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European Court of Human Rights

Covers court decisions and information.

http://ecohr.blogspot.com/

Jun 16
Protest in Turkey: "It is feared a violent reaction"

Protest in Turkey: "It is feared a violent reaction"

In a chat with readers of Monde.fr, Elise Massicard, the French Institute of Anatolian Studies in Istanbul, analyzes the consequences of the events in Turkey. Borzu Why Erdogan denies he heard the protesters? He treats them as "scum" and…
Jun 16
Police disperse protesters gathered in Taksim

Police disperse protesters gathered in Taksim

Turkish police evacuated Saturday, June 15 in the evening thousands of protesters occupied the Gezi Istanbul Park, two hours after a new ultimatum Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordering them vacate. The police entered the park,…
Jun 15
MEPs say: Expression and media must be free

MEPs say: Expression and media must be free

MEPs are deeply concerned at the disproportionate and excessive use of force by Turkish police to break up peaceful and legitimate protests in Istanbul's Gezi Park. In a resolution voted by a show of hands on Thursday 13 June, they warn…

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SC Bid Protests

Covers bidding, construction law and contracts. By Bryan Barnes.

http://scbidprotests.com

Jun 17
The Twitter Encounter

The Twitter Encounter

Fb and Twitter advertising suggestions are basically about supplying the demanded details to the future customers. If you have previously started off a blog site, use it suitably. Your tweets and Facebook updates ought to fundamentally supply…
Jun 17
Twitter: Greatest Internet Marketing Tactic

Twitter: Greatest Internet Marketing Tactic

So if you can do the basically putting up only 2 times a week what you tweet about in the relaxation of the 7 days. For the duration of all rest of your tweets, you do all the time customise your signature to your tweets. For illustration…
Jun 17
How To Help Save Funds On Lavatory Vanitie

How To Help Save Funds On Lavatory Vanitie

It can be incredibly pricey to remodel your lavatory which is why you need to have to locate low-cost bathroom remodeling nj that are of good high quality. You needn’t devote a large amount of dollars for lavatory vanities or get the…

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Eastern District of Texas Federal…

Eastern District of Texas Federal Court Practice

Devoted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, with special emphasis on patent litigation. By Michael C. Smith.

http://mcsmith.blogs.com/eastern_district_of_texas/

Jun 17
Texas Lawyer - "Patent Law: Best Practices As Seen From The Bench" with Judge Gilstrap and Judge Payne - part 2

Texas Lawyer - "Patent Law: Best Practices As Seen From The Bench" with Judge Gilstrap and Judge Payne - part 2

Texas Lawyer's patent judge roundtable continued this week, with Judges Lynn and Judge Godbey from the Northern District of Texas and Judge Gilstrap and Magistrate Judge Payne from the Eastern District covering joinder and multi-defendant…
Jun 17
Motion for Leave to Supplement Invalidity Contentions Denied

Motion for Leave to Supplement Invalidity Contentions Denied

GeoTag v. Frontier, et al., 2:10cv265 (6/12/13) Judge: Rodney Gilstrap Holding: Defendants' Motion for Leave to Supplement Invalidity Contentions DENIED Defendants sought leave to amend their invalidity contentions pursuant to P.R. 3-6 to add…
Jun 17
Marshall jury finds for defendant Reynold

Marshall jury finds for defendant Reynold

Friday afternoon a Marshall jury in Judge Rodney Gilstrap's court found for defendant Reynolds Consumer Products in a patent infringement case brought by KKG, LLC dealing with crock pot liners. The jury also found that the single asserted…

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Construction Law Musings

Thoughts on the construction law landscape. By Christopher G. Hill.

http://constructionlawva.com

Jun 17
More on Duty to Defend a Subcontractor

More on Duty to Defend a Subcontractor

While we don’t often discuss insurance coverage issues here at Construction Law Musings, occasionally a case comes up that makes the grade for a post. One such case was Erie Insurance Exchange v. Salvi, where the question of an…
Jun 14
Construction May Begin with Documents, but It Shouldn’t End That Way

Construction May Begin with Documents, but It Shouldn’t End That Way

For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome back Rob Mathewson. In his role as CEO, Rob handles strategy and partnerships for Geedra in addition to overseeing technology architecture and implementation. He has…
Jun 10
The Construction Lawyer as Mediator

The Construction Lawyer as Mediator

While there has been much discussion about whether a construction attorney’s involvement is actually a detriment to a construction project and its potentially litigious aftermath, I have spent a couple of posts here at…

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Food Poison Journal

Covers food poisoning and foodborne illness outbreaks. By Marler Clark.

http://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/

Jun 18
National Beef Packing Recalls E. coli – Tainted Ground Beef

National Beef Packing Recalls E. coli – Tainted Ground Beef

National Beef Packing Co., a Liberal, Kan., establishment, is recalling approximately 22,737 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and…
Jun 18
First Washington Hepatitis A Lawsuit Filed Against Townsend

First Washington Hepatitis A Lawsuit Filed Against Townsend

A Washington state resident filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Townsend Farms of Fairview, Oregon, claiming he fell ill with a hepatitis A infection after eating the company’s frozen berry and pomegranate seed blend. The complaint…
Jun 18
CDC: Townsend Farms Hepatitis A Outbreak Hits 118

CDC: Townsend Farms Hepatitis A Outbreak Hits 118

As of June 17, 2013, we are investigating acute hepatitis A illnesses in 118 people in eight states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington. Investigation by state and local health departments, FDA,…

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Securities Law Prof Blog

Covers securities arbitration, state securities law, court decisions and law review articles. By Professor Barbara Black.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/securities/

Jun 18
Deloitte Agrees to One-Year Suspension from Consulting Work at New York Financial Institution

Deloitte Agrees to One-Year Suspension from Consulting Work at New York Financial Institution

Deloitte Financial Advisory Services agreed to a one-year suspension from consulting work at financial institutions regulated by the New York State Dept. of Financial Services because of alleged misconduct during its consulting work at…
Jun 18
Schwartz on Crowdfunding

Schwartz on Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding Securities, by Andrew A. Schwartz, University of Colorado Law School, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract: A new federal statute authorizes the online "crowdfunding" of securities, a new idea based on the…
Jun 18
Rock on the New Shareholder-Centric Reality

