Melissa Maleske

October 31, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

When an attorney engages in misconduct, a case can falter. When the misconduct is particularly egregious, a case can collapse, and Wade v. Soo Line Railroad is an extreme instance of this: a weak argument compounded and doomed by the reckless actions of a plaintiff's lawyer.

By Melissa Maleske

12 minute read

October 29, 2007 | Inside Counsel

As part of a proposed settlement of a 2006 class action suit, Sprint Nextel has agreed to let customers unlock their phones so they are usable with other wireless networks.

By Melissa Maleske

3 minute read

October 25, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) named Accenture winner of its annual Diversity Initiative Achievement Award. This is the second win in three years for the global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

October 23, 2007 | Inside Counsel

A federal judge for the Northern District of California dismissed a class action suit against IBM Oct. 12. The suit, filed in May by former IBM sales representative Tom Chau, claimed...

By Melissa Maleske

3 minute read

October 22, 2007 | Inside Counsel

International law firm Reed Smith has announced plans to merge with Richards Butler Hong Kong, creating a firm of more than 1,500 lawyers in 23 offices. The merger is the third in the past year for Reed Smith, one of the 15 largest firms worldwide.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

October 17, 2007 | Inside Counsel

A federal judge for the Central District of California tentatively reversed on Oct. 15 a $39.3 million award against chip maker Qualcomm for infringing on rival Broadcom's patents, citing heightened new willful infringement standards the Federal Circuit handed down on Aug. 20.

By Melissa Maleske

3 minute read

October 15, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Although U.S. companies experienced a decline in lawsuits filed against them in the past year, legal departments are staying busy, according to a survey of more than 300 U.S. and U.K. in-house counsel conducted by Fulbright Jaworski.

By Melissa Maleske

3 minute read

October 05, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR Institute) on Oct. 4 presented its 2007 Corporate Leadership Award to ConocoPhillips and its Senior Vice President and General Counsel Stephen F. Gates.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

September 30, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

William Dominic, an accounting manager in DeVilbiss Air Power Co.'s Decatur, Ark., plant, submitted to his plant manager in 2004 a laundry list of sexual ...

By Melissa Maleske

16 minute read

September 28, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Apple announced Sept. 28 the resignation of Donald Rosenberg, who has served as the company's senior vice president, general counsel and secretary since November 2006.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read