Alex Vorro

January 13, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Perhaps a little late for the Christmas gift season, but never too late for attorneys to potentially find useful, comes a new iPad application intended to assist with depositions.

By Alex Vorro

4 minute read

January 12, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Apparently Sheriffs Deputy Edward Bylsma doesnt enjoy the same type of quality service at his local Burger King that Police Chief Clancy Wiggum does at the Springfield Krusty Burger.

By Alex Vorro

5 minute read

January 11, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Not even a week after becoming owner of the National Football Leagues Jacksonville Jaguars franchise, Shahid Khan is making changes both behind the scenes on the sidelines.

By Alex Vorro

2 minute read

January 10, 2012 | Inside Counsel

As InsideCounsel noted was likely in the works just prior to the holiday break, News Corp. officially announced yesterday that Gerson Zweifach will take over as the companys group general counsel. Currently a partner at Williams & Connolly, Zweifach also will become senior executive vice president, effective Feb. 1.

By Alex Vorro

2 minute read

January 09, 2012 | Inside Counsel

It pays to be a whistleblower these days. Both the federal government and individual whistleblowers are reaping rewards from the False Claims Act (FCA). The government raked in a cool $3.03 billion in FCA recoveries in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2011, according to a study published last week...

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9 minute read

January 06, 2012 | Inside Counsel

With news breaking today that the national unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 percent in December 2011its lowest level since February 2009and the economy added 200,000 jobs, one might think the legal job market also reaped the benefits of Americans getting back to work. Alas, this was not the case.

By Alex Vorro

2 minute read

January 05, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Nothing says Happy New Year! like an investigation from the attorney general. Such is the reality for Wells Fargo & Co., which now must explain to Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen why it may have disclosed customers Social Security numbers when it mailed them copies of subpoenas issued by the...

By Alex Vorro

2 minute read

January 04, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Sometimes it pays to be the first. Classic video game maker Atari is now on the offensive and threatening legal action against any game developers the company believes may be infringing up its intellectual property.

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3 minute read

January 03, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Despite the fresh calendar on the wall, echoes of the 2008 financial crisis already are reverberating in the new year. Lloyds Banking Group is under fire from a putative class of American shareholders alleging the British bank and its executives misled them over the bailout of fellow financial services company...

By Alex Vorro

3 minute read

December 31, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

In Anderson v. Hannaford Bros. Co., the 1st Circuit addressed the issue of whether data breach claimants have suffered legally cognizable damages.

By Alex Vorro

4 minute read