The Associated Press
By Juan A. Lozano | November 10, 2006
BP PLC has settled the last remaining death-related lawsuit from the 2005 Texas City refinery blast that killed 15, wounded 170 and brought accusations of lax management at the oil company.J
The Corporate Counselor
By John Gamble | December 12, 2007
Although a corporation obviously cannot be put in prison, saber-rattling by the government concerning a possible indictment is indeed a draconian threat, as Arthur Andersen learned in 2002, when it
By Bruce Wagman | June 13, 2007
One of the biggest stories in product liability in the past month has been the recall of tens of thousands of cans of food sold to consumers to feed to their companion animals. The news has attract
The Associated Press
By Theresa Agovino | November 13, 2006
Merck & Co. agreed to drop some of its objections to plaintiffs lawyers' request for fees in a Vioxx case, but only if it doesn't have to disclose its own legal fees to a judge.Plaintiff
By Tony Mauro | May 16, 2006
A Supreme Court ruling Monday in favor of eBay Inc. in a closely watched patent dispute made it harder for those claiming infringement to win permanent injunctions against major patent holders and
By Bruce D. Celebrezze | August 31, 2007
General counsel need to have excellent working relationships with their outside lawyers. Expectations must be clearly defined, and lawyer and client need to be able to engage in open and frank comm
By James M. Keneally | March 25, 2008
In October 2005, just three months after its initial public offering, Refco Group Ltd., a major financial services firm, collapsed and filed for bankruptcy after it was discovered that the company
By Mike Delikat and Devin Slack | February 27, 2009
Earlier this month, the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (NY WARN) went into effect as Article 25-A of the New York Labor Law. While the New York Department of L
By Cheryl Miller | February 26, 2007
Crime victims can tap their assailants' pension funds for restitution despite federal laws that offer broad protections for retirement accounts, a split en banc panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit
By David Hechler | July 11, 2007
Richard Breeden, one of the country's most respected corporate governance experts, recently found himself in an unusual situation. In May his business judgment was questioned in a very public forum
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