All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Legal Issues

WR. Grace's tactics in their bankruptcy set the benchmark for all to follow. The allowance of extensive discovery in an asbestos bankruptcy has generally favored the defense.

Recent news in both the BRCM and NOK fights confirm what many of us have been saying for a while now: these litigations are nowhere near over, and QCOM has a long road to travel before it will finally clear these issues and emerge with a (very) healthy forward-looking business.

The Washington Post recently reported that the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) was suing an Arizona man for copying onto his computer music that he had legally purchased in physical form.  The story turned out to be false; RIAA was not suing on such a theory.  But the mistake was picked...

Almost everyone seems to expect that Tivo will (any day now) win its patent appeal against Echostar, and with that I also agree.  But what about damages?  Even though the jury awarded only roughly $74M, I think the appeals process will end with a much bigger pricetag.  Indeed, I'm expecting...

This week, Rambus begins a jury trial that could significantly affect the firm's future.  At issue, the JEDEC controversy: namely, the question of whether Rambus behaved legally when it involved itself with the JEDEC standard-setting process but failed to disclose that it was at the same time working...

How will the legal community react to the FDA giving Pharmaceutical companies some latitude in labeling? Even with Strict FDA Guidelines on discretionary changes in labeling will this open the floodgates for consumer & legal issues? Will even some latitude in Pharmaceutical labeling...

When attending law school, I was taught that the only thing, with the exception of death and taxes, that was constant that the law evolves.  Our ultimate goal is to provide honest communication and pragmatic advice with our clients and to act with integrity to ourselves and our profession

As client´s needs evolve...lawyer should too, but never to the point of failing to our own commitment with integrity and professionalism.

Could this type of taxing plan on Muni bonds by the States be considered some sort of restriction on free trade? If allowed, will many States follow suit and many businesses move from one State to another?   

Sometimes the key for drafting Material Adverse Effects clauses resides in determining which are unforseeable events, which are common risks and which are just force majeure.