Rock on the New Shareholder-Centric Reality

Adapting to the New Shareholder-Centric Reality, by Edward B. Rock, University of Pennsylvania Law School, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract: After more than eighty years of sustained attention, the master problem of U.S.…

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Children and the Law

By the Center for Children, Law & Policy at the University of Houston Law Center.

http://childrenandthelawblog.com/

Jun 18
Disproportionate Numbers of Minorities and English Learners in Special Education Program

Disproportionate Numbers of Minorities and English Learners in Special Education Program

The overrepresentation and underrepresentation of minority students in special education programs represents a national issue that has pervaded society for the past several decades. Mark Guiberson, author of “Hispanic Representation in…
Jun 18
Tuesday’s Children and the Law News Roundup

Tuesday’s Children and the Law News Roundup

Special Session Will Decide Maximum Sentence for Juveniles, KFDA Amarillo, TX - Sentencing a juvenile to life without parole is unconstitutional, according to the U.S. Supreme Court. And now Texas lawmakers are deciding how to…
Jun 14
Friday’s Children and the Law News Roundup

Friday’s Children and the Law News Roundup

Senate Introduces No Child Left Behind Successor, Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON (AP) — The one-sized-fits-all national requirements of No Child Left Behind would give way to standards that states write for themselves under legislation…

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Covers governance in higher education and in law firms, bankruptcy ethics, popular culture and the law, Enron and other corporate fiascos, and professional responsibility generally. By Nancy Rapoport, a law professor at UNLV's Boyd School of Law.

http://nancyrapoport.blogspot.com/

Jun 14
Best Practices for Working with Fee Examiner

Best Practices for Working with Fee Examiner

Lois Lupica and I just published an article in the ABI Journal on how best to work with fee examiners in chapter 11 cases (here). Given the recent publication of the new USTP fee guidelines in larger cases, we think that our article is…
Jun 13
Hey, thank you, Credit Slips!

Hey, thank you, Credit Slips!

Lois and I had a blast guest-blogging (and Lois did all of the heavy lifting).
Jun 10
Today's post on Credit Slips--the ABI National Ethics Task Force's Report on compensation via section 328

Today's post on Credit Slips--the ABI National Ethics Task Force's Report on compensation via section 328

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Copyright Litigation Blog

Review of copyright law, copyright litigation, art litigation and relevant current events. Discussions of recent case law and federal rules of civil procedure. By Ray Dowd.

http://copyrightlitigation.blogspot.com/

Jun 13
Is Our Federal Justice System Being Dismantled?

Is Our Federal Justice System Being Dismantled?

THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION CHAPTERSFOR THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS OF NEW YORKInvite you to an important forumand information briefing:IS OUR FEDERAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BEING DISMANTLED? A report from Capitol Hill on the budget…
Jun 5
Call In At Lunchtime Today: Ethics and Intellectual Property CLE

Call In At Lunchtime Today: Ethics and Intellectual Property CLE

Ray Dowd, author of West’s Copyright Litigation Handbook, and partner at Dunnington…
May 30
Art Law - DePaul Article: It's OK for US Museums To Sue Jews Over Artworks Stolen During the Holocaust

Art Law - DePaul Article: It's OK for US Museums To Sue Jews Over Artworks Stolen During the Holocaust

I was provided with an article from Volume XXIII of the DePaul Journal of Art, Technology and Intellectual Property Law (2013) at page 279. The article is written by Simon Frankel, a partner of Covington & Burling who was…

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False Claims Counsel

Covers False Claims Act and related statutes. By Ben Vernia.

http://www.falseclaimscounsel.com/wordpress

Jun 18
First-filed qui tam need not satisfy Rule 9(b) to bar latter suit, First Circuit hold

First-filed qui tam need not satisfy Rule 9(b) to bar latter suit, First Circuit hold

On May 31, the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, in U.S. ex rel. Heineman-Guta v. Guidant Corp., affirmed the dismissal of a relator’s declined qui tam case on the grounds that it was barred by a previous suit, even if that suit…
Jun 14
SAIC pays $11.75 million to settle qui tam allegations it overcharged for homeland security training

SAIC pays $11.75 million to settle qui tam allegations it overcharged for homeland security training

On June 13, the Department of Justice announced that the government contracting firm Science Applications International Corp. has agreed to pay $11.75 million to settle charges, initially brought by a whistleblower, that the company…
Jun 6
Two Ohio companies settle disadvantaged business fraud claims for nearly $3 million

Two Ohio companies settle disadvantaged business fraud claims for nearly $3 million

On June 6, the Department of Justice announced that two Ohio-based companies, , have agreed to pay $2.88 million to settle a whistleblower’s allegations that they committed fraud in connection with contracts targeted disadvantaged…

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Human Rights in Ireland

Covers Irish and international human rights law.

http://www.humanrights.ie

Jun 16
Challenging Illegality: Direct Provision, Social Welfare Law & Asylum Seekers in Ireland

Challenging Illegality: Direct Provision, Social Welfare Law & Asylum Seekers in Ireland

The Office of the Ombudsman has recently played a significant role in highlighting maladministration in the operation of our social welfare legal code, in particular in relation to supplementary welfare allowance and direct…
Jun 15
Letter to the Irish Times on Abortion Legislation and Fatal Foetal Abnormalities.

Letter to the Irish Times on Abortion Legislation and Fatal Foetal Abnormalities.

The following letter to the Editor of the Irish Times was carried in the print edition of the newspaper (but not the online edition) on June 13th. We reprint it here for readers’ information. Dear Editor, We understand that the Minister…
Jun 12
Taxing Times for Human Rights, but not for Multinational Corporation

Taxing Times for Human Rights, but not for Multinational Corporation

We are delighted to welcome the latest in a series of cross-posts by Dr Shane Darcy from the Business and Human Rights in Ireland Blog. The Business and Human Rights in Ireland Blog is dedicated to tracking and analysing…

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Estate Law Canada

Covers estate planning topics, trusts, probate, Enduring Powers of Attorney, health care directives, incapacity issues and elder law. By Lynne Butler.

http://estatelawcanada.blogspot.com/

Jun 17
5 celebrity estate planning mistake

5 celebrity estate planning mistake

Stories about the rich and famous folks of the world have lots of value as pure entertainment; most of us love to read about those we love, or love to hate. These stories also have plenty of value to us ordinary people as examples of what can…
Jun 15
Is your medical care directive up to date?

