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Cathleen Flahardy

Cathleen Flahardy

August 09, 2012 | Inside Counsel

More Fortune 500 women GCs than ever before, study says

A recent survey released by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) says more women than ever served as GCs in the Fortune 500 in 2011.

By Cathleen Flahardy

3 minute read

August 08, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Roderick Palmore named to Goodyear’s board

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has named Roderick A. Palmore to its board of directors.

By Cathleen Flahardy

2 minute read

August 07, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Patent trolls may have to pay legal costs

Patent trolls beware! A couple of congressman may make business for you a lot harder.

By Cathleen Flahardy

3 minute read

August 06, 2012 | Inside Counsel

MGM settles suit over “Raging Bull”

Jake LaMotta and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) have called a truce. The movie studio and former boxer have reached an agreement in the lawsuit MGM filed against LaMotta last month.

By Cathleen Flahardy

3 minute read

August 03, 2012 | Inside Counsel

SEC launches investigation into Sprint tax collection

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman got the attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when he filed suit against Sprint Nextel Corp. over the companys collection of sales taxes.

By Cathleen Flahardy

2 minute read

August 02, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Yahoo user sues company for negligence

A Yahoo! Inc. user has sued the Internet giant claiming the company was negligent after it disclosed that a hacker stole about 450,000 user names and passwords from one of its sites.

By Cathleen Flahardy

3 minute read

August 01, 2012 | Inside Counsel

CFPB sues Los Angeles law firm

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)an agency founded under Dodd-Frank to regulate consumer protectionhas filed its first ever civil enforcement action in federal court, and the lucky defendant is a Los Angeles law firm.

By Cathleen Flahardy

3 minute read

July 31, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Court says discrimination suit against EEOC may proceed

While its almost an everyday occurrence to see the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC) name attached to a discrimination suit, its not too common that the EEOC is acting as a defendant.

By Cathleen Flahardy

2 minute read

July 30, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Taking advantage of social media

Embracing technology can help in-house lawyers personally and professionally

By Cathleen Flahardy

2 minute read

July 30, 2012 | Inside Counsel

McKesson settles drug-pricing suits with states

McKesson Corp., a U.S.-based drug wholesale company, has agreed to settle a suit brought by 30 states that claimed the pharmaceutical company lied about the prices of its drugs.

By Cathleen Flahardy

1 minute read