Ashley Post

August 26, 2011 | Inside Counsel

After an eight-month pending period, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) yesterday announced its final rule on Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

By Ashley Post

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August 26, 2011 | Inside Counsel

At a hearing yesterday in Dusseldorf, a judge said that Samsung Electronics could be banned from selling its Galaxy 10.1 tablet computers in Germany because their design may infringe on Apples intellectual property rights for the iPad.

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August 25, 2011 | Inside Counsel

The Department of Labor (DOL) reported that national unemployment claims notably increased last week, partly because thousands of Verizon Communications union employees are seeking unemployment benefits following a dispute with the company.

By Ashley Post

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August 24, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Hewlett-Packard Co. is accusing one of its suppliers, AU Optronics Corp., a Taiwanese manufacturer of liquid crystal displays (LCDs), of being involved in a price-fixing scheme.

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August 24, 2011 | Inside Counsel

An Alabama federal judge will hear arguments today concerning a new state immigration law that allegedly interferes with the federal governments authority over immigration.

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August 23, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Today the White House will announce final plans to eliminate or scale back hundreds of regulations on businesses. The changes reflect the Obama administrations efforts to be sympathetic to the concerns of businesses.

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August 23, 2011 | Inside Counsel

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) announced yesterday that Joseph West, associate general counsel at Wal-Mart, has been named the associations new president and CEO, effective Sept. 12.

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August 22, 2011 | Inside Counsel

The Obama administration frequently touts the advantages of its comprehensive health care reform law, including the benefits that doctors and hospitals can reap when they partner to provide better care at lower costs.

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August 22, 2011 | Inside Counsel

As the lucrative smartphone market continues to grow, technology companies are paying close attention to upcoming cases concerning mobile-device patents.

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August 19, 2011 | Inside Counsel

You dont have to have been born in the 1970s to be familiar with the disco hit Y.M.C.A. by the famously flamboyant music group the Village People. Now, the popular (and some would argue, annoying) song is now at the forefront of a legal battle that could test the boundaries...

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