Alanna Byrne

December 12, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Visiting New York City may have just gotten a little cheaper, after state and federal regulators charged two tour bus companies for allegedly running an illegal monopoly that hiked prices for tourists.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

December 11, 2012 | Inside Counsel

The force was with Lucasfilm Ltd. Monday, when a California appeals court overturned a $1.2 million pregnancy discrimination verdict against the company.

By Alanna Byrne

4 minute read

December 10, 2012 | Inside Counsel

A federal judge on Friday denied a request from two Verizon Communications Inc. retirees to stop the transfer of $7.5 billion in pension obligations to Prudential Insurance Co. of America.

By Alanna Byrne

3 minute read

December 07, 2012 | Inside Counsel

George Zimmerman, the Florida man who shot and killed unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, is suing NBC for defamation, claiming that the network edited one of his phone calls to police to create the myth that he is racist.

By Alanna Byrne

4 minute read

December 07, 2012 | Inside Counsel

General counsel sound off on the Petraeus affair, Obamacare, falsified drug tests and more

By Alanna Byrne

12 minute read

December 06, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Women are making significant gains in the fields of law and medicine, where they now hold roughly one-third of all jobs, according to U.S. census figures reported by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

December 05, 2012 | Inside Counsel

The British creator of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? has a big cash prize coming its way, after a federal appeals court denied The Walt Disney Co.s efforts to have a $319 million verdict overturned.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

December 05, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Charting the latest GC and in-house appointments

By Alanna Byrne

28 minute read

December 04, 2012 | Inside Counsel

A former female shareholder at Greenberg Traurig filed a $200 million gender discrimination suit against the firm Monday, claiming that it denied equal pay and advancement opportunities to its women attorneys.

By Alanna Byrne

16 minute read

December 03, 2012 | Inside Counsel

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review an appeals courts decision that generic drug manufacturers can face lawsuits over alleged problems in the design of drugs, regardless of federal protections against design-defect claims.

By Alanna Byrne

4 minute read