Is your medical care directive up to date?

I really enjoyed this article by Don Shaughnessy, who sure knows how to tell it like it is! In this article, he talks about a client who realizes that he hasn't taken his ex-wife off his medical directive, leaving her in charge should he lose…
Jun 15
Will withholding the Release force an executor to give funds outright instead of in trust?

Will withholding the Release force an executor to give funds outright instead of in trust?

What can you do if your inheritance is held in a trust and you'd prefer to receive it outright? A reader recently asked me whether withholding the Release would be an effective method of forcing the executor to pay the funds to him outright.…

Rank this Week: 147

Aviation Law Prof Blog

By DePaul University Law Professors Brian F. Havel, Michael S. Jacobs and Andrew Eastmond.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/

May 31
Friday Link Roundup

Friday Link Roundup

In case you've missed anything, here are the top aviation developments from the past few days: Following Qatar's abandoned effort to seize ICAO hosting responsibilities from Canada, ICAO formally committed to keeping its headquarters in…
May 30
Spring 2013 Issue of IALP Available

Spring 2013 Issue of IALP Available

The Volume 12, Spring 2013 issue of the International Aviation Law Institutes's journal, Issues in Aviation Law and Policy (IALP), will be available next week. The following articles will appear in the issue: Jeremias Prassl, The European…
May 24
Friday Link Roundup

Friday Link Roundup

News of note before beginning your Memorial Day weekend: Qatar appears to have backed off its attempt to lure ICAO headquarters away from Canada. The European Commission has accepted the conditions proposed by Lufthansa, Air Canada and United…

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Medical Futility

Tracks judicial, legislative, policy, and academic developments concerning medical futility. By Professor Thaddeus Mason Pope.

http://medicalfutility.blogspot.com/

Jun 18
Public Health Paternalism Blog

Public Health Paternalism Blog

I have started a new blog on Public Health Paternalism: HealthPaternalism.com. Medical Futility will continue to cover developments in end-of-life law, ethics, and policy. Health Paternalism, in contrast, will cover the…
Jun 17
ECMO - The Next Medical Futility Battleground?

ECMO - The Next Medical Futility Battleground?

The use of ECMO has been growing. In contrast to dialysis, CPR, and mechanical ventilation; clinicians can usually more confidently refuse to offer or provide ECMO when they deem it medically inappropriate. Yet, one wonder…
Jun 15
Nevada Enacts POLST Statute

Nevada Enacts POLST Statute

Nevada has just become the latest state to legislatively adopt POLST. Last week, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed A.B. 344. In April, Indiana also enacted a POLST statute. Before that, 18 states already had POLST…

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PrawfsBlawg

By Professors Dan Markel, Ethan J. Leib, Rob Howse, Paul Horwitz, Rick Garnett, Matt Bodie, Steve Vladeck and Orly Lobel.

http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/

Jun 18
Libel Law, Linking, and "Scam"

Libel Law, Linking, and "Scam"

Although I'm a little late to the party in writing about Redmond v. Gawker Media, I thought I'd highlight it here because, though lamentably unpublished , the decision has interesting implications for online libel cases, even though the court…
Jun 18
How Effective Must Lawyers Be in Family Law Cases?

How Effective Must Lawyers Be in Family Law Cases?

At risk of inspiring more "breeder" comments, I wanted to write about a very interesting recent decision from the Vermont Supreme Court (h/t to mike frisch of legal profession blog). The court was considering an ineffectiveness of…
Jun 18
"Books are Awfully Decorative Don't You Think?"

"Books are Awfully Decorative Don't You Think?"

This is one of my favorite lines from Auntie Mame, the 1958 romp starring the extraordinary Rosalind Russell. This line is uttered by Mame's nephew's girlfriend, Gloria Upson. It's a hilarious line because it instantly conveys how vapid the…

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Ogden Bankruptcy Blog

By Jason Richards.

http://ogdenbankruptcyblog.com/

Jun 13
The Student Loan Monster

The Student Loan Monster

Most people are aware that, typically, student loans cannot be discharged through the usual bankruptcy process. Instead, Congress requires student loan borrowers to initiate an adversary proceeding, a separate lawsuit filed within the…
May 20
The Means Test

The Means Test

The Huffington Post is reporting today that David Adkins (aka “Sinbad”) filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in California. Sinbad’s case, in my view, completely underscores the unfairness of the 2005 amendments to the bankruptcy…
Apr 6
Debtors Prison

Debtors Prison

credit: http://philoforchange.wordpress.com There was a great article in the Salt Lake Tribune today about small claims courts and bench warrants. The article discusses several cases where debtors were locked up in handcuffs upon entering the…

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Vermont Law School's Library Blog

Covers legal news and information about the library.

http://vlslibrary.wordpress.com

Jun 17
Treasure Island & the Vermontasaurus: A Summer Encounter with Land-Use Law

Treasure Island & the Vermontasaurus: A Summer Encounter with Land-Use Law

Reblogged from Julien & Virginia Cornell Library: I love summer adventures and I want to share with you my favorite place to go swimming throughout our short, albeit beautiful Vermont summer. I am obsessed with Treasure Island, at…
Jun 17
Library Summer Break Hours, June 29-July 7

Library Summer Break Hours, June 29-July 7

Saturday(EXAM) June 29 8AM – 10PM Sunday June 30 …
May 24
Library Hours, Memorial Day Weekend

Library Hours, Memorial Day Weekend

Saturday and Sunday May 25 & 26 : CLOSED Monday May 27: Noon-5PM Summer Hours Begin on Tuesday May 28 Monday-Friday: 8AM-10PM Saturday & Sunday: 9AM-10PM

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SullivanLawNet

Legal news and analysis, with an emphasis on international and domestic intellectual property developments. By Shawn Sullivan.

http://www.sullivanlaw.net

Jun 13
US Supreme Ct: Naturally Occurring DNA is Unpatentable Product of Nature

US Supreme Ct: Naturally Occurring DNA is Unpatentable Product of Nature

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that naturally occurring DNA is a product of nature and, as such, is not patentable. Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., No. 12-398 (U.S. June 13, 2013). However, according to the…
Jun 5
Spanish Plant Variety Rights Litigation Continue

