April 25, 2013 | Inside Counsel
Judge tosses grads’ suit against Brooklyn Law SchoolA 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 rulesThe 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 movesCharting 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 claimsDewey & 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 damagesThree 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 newsGCs 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 timeThe 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 endsJust 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 headlinesGarth 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 patentBayer 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
Trending Stories