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- 05 Sep 2012
- What Do You Think?
Will Business Management Save US Health Care?
research by Harvard colleagues claiming that the majority of malpractice lawsuits result primarily from poor attitude and failed personal relationships rather than medical mistakes.) Perhaps hiring for attitude and then training for...
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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Q&A: Suzy Wetlaufer
much more violent. I refused — the plot involved children — and a messy lawsuit ensued. It was horrible. Even after all this time, it really pains me. But everything happens for a reason. Around the time of the conflict with my publisher,...
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- November 2017
- Case
Third Point Paints a Target on Sotheby's
By: Lena G. Goldberg
When faced with the increasing accumulation of its stock by activist investors led by Daniel Loeb’s Third Point LLC and the activists’ stated objective to replace management and at least some Sotheby’s Board members, Sotheby’s, the world’s oldest auction house,...
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Keywords:
Fiduciary Duties;
Activists;
Activist Investors;
Rights Plan;
Poison Pills;
Takeover Defenses;
Corporate Governance;
Laws and Statutes;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Ownership Stake;
Value Creation;
Crisis Management
Goldberg, Lena G. "Third Point Paints a Target on Sotheby's." Harvard Business School Case 318-086, November 2017.
- January 2019 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
When Trolls Attack: Carbonite vs. Oasis Research
By: Lauren H. Cohen, Umit G. Gurun, Scott Duke Kominers and Sarah Mehta
This case, set in October 2017, follows Danielle Sheer, general counsel for Carbonite, as she defends the company against claims of patent infringement. It provides a broad overview of the U.S. patent system and explores the impact that non-practicing entities...
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Keywords:
Patent Infringement Litigation;
Non-practicing Entities;
Patent Trolls;
Innovation and Invention;
Intellectual Property;
Patents;
Laws and Statutes;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Legal Liability;
Computer Industry;
Technology Industry;
Boston
Cohen, Lauren H., Umit G. Gurun, Scott Duke Kominers, and Sarah Mehta. "When Trolls Attack: Carbonite vs. Oasis Research." Harvard Business School Case 219-001, January 2019. (Revised May 2019.)
- October 2010
- Case
Cherie Blair: Inventing Herself
By: Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams and Lindsay Tanne
Cherie Blair was famous, or infamous, in the United Kingdom as first lady from 1997 to 2007. Her marriage to Tony Blair, however, was the result of her own groundbreaking career in law--a career she fought to keep during the 10 years of her husband's tenure as Prime...
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Keywords:
Work-Life Balance;
Success;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Government Administration;
United Kingdom
Groysberg, Boris, Robin Abrahams, and Lindsay Tanne. "Cherie Blair: Inventing Herself." Harvard Business School Case 411-021, October 2010.
- December 2007 (Revised June 2009)
- Case
KPMG (A): A Near-Death Experience
By: Robert G. Eccles and Eliot Sherman
Describes the way in which "Big Four" auditor KPMG dealt with an indictment stemming from the firm's sale of tax shelters. In 2005 Tim Flynn has been KPMG Chairman for a matter of days when he learns that the government is preparing to indict the firm on charges of...
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Keywords:
Accounting Audits;
Crime and Corruption;
Taxation;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Crisis Management;
Partners and Partnerships;
Accounting Industry;
Service Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and Eliot Sherman. "KPMG (A): A Near-Death Experience." Harvard Business School Case 408-073, December 2007. (Revised June 2009.)
- July 2006 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
C.K. Coolidge, Inc. (Abridged)
Coolidge (CKC), a chemical manufacturer, is being sued for patent infringement. The plaintiffs are the patent holder and its sole licensee, who is also a CKC competitor. An analyst at CKC has done a breakeven decision analysis from CKC's perspective, balancing going to...
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Keywords:
Negotiation Preparation;
Courts and Trials;
Patents;
Analysis;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Chemical Industry
Hammond, John S. "C.K. Coolidge, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 607-006, July 2006. (Revised July 2007.)
- March 2006
- Case
EMC Corporation: Proposed Acquisition of VMware
By: Constance E. Bagley, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Chris Lombardi
Involves the decision by the CEO of EMC Corp. whether to acquire VMware, a small software firm in California that makes virtualization software. Among the factors to be considered are a pending patent case involving WMare and Microsoft and integration challenges...
