InsideCounsel Magazine January 2008

Features

International arbitration is usually the only way to resolve cross-border contract disputes.

Budget Benchmarks

By Melissa Maleske

A revealing look at legal department spending.

Standing Ovation

By Melissa Maleske

Laurie Carter gives a commanding performance as GC of the Juilliard School.

Bittersweet Pill

By Melissa Maleske

Merck's Vioxx settlement highlights a winning legal strategy.

Resale Royalties

By Steven Seidenberg

High Court may use Quanta to shore up the first-sale doctrine in patent law.
Co-author Conflict

By Steven Seidenberg

2nd Circuit's decision on retroactive licenses rattles publishing and entertainment industries.

Weed Worries

By Mary Swanton

California case tests employers' right to fire medical marijuana users.

Easy Migration

By Keith Ecker

A new XML standard promises to smooth out the e-discovery process.
InsideCounsel Roundtable: Bringing E-Discovery In-House

By Staff Writer

Over the last several years, e-discovery has become the stuff of nightmares for in-house counsel who find themselves embroiled in litigation. The amount of electronic data the average businessperson produces has grown exponentially, the costs to conduct e-discovery have soared and the revised Federal Rules for Civil Procedure have increased...

Climate Disclosure

By Julius Melnitzer

Investors ask the SEC to develop standards for reporting global warming risk.

Tech Takedown

By Keith Ecker

In the wake of the Microsoft decision, the EU targets tech companies for antitrust violations.

Rank Them

By Staff Writer

We devised a law firm ranking that can't be gamed and is actually useful.

Company Conscience

By Staff Writer

Being an effective in-house lawyer requires taking proactive steps.

Credit Card Cos. Target Retailers' Security Holes

By Julius Melnitzer

The big banks are the last ones you'd expect at the courthouse window shouting, "I just won't take it anymore."But that's exactly what happened after ...
Sales Commission Case Puts Employers on Notice

By Cristin Schmitz

Elaine Pachter is like thousands of other workers--which is why her case is so worrying to New York employers.The senior sales representative successfully sued Bernard ...
Court Grills Burger King on Complaint Procedure

By Yesenia Salcedo

When 16-year-old Samekiea Merriweather started her first job at a Burger King in Milwaukee, she didn't expect fighting off her boss' sexual advances would be ...
IP Owners Challenge State Immunity from Infringement

By Adele Nicholas

California knows a thing or two about patent law. For 12 consecutive years its university system has been the largest public recipient of U.S. patents--receiving ...