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Drug company pays $95 million to settle marketing suit

Germany-based pharmaceutical maker Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals has settled a suit against it brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, which accused the company of marketing some of its drugs for unapproved uses.
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International Edition

Neuberger on Erskine - the importance of the independence of the judiciary

It is rare that one comes across a speech which is such a pleasure to read as the Seckford lecture by the President of the Supreme Court (Lord Neuberger) at Woodbridge School 18 October - Lord Erskine and Trial by Jury (Acknowledgment: Supreme Court - Speeches).
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International Edition

Barrister partnerships possible from 2013; BSB set to regulate ABSs

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is gearing up to allow barristers to form partnerships from autumn next year, with alternative business structures (ABSs) set to come into effect for the profession in 2014.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

U.S. government files $1 billion suit against Bank of America

Bank of America (BofA) is making headlines once againand, once again, the U.S. government is breathing down its neck.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Visa/MasterCard credit card fee settlement on expedited schedule for approval

Those who oppose the largest antitrust settlement in history are going to have to get their objections out quicker than expected, now that a federal judge has put the deal on an expedited schedule.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

ABC News wants “pink slime” lawsuit in federal court

ABC News, which is embroiled in a multi-million dollar defamation lawsuit over a series of reports on so-called pink slime beef products, asked Wednesday to transfer the case to federal court.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Getting the most from legal project management

The time has come for in-house counsel to stop accepting excuses and instead start demanding that their outside counsel develop an effective program for Legal Practice Management (LPM).
8 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Sometimes, corporations <em>are</em> people

On Oct. 17, in Kertesz v. GVC and Korn, the 2nd Circuit ruled that a defendant who seeks indemnification from a corporation suing him for misconduct as an executive doesnt lose his right to pierce the corporate veil and find other company executives personally liable for that coverage.
8 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: The myth of Philadelphia as a judicial hellhole

Every year, the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) publishes a top 10 list of what it calls Judicial Hellholes.
7 minute read

Inside Counsel

Judge dismisses MF Global employee termination lawsuit

The trustees overseeing the liquidation of MF Global have one less thing to worry about, after a judge dismissed a wrongful termination suit filed by a group of the bankrupt brokerages former employees.
5 minute read

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