Litigation

  • Man Without Larynx Wins Suit

    By Staff Writer | January 31, 2007

    When Stanford Burris applied for a job as a truck driver with Delaware-based Richards Paving Inc. in 2003, he thought his 40 years of experience made him a perfect candidate. But despite his experience, Richards didn't hire Burris. He alleges the company rejected him not because he was unqualified, but...

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  • No Workers' Comp for Burned Teen

    By Staff Writer | January 31, 2007

    After David Gross suffered severe burns while cleaning a pressure cooker at a KFC restaurant chain, the 16-year-old high school student began receiving workers' compensation for his injuries. However, after the company investigated the claim, it found Gross was ineligible for workers' comp because he had violated KFC safety rules,...

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  • Eli Lilly Wins Patent Protection

    By Staff Writer | January 31, 2007

    Eli Lilly faced some significant ?? 1/2 hurdles in 2006. After losing $65 million in a patent dispute against competitor Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc., the pharmaceutical giant faced another scare over the possibility of losing its patent on its blockbuster antipsychotic drug Zyprexa. However, Lilly's luck changed Dec. 26, when the...

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  • MetLife Settles With N.Y. AG

    By Staff Writer | January 31, 2007

    MetLife Insurance Co., the nation's largest group life insurer, reached a final settlement with the New York State attorney general's office Dec. 29, concluding an investigation into allegations the insurer engaged in bid rigging and client steering to illegally inflate its profits. MetLife agreed to pay restitution of $16.5 million...

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  • Employees Sue for Birth Control Coverage

    By Staff Writer | January 31, 2007

    The proverbial last straw snapped for Jackie Fitzgerald when she found herself short of cash and debating whether to fill her car's fuel tank or her birth control prescription in 2001. Fitzgerald, a trainman for Union Pacific Railroad Co. (UP), spent her last $40 to buy gas to get to...

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  • Tender Revival

    By Julius Melnitzer | January 31, 2007

    SEC's amendments to best price rule rekindle interest in tender offers.

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  • Pernicious PDAs

    By Staff Writer | January 31, 2007

    What you don't know about BlackBerrys could land you in court.

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  • Texas Court Sticks Lerach Firm with Bill

    By Michael T. Burr | January 31, 2007

    When District Court Judge Melinda Harmon granted AllianceBernstein's motion for summary judgment in the sprawling In re Enron Corp. Securities, Derivative and ERISA Litigation class action, the decision might have gone down as a minor footnote in the multibillion-dollar lawsuit. After all, Alliance Capital Management (AllianceBernstein's predecessor) already was exonerated...

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  • DMCA Discord

    By Steven Seidenberg | January 31, 2007

    Corporations and courts clash over the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

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  • Protecting Privilege

    By Staff Writer | January 31, 2007

    In-house counsel combat the erosion of privilege by forging new policies.

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