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March 24, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Two patent trolls drop lawsuits against Overstock.com, after the discount online retailer fights back against bogus litigation claims

By Stefanie Mosca

4 minute read

March 24, 2014 | Inside Counsel

The trail of five ex-employees of Bernard Madoff continued as the judge called a recess for the jurors to review the testimony of star prosecution witness Frank DiPascali

By Stefanie Mosca

3 minute read

March 24, 2014 | Inside Counsel

The Citizens Energy Group in Indiana has been cited by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission for overpaying its executives, and the Commission has launched a probe into the utility companys business management practices.

By Juliana Kenny

5 minute read

March 24, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Companies, their officers and directors, and their underwriters and auditors potentially face greater exposure in federal securities actions, including class actions, brought under the 1933 Act.

By Joe Crace, Brant Phillips

5 minute read

March 24, 2014 | Inside Counsel

SAG-AFTRA and the industry should create a streamlined dispute resolution process for these claims that could mirror the one for pension and health allocation claims available through the Industry-Union Standing Committee.

By Howard R. Weingrad

5 minute read

March 24, 2014 | Inside Counsel

A joint purchasing arrangement that falls outside of the safe harbor does not necessarily raise antitrust concerns, but such an arrangement should be carefully examined.

By Laura Wilkinson

7 minute read

March 21, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Keeping track of activities, outside counsel, legal spend and documents for legal matters used to be a manual process. Today, however, matter management technology enables the process to be centralized and systematic.

By David Carns

8 minute read

March 21, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Sweeping changes to Australias privacy laws that took effect on March 12, 2014, make the country a global standard-setter in protecting its citizens personal data.

By Kit Winter

5 minute read

March 21, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Quantifying how far events strayed from what was expected and/or acceptable by calculating the standard deviation of actual event outcomes gives you hard evidence of how big or small the snowfall really was.

By Andy Kraftsow

10 minute read

March 21, 2014 | Inside Counsel

The Ethisphere Institute has named its honorees for the 2014 list of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies a list that represents 41 industries and 21 first-time honorees. It is an international compilation, with 2014 as the first year that the largest number of companies has been named to the...

By Juliana Kenny

6 minute read