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August 23, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Fresh Challenges Emerge to $1.6B Toyota Settlement

Five class members have appealed the recent approval of a $1.6 billion settlement between Toyota and thousands of consumers who claim to have lost value on their vehicles following the 2010 recalls for sudden acceleration defects.
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December 18, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

In Wake of Autonomy Scandal, HP's In-House Lawyers Wonder What's Next

Even before news of HP's latest ill-fated acquisition broke, the company's lawyers had plenty of reasons to leave. Now, GC John Schultz must figure out how to boost morale in his department while also shepherding the company through the crisis.
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June 14, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

The Problems of GCs Thrust Into the Media Spotlight

With the recent spate of government scandals general counsel are finding themselves increasingly thrust into the public arena. But are GCs ready for their media close-up?
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November 15, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Good Fences Make Good Regulators

Government agencies with internal legal teams were put on notice Monday that ex parte communications between their staff prosecutors and decision makers are no longer allowed. That decision by the California Supreme Court will force several agencies, including the state attorney general's office, to institute policies to ensure that every case they handle is free of prosecutorial bias. Amici curiae, including the AG's office, had argued that such a ruling could be costly and disruptive.
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October 01, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

A Different Kind of Battle

Some U.S. companies operating in Iraq must fight to get paid.
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April 08, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

In Marvel Superhero War, Paul Hastings Wins Dismissal of Stan Lee Media Derivative Suit

If the litigation over rights to the superheroes Stan Lee created at Marvel Entertainment were a comic book, Marvel counsel David Fleischer of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker would be wearing tights and a cape.
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February 25, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Companies Surpass Goal for Spending With Women- and Minority-Owned Firms

It seemed ambitious at the time: Eleven major corporations pledged to spend $30M with women- and minority-owned law firms in 2010 as part of a program. It turns out that the goal wasn't ambitious enough ...
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November 06, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Employers Being Held Responsible for Workplace Fetal Injuries

Fetal injury in the workplace is a growing concern as courts are increasingly holding employers liable for children born with birth defects that result from their mother's workplace exposure to toxic chemicals or her injury in a workplace accident. Attorneys Michael Starr and Christine M. Wilson discuss several cases in this area, noting that courts have uniformly rejected employer arguments that state tort liability for such injuries should be pre-empted by Title VII's anti-discrimination law.
8 minute read
December 11, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Big Data Privacy? What?

The ninth Annual Georgetown Law Advanced E-discovery Institute opened with a provocative look at the the quickly expanding realm of privacy issues in the digital age.
5 minute read
June 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Laptops Are So 2007

Convertible, Chromebook, tablet all vie to replace your notebook. Can they?
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