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Last Time House Sued President, It Was Borked

September 8, 2014

Republicans supporting a lawsuit against President Barack Obama for failing to implement the Affordable Care Act would do well to […]

Apple, Google Appeal Judge’s Rejection Of Wage-Fixing Settlement

September 8, 2014

Apple, Google and other major tech firms have appealed a federal court judge’s rejection of a proposed a $324.5 million […]

Legal Fee Prerogative Gives Goldman Sachs Some Leverage

September 8, 2014

New York Times business writer Gretchen Morgenson takes a look at the Goldman Sachs formula for deciding whose legal bills […]

Iowa Supreme Court Won’t Ban The Bar

September 8, 2014

Iowa’s Supreme Court has declined a recommendation from the Iowa State Bar Association that graduates from law schools in the […]

BP’s “Brash Conduct” Caused Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster, Judge Rules

September 4, 2014

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has determined that “brash conduct” by BP led to the explosion of a Gulf of […]

Halliburton Reaches $1.1B Gulf Oil Spill Settlement, BP Fine May Come Soon

September 4, 2014

Halliburton’s agreement to pay $1.1 billion to settle its lingering liability for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill hints […]

Antitrust Enforcement Set for Record Year of Fines

September 2, 2014

A mid-year cartel report by law firm Allen & Overy shows global antitrust enforcement by the U.S. Justice Department and the European Commission is on pace to set record-level fines in 2014.

Brothers and Sisters in Arms: Defining Protocols for Legal and Compliance

September 2, 2014

General counsel and in-house legal teams must stop seeing the rise of CCOs as a threat, writes Michael Volkov, and instead work together to raise the awareness and role of ethics and compliance in a company.

Push For A Sunset Rule For Chemical Trade Secrets

August 28, 2014

A coalition of labor, public health and environmental groups is petitioning the EPA to establish a sunset rule for chemical trade secrets.

Concussion Class Actions Hit U.S. And International Soccer

August 28, 2014

A class action filed against international soccer organization FIFA, as well as U.S.-based associations for the sport, seeks rule changes […]

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