3090 ABA Journal Corporate Law articles.
It has been some 30 years since thousands of banana workers in Central America claim to have been exposed to carcinogenic pesticides on plantations there. Intended to kill worms infesting…
Jul 9, 2007 6:00 PM CDT
Major medical insurers have been leveraging their purchasing power for decades, negotiating fee discounts from medical providers by promising a large volume of business from insured individuals.
Now in-house counsel…
Jul 6, 2007 6:06 PM CDT
Record profits for the biggest London law firms reportedly make them the dominant players in the world legal market.
Three London firms, headed by Clifford Chance, are at the top…
Jul 5, 2007 7:25 PM CDT
Edging out London’s Clifford Chance for top honors, New York City’s Sullivan & Cromwell was once again the number one law firm overseeing the world’s biggest corporate deals in the…
Jul 3, 2007 7:46 PM CDT
A tire distributor has sued a Chinese tire maker alleging it eliminated a safety feature without notification.
But the tires are still on vehicles, even after a fatal accident allegedly…
Jun 26, 2007 7:52 PM CDT
Defying predictions of a law practice slowdown, attorneys in South Florida report their business is booming.
“It was a phenomenal year to be a lawyer,” John C. Sumberg, managing partner…
Jun 18, 2007 9:16 PM CDT
Four men may sue a California nightclub for denying them ladies’ night discounts without first asking the club to stop discriminating.
The California Supreme Court ruled yesterday…
Jun 1, 2007 6:03 PM CDT
Among the new causes of action and subjects of potential claims constantly developing in the ever-changing American legal arena, add one to the list that some might consider a no-brainer…
May 31, 2007 6:37 PM CDT
How sweet is the settlement reached Friday between the makers of Splenda and Equal?
Lawyers won’t say. They agreed to the deal after jurors announced they had reached a verdict,…
May 14, 2007 12:33 PM CDT
Has Heller Ehrman’s growth strategy backfired?
That’s the question posed by the Recorder, which reports that the firm’s corporate group in San Diego lost nearly half its lawyers…
May 11, 2007 1:14 PM CDT
Splenda’s slogan that it’s “made from sugar so it tastes like sugar” is the subject of a civil suit that goes to a jury today.
Equal argues that consumers are…
May 11, 2007 12:22 PM CDT
The former top lawyer at software maker Comverse Technology Inc. was sentenced today to a year and a day in jail and ordered to pay $52 million for his role…
May 10, 2007 6:58 PM CDT
A senior executive at Hollinger International testified in Chicago yesterday that he and media magnate Conrad Black plotted to divert noncompete payments to top company executives, including themselves.
The former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange has won a significant legal ruling in his fight to keep a $190 million pay package.
The suit, filed by then-Attorney…
May 9, 2007 2:53 PM CDT
Two officials fired by Dow Chemical sued the company yesterday, claiming they were defamed by claims they were improperly involved in third-party discussions about a company takeover.
Dow has in…
May 9, 2007 2:31 PM CDT
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