Adele Nicholas

April 30, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

With growing scrutiny on social media policies from regulators and plaintiffs, now is the time to review existing policies for potential pitfalls.

By Adele Nicholas

3 minute read

April 30, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Facebook, Twitter and other social media websites have been a fact of life for nearly a decade.

By Adele Nicholas

38 minute read

February 25, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

9th Circuit amends decision concerning liability for excess verdicts

By Adele Nicholas

5 minute read

January 27, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

A forthcoming Supreme Court decision concerning a litigation maneuver will have a serious impact on FLSA litigation

By Adele Nicholas

14 minute read

December 20, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Large investors are ditching class actions to pursue individual suits in hopes of recouping more losses

By Adele Nicholas

6 minute read

November 27, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Court finds in <em>Kivalina v. ExxonMobil</em> that the EPA and Clean Air Act displaced the Village of Kivalina's tort case

By Adele Nicholas

6 minute read

October 29, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

A growing group of courts are narrowing the reach of <em>Stolt-Nielsen</em>

By Adele Nicholas

4 minute read

October 29, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Experts say employers should determine confidentiality on a case-by-case basis to avoid liability

By Adele Nicholas

15 minute read

October 09, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Discovery can be an expensive and messy process, particularly for companies with large or complex operations. But in-house counsel can breathe a little easier following the 2nd Circuits ruling in Chin v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which found that the failure to issue a written litigation...

By Alanna Byrne, Adele Nicholas

4 minute read

September 23, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

New approach considers relevance of lost evidence and attempt to preserve

By Adele Nicholas

5 minute read