Mary Swanton

September 30, 2006 | Inside Counsel

States and cities pressure employers to bar undocumented workers.

By Mary Swanton

26 minute read

September 30, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

As WorldCom employees in California in the late 1990s, Kelly Kearney and Mark Levy received stock options redeemable through the Atlanta office of Salomon Smith Barney. In the course of maintaining their accounts, they had numerous telephone conversations with stockbrokers in that office. Later, Kearney and Levy had a dispute...

By Mary Swanton

5 minute read

September 30, 2006 | Inside Counsel

States and cities pressure employers to bar undocumented workers.

By Mary Swanton

26 minute read

September 22, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Monster Worldwide Inc. suspended Myron Olesnyckyj, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, while an internal investigation of stock option grant practices continues. The company's Sept. 19 announcement that the board of directors had suspended Olesnyckyj, effective immediately, came three months after a committee of independent directors, with the assistance...

By Mary Swanton

4 minute read

September 22, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Monster Worldwide Inc. suspended Myron Olesnyckyj, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, while an internal investigation of stock option grant practices continues. The company's Sept. 19 announcement that the board of directors had suspended Olesnyckyj, effective immediately, came three months after a committee of independent directors, with the assistance...

By Mary Swanton

1 minute read

September 15, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Marc Firestone, GC of Kraft Foods, Inc. was appointed to the newly-created position of EVP, Corporate and Legal Affairs and General Counsel. In his new position, Firestone is responsible for the company's communications, government affairs and community involvement programs, as well as legal and compliance activities. His appointment is part...

By Mary Swanton

1 minute read

September 08, 2006 | Inside Counsel

The estate of Enron founder Kenneth Lay has agreed to pay $12 million to settle claims against the bankrupt company's pension plans, the Department of Labor announced on Sept. 7. The federal court in Houston must approve the deal and the pension claimants' actual recovery will depend on the amount...

By Mary Swanton

2 minute read

September 01, 2006 | Inside Counsel

A federal court judge in New Orleans threw out a $51 million award to a man who said he suffered a heart attack after taking Vioxx on Aug. 30. U.S. District Court Judge Eldon Fallow found that the $50 million compensatory damages award was excessive and ordered a new trial....

By Mary Swanton

3 minute read

August 31, 2006 | Inside Counsel

10 Legal Departments. 10 Problems. 10 Innovative Solutions.

By Mary Swanton

1 minute read

August 31, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

10 Legal Departments. 10 Problems. 10 Innovative Solutions.

By Mary Swanton

2 minute read