Amanda Ciccatelli

March 11, 2014 | Inside Counsel

The Florida Bar Vision 2016 is based on a comprehensive review of four critical areas impacting the legal profession and is aimed at "preparing today's lawyer for tomorrow's practice.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

6 minute read

March 10, 2014 | Inside Counsel

According to a new report by the Securities Class Action Services unit of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., the Top 100 Class Action Settlements Semi-Annual Report noted that 12 settlements from 2013 made the top 100 list.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

3 minute read

March 07, 2014 | Inside Counsel

The FCC is set to consider tougher rules for local TV stations that would prohibit some joint negotiations with cable companies and limit deals between broadcasters to jointly sell advertising while sharing services.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

6 minute read

March 06, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Investors have to prove that a company's statements are misleading, but if the Court abandons its precedent, investors could have difficultly bringing class actions at all.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

10 minute read

March 05, 2014 | Inside Counsel

A recent college girls Facebook post resulted in a court throwing out an $80,000 settlement, because the plaintiff and his daughter breached the terms of a confidential agreement when the she bragged about it on Facebook.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

4 minute read

March 04, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Lately, the balance of power has shifted from large law firms to corporate clients, who are using bargaining power to demand lower fees and flexibility in pricing models.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

12 minute read

March 03, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Fortune recently published the 2013 list of top 10 patent troll targets, which include AT&T, fighting 70 active cases as of the publication date. Next in line is Google, which was hit with 43 suits last year.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

7 minute read

February 28, 2014 | Inside Counsel

West Virginias version of the False Claims Act, which is created to incentivize whistleblowers, fell to its death in the House of Delegates this February in a 55-42 vote.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

8 minute read

February 27, 2014 | Inside Counsel

The civil division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York is currently investigating Bank of America's compliance with the rules of the Federal Housing Administration's Direct Endorsement Program.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

3 minute read

February 26, 2014 | Inside Counsel

They are among 19 companies that told the EU in a letter to take action to limit the ability of companies that hold patents as their primary source of income from using the legal system to extort money out of other businesses.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

3 minute read