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Exclusive: Here’s What Hurd’s Actual HP Expense Reports Say About Controversial Fisher Dinners

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 30, 2011 at 10:27 am PT

While the attention surrounding the 2010 resignation of Mark Hurd focuses on allegations of sexual harassment, he was actually ousted over expense reports problems.

Hewlett-Packard General Counsel Holston Is Out

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 12, 2011 at 1:24 pm PT

What, right in the middle of a lawsuit with Oracle?

Airbnb Hires Former Yahoo Legal Eagle Belinda Johnson as General Counsel

Kara Swisher in Commerce on December 9, 2011 at 7:44 am PT

Here’s the lawyer who’s going to write that ironclad lease — that promised espresso maker better be there! — for the lovely apartment in Italy we rented.

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Trulia Hires CFO and General Counsel on Way to IPO

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 1, 2011 at 9:20 am PT

San Francisco-based online real estate company Trulia has rounded out its executive team by hiring a new CFO and general counsel before it plans to file for an initial public offering next year. The company has appointed Sean Aggarwal, formerly VP of finance at PayPal, to the position of CFO and Scott Darling to the position of general counsel. Darling held previous positions at Imperva, Microsoft and Danger.

Cisco to HP: Please Stop Suing Those Employees We Poach

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 23, 2011 at 12:47 pm PT

Cisco’s general counsel asks Hewlett-Packard to quit suing its own ex-employees who want to work for Cisco. But aggressive lawyers are suing ex-employees all the time.

Winklevii: How Can We Miss You If You Won't Go Away? (Plus the Full Court Ruling)

Kara Swisher in News on April 11, 2011 at 11:27 am PT

It seems Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the Don Quixote twins of the digital age, have tilted at yet another legal windmill unsuccessfully. So now, after losing another court challenge to overturn a previous court challenge, they’ll have to settle for $65 million. Actually, $100 million, which is how much shares in Facebook have appreciated since the pair and also Divya Narendra settled with the social networking giant.

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Verizon Makes Its Net Neutrality Objections Formal

Voices in News on January 20, 2011 at 3:43 pm PT

Verizon, one of the myriad and diverse parties unhappy with the FCC’s latest net neutrality rules, took its beef to court today, filing a challenge to the agency’s authority in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. “We are deeply concerned by the FCC’s assertion of broad authority for sweeping new regulation of broadband networks and the Internet itself. We believe this assertion of authority goes well beyond any authority provided by Congress, and creates uncertainty for the communications industry, innovators, investors and consumers,” said Michael E. Glover, senior VP and deputy general counsel, in a statement.

PayPal Releases Funds to WikiLeaks as Supporters Strike Back

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 8, 2010 at 3:29 pm PT

PayPal has just released the remaining funds in the account associated with WikiLeaks today, after restricting access to the account last week, according to a PayPal blog post. However, it did not not reinstate the ability for it to receive donations.

Rob Glaser Eased Out as RealNetworks CEO

John Paczkowski in News on January 13, 2010 at 12:50 pm PT

Rob Glaser is stepping down as longtime CEO of RealNetworks, the company he founded in 1994. Sources say the move was instigated by his own board, but that he cooperated with the decision and was involved in the transition. Glaser will remain chairman of the Seattle-based company, but will be replaced as CEO by Robert Kimball, who most recently served as general counsel and executive vice president of corporate development at Real.

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