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August 2008 Exclusives

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:27:00 -0400

Read Web-only content from InsideCounsel's August 2008 issue. Cover Story: More From the MVPs: Read unpublished excerpts from interviews with our rookie GCs. ...

Overstock Under Fire

Yesenia Salcedo — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:29:00 -0400

Overstock.com Inc. faces a libel suit from a research company the Internet retailer is currently suing for allegedly driving down its share price.

Weiss Pleads Guilty

Melissa Maleske — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:12:00 -0400

Famed plaintiffs’ lawyer Melvyn Weiss, a co-founder of law firm Milberg Weiss, has pleaded guilty to a federal racketeering charge.

Judge Approves $24 Million Walgreen Settlement

Yesenia Salcedo — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:14:00 -0400

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Retirement-Fund Suits

Yesenia Salcedo — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:15:00 -0500

Participants in 401(k) and other retirement plans can file lawsuits claiming their individual accounts were mishandled, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Feb. 20.

Jury Rules Against Boston Scientific in Patent Lawsuit

Yesenia Salcedo — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0500

A Texas jury on Feb. 12 found Boston Scientific Corp.’s drug-coated stents infringe a 1997 patent and awarded $432 million in damages to the patent holder.

Lerach Gets Two Years for Kickback Scheme

Melissa Maleske — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:55:00 -0500

Bill Lerach was sentenced Feb. 11 to two years in federal prison for his role in an alleged kickback scheme at his former firm.

LegalTech Highlights Legal Technology Trends

Keith Ecker — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 12:34:00 -0500

Every year outside counsel, in-house counsel and legal technologists and consultants undertake a massive pilgrimage to New York City for LegalTech.

SEC Settles With Former KPMG Principal

Melissa Maleske — Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:59:00 -0500

The former principal of KPMG Consulting agreed to pay an $80,000 penalty to settle SEC charges related to his role in massive financial fraud at software company Peregrine Systems Inc.

Companies Can Fire Medical Marijuana Users

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:29:00 -0500

An employee fired for his medicinal use of marijuana can’t sue his employer for unlawful discrimination under California law, the California Supreme Court ruled Jan. 24.

IP Fraud On the Rise

Yesenia Salcedo — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:43:00 -0500

Intellectual property fraud has risen sharply during the last ten years according to the Global Fraud Report on IP released Jan. 2 by the global risk consultancy Kroll.

Supreme Court Rejects Enron Investors Appeal

Melissa Maleske — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:02:00 -0500

The Supreme Court on Jan. 22 declined to review the $40 billion suit Enron investors brought against financial institutions they say colluded with the now-defunct energy company to hide losses ...

High Court to Hear Light Cigarette Ad Case

Yesenia Salcedo — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:18:00 -0500

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Jan.18 to decide whether smokers can sue tobacco companies for allegedly deceptive ad claims for light cigarettes.

7th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Tellabs

Melissa Maleske — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:38:00 -0500

Tellabs Inc. must face claims of securities fraud in a case that has reached the Supreme Court, the 7th Circuit ordered Jan. 17.

Apollo Group to Pay Investors $270 Million

Melissa Maleske — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:37:00 -0500

A federal jury in Phoenix ordered Apollo Group Inc., the parent company of the University of Phoenix, to pay shareholders between $270 million and $300 hundred million in damages—or $5. ...

Wal-Mart Settles Disability Case

Yesenia Salcedo — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:35:00 -0500

The Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Wal-Mart employee who alleged the retailer discriminated against her after an on-the-job accident. ...

High Court Rejects Third Party Liability

Melissa Maleske — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:10:00 -0500

The Supreme Court handed down its opinion Jan. 15 in the closely watched securities case Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta.

Judge Sanctions Qualcomm Outside Counsel, Criticizes In-house Lawyers

Melissa Maleske — Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:40:00 -0500

A federal magistrate judge in San Diego issued sanctions Jan. 7 against six lawyers representing Qualcomm in its high profile patent battle with Broadcom.

Residents Say IBM Made Them Sick

Yesenia Salcedo — Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:29:00 -0500

More than 90 current and former residents of Endicott, N.Y., sued IBM Jan. 3 for wrongfully and recklessly dumping toxic chemicals into the environment around the company’s Endicott location, ...

Samsung Counter-attacks in Patent Dispute

Yesenia Salcedo — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:40:00 -0500

Samsung Electronics Co. has replied to a patent-infringement lawsuit filed against it by Sharp Corp. by lodging complaints of its own with the U.S. ...