InsideCounsel Magazine May 2007
Features
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European Trailblazers
Europe's leading GCs are changing the way European business people view the in-house bar--in a big way.
Profile
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Tinseltown's Adviser
One of Hollywood's most powerful lawyers talks about life as a talent agency GC.
Litigation
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Salary Clampdown
As SEC disclosure rules go into effect, executive pay comes under the microscope.
IP
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Global Heartburn
Federal Circuit makes it harder for patent owners to enforce their rights worldwide.
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Protecting Profits
Congress prepares to stop drug makers from offering exclusion payments to generic manufacturers.
Labor
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Genetic Future
Congress is poised to outlaw discrimination based on genetic information.
Technology
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Tech Tags
Reviewers use tags to categorize electronic information and manage e-discovery.
Regulatory
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Union Power
Critics blast Employee Free Choice Act as too pro union.
Global
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Gold Bars
European Commission moves to eradicate golden shares and break down trade barriers.
In Review
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Comfort Down Under
Australia's R.M. Williams exports the elastic-side boot to the U.S.
From The Editor
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Discovery Stalemate
There's no silver bullet to end the burdens caused by e-discovery.
Inside Perspective
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Runaway IP
The future of intellectual property law depends on legal innovation.
Circuits
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Arsonist Must Pay McDonald's Owner
Jason Troff was convicted in 1997 of setting fire to a McDonald's in Salt Lake City. The court sentenced him to probation and $239,696 in restitution. As a term of his probation, he began paying installments of $100 a month to the state, which disbursed that money to the owner...
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Court Tightens Reins on FMLA Policies
When Alice Repa underwent surgery for a non-work related injury, she asked for a leave of absence to recuperate. Her employer--trucking company Roadway Express--approved her request. But in accord with its FMLA policies, the company required Repa to use her accrued sick days and paid-vacation time as part of the...
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Costco Challenges Washington's Alcohol Regulations
Costco Wholesale Corp. thinks Washington state is drunk with power. In a case before the 9th Circuit, the retailer claims the state's alcohol regulations are overly restrictive and anti-competitive. The feud began in 2003 when John Sullivan, Costco's deputy general counsel for litigation, started researching why the company was paying...
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Morality Provides 'Rational Basis' for Sex Toy Ban
Jane Roe, a 38-old single woman who finds sexual intercourse extremely painful, rediscovered the joy of sex after buying a vibrator at an adult "toy party." So did a 61-year-old man with erectile dysfunction, who uses sex aids to satisfy his wife. Ditto for the middle-aged couple that claims an...
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Reebok Sues Rival Over Shoe Design
Canton, Mass.-based Reebok International has a bone to pick with sporting goods rival Nike Inc. On April 3 Reebok filed suit against the Oregon company in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, accusing Nike of infringing its "Collapsible Shoe" patent. According to the filing, several Nike...
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Ohio AG Files Lead Paint Suit
Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann filed a lawsuit April 2 against several paint manufacturers and chemical companies, including Sherwin-Williams and DuPont, alleging the companies violated the state's public nuisance law. The AG's suit is similar to claims filed in Wisconsin and Rhode Island that allege companies that manufactured lead paint...
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Court OKs UP's Benefits Plan
The 8th Circuit ruled March 15 that an employee health plan that provides prescription drug coverage for Viagra but not for birth control does not violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) or Title VII. Female employees of Union Pacific Railroad launched a class action in a Nebraska district court in...
Career Talk
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Escaping Time Sheets
According to InsideCounsel's February article "Cost Cutters," 20 percent of legal departments keep time records and charge attorney costs back to specific business units. When recruiting for our corporate clients, one of the first points of discussion is time sheets. Everyone understands that in-house life is far from 9 to...
Small Talk
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Corporate Gladiator
In-house counsel must be armed to protect their clients on many battlefronts.
Inside Non-Profits
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Word Wars
MacDowell Colony lawsuit leaves non-profit attorneys scrambling to keep language intact.
Tech Talk
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Benefits of an ECM System
Last month this column focused on how complying with electronic data preservation and discovery requirements is a vital concern facing GCs today and how GCs can use technology planning as a way to prepare for e-discovery. This month, I am taking a step back and reviewing how an enterprise content...
Blog Review
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That's What She Said
The TV show "The Office" depicts the wacky interworkings of a Pennsylvania paper company and its completely inept boss. Sure, the show is a laugh-out-loud comedy, but is it also an instructional tool?
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