Alex Vorro

August 19, 2011 | Inside Counsel

People living in and around Pittsburgh are likely overjoyed at the prospect of their health care possibly being affected by a particularly vitriolic feud between their local hospital and insurance company.

By Alex Vorro

5 minute read

August 18, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Despite the many changes in recent years seeking to improve the work-life balance for lawyers, working mothers in law firms continue to face challenges with the long hours and inflexible schedules.

By Alex Vorro

2 minute read

August 17, 2011 | Inside Counsel

A week after House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) ratcheted up the drama yet again on Boeing Co.s ongoing strife with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a judge issued a plea to both sides to push the process along.

By Alex Vorro

4 minute read

August 16, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Continuing the theme of what goes around comes around, Google joined the battle in which Texas-based patent firm Lodsys is currently engaged with app developers.

By Alex Vorro

3 minute read

August 15, 2011 | Inside Counsel

The next time someone asks Wheres the beef?, the answer will resoundingly be Chicago. In the past two months, the city that put Jurgis Rudkus on the map has become a heated battleground for a wiener war featuring four of the major hot dog producers in the nation.

By Alex Vorro

2 minute read

August 10, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Perhaps feeling left out thanks to Bank of America (BofA) to getting all of the ink lately devoted to mortgage-backed securities lawsuits, Goldman Sachs Group yesterday grabbed a few headlines of its own.

By Alex Vorro

2 minute read

August 09, 2011 | Inside Counsel

It’s back to work in New York City for union laborers. U.S. Southern District Judge Robert Patterson last week ruled that the city’s labor agreements with 50 unions are not in violation of federal labor law after a pair of construction trade groups took umbrage with the accords.

By Alex Vorro

2 minute read

August 08, 2011 | Inside Counsel

The legal wrangling is escalating in the squabble between Boeing Co. and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) turned up the heat on the NLRB and its Acting General Counsel, Lafe Solomon, today after issuing a subpoena for documents...

By Alex Vorro

4 minute read

August 04, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Just days after news broke that Bank of America (BofA) is facing a new lawsuit from 15 former Countrywide Financial Corp. investors that lost money during the housing collapse comes word that the company is now looking to the government for help shielding itself from further litigation.

By Alex Vorro

2 minute read

August 03, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Taking a page from the National Football League and its protracted labor dispute with its players’ union, the National Basketball Association today decided to step up and take control of the headlines recently devoted to endless professional sports drama.

By Alex Vorro

2 minute read