and professional accomplishments contributed to a $385,000 malpractice verdict has been permitted by a federal judge to sell his law practice for $2,000, more than twice its appraised value of $850. The former client who sued for malpractice claimed the bargain-basement price failed to account for $50,000 in goodwill and was part of the attorney's effort to dodge malpractice payments. But the judge said $2,000 was a fair price.Decades of Deception Alleged as $280 Billion Tobacco Trial Opens
The nation's biggest tobacco companies worked together for decades to mislead the public about the dangers of smoking, a federal lawyer alleged Tuesday at the start of a civil racketeering trial in which the government seeks a record $280 billion from the industry. Industry lawyers have acknowledged tobacco executives may have expressed doubts about public health concerns in the past, but say that doesn't amount to fraud. "Fraud is a very high bar," said one Philip Morris USA attorney.
Regulators scrutinizing Facebook after IPO mess, but lawyers doubt tough penalties to follow
In the wake of its botched initial public offering, Facebook is facing uncommonly swift regulatory scrutiny on multiple fronts. Still, securities lawyers say it's unlikely the social media giant and its lead underwriter Morgan Stanley Smith Barney will face serious penalties from the government.Interstate adoptions: Harder than they should be?
Fewer children would be stuck in foster care if state authorities reduced red tape and standardized procedures nationwide to encourage more adoptions by out-of-state families, according to a coalition of child welfare experts appealing for change.More from ALM
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