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Julie Beck

Julie Beck

November 30, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Universal Studios sues porn company for “Fifty Shades of Grey” copyright infringement

It 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 unionize

If 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 liquidation

Hostess 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' picks

Our 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 toolbox

Technology 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 employees

7th 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 2012

A 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 January

David 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 liquidate

Its 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 outbreak

Lawsuits 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