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The Exxon Decision: Another Bad Call on Punitive Damages
Punitive damages have been under attack in the U.S. Supreme Court for more than a decade. Beginning with BMW of North America Inc. v. Gore, and most recently with Philip Morris USA v. Williams, the court has announced due process standards that limit the ratio between compensatory and punitive damages and the types of evidence that a jury may consider.
Drilling produces lawsuit blizzard
In September, 13 families from tiny Lenox Township in northeastern Pennsylvania sued Southwestern Energy Co. The plaintiffs, whose homes sit atop a slice of the 95,000-square-mile bedrock expanse known as the Marcellus Shale, allege that in drilling for natural gas, Houston-based Southwestern contaminated the local water supply with chemicals that caused them to suffer neurological disorders and gastrointestinal illnesses.
Going In-House? It Might Be a Wise Move
Earlier this year, Judge J. Michael Luttig of the 4th Circuit stunned the legal world by surrendering his lifetime appointment to the bench in favor of the top legal job at Boeing. In his letter of resignation, Luttig called the job a "singular opportunity," one he couldn't pass up. Luttig's move did not come as a surprise, however, to the in-house bar, which has noted that the career door that used to swing between government and law firms now revolves with a corporate stop as well for many top lawyers.
From Executive Legal Adviser:Texas' Best-Paid CEOs
The compensation of chief executive officers at large Texas companies is no secret. CEO compensation is reported in proxy statements and 10-k reports the companies file yearly with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The chairman of ConocoPhillips leads the list with compensation of more than $50 million.
Bringing It All Back Home: Laura Kibbe of Pfizer
This first of four profiles of Corporate Counsel trailblazers of 2006 features Pfizer's Laura Kibbe, who's one of the few in-house attorneys to put together a crack corporate electronic discovery team. While many law departments shell out big bucks to consultants to sift through company e-mails and digital files, Kibbe hired a team of technorati and lawyers who did it themselves. It wasn't easy. But now Pfizer can call up anything its litigation opponents want -- without outsourcing.
Companies in Hot Seat as Courts Advance Climate-Change Claims
Attorneys Mary T. Yelenick, Thomas J. McCormack and Andrew A. Giaccia examine three important court rulings handed down in recent weeks regarding claims for harm alleged to have resulted from "climate change" caused by private companies' carbon emissions. The rulings -- two by federal courts of appeals -- raise potentially troubling issues for, and may signal a new era of litigation against, generators of carbon emissions.LITIGATION DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR 2004: Perfect Casting
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