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Three Charged With Stealing Coca-Cola Info
Three people were charged by federal prosecutors Wednesday with stealing confidential information from The Coca-Cola Co. and trying to sell it to PepsiCo. The suspects include a Coke executive's administrative assistant, Joya Williams, who is accused of stealing documents and a sample of a new product. Williams and two accomplices were arrested before a $1.5 million deal, set up by an undercover FBI agent, was to take place, prosecutors say.State Agency Settles Former Employee's Discrimination Suit
Karen Hanson Messer got what she wanted: a promise that the Texas Education Agency would change its affirmative action policy and $150,000 for her legal troubles. Messer and the TEA signed a settlement that requires the agency, among other things, to "announce to all current employees that TEA does not consider race or gender for any purpose in making any TEA personnel decision." A spokeswoman for the Texas Office of the Attorney General, says the settlement will not affect other state agencies.SOX, Whistleblowers and Private Companies
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was an attempt, in part, to prevent corporate scandals by requiring publicly traded companies to implement accounting and accountability controls. While publicly traded companies have tended to focus on SOX's recordkeeping, accounting and compliance requirements, executives � at public and private companies alike � should not overlook �806 of the act, which affords a certain measure of protection to a new breed of whistleblowers.View more book results for the query "White"
Small Shops Do the Heavy Lifting
An impressive 95 percent of all law firms consist of just one to 20 attorneys, according to an ABA report. Even so, solo and small firm lawyers traditionally haven't had access to as much training and support as might be expected. Still, many attorneys find the benefits of small firm life worthwhile. They enjoy the advantages of work flexibility and close client contact, and the variety that comes from performing legal work for people at every level of society.Morgan Gets His Man: Dorsey Guilty
R. Robin McDonaldrmcdonald.amlaw.comALBANY-In the South Georgia courtroom where he first took the oath as a lawyer, DeKalb County District Attorney J. Thomas Morgan III won the most sensational case of his career."It's been a long time," Morgan said through tears after 12 Dougherty jurors affirmed a verdict convicting former DeKalb County Sheriff Sidney C.Litigating the Business Method Patent: Pitfalls for Unwary Defendants
The lion's share of business method and e-commerce patents is grouped in the now infamous Class 705 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Fear of the 705 patent troll has recently led Class 705's most prominent litigation targets to ask Congress to reform the patent laws to provide relief. Despite this legislative wrangling, the Class 705 plaintiff remains potent, aggressive and seemingly ever-present. Attorneys William G. Pecau and Seth A. Watkins of Steptoe and Williams, examine the pitfalls.Senators See Different Judge Sotomayors at Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
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