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Shareholder Class-Action Filed Against BlackBerry

A BlackBerry shareholder has filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the company misled investors over the past year by saying it […]

Supreme Court To Decide If Severance Pay Should Be Taxed

The Court has accepted a case that will determine whether severance payments qualify as “wages,” which would make them subject […]

Patent Troll Firm Staging Fundraising Effort Finds Burned Bridges

Intellectual Ventures, often considered one of the major patent troll firms, has curtailed its patent buying in the last few […]

Securities Litigation And News, Week Ending October 4

Auditors are targeted as “gatekeepers.” Looting; excessive fees; a backdating case. The biggest SEC whistleblower award ever, and Mary Jo […]

Controversial NLRB GC Nominee On To Senate Vote

President Obama’s controversial nominee to serve as general counsel to the National Labor Relations Board was approved by the Senate […]

Shutdown Is Evidence Of Waning Business Influence On Republicans

The current stalemate and government shutdown is the latest manifestation of the waning influence of major business and financial interests […]

Patent Trolls, Under Fire, Ramp Up Lobbying Efforts

With Congress drafting a handful of bills targeting “patent trolls,” and the Federal Trade Commission using its subpoena power to […]

Guide To Federal Agency Plans During Government Shutdown

More than a day into the partial shutdown of the U.S. government, negotiations to bring federal employees back to work […]

EEOC Hamstrung By Government Shutdown

Amid the government shutdown, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will continue docketing charges under the federal employment discrimination statute, litigating […]

Twitter IPO Reignites Controversy Over JOBS Act

Twitter’s “stealth” IPO has revived lingering doubts about the ultimate benefits and potential pitfalls inherent in the JOBS Act. Heavily […]

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