Litigation

3M's Shanghai Surprise

By Lisa Lerer | January 4, 2007

Sometimes James Trussell's life in Shanghai seems pretty similar to the one he left behind in St. Paul, Minn. Trussell, 3M Company's first China-based in-house counsel, comes home from his office i

New York Law Journal

N.Y. Midwife Wages Legal Battle to Upend Suspension of Privileges

By Michael Scholl | October 23, 2006

A Baldwin, N.Y., midwife is waging a legal battle for restoration of her privileges at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, N.Y., that were suspended after she removed a placenta from t

The Recorder

Price-Fixing Costs Samsung $300 Million

By Pam Smith | October 14, 2005

In what federal prosecutors are calling the second-largest criminal antitrust fine in U.S. history, Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. and its stateside subsidiary have agreed to pay $300 millio

New Jersey Law Journal

Schering-Plough Sued for Marketing Drugs for Off-Label Uses

By Mary Pat Gallagher | April 24, 2007

A raft of lawsuits centered in New Jersey allege that Schering-Plough Corp. offered bribes, kickbacks and other incentives to doctors to get them to prescribe its hepatitis and cancer drugs for use

New York Law Journal

Should Companies Rely on China's Local Arbitration Commissions?

By Jerome Cohen | April 13, 2006

Contract negotiations between foreign and Chinese companies frequently stall over the dispute resolution issue. Both sides may prefer arbitration to litigation. Yet it is not uncommon for f

The Associated Press

Merck Faces War Hero in Next Vioxx Trial

By Linda A. Johnson | September 8, 2005

Frederick "Mike" Humeston, long bothered by knee pain from a Vietnam War wound, had been taking the painkiller Vioxx for barely two months when he had a heart attack four years ago. Now 60, t

Business Crimes Bulletin

Can Disclosure Set You Free From Insider Trading Charges?

By Jeremy Freeman | April 19, 2007

The misappropriation theory of insider trading, which was first recognized by the Supreme Court in United States v. O'Hagan, 521 U.S. 642 (1997), establishes liability for individuals who ar

National Law Journal

Attorney Wins Fees in Rare Civil Fraud Case

By Marcia Coyle | June 8, 2007

A Houston criminal defense attorney recently won a multimillion-dollar jury verdict in an unusual civil fraud case against a company that -- under pressure from a U.S. Attorney's Office -- refused

The Associated Press

Supreme Court Debates Tax Giveaways for Business

By Toni Locy | March 2, 2006

The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with whether taxpayers can challenge lucrative tax breaks their elected officials give to businesses as incentives to expand or move operations into certain cit

The Recorder

Cross-Examination: Try to Keep the Moral High Ground

By Chip Rice | September 26, 2005

Someone once said that cross-examination is ultimately a test of character -- not just for the witness but also for the attorney who asks the questions.If done well, cross-examination