CompanyCounselor: February 2007 Archives

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Feb28	Next Big Hit in Web 2.0 Linda Chan February 28, 2007 Know More: Technology 2.0, Technology On February 7, 2007, Michael Yang, CEO of Become.com spoke at a Web 2.0 event in Mountain View, CA at the offices of Fenwick & West. Yang is an entrepreneur. His experience includes founding mySimon.com in 1998. mySimon grew from 2 employees to 60 in less than a year, and was selected by Forbes magazine as a top E-Commerce site in 2000. Yang has degrees from UC Berkeley and Columbia University. Continue Reading Posted at 9:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb28	Salary Basis Defined Linda Chan February 28, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. For compensation to qualify as a “salary basis,” under the FLSA, employees must be paid a predetermined amount on a weekly or less frequent basis. For instance, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, annually may... Continue Reading Posted at 9:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IRS Compliance Resolution Program Linda Chan February 28, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. Announcement 2007-18 (the “Announcement”) implements a compliance resolution program for employers The program allows the employer to report and pay the additional 20% income tax and interest charge under Section 409A... Continue Reading Posted at 8:42 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb27	Theories of Recovery Part II Linda Chan February 27, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. Diana Maier of Bushnell, Caplan, Fielding & Maier, LLP spoke on Saturday, February 24, 2007 in San Francisco, CA on theories of recovery for plaintiffs who file suits based on employment... Continue Reading Posted at 10:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Dukes, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Part II Linda Chan February 27, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. It is usually difficult for plaintiffs to establish that a decision made at one place by a manager has relevance to another employee at another facility. Before a court can certify... Continue Reading Posted at 9:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Announcement 2007-18 Linda Chan February 27, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. On February 8, 2007, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Announcement 2007-18 (the “Announcement”). The Announcement implements a compliance resolution program for employers whose employees exercised stock options or stock appreciation... Continue Reading Posted at 8:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb26	Theories of Recovery Part I Linda Chan February 26, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. Diana Maier of Bushnell, Caplan, Fielding & Maier, LLP spoke on Saturday, February 24, 2007 in San Francisco, CA on theories of recovery for plaintiffs who file suits based on employment... Continue Reading Posted at 10:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb25	Company Stock Fund Linda Chan February 25, 2007 On February 14, 2007, three attorneys from Ropes & Gray spoke in San Francisco, CA on 401(k) plans that contained stock from the company. The employer can no longer require the employee to have elective deferrals be invested in... Continue Reading Posted at 9:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb24	Web Technologies Discovered February 2007 Linda Chan February 24, 2007 For attorneys keeping up with web technologies, new on the horizon is Nanobeep Technologies LLC. Matt Jaynes recently put up his blog on Nanobeep Technologies LLC. Jaynes is an entrepreneur and developer who is starting a company that will allow... Continue Reading Posted at 9:50 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Investment Advice and 401(k) Plans Linda Chan February 24, 2007 On February 14, 2007, three attorneys fromo Ropes & Gray spoke in San Francisco, CA on investment advice. Under ERISA, investment advice brings about a fiduciary responsibility. A person who gives investment advice for a fee is a fiduciary. If... Continue Reading Posted at 9:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	New York Inside Sales Exemption Linda Chan February 24, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. The F.L.S.A. provides for forty-nine exemptions to overtime pay entitlement. See 29 C.F.R. § 541.4 if interested. To qualify for an inside sales exemption under section 7(i) of the F.L.S.A., an... Continue Reading Posted at 10:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb23	Supreme Court Linda Chan February 23, 2007 For attorneys looking to learn about the history of the Supreme Court, in late January 2007, PBS began a four-part program about the Supreme Court. The program began with discussions on the constitution. At the beginning, members who served on... Continue Reading Posted at 9:46 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Default Investment Choices Linda Chan February 23, 2007 On February 14, 2007, Ropes & Gray spoke in San Francisco, CA on default investment choices in 401(k) plans. The employer is alright to have default investment funds if a participant in a 401(k) plan has notice of the default,... Continue Reading Posted at 9:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	H-1B Work Permit Filings Linda Chan February 23, 2007 This is not meant to be legal advice. Any employers looking to beat the work permit cap? On April 1, 2007, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2008... Continue Reading Posted at 8:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	In re Tyson Foods, Inc. Consol. Shareholder Litig. Linda Chan February 23, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. On February 6, 2007, in In re Tyson Foods, Inc. Consol. Shareholder Litig., No. 1106-N (Del. Ch. Feb. 6, 2007), Delaware Chancellor Chandler denied defendants' motion to dismiss. In re... Continue Reading Posted at 8:22 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb22	2007 International Law Weekend Linda Chan February 22, 2007 During the weekend of February 2 – 3, 2007, Santa Clara University School of Law hosted the International Law Weekend – West 2007. The