Keith Ecker

May 31, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Rise of corporate laptop thefts creates need for increased security.

By Keith Ecker

6 minute read

May 31, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Anheuser-Busch wanted to find alternative means of resolving employment disputes which uses valuable time and money from a company, providing little benefit in return.

By Keith Ecker

5 minute read

May 26, 2006 | Inside Counsel

The Internet got its nickname, "The Information Superhighway," because of the fast accessibility to vast amounts of information that it provides users. But if some companies have their way, this superhighway could potentially turn into a traffic-clogged queue. Some broadband providers, such as AT&T and Verizon, have lobbied Congress to...

By Keith Ecker

3 minute read

May 19, 2006 | Inside Counsel

If it wasn't for the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which recently got the blessings of the U.S. Supreme Court and will be codified in December, lawyers would probably be inclined to feel that talking about electronic discovery was akin to beating a dead horse--repeatedly. Like street...

By Keith Ecker

3 minute read

May 12, 2006 | Inside Counsel

A class of predominantly white retired baseball players failed to smack one out of the park May 9. The 9th Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for the defendant Major League Baseball in a Title VII discrimination claim brought by the former players. At issue was the...

By Keith Ecker

2 minute read

May 05, 2006 | Inside Counsel

The first week of May was tough on New York-based Comverse Technology Inc., an international provider of telecommunications software and systems. Amid an SEC probe into the company's stock-options grants, three company executives resigned May 1, including William Sorin, Comverse's general counsel and corporate secretary. Kobi Alexander, the company's Chairman,...

By Keith Ecker

3 minute read

April 30, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

When Noreen Hulteen took pregnancy leave, it reduced the amount of service credit toward her pension and related benefits decreasing the amount she collected in pension payments.

By Keith Ecker

5 minute read

April 30, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

In an 8th Circuit employment discrimination case against Wal-Mart, the court upheld summary judgment for the retail behemoth despite a manager's egregious behavior.

By Keith Ecker

3 minute read

April 30, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Suspicious that Jacob Citrin was misappropriating IAC's proprietary information in his new venture, IAC filed suit against him in 2003 alleging a breach of contract.

By Keith Ecker

15 minute read

April 30, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Software vendors introduce solutions for compliance with new OFCCP guidelines.

By Keith Ecker

7 minute read