Litigation

Surveys Cite Rising SOX Burden

By Donna Block | June 22, 2005

Two reports released last week claim that the burden of complying with the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act, long a target of corporate complaints, grew still heavier in the past year, especially for s

The Legal Intelligencer

Is Equal-Splenda Settlement Dissolving?

By Shannon P. Duffy | June 8, 2007

More drama is unfolding in the high-stakes court battle between the makers of Equal and Splenda with a court filing Thursday that suggests their recent settlement may be dissolving.In the mo

Legal Times

Immigration Woes in the Workplace

By Mary E. Pivec | February 13, 2006

The prospect of defending a workplace class action inspires fear and loathing in all employers. And with good reason. Such cases threaten to divert management resources from core business activi

National Law Journal

How a Few Radical Employment Law Changes Will Create Lots of Work for Attorneys

By Tresa Baldas | February 18, 2009

Make no mistake, it just got tougher to be an employer. Take it from the expert, Charles S. Caulkins, a management-side attorney in the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office of Atlanta's

National Law Journal

Companies in Dangerous Position as SEC Prepares to Flex Its Muscles

By Sheri Qualters | March 2, 2009

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's reinvigorated enforcement focus in the ne

Corporate Counsel

Trying Not to Keep Up With the Andersens

By Sue Reisinger | July 26, 2006

The government is on a let's-make-a-deal spree with corporate America. In the first six months of this year, the U.S. Department of Justice completed at least 12 deferred prosecution or nonpros

National Law Journal

For Litigators, a Different Kind of Recession

By Karen Sloan | August 18, 2009

What happened to the wave of litigation that was supposed to swamp corporate America in 2009? A year ago, as the economy began its freefall, corporate law departments were preparing for an

New York Law Journal

Employers Face 'Brave New World' of Expanded Employee Protection

By Barbara E. Hoey | April 7, 2009

In January 2009, a federal judge in Pennsylvania doubled the back pay verdict for a female plaintiff, whom a jury had found was fired in violation of the Family Medical Leave Act. The plaintiff

National Law Journal

Deferred Prosecutions on Rise in Corporate Bribery Cases

By Leonard Post | August 17, 2005

The revelation in DaimlerChrysler A.G.'s latest earnings report of the extent of its cooperation with federal investigators indicates that the automaker may be seeking to benefit from recent D

The Associated Press

Microsoft Sues Cybersquatters in Trademark Infringement Battle

August 23, 2006

Microsoft Corp. said it has filed three lawsuits against "cybersquatters," in an effort to fight back against a surge of online trademark infringement by people seeking profit from pay-per-click ad