Minnesota

11 noteworthy in-house career moves

By Alanna Byrne | May 23, 2012

Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments
Regulatory: The Obama administration agrees to expedite development of Great Lakes offshore wind projects

By Barbara Lichman | May 2, 2012

The Obama administration has taken the first regulatory action toward development of offshore wind energy projects in the Great Lakes by entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with certain states bordering the Great Lakes to expedite environmental review of proposed projects.
7 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

By Alanna Byrne | April 18, 2012

The following lawsuits exemplify the lighter, and sometimes bizarre, side of the legal world.
F.T.C. v. Graco Inc.: Widening the difference between merger challenges by the antitrust agencies

By Corey Roush, Logan Breed, Leigh Oliver | April 2, 2012

Practitioners and clients have long bemoaned the fact that a merger challenge by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is procedurally different than one by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) because the differences can have a substantive effect on the outcome of the merger challenge.
7 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

By Alanna Byrne | March 21, 2012

The following lawsuits exemplify the lighter, and sometimes bizarre, side of the legal world.
U.S. News & World Report names 2013 best law schools

By Alex Vorro | March 13, 2012

It’s time to dust off the old pennant and show some school spirit, and not just for March Madness. U.S. News and World Report today released its 2013 Best Law Schools ranking, and while there was a bit of shuffling in the top 14, there were no real shocking changes.
Labor: DOL initiatives to crackdown on employee misclassifications

By Kathleen Furey McDonough | March 5, 2012

In one of the most noteworthy collaborations of 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that they would join forces to combat worker misclassification.
Judge reverses Travelers’ $500 million asbestos case

By Ashley Post | March 2, 2012

Safely out of a legal storm that would’ve cost it hundreds of millions of dollars, Travelers Cos. can close its signature red umbrella.
Pernod-Ricard settles Irish whiskey trademark suit

By Ashley Post | February 22, 2012

Two Irish whiskey makers have settled a short-lived trademark infringement lawsuit just a few weeks before St. Patrick’s Day.
Incorporation in Delaware is insufficient to create proper venue

By Alex Vorro | February 1, 2012

A recent Federal Circuit ruling has created some leeway for companies looking to challenge the choice of venue in patent cases.