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CFO April 1, 2006 Ronald Fink |
All's Fair in M&A? Fairness opinions are supposed to ensure that shareholders receive a fair price for their holdings. But such opinions can add to the cost of deals, and that cost won't be recovered if a deal falls through. Now judges and regulators are taking aim at conflicted "fairness" opinions.  |
Registered Rep. March 30, 2006 Kristen French |
Gorman Unrestrained Morgan Stanley retail chief James Gorman was freed by a New York State judge of the temporary restraining order that prevented him from raiding Merrill Lynch's brokerage ranks.  |
InternetNews March 30, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft Fights Possible EU Fine Microsoft headed into two days of closed-door hearings with European regulators, facing $2.4 million in daily fines over what the EU feel is noncompliance with a 2004 antitrust ruling.  |
Search Engine Watch March 30, 2006 Sara Holoubek |
Trademark Protection, Copyright and Search Engines What do you do when someone is playing fast and loose with your intellectual property online? A panel of legal experts offer suggestions for a range of potential scenarios.  |
The Motley Fool March 30, 2006 Tim Beyers |
Apple Can't Let It Be Apple Records, the company formed by The Beatles to market their music, contends that Apple Computer violated a 1991 settlement between the two companies when it chose to include the Apple logo in its marketing of iTunes.  |
InternetNews March 29, 2006 Roy Mark |
eBay Urges High Court to 'Buy It Now' Online auction giant eBay told the Supreme Court today that a permanent injunction against its Buy It Now feature is unnecessary and unwarranted, contending that money damages alone could atone for the company's proven patent infringement.  |
InternetNews March 28, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Skype, Kazaa Named in $4B Lawsuit StreamCast Networks, maker of the Morpheus file-swapping software, filed charges against the founders of Skype and developers of Kazaa, alleging the defendants engaged in numerous violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.  |
InternetNews March 24, 2006 Roy Mark |
Crushing Small Innovators Next week's Supreme Court hearing between MercExchange and eBay underscores Silicon Valley's indifference to the little guy's patent rights.  |
BusinessWeek April 3, 2006 Rowley & Hall |
Japan: Lawyers Wanted. No, Really Once litigation-averse, the country is rushing to fill a shortage of attorneys.  |
InternetNews March 23, 2006 David Miller |
N.Y. AG Takes on Privacy Fight With Gratis New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has filed suit against Web site operator Gratis Internet over personal information.  |
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