By Thomas B. Scheffey | April 12, 2006
The stunning $32.1 million jury verdict steelworker Norman Pelletier and his wife won last December remains unscathed after a fierce round of post-verdict motions.An employee of subcontracto
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In-house lawyers, legal organizations and law firms won the first round of a fight with an accounting standards organization over a plan calling for greater disclosures of lawsuits and other loss c
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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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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