days were filled with lunch, panels of law professors who spoke on geography, due process rights... Continue Reading Posted at 9:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	401(k) and 403(b) Plans Linda Chan February 22, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. On February 14, 2007, Ropes & Gray gave a talk in San Francisco, CA on the Pension Protection Act of 2006. The talk covered changes affecting 401(k), 403(b), and other individual... Continue Reading Posted at 9:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb21	PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Linda Chan February 21, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. In late January 2007, in Register v. PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC), Court of Appeals No. 05-5445 (3rd Cir., Jan. 30, 2007), the Federal Court of Appeals for the... Continue Reading Posted at 9:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Linda Chan February 21, 2007 On January 31, 2007, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a proposed rule to increase filing fees entitled “Building an Immigration Service for the 21st Century”. The information is found on the USCIS website. USCIS says that the... Continue Reading Posted at 9:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IRS on Backdated Options Linda Chan February 21, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a voluntary correction program that employers can use to correct underwithholding of taxes incurred from the exercise in 2006 of "backdated options." The deadline for entering... Continue Reading Posted at 8:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb20	Leave Benefits Linda Chan February 20, 2007 On February 10, 2007, Alex Hernaez, who graduated from Georgetown, and a partner in the San Francisco, CA office of Kauff McClain & McGuire LLP gave a talk on leave benefits. Under FMLA, an employee is able to be given... Continue Reading Posted at 9:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	California vs. Federal Employment Laws Linda Chan February 20, 2007 On February 10, 2007, Alex Hernaez, who graduated from Georgetown, and a partner in the San Francisco, CA office of Kauff McClain & McGuire LLP gave a talk on the differences between California and federal laws for employees. On background... Continue Reading Posted at 9:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb19	Removal and Remand Linda Chan February 19, 2007 On February 10, 2007, the Honorable Patricia M. Lucas gave a talk in San Francisco, CA on the court system as it related to employment laws. In California, because California laws are more employee friendly, an attorney representing an... Continue Reading Posted at 9:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Employment Litigation Linda Chan February 19, 2007 On February 10, 2007, Alex Hernaez, a partner in the San Francisco, CA office of Kauff McClain & McGuire LLP gave a talk on the employment litigation experience. He reviewed the filing of a lawsuit on who can be sued,... Continue Reading Posted at 9:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	States Implement Data Breach Statutes Linda Chan February 19, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. Privacy and data security has become a concern for states. With reports on lost laptop computers, and other means of losing personal data, on January 1, 2007, seven states joined twenty-seven other... Continue Reading Posted at 8:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb18	California Employment Laws Compared to Federal Linda Chan February 18, 2007 On February 10, 2007, the Honorable Patricia M. Lucas gave a talk in San Francisco, CA on the court system as it related to employment laws. In most states, employment cases are heard in federal court. In California, because California... Continue Reading Posted at 4:03 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb17	Litigation Process Linda Chan February 17, 2007 On February 10, 2007, the Honorable Patricia M. Lucas gave a talk in San Francisco, CA on the court system. She serves on the Superior Court for Santa Clara County, CA. She is the presiding judge of the family division. ... Continue Reading Posted at 3:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb16	Wage and Hour Laws - Computer Professionals Linda Chan February 16, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. As reported in the California Lawyer in January 2007, one trend in employment law litigation for 2007 may be wage and hour laws surrounding computer professionals. This may be a hot... Continue Reading Posted at 10:36 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Gary C. Eto, Esq. – Personal Injury Attorney Linda Chan February 16, 2007 Sponsored Review Gary C. Eto asked Know More Media for me to review Mr. Eto’s web site and to discuss his background for my readers. Though having never met Mr. Eto, I accepted this review opportunity because I thought readers may... Continue Reading Posted at 6:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb14	Dukes, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Part I Linda Chan February 14, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. On February 6, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling in Dukes, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Nos. 04- 16688 & 04-16720 (9th Cir.