Cathleen Flahardy

August 15, 2011 | Inside Counsel

A federal court judge ruled last week that drug-company Pfizer will maintain market exclusivity on Viagra until 2019.

By Cathleen Flahardy

2 minute read

August 12, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against NASCAR this week, claiming the organization violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending unsolicited text messages.

By Cathleen Flahardy

2 minute read

August 11, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Electronics companies LG and Sony reached an agreement to settle 24 patent infringement lawsuits pertaining to digital TVs, Blu-ray players and mobile handsets. The companies have agreed to cross-license their technologies.

By Cathleen Flahardy

2 minute read

August 10, 2011 | Inside Counsel

For a few years now, companies have been struggling to keep up with social media.

By Cathleen Flahardy

1 minute read

August 09, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceuticals has been hit with an onslaught of lawsuits over its diabetes drug Actos.

By Cathleen Flahardy

1 minute read

August 08, 2011 | Inside Counsel

American International Group Inc. (AIG) has filed suit against Bank of America (BofA) in an effort to get back some of the billions of dollars the insurer says it lost as a result of BofA’s massive financial fraud.

By Cathleen Flahardy

3 minute read

August 05, 2011 | Inside Counsel

As many companies know, child labor violations can be very messy. But one state is taking steps to relax some of the stricter rules.

By Cathleen Flahardy

3 minute read

August 03, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Although it seems as if the subject has been absolutely exhausted since the downturn of the economy in 2008 (and some may argue even before), the idea of alternative fee arrangements, prompted by legal departments’ needs to cut costs, are still top of mind for corporate in-house counsel.

By Cathleen Flahardy

2 minute read

August 02, 2011 | Inside Counsel

In the very closely watched case of AT&T v. Concepcion, the Supreme Court ruled in April that state laws can’t override private contracts requiring customers to enter into arbitration agreements with a company rather than settle disputes in court.

By Cathleen Flahardy

1 minute read

July 31, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

A radio show details how an infamous price-fixing case changed antitrust investigations.

By Cathleen Flahardy

7 minute read