Corporate officers and directors need to confront the serious risks they and their companies face in the current environment. Who says...

As Purdue seeks refuge in chapter 11, a conservative economist articulates a point I’ve also been discussing in various contexts: prepare...

Yet another major city news editorial has pilloried the US Chamber of Commerce for shilling for big tobacco, this time in Pittsburgh....

The Wall Street Journals perceives "corporate successor liability" as a topic of increasing concern to dealmakers. One would think the...

Only in America. The TortsProf Blog kindly highlighted a Slate article on the issues now facing the Missouri Supreme Court in a lawsuit...

Conglomerate has an interesting new December 14, 2011 post by Marcia Narine on new ideas about what science says regarding how...

What’s the cost to corporations for bad choices ? The question comes back to mind for a couple of reasons. One is the much publicized...

Alleged failure to manage risks is of course is a hot topic today in the wake of the financial fiasco. The topic was previously explored...

The point of today’s post is to focus attention on issues and topics that arise from relationships between insolvencies and...

Here is the online image of Munich Re’s recent, comprehensive report on asbestos litigation, Asbestos: Anatomy of a Mass Tort. The 112...

Monday’s post (12/26) pointed out a variety of product liability, corporate law and compensation issues in the context of one nation...

I keep falling off the “global” side of things. So, this week, I’ll make a special effort to be more global. This week I’m also going to...

Risk managers and lawyes have to think even more about divergent types of fallout from a corporate problems. The point is illustrated by...