Melissa Maleske

September 07, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The 3rd Circuit handed Broadcom a win in the chipmaker's antitrust battle against rival Qualcomm, reversing a district court decision that dismissed the suit.

By Melissa Maleske

3 minute read

September 07, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The New Jersey Supreme Court reversed class certification, thus limiting damages, in a suit against pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. over its marketing of Vioxx.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

September 05, 2007 | Inside Counsel

American Blind & Wallpaper Factory Inc. agreed to drop its trademark infringement suit against Google on Aug. 31.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

August 29, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Plaintiffs' attorney William Lerach, who made a name for himself representing shareholders in securities class action suits, announced he will retire Aug. 31 from the firm he founded in 2004, Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins.

By Melissa Maleske

9 minute read

August 28, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The SEC filed fraud charges Aug. 28 against Lisa Berry for misconduct during separate stints as general counsel for KLA-Tencor Corp. and Juniper Networks Inc.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

August 22, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The Federal Circuit raised the bar for willful patent infringement in its August 20 opinion for In Re Seagate Technology.

By Melissa Maleske

3 minute read

August 21, 2007 | Inside Counsel

A Pennsylvania district court denied a Scranton hospital's motion to dismiss discrimination charges filed by a woman who alleged she was not hired because she is a lesbian.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

August 21, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The 9th Circuit has held that a class action suit against New Cingular Wireless Services can face a jury, finding an arbitration waiver included in the company's standard customer contract is "unconscionable, and, thus, unenforceable."

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

August 15, 2007 | Inside Counsel

It's been a stressful few weeks for several prominent general counsel.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

August 14, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Qualcomm Inc. announced on August 13 the resignation of Executive Vice President and General Counsel Lou Lupin. Lupin joined the company in 1995 and had served in his current position since 2000. The departure is bookended by an ongoing patent dispute with rival phone chipmaker Broadcom Corp. Last week, a...

By Melissa Maleske

3 minute read