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Alanna Byrne

Alanna Byrne

July 26, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Halliburton to plead guilty to destroying oil spill evidence

A unit of Halliburton Co. has admitted to destroying evidence connected to the exploded oil well responsible for the 2010 Gulf oil spill.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

July 26, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Cheat Sheet: How to work productively with state attorneys general

State attorneys general have been involved in some blockbuster settlements over the past decades.

By Alanna Byrne, Melissa Maleske

12 minute read

July 25, 2013 | Inside Counsel

U.S. indicts SAC Capital on fraud charges

Days after the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Steven A. Cohen with ignoring insider trading at his hedge fund, SAC Capital Advisors, the U.S. government has indicted SAC itself on charges of wire and securities fraud.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

July 24, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Rihanna sues Topshop for using her face on a T-shirt

Singer Rihanna is known for her fashion sense, but its safe to say she wont be wearing a Topshop T-shirt bearing her face on it.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

July 24, 2013 | Inside Counsel

5 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

Amelia Earhart's plane, a controversial advice column and three more lawsuits in the news

By Alanna Byrne

9 minute read

July 23, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Ford sues Japanese supplier for price-fixing

Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday filed suit against a Japanese auto parts supplier that has admitted to fixing the prices of electrical parts.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

July 22, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Patient sues company over allegedly defective hip replacement

A man who says he suffered complications following a hip replacement is suing the company that made the allegedly faulty implant.

By Alanna Byrne

5 minute read

July 19, 2013 | Inside Counsel

London law firm admits to leaking J.K. Rowling’s pseudonym

London law firm Russells is probably wishing that it had used a silencing charm on its attorneys, after it was revealed that one of the firms partners exposed J.K. Rowling as mystery writer Robert Galbraith.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

July 18, 2013 | Inside Counsel

NCAA will not renew contract with EA Sports

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will not renew its contract with gaming company Electronic Arts Inc., marking the end of the popular NCAA Football video game series.

By Alanna Byrne

5 minute read

July 17, 2013 | Inside Counsel

9 noteworthy in-house career moves

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

By Alanna Byrne

4 minute read