New England Biz Law Update

A recent study shows that 78 percent of all employees access the Internet while at work for entertainment and personal use. Burstek, a company that provides employee Internet management software, recently released the results of its 2005 Internet Usage Study, ...

Documenting chain of custody critical to your company

Since its founding 10 years ago, Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson in Minneapolis has valued diversity as the right thing to do. Turns out, it’s good for business, too. “Our clients are valuing diversity and demanding diversity, and it makes ...

Specifying 'deliverables' in government funding proposals can torpedo patent rights

While it is generally well established that employees do not have a high expectation of privacy when using their employer's e-mail system, a more difficult issue is presented when the communication implicates the attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine.

You can’t tell the players without a scorecard? When it comes to regulation of smaller public companies, you can’t even understand the scorecard. This article traces recent intense activity concerning Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, and discusses other significant SEC suggestions ...

In Medinol Ltd. v. Neuro Vasx, Inc., 67 U.S.P.Q.2d 1205 (TTAB 2003), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) concluded that the registration for NEUROVASX had been procured through fraud and ordered that the registration be canceled. Specifically, the TTAB ...

Since Sept. 11, 2001, over 500,000 members of the National Guard and Reserve have been mobilized for military service. Recognizing that so many service members are concluding their tours of duty and returning to civilian employment, the Department of Labor ...

Government investigations into corporate stock option practices are heating up.

In-house counsel are often called upon to handle or supervise internal investigations into serious human resources matters, ranging from allegations of sexual harassment to employee drug abuse. Such matters can expose an employer to substantial liability, yet the company’s investigation ...