Michael T Burr

March 31, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

The Best Lawyers to Call in a Worst-Case Scenario

By Michael T. Burr

91 minute read

March 31, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The Best Lawyers to Call in a Worst-Case Scenario

By Michael T. Burr

91 minute read

February 28, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

When Propat International licensed a patent for e-mail authentication technology from Authentix, the company thought it was getting robust rights to use and enforce the patent. The agreement gave Propat, a Houston-based licensing company, authority to sell licenses and sue infringers, sharing the profits with Authentix. But when Propat went...

By Michael T. Burr

12 minute read

January 31, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

When District Court Judge Melinda Harmon granted AllianceBernstein's motion for summary judgment in the sprawling In re Enron Corp. Securities, Derivative and ERISA Litigation class action, the decision might have gone down as a minor footnote in the multibillion-dollar lawsuit. After all, Alliance Capital Management (AllianceBernstein's predecessor) already was exonerated...

By Michael T. Burr

14 minute read

December 31, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Five cases. Five decisions. Five lessons from 2006.

By Michael T. Burr

2 minute read

December 31, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

When the SEC sued Robert Happ for illegal insider trading in October 2000, he thought his defense costs would be covered. Happ had an indemnification agreement with Galileo, an optical manufacturing company on whose board he served. The agreement said the company would cover any liabilities associated with Happ's duties...

By Michael T. Burr

12 minute read

November 30, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Companies cannot use state funds to fight unionization.

By Michael T. Burr

6 minute read

October 31, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

State drug testing laws trump "at-will" employment theory.

By Michael T. Burr

14 minute read

September 30, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Joint representation voids BCE's privilege claim.

By Michael T. Burr

5 minute read

August 31, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

High Court decides Rapanos v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

By Michael T. Burr

5 minute read