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
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Three New Questions To Ask Before Outsourcing
The growing interest in outsourcing has reached the corporate law department. Actually, law departments have pioneered outsourcing in many companies, having for years routinely referred important corporate legal matters to outside service providers ...
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What’s The “Skinny” on Fen-Phen?
A) What is Fen-Phen? "Fen-Phen" is the term given to the combined use of the drugs fenfluramine (a.k.a "fen") (or the use of dexfenfluramine, a.k.a. "Redux")) and phentermine (a.k.a. "phen"). Fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine were developed by a ...
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The Quiet Art of Outsourcing
As the great Zero Mostel (playing Max Bialystock) shouted out in the 1968 film classic The Producers, "if you've got it, flaunt it." The problem in Canada, however, is that top legal talent in outsourcing generally suffer from-and there is really no ...
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The Practice of Environmental Law in Washington: When Should a Company Consider Washington Representation?
When the importance of the matter requires a focused presence at agency headquarters, and in-house or trade association counsel lack either the time or experience to provide that focus, specifically: When an agency's regional offices, e.g., regional ...
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Recent Developments in Finalizing the US-EU Safe Harbor Program for the EU Data Directive
Negotiators for the United States ("US") and the European Union ("EU") recently announced that they have reached agreement on several key issues regarding adoption of "safe harbor" principles under which US companies can comply with the EU Data ...
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Supreme Court Affirms Ruling On “Potato Chip” Case: Good News For Employers
On June 16, 1998, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania made life a little easier for employers. In Rue v. K-Mart Corp., 713 A.2d 82 (Pa. 1998), the Court held that an employer is not bound by the factual findings of an Unemployment Compensation Referee ...
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Nurses Can Be Considered Supervisors
The Supreme Court recently held, in an important decision for the health care industry, that Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) working in a nursing home were supervisors, and therefore not protected by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The ...
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The Competitive Market for Power in the U.S.: The Role of ISOs and PXs
Until the mid-1990's, the electric energy business in the United States was a highly regulated, vertically integrated industry in which decisions were made on a centralized basis. Unlike the competitive markets which existed at the time in such ...
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The Five Limits of Litigation
In the life of most businesses, the owner will either sue or be sued at some time. Hopefully, these instances will be few, but they seem increasingly inevitable.Just as it is important for a business owner to understand what is possible with ...
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The Federal Trade Commission’s Cooling Off Rule
You could lose your home and your money if you borrow from unscrupulous lenders who offer you a high-cost loan based on the equity you have in your home. Certain lenders target homeowners who are elderly or who have low incomes or ...
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