Other Litigation and Disputes

This is FindLaw’s collection of Other Litigation and Dispute articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Here you’ll find valuable information on Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection extended by the Supreme Court of the United States, an informative piece on understanding your ethical obligations as in-house counsel if you represent an employee, as well as the company, and frequently asked litigation questions. You’ll also be able to learn the advantages that litigation finance offers to both corporate clients and their lawyers. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

Litigation and Disputes

Other Litigation and Disputes Articles

The Credit Practices Rule: Fast Facts

for Consumers The Credit Practices Rule Require you to give up your state-law protections that allow you to keep certain personal belongings even if you do not pay your debt as agreed.Bureau of Consumer Protection Office of Consumer & Business ...
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Taxpayer Bill of Rights: The Sequel

In 1996, Congress revisited the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (T1), originally passed in 1988. The new law, Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 (T2), adds about 40 new procedural rights. Some are technical and have limited applications, while others constitute ...
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Tailoring A Firm For Value-Added Marketing

This article describes several practical approaches that have been employed by financially successful, marketing oriented law firms to law firms that have added value to their clients, hence, making these firms to be valued and continuing resources ...
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Sporting News – Cuban KOs SEC in Decisive Third Round!

It only took a jury a few hours of deliberation to give Mark Cuban, the outspoken businessman and owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, a decisive victory over the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), finding that Cuban had not ...
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Social Security Disability Benefits Awarded to Nurse Who Became Sensitized to Latex

Connie R. Gates, who was awarded total disability benefits by the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, was awarded Social Security Disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income benefits as a result of her sensitivity to latex products. The ...
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Impaired Attorneys

Roughly 15 percent of Florida Bar members will develop a problem with alcohol or drugs during their career. That translates to almost 10,000 lawyers at risk. problems facing society today is addiction.1 It is a problem that has permeated every level ...
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Recent Decision Casts Doubt on Scope of Section 17200 in Cases Involving Securities Transactions

California's unfair competition law Â– Business and Professions Code §17200 Â– imposes civil liability for "any unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business act or practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue or misleading advertising."1 A recent California ...
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OSHA Issues Sweeping Ergonomics Proposal

After years of intense controversy, Congressional action and vigorous debate among regulatory officials, unions, occupational health experts and employers-the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA ...
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Panel Analyzes First Amendment Concerns Raised in Pharmaceutical Regulation

Recent court decisions reflect increasing judicial interest in the constitutional protections afforded to speech regarding the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs. In the late 1990s, two U.S. district courts ruled that the U.S. Food and ...
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OSHA’s New Recordkeeping Requirements: Where Does Utah Stand?

As most employers know, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") passed new recordkeeping requirements that became effective January 1, 2002. Despite being three times longer than the old regulations, the new regulations are being ...
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