Tom McParland
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New York, NY, United States
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Prisoner Lawsuit Says Brass Ordered Beatings, Torture
An attorney for an inmate alleging constitutional violations in the wake of last year's deadly uprising at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center has accused top prison officials of ordering beatings and forming teams of officers to terrorize prisoners. → Read More
Apple Targeted in New iPhone Patent Suit in Wake of $11M Loss
Strategic tools and news that general counsel need to better manage their legal departments and fully understand the business risks companies face today. → Read More
Facebook Drops Stock Plan, Obviating Zuckerberg Testimony
Strategic tools and news that general counsel need to better manage their legal departments and fully understand the business risks companies face today. → Read More
Former Cypress CEO Secures Order for Added Disclosures Ahead of Stockholder Vote
Strategic tools and news that general counsel need to better manage their legal departments and fully understand the business risks companies face today. → Read More
Slights Awards Former CFO $1.8M in Indemnification Suit
The Delaware Court of Chancery on March 3 awarded a former officer of OptimisCorp $1.8 million to cover the cost of successfully defending allegations that he had plotted to remove a physical services company's chief executive back in 2012. → Read More
Shareholder in Colombian Airline Sues to Block Deal with United
A large shareholder of Avianca Holdings S.A. has sued to block a partnership with United Airlines Inc., alleging that the Colombian air carrier's controlling shareholder, German Efromovich, secretly negotiated the deal for his own benefit. → Read More
Merger Wipes Out Ex-Shareholder's Right to View Books and Records
A former stockholder in Monster Worldwide Inc. lost standing to inspect corporate books and records, when the job-search service was acquired by a global human resources firm. → Read More
Rite Aid Not Required to Fund Ex-GC's Bid to Overturn Conviction
The Delaware Supreme Court has rejected a former Rite Aid Corp. executive's bid to use a collateral attack on a final ruling to extend the period in which he could recover attorney fees from his former employer. → Read More
Justices Weigh Whether Company Must Pay for Ex-GC's Collateral Attack on Conviction
In a long-standing row over indemnification, the Delaware Supreme Court is considering whether a collateral attack after a final ruling on direct appeal extended the period in which a former executive could seek attorney fees from his former employer. → Read More
Massive Jury Award Could Grow for Merck in Patent Infringement Case
Already the largest patent infringement verdict in U.S. history, the $2.5 billion in damages awarded to Merck’s Idenix unit could grow by as much as three times the amount assessed by a federal jury. → Read More
Capital One Snuffs Derivative Suit Alleging Lack of Oversight
Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard tossed a shareholder’s derivative claims that the directors of Capital One Financial Corp. abandoned their duty to oversee internal controls to combat money laundering, finding that the plaintiff had failed to identify any actual wrongdoing on the part of the board. → Read More