• Arbitration Anguish

  By Staff Writer

  European in-house counsel find fault in international commercial arbitrations.

Profile

• Globe Trotter

  By Staff Writer

  Church's Chicken lands adventure seeking GC.

Litigation

• Drug Trolls

  By Staff Writer

  Patent trolls set their sights on the pharmaceutical industry.

IP

• Stealing Software

  By Steven Seidenberg

  Companies pay the price for installing unlicensed programs.

Labor

• Wage Woes

  By Mary Swanton

  Plaintiffs' attorneys cash in on wage and hour suits by targeting vulnerable companies.

Technology

• Contractor Compliance

  By Keith Ecker

  Software vendors introduce solutions for compliance with new OFCCP guidelines.

Regulatory

• Getting Gouged

  By Michael T. Burr

  Price-gouging laws pose increasing legal risks for corporations.

Global

• Quashing Competition

  By Julius Melnitzer

  Europe's antitrust investigators take issue with copyright collectives.

In Review

• Uncork It

  By Staff Writer

  BOJ's corkscrew lets you open a bottle of wine like a pro.

From The Editor

• White Noise

  By Staff Writer

  During his keynote address at lunch, William Donaldson, the former SEC chairman, talked at length about how SOX is the right medicine to cure corporate America's ills.

• Tools for Success

  By Staff Writer

  In this issue, we focus on the financial aspects of managing the legal department.

Inside Perspective

• The GC Evolution

  By Brad Smith

  In-house counsel need to adapt to shifting business, media and technology trends.

Circuits

• Grand Theft Auto Suit Goes Forward

  By Staff Writer

  The Alabama Supreme Court rejected an appeal to throw out a $600 million lawsuit against a group of video game makers and sellers responsible for the popular "Grand Theft Auto" series that blames the game for three murders.

• Lubricant Dispute Heats Up

  By Staff Writer

  Johnson & Johnson filed suit March 17 against Qualis Inc. for allegedly infringing its trademark and patent for its popular K-Y warming lubricant product.

• Pfizer Faces Off-Label Suit

  By Staff Writer

  A suit filed against Pfizer claims the company's off-label promotion of its drug Lipitor caused them to pay billions of dollars in unwarranted prescriptions.

• Bottlers Beat Firm in Court

  By Staff Writer

  A class action proved to be a less profitable deal than Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro had bargained for, resulting in a $10.8 million jury verdict against the firm.

• Court Dismisses Pregnancy Discrimination Case

  By Keith Ecker

  When Noreen Hulteen took pregnancy leave, it reduced the amount of service credit toward her pension and related benefits decreasing the amount she collected in pension payments.

• Employers Take Advantage of Computer Fraud Law

  By Keith Ecker

  Suspicious that Jacob Citrin was misappropriating IAC's proprietary information in his new venture, IAC filed suit against him in 2003 alleging a breach of contract.

• High-Stakes Gambler Sues GlaxoSmithKline

  By Staff Writer

  After losing more than $12 million in a two-year gambling spree, Max Wells filed suit against several Las Vegas casinos and GlaxoSmithKline.

• Transsexual Employee's Title VII Claim Goes Forward

  By Staff Writer

  DannyLee Mitchell filed suit against Axcan claiming she was fired because she began to present as a female.

• Inventor Sinks Sony Appeal

  By Staff Writer

  The inconsistent testimony of a California inventor played into a federal judge's decision to reject Sony Corp.'s appeal to overturn a $90.7 million jury verdict.

Inside Non-Profits

• Big Firm Burnout

  By Bruce D. Collins

  Law firm refugees take shelter in the non-profit sector.

Blog Review

• Decision of the Day

  By Keith Ecker

  In an 8th Circuit employment discrimination case against Wal-Mart, the court upheld summary judgment for the retail behemoth despite a manager's egregious behavior.

Survey

• 9th Annual Report of Corporate Law Departments

  By Mary Swanton

  Benchmark your spending against the results of the InsideCounsel's DataCert Inc. 9th Annual Report of Corporate Law Departments.