Here's an interesting question posed by the WSJ's blog: did Yahoo's threat to outsource its search capabilities to Google constitute a poison pill?

The lawfirm of Wilson Sonsini was recently added as a defendant in the Brocade Communications backdating scandal. It will be interesting to see whether the lawfirm will be deemed complicit in the mess.

This article discusses some of the more interesting details -- as linked to in the redacted lawsuit -- regarding the eBay/Craigslist tiff.

Disney's Pixar is the latest company to be accused of improperly backdating its awards of stock options.

Here's what happens when a judge uses some independent thought in reviewing the adequacy of a settlement. Turns out paying attorneys' fees and making some token changes to corporate goverance won't always suffice.

"In 2004, when eBay said it acquired a minority stake in Craigslist, the WSJ wrote that the deal, between an Internet colossus and a classified-listings Web site with a cult following, allowed Craigslist to retain one of its most treasured assets: its soul."

Ms. Regoli will advise clients in connection with a range of corporate, securities, merger and acquisition, joint venture, strategic alliance, and financing transactions, both inside and outside of the energy industry.

A former senior vice president of the company that runs the Monster job-search Web site admitted in court Thursday that he illegally backdated millions of dollars in employee stock option grants.

The South Dakota Supreme Court has backed Kevin Costner in a legal battle over a Deadwood casino he owns, ruling Thursday that the actor-director doesn't have to sell his share in the business to sever his relationship with two partners.

The risk of blood clots in the legs and lungs may be higher for women using the birth-control patch instead of the pill, according to a warning on the product's label disclosed Wednesday.