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Nearly two years after rolling out a model order intended to get a grip on out-of-control electronic-discovery demands, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's advisory council is poised to issue new rules that ask patent litigants to make their own sacrifices.
JDS Uniphase Scores a Win in Securities Case
The first securities class action to go to verdict in the Northern District of California since 2002 ended with a defense verdict Tuesday -- just like the one in 2002. This time, JDS Uniphase and four of its executives snatched a complete win, ending plaintiffs' dreams of up to $18 billion in damages. Investors accused the JDS defendants of misrepresenting the true health of the telecom company in 2000 and 2001, resulting in an artificially inflated stock price.In-House Counsel: Nancy R. Heinen., Apple Computer Inc.
Nancy R. Heinen. is senior VP and general counsel of Apple Computer Inc. The company has 10,176 employees and has manufacturing facilities in Sacramento, Calif., Cork, Ireland, and Singapore. The company has third-quarter revenues of $1.56 billion. The National Law Journal takes a look at her career.For the first time, China's securities regulator has agreed to turn over audit documents related to an ongoing SEC investigation of a U.S.-listed Chinese company.
Calif. Law Firms Show the Way to Diversity, New Report Indicates
Can law firms across the country learn diversity lessons from California firms? The authors of a new report think so, pointing to statistics that suggest California firms generally do a better job of hiring and retaining female, gay and lesbian, and minority attorneys. Mentoring, the provision of several career tracks and an alternative viewpoint of grades' relative importance were among the elements of the firms' successful diversity campaigns.Survey: Companies Not Happy with Outside Counsel
Corporate America isn't very happy with its law firms. In fact, only 32 percent of executives responding to a recently released client service survey said they would recommend a firm that worked for them. "Overall client satisfaction is very low," said Michael Rynowecer, president of BTI Consulting Group, which released its sixth annual survey this month. But there are some firms that buck the trend. Sidley Austin topped that list, which also included Reed Smith, Latham & Watkins and Morrison & Foerster.Microsoft deputy GC discusses Yahoo deal, Chinese hackers
In Washington and the world, the range of issues that interest Microsoft Corp. is huge. Pamela Passman, Microsoft's deputy general counsel global corporate affairs, watches over many of them.Trending Stories
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