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Corporate Counsel

Bally Engages in Proxy War

A Delaware Court issued a blow to Bally Total Fitness Jan. 11, adding more fuel to a bitter proxy battle between the fitness-center giant and hedge funds Pardus Capital Management and Liberation Investments. The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware denied Bally's motion for expedited discovery in its...
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Corporate Counsel

Noise Pollution

When I was about 14 years old, I started going to concerts--lots of them. These weren't normal concerts. For reasons that now boggle my mind, I loved heavy metal bands such as Judas Priest, AC/DC and Iron Maiden. During these concerts, I would try to get as close to the...
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Court Rules Strikebreakers Act Invalid

Negotiations between the Congress Plaza Hotel in Chicago and UNITE HERE Local 1 have been at a standstill for the past two years. The union, which comprises nearly 130 housekeepers, cooks, dishwashers and other hotel employees, went on strike in 2003. The sudden lack of workers left the hotel in...
22 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Background Blunders

FedEx molestation case leaves employers second-guessing pre-employment checks.
18 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Protected Statements

Ontario Court of Appeal lowers the bar for disclosure of material facts.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tripping Up

TRIPS may become an issue in eBay's patent injunction case.
18 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Matter Management Matters

Part one of InsideCounsel's 2006 guide to selecting and implementing the technology solutions you need.
26 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Fat Busters

Consumer groups take issue with companies that advertise junk food to kids.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Small ISP Crushes Spammer In Court

When millions of unsolicited e-mails wreaked havoc on an Iowa business owner's small ISP company, he didn't take it lightly. After tracking down the source of the spam, Robert Kramer III, owner and operator of CIS Internet Services, sued and won an $11.2 billion judgment on Dec. 23, 2005, in...
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Message Mayhem

Unified messaging presents one more worry in the e-discovery quagmire.
7 minute read

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