Alanna Byrne

November 13, 2012 | Inside Counsel

CME Group Inc., the worlds largest futures and derivatives market, has come under fire for its recent lawsuit against the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which it filed in an effort to block the implementation of certain Dodd-Frank reporting requirements.

By Alanna Byrne

5 minute read

November 12, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Pfizer Inc. is opening its coffers yet again, this time to settle a class-action suit involving former Wyeth Inc. shareholders who claim the pharmaceutical company misinformed them about the side effects of its antidepressant, Pristiq.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

November 09, 2012 | Inside Counsel

We take a look at some of the more bizarre litigation that has arisen from natural disasters in the past

By Julie Beck, Alanna Byrne

11 minute read

November 09, 2012 | Inside Counsel

BP Plc and those affected by the devastating 2010 Gulf Oil Spill have been on opposite sides of a courtroom for years. But now the two parties agree on one thing: Its time to reach a settlement.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

November 08, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Joseph Wayland, the acting head of the U.S. Department of Justices (DOJ) Antitrust Division, will leave his position on Nov. 16.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

November 07, 2012 | Inside Counsel

After a long and contentious election season, President Barack Obama won a second term Tuesday night, earning 303 electoral votes to Republican challenger Mitt Romneys 206.

By Alanna Byrne

7 minute read

November 07, 2012 | Inside Counsel

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

By Alanna Byrne

4 minute read

November 06, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Just more than a year after MF Globals bankruptcy, some of its former customers have added accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as a defendant in a suit related to the broker-dealers demise.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

November 06, 2012 | Inside Counsel

There are plenty of differences between presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, but the two opponents have one thing in common: They both have law degrees.

By Alanna Byrne

9 minute read

November 05, 2012 | Inside Counsel

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will reportedly recommend that the U.S. government sue Google Inc. for violations of antitrust law.

By Alanna Byrne

5 minute read