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Alanna Byrne

Alanna Byrne

April 25, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Judge tosses grads’ suit against Brooklyn Law School

A group of Brooklyn Law School graduates evidently arent earning impressive salaries, and they wont be earning any money in the form of damages either.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

April 24, 2013 | Inside Counsel

DMCA protections do not apply to pre-1972 sound recordings, court rules

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) has shielded many a website from copyright infringement claims. But its protections do not extend to pre-1972 sound recordings, a New York state appeals court ruled on Tuesday.

By Alanna Byrne

5 minute read

April 24, 2013 | Inside Counsel

11 noteworthy in-house career moves

Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments

By Alanna Byrne

14 minute read

April 23, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Former Dewey & LeBoeuf chairman agrees to settle mismanagement claims

Dewey & LeBoeufs former chairman has agreed to pay more than $500,000 to settle claims that he mismanaged the law firm leading up to its collapse, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports.

By Alanna Byrne

4 minute read

April 22, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Florida sues BP for oil spill damages

Three years to the day after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Florida became the fourth state to sue for damages over the 2010 catastrophe

By Alanna Byrne

5 minute read

April 19, 2013 | Inside Counsel

5 notable GCs in the news

GCs sound off on gene patentability, surveillance, copyright infringement and more

By Alanna Byrne

5 minute read

April 19, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Judge tosses Viacom copyright suit against YouTube for second time

The second time was not the charm for Viacom Inc. in its copyright suit against Google.

By Alanna Byrne

4 minute read

April 18, 2013 | Inside Counsel

First phase of BP spill trial ends

Just days before the third anniversary of the Gulf oil spill, the first phase of a trial to determine if BP or its partners are guilty of gross negligence in the disaster came to a close on Wednesday.

By Alanna Byrne

5 minute read

April 17, 2013 | Inside Counsel

5 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

Garth Brooks turns down Twister, Hooters fires a waitress over her hair, and three more strange lawsuits in the news

By Alanna Byrne

9 minute read

April 17, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Federal Circuit invalidates Bayer’s Yaz patent

Bayer AG is facing more problems related to its Yaz contraceptive, after the Federal Circuit invalidated the companys patent on the birth control pill.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read