Julie Beck
April 23, 2013 | Inside Counsel
MF Global’s bankruptcy trustee sues company’s former CEOThe bankruptcy trustee for broke brokerage MF Global has sued its former CEO, Jon Corzine, for causing the companys downfall.
By Julie Beck
2 minute read
April 22, 2013 | Inside Counsel
FDA considering petition to protect biologic medications’ patentsThe opening salvo fired by Abbott Laboratories could be the start of an interesting legal battle between pharmaceutical companies and generic manufacturers over biologic medicationsmedicines such as insulin or vaccines that are created through biological processes, not chemical synthesis.
By Julie Beck
2 minute read
April 19, 2013 | Inside Counsel
Supreme Court may hear free speech challenge to FDA’s authority to regulate tobaccoBig Tobacco already escaped the Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) regulations that would have required cigarette packages to include large, graphic warning labels depicting diseased lungs and other disturbing images.
By Julie Beck
2 minute read
April 18, 2013 | Inside Counsel
Cases pit Native American sovereignty against NLRB authorityAre Native Americans subject to the authority of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), or does tribes right to self-government come first?
By Julie Beck
4 minute read
April 17, 2013 | Inside Counsel
Judge holds himself in contempt when his phone goes off during trialIts a feeling we all know well. Flushed cheeks, clenched chest, the cloud of shame that appears over your head whenever your phone goes off someplace it shouldntclass, the movies, or, God forbid, court.
By Julie Beck
3 minute read
April 16, 2013 | Inside Counsel
Madoff trustee’s “bluster” insufficient to block feeder fund settlementU.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff has told Irving Picard, the trustee responsible for collecting money for Bernard Madoffs victims, to mind his own beeswax.
By Julie Beck
3 minute read
April 15, 2013 | Inside Counsel
Bankrupt pharmacy linked to meningitis outbreak wants to redeem insurance policies to pay creditorsThe bankruptcy estate of the pharmacy that allegedly caused a deadly meningitis outbreak in the U.S. last year wants to be able to redeem its insurance policies, worth several million dollars, to pay off debts to its creditors.
By Julie Beck
2 minute read
April 12, 2013 | Inside Counsel
Republicans propose bill allowing private employers to offer time off instead of overtimePrivate employers whose workers often stay overtime should take note of the Working Families Flexibility Act, proposed by House of Representatives Republicans this week.
By Julie Beck
3 minute read
April 11, 2013 | Inside Counsel
InsideCounsel’s 2013 TLA East winners reflect on what awards mean to themIn just a few days, InsideCounsel will continue its tradition of honoring individuals committed to promoting diversity in the corporate legal profession through the Transformative Leadership Awards (TLA).
By Julie Beck, Alanna Byrne, Ashley Post
18 minute read
April 11, 2013 | Inside Counsel
Study shows having experienced attorneys matters when filing trademark applicationsTrademark lawyersif youre looking to show your value, look no farther than a new study by the University of North Carolina Law School titled Do Trademark Lawyers Matter? The answer is unequivocally yes.
By Julie Beck
2 minute read
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