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Corporate Counsel

N.Y. Couple Files Salmonella Suit

If two-year-old Nicholas Avalone doesn't request a Peter Pan-themed birthday party next year, his parents won't be too surprised. Nicholas, along with about 300 other people across the country, contracted Salmonella poisoning after eating tainted Peter Pan peanut butter in February. Nicholas' parents filed suit in the Western District of...
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

IBM Faces Second Overtime Suit

After reaching a $65 million settlement in November 2006 with a group of IT workers who claimed they didn't receive overtime pay, IBM Corp. is in the hot seat again facing similar allegations. But this time it's the company's salesmen crying foul. On Feb. 6, Marc Barowsky, a former IBM...
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Waiver Worries

Selective waiver is deceptively dangerous to your company's health.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Shifting the Balance

Companies rethink IP licensing strategies in the wake of MedImmune.
13 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Dukes of Hazard

9th Circuit decision paves the way for massive discrimination class actions.
32 minute read

Inside Counsel

Shifting the Balance

Companies rethink IP licensing strategies in the wake of MedImmune.
13 minute read

Corporate Counsel

N.J. Court Tosses 'Culture of Intoxication' Verdict

When testimony about a "culture of intoxication" at Giants Stadium led to a $110 million jury award for a drunk-driving victim, the verdict made headlines nationwide. Victims'-rights advocates praised the court for holding alcohol vendors accountable for the actions of drunk patrons while defense attorneys criticized its expansive interpretation of...
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Taste Test

Trademark owners take on domain name tasters with little success.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Discovery Cluster

Data analytic software organizes electronic files for more efficient document review.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

High Court to Hear "Cat's Paw" Liability Case

Pat Edgar has never met Stephen Peters. In fact, Edgar, who fired Peters from his post as a salesman at Coca-Cola Bottling Co. (BCI), didn't even work in same state as Peters, let alone know he was black. However, that didn't stop Peters from filing suit against the company alleging...
15 minute read

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