NEXT
Sign in to follow
Search Results

0 results for 'Target'

You can use to get even better search results
October 21, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Defense Groups Support City in Suit Over Assigned Counsel

4 minute read
November 12, 2003 | Law.com

Peoplesoft's Strategy Could Break Ground

If PeopleSoft Inc.'s offer of customer rebates succeeds at staving off a hostile takeover from Oracle Corp., it could give other companies powerful ammunition to stave off unwanted suitors. That is, if the move succeeds. First, the plan must pass a pair of tough courtroom tests in Delaware, the venue of choice for corporate governance disputes. If it does pass and PeopleSoft's rebate plan is found to be a valid business decision versus a "poison pill", the company's maneuver may open a new line of defense.
4 minute read
July 02, 2010 | Daily Business Review

After 30 years, documentation of disappearances

Argentina's dirty war took a radical turn when an ex-prisoner produced a list of 293 detainees from a secret detention center.
6 minute read
August 30, 2002 | Law.com

'Mr. Deeds' Meets the Dow

Terry Diggs compares Frank Capra's "Mr. Deeds" to the Adam Sandler take on that tale. Both films focus on the reconciliation of capitalism and democracy, but they differ in a key respect: Capra's "Deeds" presumes the law will try to achieve equilibrium between profit-taking and the common good, but in the Sandler version, law does not exist, and maintaining economic stasis is left to the likes of Kenneth Lay.
9 minute read
May 08, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

Justices Are Asked To Overturn Law Requiring Decals for Young Drivers

A lawyer representing his own son wants the New Jersey Supreme Court to strike down a state law that requires youthful drivers to attach red decals to their license plates.
4 minute read
May 11, 2011 | Law.com

King & Spalding to Launch in Moscow

King & Spalding plans to launch a Moscow office in late May with hires from White & Case and Hogan Lovells. White & Case partner Jennifer Josefson is joining the firm in Russia alongside Hogan Lovells partners Sergey Komolov, Olga Kozyr and Alla Naglis. The team will initially focus on the energy, life sciences and TMT industries.
4 minute read
October 19, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Silverstein, Insurers Square Off In Second Trial Over Towers

5 minute read
April 09, 1999 | Law.com

Chevron Fire is Boon for California Plaintiffs Bar

Plaintiffs attorneys are jockeying for position in the wake of yet another San Francisco Bay Area industrial disaster. Three suits have already been filed stemming from the March 25 explosion at a Chevron Corp. refinery. Two seek class action status. Several other attorneys say they are still working up cases. The suits contain similar allegations of negligence, battery, nuisance and emotional distress.
6 minute read
March 17, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Gas Prices, Class Arbitration, Foreclosure-Auction Bid Rigging

In his Antitrust column, Elai Katz, a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, reports on recent developments, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's decision not to enforce an arbitration provision that barred class actions on the ground that it effectively deprived plaintiffs of the statutory protections of the antitrust laws and a district court's denial of the Federal Trade Commission's motion to preliminarily enjoin the merger of two clinical laboratory testing firms.
11 minute read
June 05, 2007 | Law.com

Corporate Exposure Under the Alien Tort Claims Act

Despite the U.S. Supreme Court's effort to restrict and clarify the Alien Tort Claims Act, the number of ATCA lawsuits against multi-national companies continues to grow, as does the divergence among courts interpreting the act. Some courts have construed the ATCA narrowly, but others have recognized novel claims and theories of liability. Attorney Jonathan Drimmer highlights two recent cases that demonstrate the unpredictability of ATCA cases, and discusses what companies can do to reduce their exposure.
11 minute read

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources

  • Data Management and Analytics: The Key to Success for Legal Operations

    Brought to you by DiliTrust

    Download Now

  • Small Law Firm Playbook: The Expert's Guide to Getting the Most Out of Legal Software

    Brought to you by PracticePanther

    Download Now

  • Strong & Hanni Solves Storage Woes--Learn How You Can, Too

    Brought to you by Filevine

    Download Now

  • Meeting the Requirements of California's SB 553: Workplace Violence Prevention

    Brought to you by NAVEX Global

    Download Now