Alexis Harrison

January 08, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Now, the legal services industry is catching up with its counterparts in the medical field and other sectors and developing technology to help users find an attorney.

By Alexis Harrison

3 minute read

January 06, 2014 | Inside Counsel

H.R. 1105: Small Business Capital Access and Job Perseveration Act that aims to loosen excessive and unnecessary regulations when it comes to private enterprise and business seems to be indefinitely stalled.

By Alexis Harrison

3 minute read

January 03, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Pennsylvanias Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane has called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate so-called patent trolls.

By Alexis Harrison

6 minute read

December 27, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Illegal downloads and bootleg sales continues to be bad for business for Tinseltown, and the powers-that-be in Hollywood are getting tough and is lobbying for strong intellectual property laws to be adopted in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

By Alexis Harrison

5 minute read

December 26, 2013 | Inside Counsel

56 percent of lawyers indicate their organization expects to maintain current staff levels by filling vacant posts, and only 12 percent of respondents say they do not intend to fill vacant positions or create new ones and another two percent expect staff reductions.

By Alexis Harrison

5 minute read

December 23, 2013 | Inside Counsel

On Dec. 17, the law school announced that it received a $15 million gift from the Chicago-based casino and real estate magnate and university trustee -- the largest gift in school history.

By Alexis Harrison

3 minute read

December 20, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Top executives at private-equity giant Apollo Global Management LLC say they support more regulation and disclosure from life insurers that are backed by investment firms as long as any extra oversight is applied equally across the industry.

By Alexis Harrison

2 minute read

December 18, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Toyota has entered settlement talks over the sudden acceleration lawsuits and will reportedly start intensive settlement process to resolve the lawsuits in which plaintiffs claim the issue with the automobiles caused death or severe injury.

By Alexis Harrison

6 minute read

December 17, 2013 | Inside Counsel

The Environmental Protection Agency lost a legal battle last week when a federal appeals court agreed with several long-haul truck manufactures that the agency shouldnt have let Navistar sell certain engines.

By Alexis Harrison

3 minute read

December 16, 2013 | Inside Counsel

FindTheBests win comes after several months of aggressive litigation against the patent troll.

By Alexis Harrison

3 minute read