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July 26, 1999 |

The Risks of Using Informers in Cases of Employee Wrongdoing

A company that suspects wrongdoing by a current or former employee, or is defending itself against a lawsuit, is faced with several difficult decisions -- foremost of which is how to protect the company and expose the wrongdoer. The safest decision may be to hire a professional investigator. If the company chooses to hire a non-professional informer instead, just how dangerous is that option? A recent lawsuit against Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. illustrates the issues.
12 minute read
May 09, 2011 |

ITC has become a more attractive forum for nonpracticing entities

In order to have standing, they need to show a licensing program that will likely establish a domestic industry; litigation expenses are not enough.
7 minute read
April 10, 2006 |

17-Year-Old Trespassers May Use Attractive Nuisance Argument

Although the attractive nuisance theory of liability is most often applied to young children who suffer injuries while trespassing, a federal judge has ruled that it may also be used by two 17-year-old boys who suffered serious burns from catenary wires when they climbed atop a parked railroad car.
5 minute read
April 27, 2011 |

Shareholder Brings Derivative Suit Against Berhkshire Hathaway officers and directors

A shareholder derivative suit has been filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery against the board of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and its chairman and CEO, Warren E. Buffett, in the aftermath of insider trading allegations that have engulfed David L. Sokol, a former top lieutenant of Buffett's.
6 minute read
November 02, 2007 |

Intellectual Property Litigation

Lewis R. Clayton, a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, writes that no user of the Internet can fail to notice the wide availability of thousands of audio and video clips uploaded each day by individuals. A good deal of this material derives from the public domain or was created from scratch by the individual uploader. Much of it, however, appropriates copyrighted material.
10 minute read
August 02, 2002 |

Incumbents Raising Far More Than Foes in High Court Races

Jonathan [email protected] 2 weeks to go before Georgians select their judiciary, races at the top of the ticket have been downright sleepy. Eyebrows went up in the spring when challengers stepped forward to face Chief Justice Norman S. Fletcher and Justice Robert Benham Daily Report, May 3, 2002. But at least in terms of fund raising, the races have not been competitive.
5 minute read
January 24, 2012 |

Personal Injury Firm's Referral Network Gives New Life to Old Business Model

Personal injury and workers' comp attorneys often have a thorny relationship -- but The Veen Firm in San Francisco is easing the prickliness and boosting its profits at the same time. It has been spending millions on a formal referral network with workers' comp and other specialty shops, generating more trust and better referrals for both camps.
6 minute read
March 21, 2013 |

Tibble v. Edison International

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January 29, 2002 |

Up Go the Walls

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