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Judge tosses suit against J&J board: Law blocks accountability
The Risperdal settlement was the company's third criminal plea in a little more than a year, on top of a Justice Department and Food and Drug Administration investigation of its over-the-counter childrens' drugs, state attorney general subpoenas,
Updated: 10/04/2011 02:43P
DePaul international law expert heads report on crackdown in Bahrain
A preeminent international law expert, DePaul University's Cherif Bassiouni helped create the International Criminal Court and has investigated war crimes in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Afghanistan. He's currently serving as president emeritus of
Updated: 10/04/2011 02:30P
Governor Brown signs new bill in regards to the killing of Concord resident
Governor Jerry Brown on Monday signed a bill into law, which, as of January 1, 2012, will require all future Governors to give 10-days notice to a local District Attorney if they plan to grant clemency to a convicted criminal. This law is in response
Updated: 10/04/2011 02:30P
Michigan AG: State's chief weed killer
As the state attorney general, Schuette has led the charge to shut down the hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries that have blossomed over the past two years in Michigan. A mass shutdown followed a state Court of Appeals ruling in August out of
Updated: 10/04/2011 02:08P
Chadbourne FCPA Study Reveals Six-Year Trend in Anti-Corruption Enforcement
The Chadbourne Compliance Quarterly Special Report, authored by partner M. Scott Peeler, reviews the circumstances surrounding 61 individuals who were the subject of government-initiated civil or criminal action alleging FCPA violations in the past six
Updated: 10/04/2011 01:42P
Alabama's controversial immigration law withstands preemption challenge
and enables private citizens to report law enforcement officers and offices which do not enforce the law properly The Judge's ruling was more lenient regarding business owners and employers, as sections were blocked that penalize individuals who
Updated: 10/04/2011 01:27P
Miami Criminal Defense Lawyer, Jeffrey Feiler, Announces the Launch of the
Whether you or someone you know is under investigation, is in need of a Miami DUI lawyer, has been charged with a crime and is awaiting trial, The Feiler Law Firm can help! The attorneys at The Feiler Law Firm pride themselves on defending citizen's
Updated: 10/04/2011 01:04P
Vermont Law, long a holdout, lifts military ban
Last week, she traveled north from Atlanta, where she practices family and criminal law, to attend a ceremony at Vermont Law marking the end of the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy — and the end of a ban on military recruiters by the small,
Updated: 10/04/2011 12:58P
Sexting addressed by new law
Governor Christie recently signed into law a bill I sponsored that addresses the issue of 'sexting'. The law will allow certain juveniles charged with 'sexting' to enter into an educational program and thus avoid criminal prosecution.
Updated: 10/04/2011 12:51P
Supreme Court Term: Health Care Looms
acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal, now in private practice at the Hogan Lovells law firm. Other high-profile cases on the horizon concern immigration and affirmative action, hot-button issues at any time and only more so in an election year.
Updated: 10/04/2011 12:40P
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