By Staff Writer | January 31, 2007
After David Gross suffered severe burns while cleaning a pressure cooker at a KFC restaurant chain, the 16-year-old high school student began receiving workers' compensation for his injuries. However, after the company investigated the claim, it found Gross was ineligible for workers' comp because he had violated KFC safety rules,...
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By Staff Writer | January 31, 2007
Eli Lilly faced some significant ?? 1/2 hurdles in 2006. After losing $65 million in a patent dispute against competitor Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc., the pharmaceutical giant faced another scare over the possibility of losing its patent on its blockbuster antipsychotic drug Zyprexa. However, Lilly's luck changed Dec. 26, when the...
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By Staff Writer | January 31, 2007
MetLife Insurance Co., the nation's largest group life insurer, reached a final settlement with the New York State attorney general's office Dec. 29, concluding an investigation into allegations the insurer engaged in bid rigging and client steering to illegally inflate its profits. MetLife agreed to pay restitution of $16.5 million...
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By Staff Writer | January 31, 2007
The proverbial last straw snapped for Jackie Fitzgerald when she found herself short of cash and debating whether to fill her car's fuel tank or her birth control prescription in 2001. Fitzgerald, a trainman for Union Pacific Railroad Co. (UP), spent her last $40 to buy gas to get to...
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By Julius Melnitzer | January 31, 2007
SEC's amendments to best price rule rekindle interest in tender offers.
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By Staff Writer | January 31, 2007
What you don't know about BlackBerrys could land you in court.
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By Michael T. Burr | January 31, 2007
When District Court Judge Melinda Harmon granted AllianceBernstein's motion for summary judgment in the sprawling In re Enron Corp. Securities, Derivative and ERISA Litigation class action, the decision might have gone down as a minor footnote in the multibillion-dollar lawsuit. After all, Alliance Capital Management (AllianceBernstein's predecessor) already was exonerated...
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By Steven Seidenberg | January 31, 2007
Corporations and courts clash over the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
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By Staff Writer | January 31, 2007
In-house counsel combat the erosion of privilege by forging new policies.
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By Steven Seidenberg | January 31, 2007
Corporations and courts clash over the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
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