Keith Ecker

July 31, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Companies create new positions to deal with e-discovery dilemmas.

By Keith Ecker

7 minute read

July 28, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Mega-retailers, such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp., might be headed to court after the Chicago City Council passed a controversial wage ordinance July 26. In a 35 to 14 vote, the City Council overwhelming passed a "big-box" living-wage ordinance. The ordinance requires stores of at least 90,000 square...

By Keith Ecker

2 minute read

July 28, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Mega-retailers, such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp., might be headed to court after the Chicago City Council passed a controversial wage ordinance July 26. In a 35 to 14 vote, the City Council overwhelming passed a "big-box" living-wage ordinance. The ordinance requires stores of at least 90,000 square...

By Keith Ecker

2 minute read

July 21, 2006 | Inside Counsel

A federal court struck down a Maryland law July 19 that would have required non-governmental employers with 10,000 or more workers to spend at least 8 percent of payroll on health care or pay the difference in taxes. The Retail Industry Leaders Association filed a motion for summary judgment in...

By Keith Ecker

1 minute read

July 14, 2006 | Inside Counsel

The European Union dealt heavy blows to two industry leaders this week. On July 13 the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg, the second highest court in the EU, struck down the European Commission's decision to allow two music industry giants, Sony and Bertelsmann, to merge. In its decision, the...

By Keith Ecker

2 minute read

July 11, 2006 | Inside Counsel

In recent years general counsel have discovered that paralegals can do more than summarize depositions and Bates stamp documents. Smart GCs are using them in place of junior in-house lawyers--at least that's one way to interpret the results of two recent surveys conducted by Altman Weil. According to the legal...

By Keith Ecker

2 minute read

June 30, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

For most people, a hobby is a way to indulge in an activity unrelated to their jobs. But Dennis Crouch is not one of these people.

By Keith Ecker

1 minute read

June 30, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Patient brewing pays off in Glenlivet's special edition Scotch.

By Keith Ecker

4 minute read

June 30, 2006 | Inside Counsel

David Hricik, associate professor at the Mercer University School of Law, had just finished his speech at a legal conference when an attendee approached him, eager to share an anecdote. The attendee told Hricik, an expert on legal technology, about a negotiation with a large software manufacturer. The software company...

By Keith Ecker

6 minute read

June 30, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Because Americans spend more time at the office than practically any other place, coworkers are bound to forge close relationships. And often, these friendships can blossom into something more. According to a 2003 American Management Association survey, 12 percent of managers admitted to dating a subordinate. These are the relationships...

By Keith Ecker

6 minute read