Alanna Byrne

Ex-Yahoo executive, fund manager plead guilty to insider trading

By Alanna Byrne | May 22, 2012

This has been the month of Yahoo executives behaving badly. Just a week after CEO Scott Thompson resigned for lying on his resume, another of the company’s higher-ups has landed in hot water, this time for insider trading.
Owens Corning could be liable in proposed class action despite bankruptcy

By Alanna Byrne | May 21, 2012

The 3rd Circuit ruled Friday that fiberglass manufacturer Owens Corning Sales could be liable for reportedly defective roof shingles despite having filed for bankruptcy, in a decision that limited one of the court’s earlier bankruptcy rulings.
8 notable GCs in the news

By Alanna Byrne | May 18, 2012

Tracking some of the most-significant quotes from general counsel in the mainstream media
6 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

By Alanna Byrne | May 16, 2012

The following lawsuits exemplify the lighter, and sometimes bizarre, side of the legal world.
Court reinstates $500 million lawsuit against K&L Gates

By Alanna Byrne | May 16, 2012

A Pennsylvania appeals court reinstated a $500 million lawsuit that charges law firm K&L Gates with mishandling an internal investigation into now-bankrupt drink maker Le-Nature Inc.
Weight loss companies battle over advertising claims

By Alanna Byrne | May 15, 2012

Giving a new meaning to the term “diet wars,” U.K. weight loss organization Slimming World sued Weight Watchers in an effort to validate its marketing claims.
Gay marriage cases may reach Supreme Court

By Alanna Byrne | May 14, 2012

Though President Obama endorsed gay marriage last week, he maintained that the definition of marriage is an individual state issue. But if several recent court cases are any indication, the decision on gay marriage may ultimately fall to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Facts & Figures: 5 sets of newsworthy data

By Alanna Byrne | May 11, 2012

An inside look at the numbers that count
SEC hires outside investigator to probe agency watchdog

By Alanna Byrne | May 9, 2012

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will hire an outside investigator to look into alleged misconduct by current and former employees of the agency’s Office of Inspector General.
9 noteworthy in-house career moves

By Alanna Byrne | May 9, 2012

Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments