November 30, 2012 | Inside Counsel
Universal Studios sues porn company for “Fifty Shades of Grey” copyright infringementIt was only a matter of time before someone in the pornography industry tried to capitalize off of Fifty Shades of Grey, the best-selling Twilight fanfiction-turned kinky e-book that probably everyone you see on the subway with an e-reader is secretly reading.
By Julie Beck
3 minute read
November 29, 2012 | Inside Counsel
NYC fast food workers walk off the job, seek to unionizeIf you go to a fast food restaurant in New York City today, there might not be anyone there to take your order.
By Julie Beck
4 minute read
November 28, 2012 | Inside Counsel
Hostess’s union requests Chapter 11 trustee supervise liquidationHostess may be liquidating, but that doesnt mean squabbles with its union are over.
By Julie Beck
2 minute read
November 27, 2012 | Corporate Counsel
Top 20 stories of 2012: Our readers' picksOur readers voted online on the most important stories of the year, and this is what they chose
By Julie Beck
4 minute read
November 27, 2012 | Corporate Counsel
The 4 best technologies to add to your legal department's toolboxTechnology has infiltrated nearly every part of the modern world, and legal departments are no exception.
By Julie Beck, Alanna Byrne
8 minute read
November 27, 2012 | Corporate Counsel
ADA requires reassignment as a reasonable accommodation for disabled employees7th Circuit reverses its own precedent in <em>EEOC v. United Airlines</em>
By Julie Beck
14 minute read
November 27, 2012 | Corporate Counsel
The IC Top 20: The most important news stories of 2012A roundup of 20 headline-making stories from the past year that in-house counsel couldnt afford to miss.
By Julie Beck, Alanna Byrne, Cathleen Flahardy, Ashley Post, Mary Swanton
120 minute read
November 27, 2012 | Inside Counsel
PTO director David Kappos will step down in JanuaryDavid Kappos has overseen a sea change for the patent system, but now he is leaving his post as office director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), effective January 2013.
By Julie Beck
9 minute read
November 26, 2012 | Inside Counsel
Court grants Hostess permission to liquidateIts really happening, everyone.
By Julie Beck
4 minute read
November 21, 2012 | Inside Counsel
Manufacturer of allegedly contaminated steroid tries to distance itself from meningitis outbreakLawsuits against the manufacturer that made the allegedly contaminated steroids responsible for a deadly meningitis outbreak across the nation are getting incredibly serious.
By Julie Beck
2 minute read
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