Hundreds of former players are suing the National Football League and equipment manufacturers for head injuries and other damage, saying concussion data was ignored by the league and it had a duty to protect players. This litigation could be precedent …
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Labatt has a right to protect its brand and image
Let me defend Labatt for a moment. A media outlet – or anyone else – cannot as a matter of law publish a photograph containing a Labatt product or logo without permission of the trademark owner, and certainly not a …
Ken Feinberg on Independence of Compensation Consultants
Former Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation Kenneth Feinberg gave a key note address to a full room of 112 corporate governance academics from 27 countries being held at The Wharton School yesterday. Mr Feinberg said he “remained dubious” of …
Risk Oversight by the Board ~ To What Extent?
A bus driver veers off course and travels under a bridge killing and injuring several people. A natural gas pipeline containing numerous welds of smaller segments explodes in a residential neighborhood, destroying several dozen homes. A food company sells bacteria-infected …