Litigation PR poses risk to secrecy
02 Oct 2006 | by Sandy Thomas
Professional PR firms can add invaluable assistance to clients faced with high-profile or "bet-the-company" litigation.
PALO ALTO: Hewlett Packard has agreed to pay $14.5 million to settle a state civil lawsuit claiming the tech company used illegal tactics to investigate a boardroom leak.
Professional PR firms can add invaluable assistance to clients faced with high-profile or "bet-the-company" litigation.
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LOS ANGELES: Though US District Judge Margaret Morrow last month issued a summary judgment dismissing former Fleishman-Hillard Los Angeles GM Douglas Dowie's wrongful termination suit before it could go to trial, Dowie and his lawyer are mulling what next steps they may take.
The American Legacy Foundation (ALF) last week received a decision from the Delaware Supreme Court upholding the position that its youth tobacco prevention campaign, Truth, does not vilify or personally attack the tobacco companies or their employees.
The union movement has undergone significant changes over the past few years, but the concepts of negotiation and openness still dominate its communications efforts.
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