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Value proposition

Cutting-edge law departments are sharpening their performance and boosting shareholder value by focusing on managerial skills. These days, being better lawyers is only part of the equation.

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Reporting In

This is a busy issue containing lots of informative content for our readers. We have a report on oral arguments in pending U.S. Supreme Court cases of interest to in-house counsel. We have a report on notable jury verdicts from ...

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Newsmakers

New Associations Gerald M. Haines II recently joined Verenium Corporation in Cambridge, Mass. as executive vice president and chief legal officer. Verenium develops and markets cellulosic ethanol, an environmentally-friendly and renewable transportation fuel, as well as high-performance specialty enzymes for ...

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ERISA plans target tort claims

Buoyed by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year, employer health plans are aggressively attempting to recoup money from beneficiaries who receive third-party payments. In May 2006, the Supreme Court ruled in a case involving a Maryland couple that a ...

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New SEC rule curtails shareholder proxy access

With the 2008 proxy season approaching, companies and their shareholders are keeping a close watch on how a new rule on proxy access adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission will play out.

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Justices slam EEOC practices in discrimination ‘charge’ case

During a recent oral argument over whether an “intake questionnaire” submitted to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission constitutes a “charge” of discrimination, justices of the U.S. Supreme Court blasted the agency for inconsistent practices that seem to leave both employers ...

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Admissibility of ‘me too’ evidence in employment cases considered

The U. S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether an employee suing for alleged age discrimination can introduce evidence of discriminatory conduct by company managers who supervised other employees, but not the plaintiff. The case, Sprint/United Management Co. v. Mendelsohn, ...

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