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Will Supreme Court sit in for a hand of Texas Hold’em?

The Supreme Court may be asked to decide under what circumstances poker is gambling prohibited by federal law. A petition for certiorari filed on Nov. 13, 2013 asks the Court to take the matter up in the coming term.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Target facing lawsuits from small banks over data breach

While Target may be stemming the tide of the multiple class action lawsuits coming its way from angry consumers, one new set of challengers is beginning to emerge: upset financial institutions.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Nokia and HTC settle suits and pen cross-licensing agreement

While the full details of the deal have not been divulged, according to a press release HTC will make payments to Nokia and will grant it access to its portfolio of LTE patents.
5 minute read

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Credit Suisse CEO stands behind strong Q4 despite questionable performance results

Credit Suisse CEO Brady Dougan insists Q4 results reflected a solid quarter but critics remain skeptical after report showed net profit below analyst forecasts.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

The benefits of legal project management and advance budgeting

Law firms and in-house departments are figuring out how to bring all matters, even the most complex, into the framework of legal project management to satisfy the corporate worlds need for predictability.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Everything you ever wanted to know about contractual boilerplate but were afraid to ask

Lawyers who reflexively plug boilerplate terms into their contracts risk unforeseen consequences that could seriously impair the parties benefit of the bargain.
6 minute read

Inside Counsel

Ex-SAC fund manager found guilty of insider trading

Matthew Martoma was found guilty of insider trading in what prosecutors say is one of the largest insider-trading schemes of all time. Martoma is the eighth ex-SAC employ to receive a sentence.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Investigation into foreign exchange rate manipulation heating up

According to ACI, Britain is expected to begin its investigation into foreign exchange rate manipulation shortly following comments from its chief market regulator.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Former Siemens executives to pay record bribery fines, rules court

The order came after the two former executives did not respond to the bribery charges against them, were not represented by attorneys, and could not be reached for comment.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Facts and Figures: Patent troll lawsuits rising

From NPE suits to women in the boardroom, a look at the numbers that count in the legal world
9 minute read

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