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Corporate Counsel

Talent Crisis

America's ability to compete in the global market may turn on the outcome of the immigration debate.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

EFF Takes On Purple Dinosaur

When Stuart Frankel, a New York computer repair technician, created a parody of the famous purple dinosaur Barney on his Web site, he thought it was all fun and games. However, the company behind iconic kids' character, Lyons Partnership, was less than amused. After Lyons sent Frankel several cease-and-desist letters...
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Lessons Learned

Five cases. Five decisions. Five lessons from 2006.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Open-Source Providers Defeat Antitrust Claim

A lot of powerful companies would like to stop the infectious spread of open-source software. Microsoft has attacked the General Public License (GPL), which allows people to freely download, modify and redistribute open-source software, since 2001; SCO continues to pursue multi-billion dollar claims against IBM, Red Hat and Novell for...
12 minute read

Inside Counsel

Election Dejection

Democrats' clean sweep in the midterm elections puts tort reform on hold.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Court Upholds Employers' Right to Limit Medical Leaves

Stuart Edward Payne worked as a mechanic for the Fairfax County, Va., Department of Vehicle Services in 2001 when a doctor diagnosed him with panic disorder, irritable bowel syndrome and Epstein-Barr disease. In October 2001, he began taking intermittent leave under the FMLA. He exhausted all 480 hours of his...
14 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Patchy Protection

UK ruling reopens the debate over business-method patents in Europe.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Corning NetOptix Wins Legal Fee Fight

When the SEC sued Robert Happ for illegal insider trading in October 2000, he thought his defense costs would be covered. Happ had an indemnification agreement with Galileo, an optical manufacturing company on whose board he served. The agreement said the company would cover any liabilities associated with Happ's duties...
12 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Election Dejection

Democrats' clean sweep in the midterm elections puts tort reform on hold.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Faith Face-Off

Employee demands for religious accommodations land companies in court.
21 minute read

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