Chris O'malley

April 01, 2024 | National Law Journal

The DOJ's and FTC's retreat from long-standing guidance on information-sharing appears to have been intended "to inject some uncertainty—to make people nervous about antitrust," Fenwick & West partner Steve Albertson said. "And it worked."

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

April 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Tesla had struck a dismissive tone in its motion to dismiss, saying the suit lacked required specificity. But a judge ruled that the automaker had misstated the standard the EEOC had to meet.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

March 29, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Jennifer Brown returns to St. Louis-based Mercy from New Mexico-based Graphite Health, a nonprofit developing digital health tools, where she's been chief administrative officer and general counsel.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

March 28, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Deborah Gordon is leaving Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System to take the legal reins of one of the world's most-lauded hospitals.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

March 28, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

The Department of Labor fined Morristown, Tennessee-based Tuff Torq $296,951 and secured a court order requiring it to disgorge $1.5 million—a month of profits—after a January inspection found 10 illegally employed children as young as 14 subjected to "oppressive" conditions.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

March 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Red Lobster has found itself in hot water financially in recent years. losing more than $22 million last year, according to an industry trade publication.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

March 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Tracking television legal ads that solicit plaintiffs for mass torts can give general counsel early warning of new trends and gauge the plaintiffs' bar's appetite in product litigation categories.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

March 25, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

General counsel Brandon Nelson received more in compensation in 2023 than he did in 2019 through 2022 combined, the company's proxy statement shows.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

March 25, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

"Coming from an in-house perspective, the last thing you want is a letter on your desk from the government that is entitled 'Notice of Proposed Penalty Offense,'" said Sarah La Voi, a partner at Baker & Hostetler.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

March 21, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

"We allege that Apple has maintained monopoly power in the smartphone market, not simply by staying ahead of the competition on the merits, but by violating federal antitrust law," Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read