Alex Vorro

October 11, 2011 | Inside Counsel

The spate of illnesses caused by seemingly innocuous cantaloupes is becoming a serious issue. A listeria outbreak linked to the tainted fruit has reportedly accounted for 24 deaths and 112 illnesses in 25 states so far, and the number continues to grow.

By Alex Vorro

4 minute read

October 10, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Want to get busted for insider trading? Despite reports that corporate criminals are seeing tougher sentences these days, the going rate for defendants in the Galleon Group scandal is a cool three-year average term. But that might not be the case for the modern face of insider trading, Raj Rajaratnam,...

By Alex Vorro

2 minute read

October 07, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Evolution is the theme of this years Corporate Counsel Women of Color conference at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

By Alex Vorro

4 minute read

October 03, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Securities Act claims to have more stringent pleading standards; Racial bias in class actions defined; Monopoly claims must have price-based proof; FLSA plaintiffs may not always recover attorney fees.

By Alex Vorro

5 minute read

October 03, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Women of influence discuss how they've mentored and advanced women lawyers.

By Danielle Feinstein, Melissa Maleske, Ashley Post, Mary Swanton, Alex Vorro

125 minute read

September 30, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Warren Buffett spoke to the press today regarding much-maligned Bank of America (BofA), which has been on the receiving end of a litany of lawsuits, bad press and simply seems to have a black cloud firmly entrenched above its proverbial head.

By Alex Vorro

4 minute read

September 29, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Historically controversial in the treatment of its citizens, the state of Alabamas bid to own the nations strictest immigration laws grew stronger. U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn upheld significant sections of the law pertaining to illegal immigrants, stating that they arent pre-empted by federal regulations.

By Alex Vorro

4 minute read

September 27, 2011 | Inside Counsel

If the bean counters cant count, or choose not to report what they see, who can you trust? Accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. is now the defendant in a pair of lawsuits alleging it failed to detect (or report) massive fraud spanning nearly a decade at a now-defunct Florida...

By Alex Vorro

4 minute read

September 26, 2011 | Inside Counsel

In a move that will almost assuredly spur a spate of legal challenges that will clog courtrooms almost as much as wireless Internet providers have been slowing down network connections, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) finally published its long-awaited and hotly debated rules for Internet traffic.

By Alex Vorro

3 minute read

September 23, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Now serving the next customer in line to sue Bank of America. While not exactly what you expect to hear from the teller at your local Bank of America (BofA) branch, Bloomberg yesterday warned that the besieged bank is among a group of lenders that may face a new slew...

By Alex Vorro

2 minute read