Public Perceptions, Health Care Providers and Litigation
April 02, 2015
The Gallup poll on the trustworthiness of professionals came out in January, as it always does.Yet again, it reported that health care professionals were the most trusted people in the country. Not so for the health care industry , however.
Subjective Intent Does Not Save $1.5B Secured Claim Against GM
April 02, 2015
Sometimes, the simplest of errors can be the most costly. Such was the case with a large syndicated secured loan made to General Motors Co. Due to a simple filing error, what the lender and borrower had always intended to be a secured loan will now be treated as a general unsecured claim.
Best Practices for Law Firms to Meet Cybersecurity Requirements of Inside Counsel
April 02, 2015
Whether or not your clients have suffered a data breach, cybersecurity is undoubtedly a critical concern. Many of your clients are actively searching for and plugging any gaps in their security. And if your clients haven't done so already, they're also going to focus their attention on what could potentially be an Achilles Heel for them ' their law firms.
The Case for the GC
April 02, 2015
In a time of increasing regulatory risk, global complexity and shareholder activism, the role of the corporate general counsel in the boardroom has never been more important. Yet, companies have been slow to recruit general counsels or seasoned attorneys to serve as independent directors.
When the Lawyer Is a Client
April 02, 2015
Given the demands our profession makes on our time, our attention, our energy and the stress that places on our personal relationships, the divorce rate among lawyers likely rivals that of any other profession. Can you handle your own divorce?
IP News
April 02, 2015
Supreme Court: Findings on Likelihood of Confusion by TTAB <br>Federal Circuit: Actual Delay Not Required For Reducing Patent Term Adjustment<br>Federal Circuit: No Lost Profits for Related Unpatented Products
The NLRB McDonald's Ruling And Franchisors
April 02, 2015
The NLRB general counsel's July 29, 2014, ruling that McDonald's is a joint employer of those who work for its roughly 14,000 franchised restaurants in the United States continues to send ripples through both the legal and business worlds.
Cameo Clips
March 31, 2015
Bankrupt Festival Organizer Can Recover Buyout Payment It Made to Co-Founder<br>
<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Pao Lawyers Slap Facebook With Discrimination Suit
March 31, 2015
A former Facebook employee is suing the company for gender discrimination and harassment, claiming her supervisor belittled her at work and asked why she 'did not just stay home and take care of her child.'
<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Fired Employees Claim Work iPad Stored Personal Texts
March 31, 2015
A suit by two former New Jersey-based employees of Anheuser-Busch ' claiming they were wrongfully discharged based on messages from their personal devices that were transferred to a company tablet ' is headed for federal court.
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