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Maryland’s Fair Share Health Care Fund Act Linda Chan February 14, 2007 The Maryland’s Fair Share Health Care Fund Act (Act) covered four employers. Two of these already met the “fair share” requirement. A third employer that primarily employed highly paid employees within Maryland was exempted, given the “Fair Share” Act’s purpose... Continue Reading Posted at 8:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb13	Vietnam Joins WTO Linda Chan February 13, 2007 For those attorneys working in international law, they may be interested to know that Vietnam brought to a close its accession negotiations to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Vietnam formally joined WTO in mid-January 2007. Vietnam's commitments in joining the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb11	Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Size of Person Linda Chan February 11, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act "size-of-person" subtests for determining whether parties to an acquisition or merger will likely need to observe the Act’s waiting periods before closing are as follows:... Continue Reading Posted at 8:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb10	Cookies Linda Chan February 10, 2007 This is not meant to be legal advice, and the research may be outdated.When studying privacy, it may be a good idea for the attorney to learn about cookies. Some web sites use cookies. A cookie is a unique text... Continue Reading Posted at 9:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 7	MedImmune v. Genentech Part III Linda Chan February 7, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. In MedImmune v. Genentech, even though Genentech could not sue MedImmune for infringement while the license was in place, there was a sufficient controversy over whether MedImmune had to pay royalties.... Continue Reading Posted at 8:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 6	Compensation Discussion and Analysis and Form 10-Q Linda Chan February 6, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice, and is provided for information only.On January 9, 2007, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC gave a talk in Palo Alto, CA on new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules relating... Continue Reading Posted at 11:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	MedImmune v. Genentech Part II Linda Chan February 6, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice, and is provided for information only. In MedImmune v. Genentech, Genentech asserted that a respiratory drug product from MedImmune infringed on its patent. MedImmune agreed to take a license from Genentech,... Continue Reading Posted at 8:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 5	Boslow Family LP v. Glickenhaus & Co. Linda Chan February 5, 2007 Source: Research taken from CT Newswire (part of Wolters Kluwer Corporate Legal Services). This is not meant to be legal advice.In Boslow Family LP v. Glickenhaus & Co., 2006 N.Y. Slip Op. 9321 (Court of Appeals, 12/14/06), New York’s highest... Continue Reading Posted at 9:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 3	IPO Handbook Linda Chan February 3, 2007 Cooley Godward Kronish announce the updated IPO Handbook, available in two versions, Emerging Companies and Life Sciences Companies. The handbooks is intended as a general introduction to the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and the responsibilities of being a public... Continue Reading Posted at 10:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 2	Class Action Arbitration Waivers Upheld Linda Chan February 2, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. On December 19, 2006, the California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles in Konig v. U-Haul Company of California, upheld a class action waiver contained in an arbitration agreement that employees signed... Continue Reading Posted at 9:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

« January 2007 | Main | March 2007 »

Feb28	Next Big Hit in Web 2.0 Linda Chan February 28, 2007 Know More: Technology 2.0, Technology On February 7, 2007, Michael Yang, CEO of Become.com spoke at a Web 2.0 event in Mountain View, CA at the offices of Fenwick & West. Yang is an entrepreneur. His experience includes founding mySimon.com in 1998. mySimon grew from 2 employees to 60 in less than a year, and was selected by Forbes magazine as a top E-Commerce site in 2000. Yang has degrees from UC Berkeley and Columbia University. Continue Reading Posted at 9:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb28	Salary Basis Defined Linda Chan February 28, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. For compensation to qualify as a “salary basis,” under the FLSA, employees must be paid a predetermined amount on a weekly or less frequent basis. For instance, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, annually may... Continue Reading Posted at 9:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IRS Compliance Resolution Program Linda Chan February 28, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. Announcement 2007-18 (the “Announcement”) implements a compliance resolution program for employers The program allows the employer to report and pay the additional 20% income tax and interest charge under Section 409A... Continue Reading Posted at 8:42 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb27	Theories of Recovery Part II Linda Chan February 27, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. Diana Maier of Bushnell, Caplan, Fielding & Maier, LLP spoke on Saturday, February 24, 2007 in San Francisco, CA on theories of recovery for plaintiffs who file suits based on employment... Continue Reading Posted at 10:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Dukes, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Part II Linda Chan February 27, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. It is usually difficult for plaintiffs to establish that a decision made at one place by a manager has relevance to another employee at another facility. Before a court can certify... Continue Reading Posted at 9:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Announcement 2007-18 Linda Chan February 27, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. On February 8, 2007, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Announcement 2007-18 (the “Announcement”). The Announcement implements a compliance resolution program for employers whose employees exercised stock options or stock appreciation... Continue Reading Posted at 8:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb26	Theories of Recovery Part I Linda Chan February 26, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. Diana Maier of Bushnell, Caplan, Fielding & Maier, LLP spoke on Saturday, February 24, 2007 in San Francisco, CA on theories of recovery for plaintiffs who file suits based on employment... Continue Reading Posted at 10:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb25	Company Stock Fund Linda Chan February 25, 2007 On February 14, 2007, three attorneys from Ropes & Gray spoke in San Francisco, CA on 401(k) plans that contained stock from the company. The employer can no longer require the employee to have elective deferrals be invested in... Continue Reading Posted at 9:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb24	Web Technologies Discovered February 2007 Linda Chan February 24, 2007 For attorneys keeping up with web technologies, new on the horizon is Nanobeep Technologies LLC. Matt Jaynes recently put up his blog on Nanobeep Technologies LLC. Jaynes is an entrepreneur and developer who is starting a company that will allow... Continue Reading Posted at 9:50 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Investment Advice and 401(k) Plans Linda Chan February 24, 2007 On February 14, 2007, three attorneys fromo Ropes & Gray spoke in San Francisco, CA on investment advice. Under ERISA, investment advice brings about a fiduciary responsibility. A person who gives investment advice for a fee is a fiduciary. If... Continue Reading Posted at 9:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	New York Inside Sales Exemption Linda Chan February 24, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. The F.L.S.A. provides for forty-nine exemptions to overtime pay entitlement. See 29 C.F.R. § 541.4 if interested. To qualify for an inside sales exemption under section 7(i) of the F.L.S.A., an... Continue Reading Posted at 10:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb23	Supreme Court Linda Chan February 23, 2007 For attorneys looking to learn about the history of the Supreme Court, in late January 2007, PBS began a four-part program about the Supreme Court. The program began with discussions on the constitution. At the beginning, members who served on... Continue Reading Posted at 9:46 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Default Investment Choices Linda Chan February 23, 2007 On February 14, 2007, Ropes & Gray spoke in San Francisco, CA on default investment choices in 401(k) plans. The employer is alright to have default investment funds if a participant in a 401(k) plan has notice of the default,... Continue Reading Posted at 9:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	H-1B Work Permit Filings Linda Chan February 23, 2007 This is not meant to be legal advice. Any employers looking to beat the work permit cap? On April 1, 2007, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2008... Continue Reading Posted at 8:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	In re Tyson Foods, Inc. Consol. Shareholder Litig. Linda Chan February 23, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. On February 6, 2007, in In re Tyson Foods, Inc. Consol. Shareholder Litig., No. 1106-N (Del. Ch. Feb. 6, 2007), Delaware Chancellor Chandler denied defendants' motion to dismiss. In re... Continue Reading Posted at 8:22 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb22	2007 International Law Weekend Linda Chan February 22, 2007 During the weekend of February 2 – 3, 2007, Santa Clara University School of Law hosted the International Law Weekend – West 2007. The days were filled with lunch, panels of law professors who spoke on geography, due process rights... Continue Reading Posted at 9:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	401(k) and 403(b) Plans Linda Chan February 22, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. On February 14, 2007, Ropes & Gray gave a talk in San Francisco, CA on the Pension Protection Act of 2006. The talk covered changes affecting 401(k), 403(b), and other individual... Continue Reading Posted at 9:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb21	PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Linda Chan February 21, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. In late January 2007, in Register v. PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC), Court of Appeals No. 05-5445 (3rd Cir., Jan. 30, 2007), the Federal Court of Appeals for the... Continue Reading Posted at 9:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Linda Chan February 21, 2007 On January 31, 2007, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a proposed rule to increase filing fees entitled “Building an Immigration Service for the 21st Century”. The information is found on the USCIS website. USCIS says that the... Continue Reading Posted at 9:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IRS on Backdated Options Linda Chan February 21, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a voluntary correction program that employers can use to correct underwithholding of taxes incurred from the exercise in 2006 of "backdated options." The deadline for entering... Continue Reading Posted at 8:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb20	Leave Benefits Linda Chan February 20, 2007 On February 10, 2007, Alex Hernaez, who graduated from Georgetown, and a partner in the San Francisco, CA office of Kauff McClain & McGuire LLP gave a talk on leave benefits. Under FMLA, an employee is able to be given... Continue Reading Posted at 9:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	California vs. Federal Employment Laws Linda Chan February 20, 2007 On February 10, 2007, Alex Hernaez, who graduated from Georgetown, and a partner in the San Francisco, CA office of Kauff McClain & McGuire LLP gave a talk on the differences between California and federal laws for employees. On background... Continue Reading Posted at 9:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb19	Removal and Remand Linda Chan February 19, 2007 On February 10, 2007, the Honorable Patricia M. Lucas gave a talk in San Francisco, CA on the court system as it related to employment laws. In California, because California laws are more employee friendly, an attorney representing an... Continue Reading Posted at 9:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Employment Litigation Linda Chan February 19, 2007 On February 10, 2007, Alex Hernaez, a partner in the San Francisco, CA office of Kauff McClain & McGuire LLP gave a talk on the employment litigation experience. He reviewed the filing of a lawsuit on who can be sued,... Continue Reading Posted at 9:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	States Implement Data Breach Statutes Linda Chan February 19, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. Privacy and data security has become a concern for states. With reports on lost laptop computers, and other means of losing personal data, on January 1, 2007, seven states joined twenty-seven other... Continue Reading Posted at 8:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb18	California Employment Laws Compared to Federal Linda Chan February 18, 2007 On February 10, 2007, the Honorable Patricia M. Lucas gave a talk in San Francisco, CA on the court system as it related to employment laws. In most states, employment cases are heard in federal court. In California, because California... Continue Reading Posted at 4:03 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb17	Litigation Process Linda Chan February 17, 2007 On February 10, 2007, the Honorable Patricia M. Lucas gave a talk in San Francisco, CA on the court system. She serves on the Superior Court for Santa Clara County, CA. She is the presiding judge of the family division. ... Continue Reading Posted at 3:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb16	Wage and Hour Laws - Computer Professionals Linda Chan February 16, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. As reported in the California Lawyer in January 2007, one trend in employment law litigation for 2007 may be wage and hour laws surrounding computer professionals. This may be a hot... Continue Reading Posted at 10:36 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Gary C. Eto, Esq. – Personal Injury Attorney Linda Chan February 16, 2007 Sponsored Review Gary C. Eto asked Know More Media for me to review Mr. Eto’s web site and to discuss his background for my readers. Though having never met Mr. Eto, I accepted this review opportunity because I thought readers may... Continue Reading Posted at 6:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb14	Dukes, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Part I Linda Chan February 14, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. On February 6, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling in Dukes, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Nos. 04- 16688 & 04-16720 (9th Cir.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Maryland’s Fair Share Health Care Fund Act Linda Chan February 14, 2007 The Maryland’s Fair Share Health Care Fund Act (Act) covered four employers. Two of these already met the “fair share” requirement. A third employer that primarily employed highly paid employees within Maryland was exempted, given the “Fair Share” Act’s purpose... Continue Reading Posted at 8:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb13	Vietnam Joins WTO Linda Chan February 13, 2007 For those attorneys working in international law, they may be interested to know that Vietnam brought to a close its accession negotiations to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Vietnam formally joined WTO in mid-January 2007. Vietnam's commitments in joining the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb11	Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Size of Person Linda Chan February 11, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act "size-of-person" subtests for determining whether parties to an acquisition or merger will likely need to observe the Act’s waiting periods before closing are as follows:... Continue Reading Posted at 8:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb10	Cookies Linda Chan February 10, 2007 This is not meant to be legal advice, and the research may be outdated.When studying privacy, it may be a good idea for the attorney to learn about cookies. Some web sites use cookies. A cookie is a unique text... Continue Reading Posted at 9:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 7	MedImmune v. Genentech Part III Linda Chan February 7, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. In MedImmune v. Genentech, even though Genentech could not sue MedImmune for infringement while the license was in place, there was a sufficient controversy over whether MedImmune had to pay royalties.... Continue Reading Posted at 8:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 6	Compensation Discussion and Analysis and Form 10-Q Linda Chan February 6, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice, and is provided for information only.On January 9, 2007, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC gave a talk in Palo Alto, CA on new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules relating... Continue Reading Posted at 11:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	MedImmune v. Genentech Part II Linda Chan February 6, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice, and is provided for information only. In MedImmune v. Genentech, Genentech asserted that a respiratory drug product from MedImmune infringed on its patent. MedImmune agreed to take a license from Genentech,... Continue Reading Posted at 8:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 5	Boslow Family LP v. Glickenhaus & Co. Linda Chan February 5, 2007 Source: Research taken from CT Newswire (part of Wolters Kluwer Corporate Legal Services). This is not meant to be legal advice.In Boslow Family LP v. Glickenhaus & Co., 2006 N.Y. Slip Op. 9321 (Court of Appeals, 12/14/06), New York’s highest... Continue Reading Posted at 9:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 3	IPO Handbook Linda Chan February 3, 2007 Cooley Godward Kronish announce the updated IPO Handbook, available in two versions, Emerging Companies and Life Sciences Companies. The handbooks is intended as a general introduction to the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and the responsibilities of being a public... Continue Reading Posted at 10:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb 2	Class Action Arbitration Waivers Upheld Linda Chan February 2, 2007 The following is not meant to be legal advice. On December 19, 2006, the California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles in Konig v. U-Haul Company of California, upheld a class action waiver contained in an arbitration agreement that employees signed... Continue Reading Posted at 9:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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