Spanish Plant Variety Rights Litigation Continue

According to news reports, an appellate court in Granada, Spain recently affirmed a lower tribunal’s denial of a request by Swiss multinational Syngenta for provisional measures against a company it claimed was infringing…
May 21
Senate Tax Report Details Apple’s Offshore Profit-Shifting Tactic

Senate Tax Report Details Apple’s Offshore Profit-Shifting Tactic

The report of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Apple Inc.’s international tax strategy sheds light on how the company has exploited to maximum effect a number of gaps in the web of national tax jurisdictions.…

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Idaho State Police News and…

Idaho State Police News and Information Blog

Covers news releases and other items of interest. By the Idaho State Police.

http://idahostatepolice.blogspot.com/

Jun 18
Crash involving commercial vehicle near Lemhi

Crash involving commercial vehicle near Lemhi

IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police District 6 1540 Foote Dr. Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828…
Jun 18
Warrant Arrest - Genesee

Warrant Arrest - Genesee

On June 17, 2013 at approximately 1618 hours, Idaho State Police located and arrested Brian Pratt on US95 near milepost 330. Pratt had a felony warrant issued after he left the Nez Perce County courthouse just prior to being convicted for…
Jun 18
Property Damage Crash on SH55

Property Damage Crash on SH55

IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr.,…

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Instructional Technology

A blawg by Darlene Cardillo, an Instructional Technologist at Albany Law School, dedicated to issues related to instructional technology in general and especially as it relates to legal education.

http://albanylawtech.wordpress.com/

Jun 17
WestLaw ends free printing for students but LexisAdvance will not so…?

WestLaw ends free printing for students but LexisAdvance will not so…?

All law schools have been notified that as of June 30, 2013, WestLaw will no longer offer FREE printing to students. Therefore, in a course’s TWEN site, if a professor links to Westlaw or WestLawNext, students who want to print a…
Jun 17
WestLaw ends free printing for students but LexisAdvance does not so what now?

WestLaw ends free printing for students but LexisAdvance does not so what now?

All law schools have been notified that as of June 30, 2013, WestLaw will no longer offer FREE printing to students. Therefore, in a course’s TWEN site, if a professor links to Westlaw or WestLawNext, students who want to print a…
Jun 14
Virtual Live Blogging from the CALI Conference – Day 2

Virtual Live Blogging from the CALI Conference – Day 2

Again I am watching the sessions via YouTube. Keynote – Prof. William D. Henderson - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKwTEyrgnQY quoted Richard Susskind – author of Tomorrow’s Lawyers, End of Lawyers? advice: start a…

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TechnoLawyer Blog

Covers legal technology and practice management news.

http://blog.technolawyer.com/

Jun 18
Review of Fujitsu Scansnap iX500 Plus the Best PDF Software for Lawyer

Review of Fujitsu Scansnap iX500 Plus the Best PDF Software for Lawyer

Coming today to SmallLaw: As we reported, Fujitsu replaced its popular ScanSnap S1500 (and S1500M) desktop scanners with the ScanSnap iX500 earlier this year. In this issue of SmallLaw, estate planning lawyer and scanner connoisseur Chandra…
Jun 18
Google AdWords 101 for Lawyers: Top 10 Steps for Success Plus Review of Toggl

Google AdWords 101 for Lawyers: Top 10 Steps for Success Plus Review of Toggl

Coming today to SmallLaw: How could a much younger company acquire American icon Motorola for $12 billion without any financial impact? Simple — AdWords. Responsible for the majority of Google's revenue, AdWords is the most lucrative…
Jun 18
A Law Firm in the Delicate Business of Babies Wants More Clients Plus Onlive Desktop for iPad

A Law Firm in the Delicate Business of Babies Wants More Clients Plus Onlive Desktop for iPad

Originally published in the January 31, 2012 issue of SmallLaw: Thought leaders often write in the abstract, making it difficult for law firms to apply their expertise. Time to rethink thought leadership articles. Today in SmallLaw, we begin…

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Patent Docs

Covers biotech and pharma patent law and news. By McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff.

http://www.patentdocs.org/

Jun 17
Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc. (2013)

Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc. (2013)

By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Supreme Court ruled 5-3 today in favor of the Federal Trade Commission in FTC v. Actavis, Inc. Writing for the majority that included Justices Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor and Kagan, Justice Breyer's opinion reversed…
Jun 16
AMP v. Myriad: A Bad Day At Black Rock

AMP v. Myriad: A Bad Day At Black Rock

By Daniel Boehnen -- Last week, The Supremes once again stepped into an area of science/law where their limited knowledge of both fields will create more harm than good. The Supremes' say that the problem with isolated and purified DNA is…
Jun 16
The Supreme Court's Myriad Decision: Where Does It Leave the "Inventive Concept" Test?

The Supreme Court's Myriad Decision: Where Does It Leave the "Inventive Concept" Test?

By Grantland Drutchas -- Perhaps one of the most intriguing issues coming out of the Supreme Court's Myriad decision is whether it leaves any room for the "inventive concept" test raised by earlier Supreme Court decisions, including Mayo v.…

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Privacy & Information Security…

Privacy & Information Security Law Blog

Provides global privacy and information security law updates and analysis. By Hunton & Williams.

http://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/

Jun 18
HHS Settles with Shasta Regional Medical Center

HHS Settles with Shasta Regional Medical Center

On June 13, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a resolution agreement and 275,000 dollar settlement with Shasta Regional Medical Center in connection with impermissible disclosures of protected health information to…
Jun 18
Jessica Rich Named FTC Director of Consumer Protection

Jessica Rich Named FTC Director of Consumer Protection

On June 17, 2013, the FTC announced that Chairwoman Edith Ramirez appointed Jessica Rich to be the next Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
Jun 17
The Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions: A Critique of the EEOC Guidance

The Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions: A Critique of the EEOC Guidance

As reported in the Hunton Employment and Labor Perspectives Blog, an article by Hunton and Williams partners Terry Connor and Kevin White on the EEOC’s April 2012 Guidance recently was published in the Seton Hall University Law Review. …

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FraudFighters Blog

Covers the False Claims Act, qui tam litigation and whistleblower litigation. By Tycko & Zavareei.

http://fraudfighters.wordpress.com

Jun 18
Science Applications International Corporation Pays $11.75 Million to Settle False Claims Allegation

Science Applications International Corporation Pays $11.75 Million to Settle False Claims Allegation

