Mary Swanton

July 31, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Kenneth Burton and several other field engineers filed suit against the county seeking compensation for travel time.

By Mary Swanton

15 minute read

July 31, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Amanda Reeves filed suit claiming Swift Transportation Co. Inc. had violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 but the district court disagreed and granted summary judgment to Swift.

By Mary Swanton

14 minute read

July 14, 2006 | Inside Counsel

The Justice Department asked a federal court judge on July 13 to throw out a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a group of prominent Chicagoans against AT&T for allegedly violating their privacy rights by divulging phone records to the National Security Agency (NSA). The DOJ...

By Mary Swanton

2 minute read

July 07, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., is the latest financial institution to settle with Enron Corp. It agreed July 6 to pay $29.5 million to settle claims that it along with several other firms failed to prevent Enron's collapse. Merrill Lynch also agreed to drop $73.7 million in claims against Enron,...

By Mary Swanton

1 minute read

June 30, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Practical knowledge, innovative solutions and best practices for the in-house bar.

By Mary Swanton

3 minute read

June 30, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Government requests for customer information create liabilities.

By Mary Swanton

22 minute read

June 30, 2006 | Inside Counsel

James, a light-complexioned African-American, works as a waiter. His manager, a brown-complexioned African-American, frequently makes offensive comments and jokes about James' skin color. As a result, James can't sleep and dreads going to work. He asks the supervisor to stop, but the abuse only intensifies. This hypothetical story of color-on-color...

By Mary Swanton

6 minute read

June 30, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

New EEOC guidelines explain subtle forms of discrimination.

By Mary Swanton

6 minute read

June 30, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. agreed to a $10 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to maintain and enforce effective policies preventing its employees from engaging in insider trading. "Due to a systemic breakdown in this critical compliance function, Morgan Stanley failed to conduct any surveillance...

By Mary Swanton

3 minute read

June 30, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. agreed to a $10 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to maintain and enforce effective policies preventing its employees from engaging in insider trading. "Due to a systemic breakdown in this critical compliance function, Morgan Stanley failed to conduct any surveillance...

By Mary Swanton

2 minute read