Cathleen Flahardy

July 29, 2011 | Inside Counsel

On last week's episode of This American Life, Ira Glass and his team take on the complicated world of patents in the United States.

By Cathleen Flahardy

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July 27, 2011 | Inside Counsel

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a hearing yesterday to determine if an employer can use a job applicant's criminal history to make hiring decisions.

By Cathleen Flahardy

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July 22, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Today, there's another update in the Jammie Thomas-Rasset-Recording Industry Association of America saga.

By Cathleen Flahardy

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July 21, 2011 | Inside Counsel

The Association of Corporate Counsel has appointed a new GC: James A. Merklinger.

By Cathleen Flahardy

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July 20, 2011 | Inside Counsel

A federal judge yesterday said Toyota Motor Co. may appeal a 9th Circuit decision that would have allowed Toyota owners who were not affected by unintended acceleration problems to join a class action suit.

By Cathleen Flahardy

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July 19, 2011 | Inside Counsel

A 2005 Los Angeles law that required new owners of existing grocery stores keep that store’s employees for at least 90 days has been revived.

By Cathleen Flahardy

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July 18, 2011 | Inside Counsel

President Obama has nominated democrat Richard Cordray, former attorney general of Ohio, to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

By Cathleen Flahardy

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July 15, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Despite a law that recently passed in Nevada making it illegal to discriminate based on gender, events such as ladies’ nights and other gender-specific promotions will still be legal.

By Cathleen Flahardy

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July 14, 2011 | Inside Counsel

According to a recent survey by law firm Proskauer, 76 percent of companies use social media for business purposes, but almost 50 percent of businesses do not have social media networking policies.

By Cathleen Flahardy

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July 13, 2011 | Inside Counsel

For the past nine months, China has taken great steps in the interest of protecting intellectual property.

By Cathleen Flahardy

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