Alanna Byrne

March 02, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Tracking some of the most-significant quotes from general counsel in the mainstream media

By Alanna Byrne

4 minute read

March 01, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Copyright infringement is a hot-button issue, especially in todays age of digital piracy and illegal file sharing. Efforts to combat online theft in the form of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) failed earlier this year. But now, a public advocacy group is offering its own plan to balance Internet...

By Alanna Byrne

4 minute read

February 29, 2012 | Inside Counsel

After losing a poisoning lawsuit earlier this month, Monsanto Co. got a courtroom victory last week when a federal judge tossed out a class action lawsuit that a group of farmers had filed against the agriculture giant.

By Alanna Byrne

1 minute read

February 29, 2012 | Inside Counsel

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

By Alanna Byrne

18 minute read

February 27, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Black financial advisers suing Merrill Lynch for alleged discrimination can pursue a class action suit after the 7th Circuit reversed a lower courts ruling Friday.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

February 27, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Its a sordid ending for an uplifting image: Shepard Fairey, the Los Angeles street artist behind Barack Obamas famous Hope campaign poster, pleaded guilty Friday to criminal contempt for destroying and fabricating evidence in a copyright case with the Associated Press (AP).

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

February 24, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Apple's trademark war, the fallout of the Carnival cruise ship crash, Martha-who-cannot-be-destroyed and more

By Alanna Byrne

11 minute read

February 23, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Phil Michaelson found himself embroiled in a modern-day David and Goliath story last year when his web cookbook, KeepRecipes.com, came under fire for trademark infringement, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.

By Alanna Byrne

4 minute read

February 22, 2012 | Inside Counsel

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has closed its foreign bribery investigation into Allianz SE without bringing charges, according to Reuters.

By Alanna Byrne

1 minute read

February 22, 2012 | Inside Counsel

The following lawsuits exemplify the lighter, and sometimes bizarre, side of the legal world.

By Alanna Byrne

5 minute read