Alanna Byrne

November 26, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Apparently the last bell hasnt yet sounded in the heavyweight intellectual property bout between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., as Apple is seeking to add six more products to a patent infringement lawsuit against its South Korean rival.

By Alanna Byrne

5 minute read

November 21, 2012 | Inside Counsel

A former The Price is Right model won her very own $777,000 showcase in a courtroom showdown with producers who she claims discriminated against her when she became pregnant.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

November 21, 2012 | Inside Counsel

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

By Alanna Byrne

19 minute read

November 20, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. has until Jan. 1 to include emergency contraceptives in its health care plan, after a federal judge rejected the companys efforts to block part of President Obamas health care law.

By Alanna Byrne

4 minute read

November 19, 2012 | Inside Counsel

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Credit Suisse Group AG have agreed to pay $416.9 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allegations that the banks misled investors about the quality of their mortgage-backed securities.

By Alanna Byrne

6 minute read

November 16, 2012 | Inside Counsel

From FCPA compliance programs to the top 50 law firms for women, an inside look at the numbers that count

By Alanna Byrne

11 minute read

November 16, 2012 | Inside Counsel

A former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigator who was fired for allegedly threatening his colleagues has filed a multimillion-dollar wrongful termination lawsuit against the government agency.

By Alanna Byrne

4 minute read

November 15, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Former Dewey & LeBoeuf bankruptcy attorney Bruce Bennett is looking to be compensated for his work with another bankrupt organization: the Los Angeles Dodgers.

By Alanna Byrne

5 minute read

November 14, 2012 | Inside Counsel

An alleged Hobbit rip-off, a spicy shot of tequila and five more strange lawsuits in the news

By Alanna Byrne

13 minute read

November 14, 2012 | Inside Counsel

The futures industry is at it again. On the heels of CME Groups lawsuit against the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission comes a multimillion-dollar patent infringement lawsuit courtesy of CBOE Holdings Inc., the parent company of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read