Shardae Smith

July 31, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

GC career moves.

By Shardae Smith

2 minute read

July 31, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

GC of online interactive promotions company has turned legal department into a profit center.

By Shardae Smith

4 minute read

June 30, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Oracle Corp. has accused Hewlett Packard Co. of pulling a publicity stunt for suing them for disowning Intel’s Itanium chip.

By Shardae Smith

2 minute read

June 23, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Home appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. settled a 20-year-old lawsuit against its Brazilian subsidiary Wednesday by agreeing to pay nearly $603 to Banco Safra S.A.

By Shardae Smith

1 minute read

June 22, 2011 | Inside Counsel

The National Labor Relations Board has issued proposed rule changes that could expedite the union selection process, according to a document released by law firm Jackson Lewis LLP. Chairman Wilma Liebman hinted that such action is currently under consideration.

By Shardae Smith

2 minute read

June 21, 2011 | Inside Counsel

The Environmental Protection Agency now has the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, the U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday. The ruling blocked a federal lawsuit by states and conservation groups that were trying to force cuts in power plant emissions.

By Shardae Smith

2 minute read

June 20, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Today the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Wal-Mart in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, which concerned 1 million female workers who attempted to form a class to sue the retail giant for discrimination at Sam’s Club and Wal-Mart stores around the country.

By Shardae Smith

7 minute read

June 16, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Hewlett Packard Co. alleges that over a period of eight months, “Oracle has gone from an arm-in-arm ‘partnership’ with Hewlett-Packard to bitter antagonist.”

By Shardae Smith

2 minute read

June 15, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Mark Zuckerberg recently lost a bid to end the litigation between him and Olympic rowers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who accused him of stealing their idea for the popular social networking website Facebook. The feud that was played out in the 2010 movie “The Social Network.”

By Shardae Smith

3 minute read

June 14, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Tennessee has joined the movement to curtail the flight of illegal immigrants by passing its own employment eligibility verification law, according to a document released by Jackson Lewis LLP.

By Shardae Smith

2 minute read