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

Connecticut’s 180-Day Complaint Filing Period is Mandatory: Employment Law Alert? Issue 62

The various state anti-discrimination laws play an important role in any personnel director’s or defense lawyer’s life. Coverage under those laws can differ substantially from federal anti-discrimination laws. Connecticut’s Human Rights and ...
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Consider Potential FDA Objections to Pharmaceutical Trademarks

Companies developing pharmaceutical products know the importance of selecting and clearing a trademark early in the development cycle. However, did you know that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can object to a trademark while the product ...
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Consumer Reports: What Insurers Need to Know

As an insurer, you may use consumer reports to underwrite insurance policies and to screen high-risk applicantsÂ—as long as you comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The Act The FCRA is designed to protect the privacy of consumer report ...
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Corporate Counsel And The Corridors Of Power

The brain centre of CIBC is physically located on the 56th floor of Toronto's Commerce Court West, which houses the nine desks of CIBC's key executive management in a dramatic, open-plan concept space. No walls separate these corridors of power. The ...
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Corporate Litigation No Trial for Plaintiffs’ Attorneys

Almost every business, be it a multinational corporation or a "mom & pop" retail store, at some point will find itself confronted by a situation which can only be resolved through litigation. It could be as simple as a collection dispute or as ...
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Corporate Scandals: Four Questions

With a few exceptions, in-house lawyers have fared much better than most other stakeholders in the many corporate scandals that have occurred this year. Accountants, CEOs, investment bankers and stock analysts have undergone much public scorn and ...
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CPUC Decisions to Be Subject to Full Judicial Review

For the first time in its 80-year history, the California Public Utilities Commission will have its decisions subject to appellate court review. Senate Bill 779, which will apply to commission orders and decisions with an effective date of January ...
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Credit Derivatives: Safe Harbors Under The CAE

To protect against risks associated with particular equities, sovereign debt or bonds, or other credit risks, dealers have devised bilateral derivative instruments that allow credit exposures to be transferred. Credit derivatives are packaged in a ...
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Crossing Over: Lawyers as Corporate Executives

"In the twenty-first century, change is discontinuous, abrupt, seditious. In a single generation, the cost of decoding a human gene has dropped from millions of dollars to around a hundred bucks. The cost of storing a megabyte of data has dropped ...
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CTA Registration Requirement Is Unconstitutional Prior Restraint As Applied To Publishers of General Commodities Trading Advice

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia declared unconstitutional the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's requirement that individuals who disseminate general advice on futures markets register with the CFTC as Commodity ...
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