Litigation

Copyrighting Silence?

By Mark D. Rasch | December 27, 2005

Copyright law is intended to act as a shield to protect intellectual property owners. Recently, however, Cisco Systems Inc. used copyright as a hammer to prevent a computer security researcher

The Associated Press

Is Backdating the New Corporate Scandal?

By Marcy Gordon | June 5, 2006

The newest intrigue in corporate America, the apparent backdating of stock options to boost top executives' compensation, is rapidly taking on the dimensions of a major scandal. The numbe

New York Law Journal

FCPA 'Opinion Release' Key in Enforcement Barrage

By Michael J. Gilbert | June 16, 2008

Early this year, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in the United States faced a dilemma that is becoming more common in the world of mergers and acquisitions as the globalization of

A Matter of Principles

By David B. Bayless | November 29, 2007

Since the Enron implosion, along with other financial and accounting fraud cases that have emerged in the last few years, many commentators have argued that the United States' rules-based regulator

The Legal Intelligencer

Commentary: Is It Folly to Prosecute Former HP Chair Patricia Dunn?

By Christopher R. Hall | March 7, 2007

The trial date for the former chair of Hewlett-Packard's board of directors, Patricia Dunn, will likely be set this spring. The California attorney general charged Dunn and four others in Octob

Daily Business Review

Fla. Panel Looks Into Updating Discovery Rules

By Joanna James | September 13, 2006

Having worked as a lawyer for more than 25 years, Thomas R. Julin isn't looking forward to learning any more rules of procedure. But Julin admits that new Florida rules may be necessary bec

National Law Journal

New Pitfall Opens Over Legal Advice

By Sheri Qualters | December 21, 2007

A recent Delaware Court of Chancery ruling that non-Delaware attorneys and law firms can be sued in the state for their advice to Delaware-incorporated companies has raised concerns about courts' j

National Law Journal

Companies Weigh the Risk of Exposure

By Pamela A. MacLean | May 21, 2007

Companies suspected of financial mischief may find themselves caught between accepting federal promises of leniency in exchange for a peek at internal corporate investigations and airing corporate

Connecticut Law Tribune

Commentary: 24-Hour News Cycle? Not on a Blogger's Life

By Andrea Obston | May 9, 2007

Amid the screaming and righteous indignation of the Don Imus incident, communications crisis managers were learning their own lesson. And it wasn't that TV networks, hit in the pocketbook, can get

The Associated Press

Texas Juror Took Loans From Plaintiff in Vioxx Case

By Lynn Brezosky | September 1, 2006

Attorneys for Merck & Co. want to see bank and cell phone records that could show the extent of a juror's financial relationship with a plaintiff who won a $32 million verdict against the d