Earlier this month, the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales of the District of New Mexico announced an $11.75 million settlement they reached with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). The…
Jun 10
TesTech and CESO Agree to Pay $2.88 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegation

TesTech and CESO Agree to Pay $2.88 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegation

On Thursday, June 6, 2013, the Justice Department announced that a number of related entities and individuals agreed to pay $2,883,947 to resolve allegations that they exploited the Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business…
May 23
False Claims Act Allegations Leads U.S. Renal Care to a $7.3 Million Settlement

False Claims Act Allegations Leads U.S. Renal Care to a $7.3 Million Settlement

This past week, the Department of Justice announced a $7.3 million settlement it reached with U.S. Renal Care, an owner and operator of outpatient dialysis facilities throughout the United States. The settlement resulted from a qui-tam…

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The Harvard Law School Corporate…

The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog

Covers boards of directors, corporate elections, executive compensation, practice insights, legal developments, securities regulation, and Sarbanes-Oxley. Sponsored by the HLS Corporate Governance Program.

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov

Jun 18
How Well Do You Know Your Shareholders?

How Well Do You Know Your Shareholders?

Editor's Note: Mary Ann Cloyd is leader of the Center for Board Governance at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. This post is based on an edition of ProxyPulse™, a collaboration between Broadridge Financial Solutions and PwC’s Center for…
Jun 18
Equator Principles III Enters Into Force This June

Equator Principles III Enters Into Force This June

Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Jason Y. Pratt, member of the Real Estate Practice Group at Shearman & Sterling LLP. This post is on a Shearman & Sterling client publication by Mr. Pratt and Mehran Massih. In the…
Jun 17
Can Attorneys Be Award-Seeking SEC Whistleblowers?

Can Attorneys Be Award-Seeking SEC Whistleblowers?

Editor's Note: Lawrence A. West is a partner focusing on securities-related enforcement maters at Latham & Watkins LLP. This post is based on a Latham & Watkins primer by Mr. West, Abigail E. Raish and Eric R. Swibel; the full…

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Juris Diversitas

An international, interdisciplinary community for the study of legal and normative mixtures and movements.

http://jurisdiversitas.blogspot.com/

Jun 18
WORKSHOP: Comparative Perspectives on Theory and Practice of Preventive Detention

WORKSHOP: Comparative Perspectives on Theory and Practice of Preventive Detention

#Workshop Comparative Perspectives on Theory and Practice of Preventive Detention Christopher Michaelsen, 20-21June http://t.co/Gbuy3p43Te — Malen Gordoa (@MalenIISJ) June 18, 2013
Jun 18
SEMINAR: Democracy and Justice

SEMINAR: Democracy and Justice

contemporary comparative frontiers at swinburne Swinburne Institute for Social Research Democracy & Justice – Special Seminar Wednesday, 17 July, 13:00-15:00, BA912 (Hawthorn Campus) ‘Comparative Contemporary…
Jun 18
BOOK: Sumalla on Historical Memory and Criminal Justice in Spain

BOOK: Sumalla on Historical Memory and Criminal Justice in Spain

Intersentia has published Josep M Tamarit Sumalla’s Historical Memory and Criminal Justice in Spain: A Case of Late Transitional Justice. The abstract reads: The Spanish transition from the Franco regime to democracy has not been a…

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Expert Witness Blog

Covers Daubert, expert witness marketing, and expert witness testimony. By JurisPro Expert Witness Directory.

http://www.expertwitnessblog.com/

Jun 17
Rosalie Hamilton On Cross-Examination Questions (and Answers) About Your Advertising Part 2

Rosalie Hamilton On Cross-Examination Questions (and Answers) About Your Advertising Part 2

In Cross-Examination Questions (and Answers) About Your Advertising, Rosalie Hamilton, the Expert's Expert on marketing writes:  Answer questions honestly, and do not elaborate, except to further defuse the question.  As with…
Jun 16
Workers Compensation Expert Witness On Underwriting Philosophy Part 3

Workers Compensation Expert Witness On Underwriting Philosophy Part 3

In Workers’ Compensation Underwriting Philosophy as Partnership, workers compensation expert witness David L. Stegall, CPCU, ARM, ARe, RPA, writes:The problem with workers’ compensation underwriting is relatively simple: How does…
Jun 15
Preparing An Expert Witness For Direct Examination Part 2

Preparing An Expert Witness For Direct Examination Part 2

In Preparing an Expert Witness for Direct Examination: Time for a Pep Talk, medical expert witness Burton Bentley II, M.D., FAAEM, ELITE MEDICAL EXPERTS, LLC, writes:Take time to establish the expert’s role within the framework of the…

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Chicago IP Litigation Blog

Covers Northern District of Illinois intellectual property cases. Published by attorney R. David Donoghue.

http://www.chicagoiplitigation.com/

Jun 17
Counterclaim Need Not Plead Facts to Overcome Statute of Limitations Affirmative Defense

Counterclaim Need Not Plead Facts to Overcome Statute of Limitations Affirmative Defense

Flava Works, Inc. v. Momient, No. 11 C 6306, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 18, 2013) (Shadur, Sen. J.). Judge Shadur denied plaintiff Flava Works’ Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss defendant’s copyright infringement…
Jun 15
Court Sua Sponte Orders Production of Evidence and a Hearing on a Copyright Issue

Court Sua Sponte Orders Production of Evidence and a Hearing on a Copyright Issue

Flava Works, Inc. v. Momient, No. 11 C 6306, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Apr. 1, 2013) (Shadur, Sen. J.). Judge Shadur, after reading plaintiff FlavaWorks’ answer to defendant’s copyright counterclaims, sua sponte ordered FlavaWorks to…
May 28
Rocky Mountain IP & Technology Institute

Rocky Mountain IP & Technology Institute

At the end of this week, I will be heading to the Colorado Rockies at for the Annual Rocky Mountain IP & Technology Institute where I will be moderating a panel called “Damages Models: What Are We Seeing After the Federal…

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Florida Bankruptcy News and…

Florida Bankruptcy News and Current Events

Covers bankruptcy and foreclosure defense news. Debt Relief Group LLC.

http://1800debtrelief.com/bankruptcy-news/

Jun 17
National Envelope Files for Bankruptcy

National Envelope Files for Bankruptcy

In what could be seen as a referendum on the postal industry from the internet age, National Envelope is beginning the process of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection – again. This is the second time the largest envelope company…
Jun 14
How to Choose a Credit Counseling Agency

