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May 16, 2008
June 2008 Exclusives
Read Web-only content from InsideCounsel's June 2008 issue.
Cover Story: In-House Counsel Under Scrutiny: View a comprehensive list of counsel who have faced enforcement actions. ...
March 20, 2008
Overstock Under Fire
Overstock.com Inc. faces a libel suit from a research company the Internet retailer is currently suing for allegedly driving down its share price.
Article found in Litigation
Weiss Pleads Guilty
Famed plaintiffs’ lawyer Melvyn Weiss, a co-founder of law firm Milberg Weiss, has pleaded guilty to a federal racketeering charge.
Article found in Law Firm News / Trends
Judge Approves $24 Million Walgreen Settlement
Article found in Litigation, Labor / Employment
February 19, 2008
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Retirement-Fund Suits
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.
Article found in Litigation, Labor / Employment
February 13, 2008
Jury Rules Against Boston Scientific in Patent Lawsuit
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.
Article found in Litigation, IP
February 11, 2008
Lerach Gets Two Years for Kickback Scheme
Bill Lerach was sentenced Feb. 11 to two years in federal prison for his role in an alleged kickback scheme at his former firm.
Article found in Law Firm News / Trends
February 8, 2008
LegalTech Highlights Legal Technology Trends
Every year outside counsel, in-house counsel and legal technologists and consultants undertake a massive pilgrimage to New York City for LegalTech.
February 6, 2008
SEC Settles With Former KPMG Principal
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.
January 29, 2008
Companies Can Fire Medical Marijuana Users
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.
January 23, 2008
IP Fraud On the Rise
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.
January 22, 2008
Supreme Court Rejects Enron Investors Appeal
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 ...
Article found in Litigation
January 21, 2008
High Court to Hear Light Cigarette Ad Case
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Jan.18 to decide whether smokers can sue tobacco companies for allegedly deceptive ad claims for light cigarettes.
January 18, 2008
7th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Tellabs
Tellabs Inc. must face claims of securities fraud in a case that has reached the Supreme Court, the 7th Circuit ordered Jan. 17.
January 17, 2008
Apollo Group to Pay Investors $270 Million
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. ...
Article found in Regulatory, Litigation
January 16, 2008
Wal-Mart Settles Disability Case
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. ...
Article found in Labor / Employment, Litigation
January 15, 2008
High Court Rejects Third Party Liability
The Supreme Court handed down its opinion Jan. 15 in the closely watched securities case Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta.
Article found in Regulatory, Litigation
January 8, 2008
Judge Sanctions Qualcomm Outside Counsel, Criticizes In-house Lawyers
A federal magistrate judge in San Diego issued sanctions Jan. 7 against six lawyers representing Qualcomm in its high profile patent battle with Broadcom.
Article found in IP, Litigation
January 7, 2008
Residents Say IBM Made Them Sick
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, ...
Article found in Litigation, Environmental
December 27, 2007
Samsung Counter-attacks in Patent Dispute
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. ...
Article found in Litigation, IP
