Foot Locker, Inc. announced Sheilagh M. Clarke as General Counsel, effective June 1, succeeding Gary M. Bahler, who is retiring. […]
Three compelling incentives for cooperating early with opposition, and why cooperation is almost always better than crying foul over minor ediscovery procedural disputes.
The legal fees resulting from a Wachovia/Wells Fargo merger class action – appealed after lawyers billed 3,000 hours and asked for $2 million – have come in at just over $1 million, still a steal considering the class action achieved next to nothing, Brooks Pierce attorney Mack Sperling says.
Companies can expect the FTC to continue, or even expand, its efforts to regulate data-security standards through enforcement actions after a federal district court upheld its right to do so under the “unfairness” authority.
The term “troll” has never been defined as it relates to patent litigation, yet it is routinely employed by courts […]
As the result of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, defendants in consumer class actions are empowered to remove […]
Monday’s split decision about the SEC’s conflict mineral rule has thrown into question exactly what will need to be reported, and how…
Litigation – long seen as the last holdout for hourly billing – is increasingly being billed with alternative methods, now […]
Nixon Peabody has announced layoffs of nearly 40 people, organization-wide. “We have taken action to enhance operational efficiency through a […]
Umpqua Holdings Corporation has named Drew Ognall executive vice president and general counsel, effective May 1, 2014. Ognall replaces outgoing […]
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