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Inside Counsel

Tobacco companies and states reach agreement over payments

Big Tobacco companies including Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. announced last week that they had reached an agreement with several states in a long-running dispute that dates back to 1998.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Delaware court rules LLCs owe fiduciary duties to the LLCs they manage

The Delaware Court of Chancery has once again issued an opinion holding that managers of Delaware Limited Liability Companies (LLC) owe fiduciary duties to the LLCs they manage, even in the absence of a provision in the operating agreement establishing the existence of the fiduciary duties.
8 minute read

Inside Counsel

7 unhappy holiday lawsuits

The holiday season can be stressful, but no one expects to be served with a subpoena under the mistletoe.
16 minute read

Inside Counsel

Accent-related discrimination suits on the rise, says EEOC

Earlier this month, we told you about a truck driver who filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against FedEx, claiming the company caused him to lose his job because of his Russian accent.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Court tosses New York Law School grad’s suit

New York Law School can breathe a sigh of relief.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Court takes broad view of E&O policy’s antitrust exclusion

Companies need to pay close attention to policy language
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Roundup: 5th, 6th, 9th and 11th Circuits

Brand-name manufacturers not liable for harm that generic drugs cause; Transit company can ban anti-Islam ads; Information calls can constitute telemarketing; Lower court cannot invalidate FCC cell phone fee requirement
11 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Opt-outs: A growing trend in securities litigation

Large investors are ditching class actions to pursue individual suits in hopes of recouping more losses
6 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Product testing and puffery collide in new false advertising suit

A new false advertising action filed by jewelry retailer Sterling Jewelers Inc. in the Northern District of Ohio presents a unique question about the line between puffery and misleading advertising claims, specifically claims based on product testing.
7 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Challenging class certifications that alter the parties’ substantive rights as violations of due process

Defendants are (properly) accustomed to opposing class certification by attempting to show that there are many individualized issues.
5 minute read

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