By Daniel J. Herling | November 8, 2007
"The China Syndrome" refers to a possible extreme result of a nuclear meltdown. In the 1979 film, the terminology referred to a concept that if an American nuclear reactor melts down, it would melt
E-commerce Law & Strategy
By Stanley P. Jaskiewicz | March 9, 2006
To practice successfully, lawyers must rely on others all the time. Whether in litigation or corporate practice, few lawyers today can succeed without trusting associates, paralegals and experts to
By John Pacenti | April 11, 2007
Stuart, Fla., litigator Willie Gary has upped the stakes in his post-trial sanctions case against electronics giant Motorola. He's asking for as much as $93 million in attorney fees for the plainti
By Janet L. McDavid and Megan Dixon | May 28, 2009
With myriad critical issues vying for the attention and resources of legal departments during the current economic crisis, antitrust compliance may not be at the top of the in-house counsel priorit
By Nancy Ebe | April 4, 2007
General counsel of Texas-based companies who have had a rotten day or a rotten couple of months can take heart. Their situations cannot under any circumstances be as dire as that experienced in Jan
The Associated Press
By Tom Hays | September 13, 2006
Lawyers for smokers of light cigarettes have asked a federal judge to grant class action status to a lawsuit against major tobacco companies, allowing tens of millions of people nationwide to seek
By Beth Bar | November 14, 2007
With credit tightening, some once-enthusiastic dealmakers are looking for ways to walk away from deals that suddenly look shaky. One legal weapon that attorneys for purchasers and financial
By Sheri Qualters | September 9, 2008
Lawyers say a sweeping overhaul of government rules regulating financial arrangements between doctors and hospitals will likely force many of them to undo or restructure joint ventures, leasing
By Joel Stashenko | June 12, 2008
The New York Court of Appeals resolved two unsettled issues in state Labor Law Tuesday, finding that business executives are "employees" for purposes of allowable deductions from thei
By Marie-Anne Hogarth | January 12, 2006
A California appeal court has signed off on the $1.1 billion settlement awarded in the consumer class action mega case against Microsoft. The 1st District Court of Appeal's decision late Mon
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