Melissa Maleske

November 30, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

If ever there was a time the in-house bar thought it could slip under the radar, that time has come to an end. The rude ...

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

November 30, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

"Green" was the word on everyone's lips this year, as Al Gore collected his Nobel Peace Prize for raising awareness of climate change, hybrid vehicle ...

By Melissa Maleske

4 minute read

November 27, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Three companies that once manufactured lead paint are challenging a proposed plan to pay about $2.4 billion to clean up Rhode Island homes that contain lead paint.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

November 20, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Louis Vuitton won a lawsuit against Sony BMG, a Sony subsidiary and MTV Online over a Britney Spears music video that featured a car upholstered in counterfeit Vuitton-logoed fabric.

By Melissa Maleske

4 minute read

November 16, 2007 | Inside Counsel

A shareholder suit against Apple was thrown out Nov. 14 after a federal judge found the company's backdating scandal did not negatively impact its stock price.

By Melissa Maleske

1 minute read

November 15, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The House on Nov. 13 passed on voice vote H.R. 3013, the Attorney-Client Privilege Act of 2007, which would preserve the privacy of communications between corporations and their lawyers.

By Melissa Maleske

3 minute read

November 14, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Yahoo settled a lawsuit on Nov. 13 brought by two Chinese journalists who were arrested based on information the Internet search giant provided to the Chinese government.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

November 09, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Merck & Co. Inc. agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle 27,000 lawsuits over heart attacks and strokes related to the pain medication Vioxx, which was pulled from the market in 2004.

By Melissa Maleske

4 minute read

November 02, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The NAACP on Nov. 1 joined a federal lawsuit filed last year alleging drug maker Eli Lilly & Co. of racial discrimination.

By Melissa Maleske

3 minute read

October 31, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

In a legal system undergoing rapid and massive change, Indian counsel can help clear the hurdles.

By Melissa Maleske

5 minute read