Chris O'Malley

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

March 19, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

"I think there is a point that they become so large that they encourage executives to take the deal, regardless of whether it is in the best interests of the shareholders," said Cindy Schipani, a professor of business law at the University of Michigan.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

March 15, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Dr. Suess Enterprises gave a promotion to five-year employee Nicole Gates, the company's first in-house attorney, and brought on Michael Lancaster as corporate counsel.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

March 14, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Catharine Tang took the legal reins of the doughnut purveyor in 2020 after climbing the legal rungs at Yum Brands for nearly two decades.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

March 13, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

The complexity of complying with the new Washington state law is expected to lead to a flood of lawsuits from plaintiffs lawyers.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read