Adele Nicholas

September 26, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

In Mississippi ex rel Hood v. AU Optronics, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has sued more than 10 large electronics makers, including divisions of Toshiba Corp., Samsung Group, Hitachi Global and Sharp Corp., accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of liquid-crystal display (LCD) screens. Hood brought the...

By Adele Nicholas

16 minute read

September 26, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

As the U.S. economy gradually emerges from recession, the legal job market has been slowly but steadily improving. According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal services sector added a modest 6,300 jobs in the past year, consistent with the gradual recovery in other...

By Adele Nicholas

9 minute read

August 29, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

In Irizarry v. Catsimatidis, the 2nd Circuit upheld a district court decision finding that Catsimatidis was an employer within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and could be held jointly and severally liable for the department managers unpaid wage claims.

By Adele Nicholas

11 minute read

August 29, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Light bulbs have gone on over the heads of many in-house counsel this past year, and InsideCounsel has tapped into the insights of 10 innovative legal teams.

By Julie Beck, Alanna Byrne, Cathleen Flahardy, Adele Nicholas, Mary Swanton, Zach Warren

32 minute read

August 29, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Data from a July 2013 study conducted by Michigan-based consulting firm Alix Partners shows that most companies are still struggling to control litigation spending.

By Adele Nicholas

11 minute read

August 04, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

While he was an employee of Amgen Inc., Steve Harris participated in one of the drug makers employee pension plans, which invested part of plan participants funds in Amgen stock.

By Adele Nicholas

11 minute read

August 04, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

A large class action lawsuit is most corporations worst nightmare.

By Adele Nicholas

33 minute read

June 30, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Beyond a mere increase in the number of financial institutions targeted for litigation, there also has been a marked change in the FDICs approach to such cases.

By Adele Nicholas

11 minute read

June 30, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

On May 3, police in Miami scooped up three people who were decidedly not common criminals.

By Adele Nicholas

15 minute read

June 30, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

French photojournalist Patrick Cariou spent six years in the 1990s living among Rastafarians in Jamaica and documenting their lifestyle.

By Adele Nicholas

12 minute read