Although BigLaw firms in Washington, D.C., weren’t as hard-hit by the economic downturn as New York counterparts focused on banking and financial matters, many are still struggling to find solid…
A federal appeals court has ruled that a law used to collect damages in the United States for human rights abuses in other countries does not apply to corporations.
The Department of Labor has filed an administrative complaint against a subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc., alleging that Tyson Fresh Meat systematically refused to hire women at its Joslin, Ill.,…
A federal judge has dismissed an unusual “reverse redlining” lawsuit in which Baltimore contends Wells Fargo Bank’s subprime mortgage loans cost the city tax revenue by targeting minority homeowners for…
An arbitrator has ruled (PDF) that a former in-house lawyer for Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. may use documents that otherwise would be protected by attorney-client privilege because…
The former chief executive officer and tax attorney for the Quellos Group LLC hedge fund have accepted a plea agreement that will require them to pay the Internal Revenue Service…
Updated: Spurred by dreams of big-bucks awards under a new federal whistle-blower law, would-be claimants are flooding plaintiff’s firms with tips about alleged fraud at public companies.
Hewlett-Packard didn’t want Mark Hurd to continue working there as chief executive office, following claimed expense account irregularities concerning a personal relationship with a female employee.
Following a two-year investigation by Belgian police, authorities have reportedly raided Internet service providers in approximately 14 European countries, in an effort to shut down websites that violate copyright laws…
The head of Cozen O’Connor says the well-known law firm was fired after it insisted that the client’s board be told of a settlement concerning a sexual harassment claim made…
A lawyer who gave up practice for a mobile cupcake business says her truck wouldn’t have been confiscated if she could have figured out Philadelphia’s confusing regulations.
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