How to Choose a Credit Counseling Agency

Filing for bankruptcy isn’t as easy as simply filling out some paperwork and waiting for your debts to be discharged. Instead, it’s a process that has many requirements such as counseling and education. Credit counseling happens…
Jun 12
Stop Wage Garnishment with Bankruptcy

Stop Wage Garnishment with Bankruptcy

Wage garnishment is one of the most frustrating things that can happen to any working individual. If you’re struggling with your debt and a creditor is able to get a judgment against you, then wage garnishment can go into effect…

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Ponzitracker

Covers Ponzi schemes. By Jordan Maglich.

http://www.ponzitracker.com/

Jun 18
Guilty Plea in $600 Million Prepaid-Funeral Ponzi Scheme

Guilty Plea in $600 Million Prepaid-Funeral Ponzi Scheme

A St. Louis woman has pled guilty to her role in a massive Ponzi scheme that billed itself as a nationwide leader in the sale of prearranged funerals. Sharon Nekol Province, 69, of Baldwin, Missouri, entered into a plea agreement…
Jun 13
Six Years Later, Boy Band Founder's Ponzi Scheme Victims Set For 4% Payout

Six Years Later, Boy Band Founder's Ponzi Scheme Victims Set For 4% Payout

Photo: AP Photo/ John RaouxMore than six years after his $300 million Ponzi scheme collapsed, victims of former boy band mogul Lou Pearlman's scheme are set to receive an initial payout of just four cents on the dollar. In a…
Jun 13
New Zealand's 'Madoff' Charged With Country's Largest Ponzi Scheme

New Zealand's 'Madoff' Charged With Country's Largest Ponzi Scheme

A New Zealand fund manager was charged with masterminding a $320 million Ponzi scheme which, if true, would rank as the largest Ponzi scheme in New Zealand's history. David Ross, 63, was charged with four counts of false accounting and…

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The White Law Group's Securities…

The White Law Group's Securities Fraud Blog

Covers securities fraud cases, investment fraud practices and securities industry regulations.

http://www.whitesecuritieslaw.com/securities-fraud/blog/

Jun 13
Recovery of Noble Royalties Investment Losse

Recovery of Noble Royalties Investment Losse

Have you suffered substantial losses in your investment with Noble Royalties? If so, the securities fraud attorneys at The White Law Group may be able to help you recover your losses. According to Noble Royalties website, the company…
Jun 13
Will the bond bubble burst?

Will the bond bubble burst?

When disclosing the risk of a particular bond offering, a financial advisor must make the investor fully aware of the following risks associated with all bonds: (1) Inflationary risk – i.e., the risk that fixed-income investments…
Jun 13
More Bad News for Thompson National Propertie

More Bad News for Thompson National Propertie

According to reports, a former chief financial officer of Thompson National Properties was recently suspended for five months from the securities industry for failing to conduct adequate and independent due diligence into an array of…

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ERISA Lawyer Blog

Covers employeee benefits, ERISA, and employment law. By Stanley D. Baum.

http://www.erisalawyerblog.com/

Jun 18
ERISA-Fourth Circuit Holds That A Car Crash Occurring When A Plan Participant Drives While Intoxicated Is An Accident For Purposes Of The Plan's AD & D Coverage

ERISA-Fourth Circuit Holds That A Car Crash Occurring When A Plan Participant Drives While Intoxicated Is An Accident For Purposes Of The Plan's AD & D Coverage

In Johnson v. American United Life Insurance Company, No. 12-1381 (4th Cir. 2013), a question arose as to whether accidental death and dismemberment ("AD & D") benefits were payable under a welfare benefit plan (the…
Jun 17
Employment-Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Title VII Claim Since The Plaintiff Was Not An Employee

Employment-Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Title VII Claim Since The Plaintiff Was Not An Employee

In Juino v. Livingston Parish Fire District No. 5, No. 12-30274 (5th Cir. 2013), the plaintiff, Rachel Juino ("Juino"), was appealing from the district court's dismissal of her claim of sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil…
Jun 14
Employment-Sixth Circuit Rules That Employee Who Voluntarily Leaves Employment Does Not Have An FMLA Claim

Employment-Sixth Circuit Rules That Employee Who Voluntarily Leaves Employment Does Not Have An FMLA Claim

In Miles v. Nashville Electric Service, No. 12-6028 (6th Cir. 2013) (Unpublished Opinion), plaintiff Miles was alleging that her former employer, defendant Nashville Electric Service ("NES"), interfered with her rights under the…

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Structured Settlements 4Real

Provides structured settlement information, provocative commentary, news and opinion about structured settlements and settlement planning. By John Darer.

http://structuredsettlements.typepad.com/structured_settlements_4r/

Jun 18
SEC Reference to Structured Annuities Inaccurate

SEC Reference to Structured Annuities Inaccurate

Structured settlements are funded with fixed annuities, making periodic payments, by law [see (IRC 130(c)(2(A)] that fixed and determinable as to amount and time of payment"issued by life insurance... This is a content summary only. Please…
Jun 18
Sovereign Funding Group ad Promoted David Springer as a Lawyer

Sovereign Funding Group ad Promoted David Springer as a Lawyer

Sovereign Funding Group ad promoted its CEO David Springer as a lawyer to solicit business for the company. Is he? Was he? Watch the video. Read the post. This is a content summary only. Please click on the title for the full content, If you…
Jun 18
Company that Pays the Most for Structured Settlement

Company that Pays the Most for Structured Settlement

Which company pays the most for your structured settlements? This is a content summary only. Please click on the title for the full content, If you find yourself on FAEMM community, back out and type in www. structuredsettlements.typepad.com

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Atlanta Personal Injury Law Blog

Covers defective products, drug products, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, nursing home abuse and premises liability. By Richard Schlueter.

http://atlanta.injuryboard.com/

Apr 8
New Tranvaginal Mesh MDL Created For Coloplast Implant

New Tranvaginal Mesh MDL Created For Coloplast Implant

Yet another set of transvaginal mesh cases have been consolidated into an MDL, or multidistrict litigation, as the result of an order issued by a federal judicial panel at the beginning of August 2012. This latest transvaginal mesh MDL…
Apr 6
Update on Actos' Link To Bladder Cancer and Other Related Dangerous Drug

