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January 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Deals & Suits

20 minute read
November 01, 2000 | Law.com

A Regulatory Maize

Environmentalists and consumer groups say that in a case where bioengineered corn unapproved for human consumption showed up in taco shells, some of the warnings about genetically modified food have come true. They're demanding an overhaul of the "fragmented" governmental regulatory system that oversees bioengineered products. But the biotechnology industry contends that a full-scale revamping simply isn't necessary.
8 minute read
May 23, 2007 | Law.com

Going Online

Cliff Sloan moved through jobs in all three branches of the federal government and prominent law firms before putting down roots in 2000 at The Washington Post Co. As GC of WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive, Sloan oversees a lean team responsible for every legal issue in the company. "Contract and licensing, and our commercial relationships, are the lifeblood of the company. We face a lot of media law issues and online law issues, some of them involving cutting-edge questions of Internet law," he said.
5 minute read
May 04, 2001 | Law.com

Scalia Son's Appointment to Labor Department May Boomerang on Business

By appointing Eugene Scalia as the Labor Department's top lawyer, President Bush may have put one of his favorite U.S. Supreme Court justices in an awkward spot. Scalia is a son of Justice Antonin Scalia and would affix his name to many briefs filed in cases before his father's court -- possibly triggering recusals for the justice in some of the most important cases the Labor Department litigates.
6 minute read
November 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Why Heller Died

The demise of the 118-year-old Heller Ehrman has left questions about what went wrong. Heller died because its partners lost confidence in their leaders. And three critical decisions proved to be turning points on the road to Heller's death.
8 minute read
September 22, 2003 | New York Law Journal

Newsbriefs

4 minute read
May 15, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Hogan, Akin Gump Fire First Shots In Latest D.C. Pay War

This time, angry area managing partners and general counsel can blame Hogan & Hartson.
4 minute read
February 28, 2001 | Law.com

Senators to Press for Suing OPEC Over Pricing

With energy prices soaring and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries planning to cut oil production, a coalition of senators plans to pressure President Bush to sue OPEC for price-fixing under U.S. antitrust laws. Although legal precedents and foreign policy ramifications stand in the way, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., says it is time to set new precedents for the emerging global economy.
8 minute read
November 13, 2003 | Law.com

Negligence Suit Upheld Against Maury Povich Show

A 14-year-old girl who was allegedly raped hours after appearing as an "out-of-control teen" in a taping of "The Maury Povich Show" has a valid negligence claim against the nationally syndicated TV program and its host, a Manhattan judge has ruled. The Povich defendants argued unsuccessfully that, as a Michigan appellate court found last year in a case connected with "The Jenny Jones Show," no duty of care was owed to a program guest.
3 minute read
April 01, 2005 | Legaltech News

The Aftermath of Tragedy

Insurers battle the technicalities of the 9/11 attacks.
11 minute read

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