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Pharmaceutical company defense lawyers have scored several recent victories in securities class actions in Boston federal court, but a pending U.S. Supreme Court case about the criteria for complai
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When equity and credit markets contract, the number of pending acquisitions that buyers seek to terminate expands. Over the past 12 months some high-profile transactions in which buyers have sought
By Craig Ball | January 29, 2007
The notion that words hold mythic power has been with us as long as language. We know we don't need to ward off evil spirits, but we still say, "Gesundheit!" when someone sneezes. Can't hurt
By Sue Reisinger | June 6, 2006
One of the most important cases facing general counsel, their accountants and outside lawyers has been percolating through Texas. The suit raises questions about the scope of the so-called auditor
By Shannon P. Duffy | November 16, 2005
A federal judge has struck down a Pennsylvania law that prohibits out-of-state wineries from making direct sales to Pennsylvania consumers, hotels and restaurants after rejecting an argument t
By R. Robin McDonald | March 26, 2009
A week after New York financier Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty to the theft of billions of dollars from his investment clients, a for
The Corporate Counselor
By Jonathan M. Cohen and Kami E. Quinn | March 30, 2007
Companies in virtually every sector of the economy have become targets of allegations that their business practices or products have injured consumers. These cases often arise as class actions, fre
By Forrest Norman | September 18, 2006
A former executive of a troubled former Miami pharmaceutical-testing company filed a lawsuit claiming his ex-employer owes him $500,000, even though he resigned amid accusations that he committed f
By John Council | January 18, 2006
A few weeks ago, Ernest Martin's client did something it normally wouldn't have to do: pay a portion of a settlement out of its own pocket, when the insurance carrier normally would have paid
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By Jordan Robertson | September 13, 2006
Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday that Patricia Dunn will step down as chairwoman of the San Jose, Calif.-based computer and printer maker in January amid a widening scandal involving a possibly ill
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