By Julius Melnitzer | January 31, 2008
Law firms uncover widespread backdating violations among Canadian companies.
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By Cristin Schmitz | January 31, 2008
Christine Brenneman had been on the job just two weeks when, she alleged, her supervisor, David Ryburn, started to make unwanted sexual advances toward her ...
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By Staff Writer | January 29, 2008
An employee fired for his medicinal use of marijuana can't sue his employer for unlawful discrimination under California law, the California Supreme Court ruled Jan. 24.
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By Melissa Maleske | January 22, 2008
The Supreme Court on Jan. 22 declined to review the $40 billion suit Enron investors brought against financial institutions they say colluded with the now-defunct energy company to hide losses and inflate revenue.
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By Melissa Maleske | January 17, 2008
A federal jury in Phoenix ordered Apollo Group Inc., the parent company of the University of Phoenix, to pay shareholders between $270 million and $300 hundred million in damages--or $5.55 a share--for misleading investors.
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By Yesenia Salcedo | January 16, 2008
The Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Wal-Mart employee who alleged the retailer discriminated against her after an on-the-job accident. The court said the parties had agreed to settle the dispute but no details were released.
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By Melissa Maleske | January 15, 2008
The Supreme Court handed down its opinion Jan. 15 in the closely watched securities case <em>Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta</em>.
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By Melissa Maleske | January 8, 2008
A federal magistrate judge in San Diego issued sanctions Jan. 7 against six lawyers representing Qualcomm in its high profile patent battle with Broadcom.
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By Yesenia Salcedo | January 7, 2008
More than 90 current and former residents of Endicott, N.Y., sued IBM Jan. 3 for wrongfully and recklessly dumping toxic chemicals into the environment around the company's Endicott location, causing health problems and damaging property and the environment.
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By Staff Writer | January 1, 2008
Over the last several years, e-discovery has become the stuff of nightmares for in-house counsel who find themselves embroiled in litigation. The amount of electronic data the average businessperson produces has grown exponentially, the costs to conduct e-discovery have soared and the revised Federal Rules for Civil Procedure have increased...
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