Ashley Post

September 06, 2011 | Inside Counsel

State prosecutors are offering a deal to U.S. banks that allegedly misrepresented mortgage securities sold during the housing bubble that will limit their liability in exchange for a multibillion-dollar payment.

By Ashley Post

1 minute read

September 02, 2011 | Inside Counsel

The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is filing lawsuits against large banks that allegedly misrepresented mortgage securities sold during the housing bubble.

By Ashley Post

4 minute read

September 01, 2011 | Inside Counsel

The Department of Labor (DOL) will increase its focus on reducing the number of violations of wage and hour laws, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced yesterday.

By Ashley Post

2 minute read

August 31, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Jaeger finds fulfillment in working on international trade aspects and protecting the company brand.

By Ashley Post

7 minute read

August 31, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

The high court's Pliva v. Mensing decision shields generic-medication companies from failure-to-warn claims.

By Ashley Post

19 minute read

August 31, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

See this year's winners in their element.

By Cathleen Flahardy, Ashley Post, Mary Swanton, Alex Vorro

11 minute read

August 31, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

This year's winners use confident creativity to initiate innovative solutions within their legal departments.

By Cathleen Flahardy, Ashley Post, Mary Swanton, Alex Vorro

73 minute read

August 31, 2011 | Inside Counsel

According to a recent pay study, one-quarter of the countrys 100 highest-paid CEOs earned more money last year than their companies paid in federal income tax.

By Ashley Post

3 minute read

August 30, 2011 | Inside Counsel

An Alabama federal judge has temporarily blocked the states new immigration law, which is one of the strictest immigration reforms in the country.

By Ashley Post

2 minute read

August 29, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Last week a federal judge in New Orleans ruled that businesses and individuals suing BP, Transocean Ltd., Halliburton Co. and other companies tied to last years Gulf oil spill can seek punitive damages for economic and environmental losses they endured because of the spill.

By Ashley Post

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