Update on Actos' Link To Bladder Cancer and Other Related Dangerous Drug

A leading diabetes treatment drug, Actos, has been the subject of heightened interest recently due to its being implicated in an increased incidence of bladder cancer among patients taking the drug, the announcement of the launch of its…
Apr 4
Update: Actos Cases Linked To Bladder Cancer Set For First MDL Trial

Update: Actos Cases Linked To Bladder Cancer Set For First MDL Trial

A group of lawsuits that contend the diabetes drug, Actos, carries an increased risk of bladder cancer are set for an initial trial in Louisiana beginning in 2014. In December, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation assigned…

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Oregon Legal Research

Features information about and links to Oregon Legal Research resources, in addition to comments about cases, statutes, and interesting events in the world of legal research and law libraries. By Laura Orr.

http://blog.oregonlegalresearch.com

Jun 18
Compete in the MBA Battle of the Lawyer Bands 2013: July 8th Deadline!

Compete in the MBA Battle of the Lawyer Bands 2013: July 8th Deadline!

Band applications are available at the Multnomah Bar Association (MBA) website for the September 5th competition. Performance will be: Date: 9/5/2013 Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Location: Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave., Portland Bands comprised of…
Jun 18
Free Copyright Treatise for Lawyers, Librarians, and Artist

Free Copyright Treatise for Lawyers, Librarians, and Artist

Lawyers at Adler Vermillion & Skocilich, LLP have made this remarkable copyright resource publicly available – and free. (Thank you!) Copyright Codex (Beta): A Free Treatise for Lawyers and Artists Many thanks for the tip from…
Jun 17
Access to Justice and Simplifying the Legal System

Access to Justice and Simplifying the Legal System

If Access to Justice (A2J) is to be something other than a catch-phrase or a pipe dream, lawyers, judges, court administrators, and law librarians need to think, plan, and act creatively on micro and macro initiatives. Many ideas are already…

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Reclaiming Futures

Covers juvenile courts, justice and reform.

http://www.reclaimingfutures.org/blog/

Jun 18
Resources From 2013 Leadership Institute

Resources From 2013 Leadership Institute

Thank you to the community leaders and experts in juvenile justice reform, adolescent substance abuse treatment and mental health who contributed to a successful 2013 Leadership Institute in Asheville, N.C., May 7-9, 2013. I'm pleased to…
Jun 18
Montgomery County Juvenile Court Celebrates 15 Drug Court Graduate

Montgomery County Juvenile Court Celebrates 15 Drug Court Graduate

In celebration of National Drug Court Month, Montgomery County Juvenile Court held a graduation ceremony celebrating youth who have successfully overcome drug and alcohol abuse. National Drug Court Month is coordinated on a National level by…
Jun 17
Statistical Briefing Book: A Place to Find Facts on Juvenile Justice Topic

Statistical Briefing Book: A Place to Find Facts on Juvenile Justice Topic

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) recently released a Statistical Briefing Book that offers statistics on various juvenile justice topics. The Book documents where states stand on a plethora of juvenile justice…

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BLS Library Blog

Provides news and views on matters of interest to the Brooklyn Law School community.

http://blslibraryblog.blogspot.com/

Jun 18
CALI Conference 2013

CALI Conference 2013

This past weekend, the 23rd Annual CALI Conference for Law School Computing was held at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. The conference featured several sessions on the flipped classroom: Flipping the Classroom in Legal Skills…
Jun 17
Copyright and the Public Domain on Trial

Copyright and the Public Domain on Trial

A recent article in the New York Law Journal reports on a class action complaint, Good Morning To You Productions Corp. v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., filed in the Southern District of New York where ownership of the well-known song…
Jun 8
112th BLS Commencement at Lincoln Center

112th BLS Commencement at Lincoln Center

Brooklyn Law School held its 112th Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 7 at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall. With more than 450 law students receiving either a Juris Doctor or a LL.M degree, the Class of 2013 was one of school’s…

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Election Law @ Moritz

Information and insight on the laws governing federal, state and local elections. By the Moritz College of Law.

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/

Jun 18
Arizona: Voter Registration and the Road Ahead

Arizona: Voter Registration and the Road Ahead
Jun 17
Supreme Court: NVRA Pre-empts Arizona's Proof of Citizenship Law

Supreme Court: NVRA Pre-empts Arizona's Proof of Citizenship Law
May 30
Wisconsin Appeals Court Reverses Lower Court in Voter ID Case

Wisconsin Appeals Court Reverses Lower Court in Voter ID Case

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Tillers on Evidence and Inference

The evidence blog of Professor Peter Tillers of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University.

http://tillerstillers.blogspot.com/

Jun 16
The Reliability or Unreliability of Our Always-Constructed Memorie

The Reliability or Unreliability of Our Always-Constructed Memorie

It is generally believed -- and I believe -- that the mind does not work like a tape recorder and that memories are "constructed." Does it follow that all memories -- which are constructed, or assembled, by the mind -- are…
Jun 16
Conscious Memories Are Constructed

Conscious Memories Are Constructed

Christopher D. Frith, "Disorders of Conscious and Unconscious Mental Processes," in Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessel, Steven A. Siegelbaum & A. J. Hudspeth, eds., Principles of Neural Science 1373, 1383 (5th ed.,…
Jun 16
Vision and Inference

Vision and Inference

Charles D. Gilbert, "The Constructive Nature of Visual Processing," in Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessel, Steven A. Siegelbaum & A. J. Hudspeth, eds., Principles of Neural Science 556, 556-557 (5th ed.,…

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The Race to the Bottom

A faculty-student collaboration on corporate governance. By Professor J. Robert Brown, Jr.

http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/

Jun 18
The Management Friendly Nature of Delaware Decisions: In re MFW Shareholders Litigation (Part 1)

The Management Friendly Nature of Delaware Decisions: In re MFW Shareholders Litigation (Part 1)

Back in the 1980s, Delaware courts occasionally pushed the law in a direction that was at least arguably favorable to shareholders. Van Gorkom placed renewed emphasis on the duty of care and the need for directors to be informed. …
Jun 17
Investors’ Powers to Challenge Board Composition Goes to Court

Investors’ Powers to Challenge Board Composition Goes to Court

Starboard Value LP recently took an interesting step in its battle to get its slate of directors on the board of Office Depot Inc. On June 13th Starboard Value sued Office Depot for not holding an annual shareholder meeting to elect…
Jun 15
Heins on the Priests of Our Democracy