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Keywords:
Patents;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Applications and Software;
Acquisition;
Information Technology Industry;
California
Bagley, Constance E., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Chris Lombardi. "EMC Corporation: Proposed Acquisition of VMware." Harvard Business School Case 806-153, March 2006.
- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
pick up passengers with disabilities. “Suddenly entrepreneurship is not about who can build a better mousetrap, but who can better ignore the law and develop a corporate advantage for ignoring the law” Consider Uber, which is involved in more than 150 View Details
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Polaroid | Harvard Business School: Digital Archival Resources
documentation of Polaroid's efforts to defend its patent and trademark rights, most notably in its lawsuit against Eastman Kodak during the 1980s and 1990s. Polaroid Corporation Research and Development Records, circa 1905–2000 The...
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- 23 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method
scenario where one candidate wins the popular vote and is projected to take the electoral vote, but lawsuits in many states over mail-in ballots and congressional races mean the outcome is uncertain. Several problematic laws could then...
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Margie Kelley
- 20 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 20, 2007
last story deals with the Department of Justice's (DOJ) civil lawsuit against the tobacco industry, arguably the largest civil litigation in history. In each story, I will highlight the insights that I see behavioral decision research...
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Martha Lagace
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
filed a lawsuit against her employer, Scollon Productions, and won. “What happens if one of your star performers ends up being the offender? It shouldn’t be tough,” Goldberg says. “You have to let that person go. Because ultimately that...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- July 1999 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (F)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Patents;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Behavior;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Organizations;
Acquisition;
Corporate Governance;
Service Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (F)." Harvard Business School Case 400-011, July 1999. (Revised December 2005.)
- July 1999
- Case
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (C)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Patents;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Behavior;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Organizations;
Acquisition;
Corporate Governance;
Service Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 400-004, July 1999.
- July 1999 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Patents;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Behavior;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Organizations;
Acquisition;
Corporate Governance;
Service Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 400-003, July 1999. (Revised April 2001.)
- July 1999 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. faces a hostile takeover bid from its competitor, Mentor Graphics. Mentor makes the bid at a moment when Quickturn's stock price is depressed and the company is defending against a patent suit filed by Mentor. The two companies have a...
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Keywords:
Patents;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Behavior;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Organizations;
Acquisition;
Corporate Governance;
Service Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 400-001, July 1999. (Revised April 2001.)
- February 2002
- Background Note
States vs. Microsoft, The
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Gillian Morris
Although the federal Justice Department managed to settle its massive antitrust litigation against Microsoft in 2001, the state suit against the company continued. State attorney generals, perhaps emboldened by their recent victory over the Big Five tobacco companies,...
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Keywords:
Service Operations;
Public Ownership;
Private Ownership;
Negotiation Deal;
Goals and Objectives;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Decision Making;
Information Industry;
Legal Services Industry
Wheeler, Michael A., and Gillian Morris. "States vs. Microsoft, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-177, February 2002.
- May 2007
- Case
Free the Grapes--Direct-to-Consumer Shipping in the Wine Industry
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Dennis A. Yao, Patricia Wu and Libby Cantrill
While wine tourism in the United States was booming, the majority of consumers who tasted a Cabernet Sauvignon in one of Napa Valley's tasting rooms were not permitted to ship the wine directly to their home. In 2002, direct-to-consumer shipping was either banned or...
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Keywords:
Business Conglomerates;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Business and Government Relations;
Corporate Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Dennis A. Yao, Patricia Wu, and Libby Cantrill. "Free the Grapes--Direct-to-Consumer Shipping in the Wine Industry." Harvard Business School Case 707-472, May 2007.
- January 1994 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
EMC Corporation: Response to Shareholder Litigation (B)
By: Josh Lerner
Reports EMC's decision concerning the second shareholder class-action suit and its implications. Legislative efforts to reform securities litigation are also discussed.
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Going Public;
Policy;
Management Teams;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Technology Industry;
United States
Lerner, Josh. "EMC Corporation: Response to Shareholder Litigation (B)." Harvard Business School Case 294-071, January 1994. (Revised April 1994.)