Litigation

  • Directors' Duties

    By Keith Ecker | February 28, 2007

    Developed piecemeal through the years, the rules governing U.K. companies remained the statutory equivalent of a pocketful of cocktail napkin scribbles. A law about shareholder communications here, another about transactions there. The large body of common law was an enigmatic nightmare for in-house counsel. Parliament decided to alleviate the nightmare...

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  • Offensive Measures

    By Mary Swanton | February 28, 2007

    EEOC shifts its focus from individual complaints to cases of systemic discrimination.

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  • 502 Protection

    By Staff Writer | February 28, 2007

    Companies are skeptical that selective waiver will restore attorney-client privilege.

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  • California Grocers Challenge Worker Retention Law

    By Keith Ecker | February 28, 2007

    In general employers are allowed to choose their workers. But that's not the case for Los Angeles grocery store owners. That's because last spring the city became one of several California cities to pass the controversial Grocery Worker Retention Ordinance. This law mandates that when a grocery store changes ownership,...

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  • Offensive Measures

    By Mary Swanton | February 28, 2007

    EEOC shifts its focus from individual complaints to cases of systemic discrimination.

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  • License to Steal

    By Steven Seidenberg | February 28, 2007

    Kazaa suit raises concerns about enforcement of end user license agreements.

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  • Court Restricts Rights of Patent Licensees

    By Michael T. Burr | February 28, 2007

    When Propat International licensed a patent for e-mail authentication technology from Authentix, the company thought it was getting robust rights to use and enforce the patent. The agreement gave Propat, a Houston-based licensing company, authority to sell licenses and sue infringers, sharing the profits with Authentix. But when Propat went...

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  • License to Steal

    By Steven Seidenberg | February 28, 2007

    Kazaa suit raises concerns about enforcement of end user license agreements.

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  • Court Finds Manager's Silence Speaks Volumes

    By Staff Writer | February 28, 2007

    Susan Asmo had been working as a recruiter from her home in Columbus, Ohio, for eight months when she joyfully announced during an October 2001 conference call with five co-workers that she was expecting twins. As her colleagues congratulated her, Asmo noted that her boss, Scott Santoro, said nothing before...

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  • Video Game Ban Runs Afoul of First Amendment

    By Staff Writer | January 31, 2007

    When Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposed "The Safe Games Illinois Act" in 2004, he hailed the bill as "common-sense legislation" to protect children from video games with violent content. "There's a reason why we don't let kids smoke or drink alcohol or drive a car until they reach a certain...

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