Litigation

2nd Circuit: N.Y. Judge Should Review Payout of Settlement in Model Agency Case

By Mark Hamblett | January 9, 2007

A federal judge should consider distributing any excess funds from a settlement agreement to models who claimed they were the victims of an antitrust conspiracy by modeling agencies, a federal appe

The Associated Press

Companies Sue Competitors for Hiring Illegal Immigrants

By Peter Prengaman | August 23, 2006

Frustrated businesses took their fight against illegal immigration to court Tuesday, filing the first in a series of lawsuits accusing competitors of hiring illegal workers to achieve an unfair

National Law Journal

In-House Counsel, Beware!

By Dan Small | October 16, 2007

It is a "perfect storm" of corporate governance enforcement. The U.S. Department of Justice has brought a case under the False Claims Act against Christi Sulzbach, the former general counsel of Ten

National Law Journal

'Travelers Casualty' Case Before U.S. Supreme Court Could Have Major Bankruptcy Ramifications

By Craig M. Rankin and Anne E. Wells | February 20, 2007

Consider the Enron bankruptcy and its $416 million in legal fees. It hardly seems that a bankrupt company needs to bear even more fees. While it has long been undisputed that unsecured creditors ar

Daily Report Online

Asbestos Cases Could Keep Koch Lawyers Busy

By Andy Peters | November 17, 2005

It's too soon to tell what will happen to Georgia-Pacific Corp.'s 51 in-house attorneys or its outside law firms in the wake of the announcement that Koch Industries Inc. will buy the company.

New York Law Journal

Jailed Trader Admits Crime; Contempt Hurdle Remains

By Mark Hamblett | August 21, 2006

Martin Armstrong has given up the game. Or at least half of it. The disgraced former commodities and futures trader who cost Japanese investors as much as $1 billon pleaded guilty to one

National Law Journal

A Giraffe's Long Reach

By Tresa Baldas | June 19, 2006

Lugging an oversized, stuffed giraffe named Geoffrey to court may not be the most conventional or sophisticated approach to presenting a complex business case. But it worked for attorney Mic

The Recorder

Calif. Judge Slashes $61 Million FedEx Verdict

By Matthew Hirsch | September 14, 2006

Calling an initial $61 million verdict "excessive," last week Alameda County Superior Court Judge Stephen Dombrink whittled down a jury award against national shipping company Federal Express and o

Corporate Counsel

Getting Back in the Saddle

By Sue Reisinger | February 24, 2006

Scott Wiegand, the ex-GC of PurchasePro.com Inc., can finally put the accusations of fraud, loss of his job, indictment on criminal charges and ensuing trial behind him. In December he was acquitte

D.C. Circuit Panel Upholds SEC Decision to Kill NASD Sanction

By Donna Block | December 16, 2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission has the legal authority to overturn fines imposed by the NASD, a federal appeals court ruled this week.A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of A