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Corporate Counsel

Offensive Measures

EEOC shifts its focus from individual complaints to cases of systemic discrimination.
17 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Video Game Ban Runs Afoul of First Amendment

When Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposed "The Safe Games Illinois Act" in 2004, he hailed the bill as "common-sense legislation" to protect children from video games with violent content. "There's a reason why we don't let kids smoke or drink alcohol or drive a car until they reach a certain...
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Boardroom Lessons

Non-profit board members need to understand the gravity of their positions.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tender Revival

SEC's amendments to best price rule rekindle interest in tender offers.
18 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Employees Sue for Birth Control Coverage

The proverbial last straw snapped for Jackie Fitzgerald when she found herself short of cash and debating whether to fill her car's fuel tank or her birth control prescription in 2001. Fitzgerald, a trainman for Union Pacific Railroad Co. (UP), spent her last $40 to buy gas to get to...
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Texas Court Sticks Lerach Firm with Bill

When District Court Judge Melinda Harmon granted AllianceBernstein's motion for summary judgment in the sprawling In re Enron Corp. Securities, Derivative and ERISA Litigation class action, the decision might have gone down as a minor footnote in the multibillion-dollar lawsuit. After all, Alliance Capital Management (AllianceBernstein's predecessor) already was exonerated...
14 minute read

Corporate Counsel

DMCA Discord

Corporations and courts clash over the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
14 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Protecting Privilege

In-house counsel combat the erosion of privilege by forging new policies.
18 minute read

Inside Counsel

DMCA Discord

Corporations and courts clash over the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
14 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Employees Beat UPS Policy Against Deaf Drivers

With 91,700 delivery vehicles on the road every day, one of the top concerns for Atlanta-based UPS Inc. is driver safety. So managers thought they were doing the right thing when they barred deaf and hearing-impaired people from driving the company's largest delivery vans. They based their decision on studies...
5 minute read

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