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October 01, 2008 |

Spoiling for a Fight

Several businesses buck the conventional wisdom that it's always better to settle.
4 minute read
February 22, 2011 |

With a Ribbon Around It: Winning the Pennant in a 'Pre-Bankruptcy' Case

When news hit of the Texas Rangers bankruptcy hit, there were a loooooooot of questions: meet the folks with the answers. • ALSO SEE: MAKING It Complicated | Expert Archive • What's There for a GC to Hold On To? • Walking the Tightrope — Not the Plank
5 minute read
January 14, 2011 |

Commentary: The Internet People Are in Control

In online terms, Facebook is the third largest nation in the world. Users of Facebook, Google and Rim are borderless, independent and virtual, something never seen before, writes Reed Smith's Douglas Wood, who says that, to put this tipping point in context, we should look to the Boston Tea Party.
6 minute read
March 27, 2013 |

Fla. Appeal Court Reverses $14 Million Judgment in Dominican Family Squabble

Taking on a family feud, a Florida appeal court has reversed a $14 million judgment obtained by a Miami Beach businessman against his brother and nephew, finding the businessman's claim of an oral agreement did not relate back to the original pleading and was first asserted 10 years after the four-year statute of limitations expired.
3 minute read
October 19, 2011 |

Burger King's new king: Jorge Paulo Lemann

The Burger King hamburger chain made a dramatic decision in August. It dethroned the King -- the mascot who had danced through its advertising in various guises for more than 50 years.
8 minute read
January 28, 2005 |

Slim-Fast Sued in Florida Over Ice Cream Recipe

Two brothers are asking a Florida court to order Slim-Fast Foods and parent company Unilever U.K. to show they did not steal a secret formula for enriching ice cream with added nutrients. Doing business under the umbrella of the Nutricopia corporation, the brothers seek enforcement of an agreement that Slim-Fast would "positively show" it developed products with technology it had obtained before Nutricopia made a PowerPoint presentation on nutrient-fortified frozen dessert products.
4 minute read
October 27, 2010 |

Tales From the Grimm Teacher: Discovery Misconduct Can Land You in the Dungeon

We've heard the horror stories of e-discovery. We've read about default judgments, adverse jury instructions, monetary penalties and orders to pay the other side's attorney fees. But we've never heard about jail time ... until now!
6 minute read
January 26, 2011 |

Preventing Problems Arising Out of Employers' Use of Social Media Tools to Make Employment Decisions

Employers can use social media to grab info about applicants and employees: what to do, what NOT to. • ALSO SEE: Got Growing Pains? | Expert Archive • When to Talk, and When to SHUT YOUR PIE HOLE! • Head In (Oops!), I Mean for, the Clouds: Compliance
8 minute read
July 31, 2000 |

Andersen Legal Goes High Tech to Better Compete with Law Firms

In an effort to remain on the cutting edge of law firm technology, Andersen Legal, Arthur Andersen's corresponding international law network, is launching Dealsight. The new service -- an Internet-based service for corporate transactions -- proves that the Big Five are not about to be beaten by traditional law firms on the technology front, says Andersen's Chris Hinze.
3 minute read
November 26, 2001 |

FTC Targets Hearst Corporation

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission wants to require the New York media giant Hearst Corp. to forfeit $19 million in profits earned from an illegal 1998 merger, according to a tentative settlement. Such disgorgement of profits would be a first in a merger case, and is yet another signal that Bush administration antitrust agencies take Hart-Scott-Rodino compliance very seriously.
4 minute read

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