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Internet Companies Join Forces to Battle Foreign Censorship Pressures
In China, Germany and all over the world, American-based Internet businesses are giving in to local censorship demands concerning online accessibility -- leading to a backlash from several members of Congress. Now in-house lawyers at Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have banded together in a rare act of collaboration to develop Internet content guidelines. They're seeking input from government officials, academics and free speech groups on how to best export America's First Amendment values.
For Oracle, Google Lawyers, a Trial by Fire
U.S. District Judge William Alsup has tossed a lot of curve balls at the 42 lawyers toiling away on Oracle Corp.'s giant patent suit against Google Inc. They'll probably see a few more as the case makes its way toward a Halloween trial date.Citing Revolving Door, Watchdog Report Questions SEC's Independence
The Project on Government Oversight analyzed hundreds of internal Securities and Exchange Commission documents and is questioning the SEC's ability to remain independent given the "revolving door" frequency with which its employees jump between the public and private sectors.
Hey, We Were a 'Success' ... Now, Pay Up, Duane Reade!
Law firm sues their longtime client Duane Reade for a $7 million 'success fee' it claims it is owed as part of an alternative fee arrangement. The suit comes as clients are increasingly pushing law firms to enter into non-hourly fee arrangements.
New ACC GC James A. Merklinger Touts the Value of Association
As the new general counsel for the Association of Corporate Counsel, James A. Merklinger will continue to extol the benefits of membership, albeit from a higher perch at the world's largest organization for in-house counsel.Second Circuit Hears Oral Arguments in Catcher Copyright Case
Free speech, copyright infringement, and even a bit of unsolicited literary criticism were on the docket Thursday as the Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments about whether a book based on J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye should be barred from being published in this country.
In Search of That In-House Spot?
There was a time when in-house positions may have been considered less difficult than other legal jobs, both to get and to perform. If that was ever the case, it certainly isn't now. Today's market for in-house jobs is extremely competitive, even as the workloads and pressures are getting more intense. Legal search firm managing partner Jeffrey A. Lowe provides a job search road map. And for those already working in-house, these pointers might help you in a switch to another in-house position.BP's $50M Settlement With DOJ Stalls as Congress, 5th Circuit Scrutinize Deal
It's been five months since the Justice Department announced a $50 million settlement with oil giant BP over a 2005 Texas refinery blast that killed 15 workers and injured 173 others. But the settlement remains stalled as both the 5th Circuit and Congress look into the deal. The victims' families and lawyers have asked the 5th Circuit to review whether prosecutors stepped on victims' rights during negotiations, and Congress is pushing Justice to explain why it only went after a fourth-tier BP subsidiary.
High Court Reveals a Mind for Business
At the end of a course-changing, gut-wrenching Supreme Court term littered with heated 5-4 decisions, one bit of clarity is shining through: the Roberts Court, and especially its newest member, Justice Samuel Alito Jr., are both very conservative and very pro-business -- more so than any Supreme Court in decades. More than most novice justices, Alito has taken bullets for business in the term just ended, most notably for his controversial majority opinion in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber.Trending Stories
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