Heins on the Priests of Our Democracy

I apologize in advance if this post is a bit too off-topic for some, but I thought the content would be of interest to enough of our readers to justify it. I used to work in the mental health field, and I frequently heard it said that:…

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Sheri R. Abrams Disability Blog

Covers Social Security disability law and special needs trusts.

http://sheriabrams.com/blog

Jun 18
VA Launches Hotline for Women Veteran

VA Launches Hotline for Women Veteran

The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new hotline —1-855-VA-WOMEN (1-855-829-6636) — to receive and respond to questions from Veterans, their families and caregivers about the many VA services and resources available…
Jun 7
What are the Types of Accommodations That Colleges and Universities Must Make for Students with Disabilitie

What are the Types of Accommodations That Colleges and Universities Must Make for Students with Disabilitie

Accommodations for students with disabilities may include testing accommodations like extended time, use of assistive technology, a different environment to take the test to minimize distractions, breaks during testing, use of a reader, use…
May 31
When a current employee with a disability is no longer able to perform their present job duties, even with reasonable accommodations, due to their disability, what steps should the employer take?

When a current employee with a disability is no longer able to perform their present job duties, even with reasonable accommodations, due to their disability, what steps should the employer take?

Under the ADA the employer should reassign the individual to a vacant or different position for which the employee is qualified, unless it would cause undue hardship to the employer.

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Employment & Labor Insider

Discusses timely issues in labor and employment law and human resources from management's perspective, with subjects ranging from discrimination to employee handbooks and religious accommodations. By Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP.

http://www.employmentandlaborinsider.com/

Jun 13
Is your reason for termination honest, logical, and complete? If not, you may get a scary result in your discrimination case

Is your reason for termination honest, logical, and complete? If not, you may get a scary result in your discrimination case

If you fire an employee for an indefensible reason, chances are you will get a charge or a lawsuit out of it, even if the indefensible reason was legal. That's HR/Legal 101. (In other words, don't believe that "employment at will"…
Jun 7
Moms rule in lactation, pregnancy, and health insurance challenge

Moms rule in lactation, pregnancy, and health insurance challenge

Mother's Day is long past, but you'd never know it -- in employment law, this has been the Week of the Moms. Here's a roundup - tell us what you think! First up: Title VII's ban on pregnancy discrimination includes discrimination based on…
May 31
Are these medical questions illegal, or not? Test your knowledge!

Are these medical questions illegal, or not? Test your knowledge!

How much do you really know about the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act? Here's a quick quiz: Which of the following is an unlawful request for "genetic information"? "Our company requires a post-offer, pre-employment medical…

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Federal Crimes Blog

Covers federal crimes and criminal defense. By McNabb Associates, P.C.

http://federalcrimesblog.com

Jun 12
“With the FBI On Her Trail, Michele Bachmann Raises Money For Non-Existent Reelection Bid”

“With the FBI On Her Trail, Michele Bachmann Raises Money For Non-Existent Reelection Bid”

San Francisco Sentinel on June 11, 2013 released the following: “An FBI investigation into money laundering, wire fraud, and mail fraud has not stopped Rep. Michele Bachmann from continuing to raise money for a reelection campaign that…
Jun 12
“Feds: Bulger at center of murder, mayhem in Boston”

“Feds: Bulger at center of murder, mayhem in Boston”

KSL.com on June 12, 2013 released the following press release: By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press “BOSTON (AP) – A federal prosecutor said in opening statements Wednesday at James “Whitey” Bulger’s racketeering…
Jun 12
Managing Partner of U.S. Broker-Dealer Charged in Manhattan Federal Court with Allegedly Participating in a Massive International Bribery Scheme

Managing Partner of U.S. Broker-Dealer Charged in Manhattan Federal Court with Allegedly Participating in a Massive International Bribery Scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice on June 12, 2013 released the following press release: “Defendant Allegedly Participated in Scheme That Generated Broker-dealer More Than $60 Million in Fees for Business Directed by a Senior Venezuelan…

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Inside Privacy

Covers global privacy and data security. By Covington & Burling LLP.

http://www.insideprivacy.com

Jun 17
HHS Releases Unofficial Set of Combined HIPAA Regulation

HHS Releases Unofficial Set of Combined HIPAA Regulation

On June 11, the Department of Health and Human Services released an unofficial version of all of the HIPAA regulatory standards in one document. The combined regulation text includes the following HIPAA standards: Transactions and Code…
Jun 17
HHS Settles HIPAA Privacy Case With California Medical Center

HHS Settles HIPAA Privacy Case With California Medical Center

By Rachel Grunberger and Anna Kraus The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on June 14 that it reached a settlement with Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in California over potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy…
Jun 7
FCC to Consider Ruling on Carriers' Use of Data Collected on Mobile Device

FCC to Consider Ruling on Carriers' Use of Data Collected on Mobile Device

The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote this month on a declaratory ruling stating that existing rules governing telephone carriers’ use of subscribers’ personal information also apply to data collected on…

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FDA Law Blog

Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.

http://www.fdalawblog.net/fda_law_blog_hyman_phelps/

Jun 18
CDRH Issues Draft Guidance for IDE and Pre-IDE Processe

CDRH Issues Draft Guidance for IDE and Pre-IDE Processe

By Jennifer D. Newberger – On June 14, 2013, FDA issued a draft guidance, “FDA Decisions for Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Clinical Investigations,” to provide clarity around certain IDE decisions, and to introduce a…
Jun 18
Jessica Rich Appointed Director of FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection

Jessica Rich Appointed Director of FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection

By Katie Bond – FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez announced on Monday the appointment of Jessica Rich to head the agency’s Bureau of Consumer Protection ("BCP"). Ms. Rich is a 20-year veteran of the FTC with experience overseeing…
Jun 18
Clinical Trial Disclosure - Keeping Ahead of the Wave; A Webinar Presented by Dechert LLP and Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.

Clinical Trial Disclosure - Keeping Ahead of the Wave; A Webinar Presented by Dechert LLP and Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.

Transparency and data disclosure are this year’s hot issues for pharmaceutical companies. On the clinical trial front, Europe is leading the way, with initiatives from the European Medicines Agency and the European Parliament that will…

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