Melissa Maleske

September 27, 2007 | Inside Counsel

A survey of 101 corporate counsel, legal department staff and law firm attorneys reveals companies are falling short on discovery preparedness.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

September 21, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Federal prosecutors indicted Milberg Weiss co-founder Melvyn Weiss Sept 20 for his alleged role in paying millions of dollars in kickbacks to people to serve as named plaintiffs in class actions.

By Melissa Maleske

9 minute read

September 18, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Plaintiffs' attorney William Lerach agreed to plead guilty to a federal conspiracy charge Sept. 18 in an ongoing investigation into Milberg Weiss' alleged kickback scheme.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

September 18, 2007 | Inside Counsel

A federal judge dismissed a suit California brought against car manufacturers accusing them of "creating, and contributing to, an alleged public nuisance--global warming."

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

September 17, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The European Court of First Instance (CFI), the EU's second highest court, ruled Sept. 17 that communications with in-house lawyers are not protected by legal professional privilege.

By Melissa Maleske

4 minute read

September 13, 2007 | Inside Counsel

A federal judge in Vermont denied automobile manufacturers injunctive relief from California vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards adopted by Vermont in 2005.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

September 12, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Five human rights and advocacy groups asked the Senate to reject the nomination of John Rizzo as general counsel of the CIA because of views he has expressed on torture.

By Melissa Maleske

3 minute read

September 12, 2007 | Inside Counsel

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer signed into law Aug. 22 legislation that gives working mothers the right to breast-feed after returning to work.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

September 11, 2007 | Inside Counsel

A federal judge has approved a $57 million settlement in a four-year-old age discrimination class action suit against Sprint United Management Co. (now Sprint Nextel Corp.).

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

September 10, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The U.S. House passed a bill 220-175 Sept. 7 that could drastically change patent law...

By Melissa Maleske

4 minute read