Judge Upholds Some Sections of Immigration Law
10/17/2011 A group of farmers that have gathered Wednesday at the Gold Ridge Farm of Keith Smith spent a good portion of the afternoon answering queries and discussing what they learned from the ruling made a judge on the immigration law in Alabama. Smith, a poultry and sweet potato farmer, said, “It’s far from […]
Post Dodd-Frank, Bankers Continue To Prevail In Preemption Fight
10/17/2011 State regulators and the Treasury Department insist that the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act effectively obliges national banks to comply with more state consumer protection measures. However, courts are not supporting these claims. Last week, a federal judge in the state of Iowa ruled that the Dodd-Frank law did not materially alter the […]
South Carolina Lottery Legality in Question
10/16/2011 Retailers in South Carolina who offer electronic sweepstakes to their customers are starting to feel jittery. This is revealed by a member of the S.C. Education Lottery Oversight Committee, a panel that is composed of state lawmakers and members of the public. Alexander Shadwick, a member of the committee, after Tuesday’s meeting said, […]
Oil Industry Considers Filing a Lawsuit against State Regulators
10/16/2011 Representatives of the petroleum industry met in Bakersfield Tuesday to discuss when, and not if, they should file a lawsuit against state regulators over what oil producers perceive as unnecessary delays in their review of oilfield injection projects in Sacramento. Blair Knox, the chairman of the California Oil & Gas Work Group and […]
Obama Administration Will Not Seek Further Appeals Review on Health Law Ruling
10/15/2011 The Obama administration has decided that it will not anymore ask a federal appeals court in Atlanta for a further review of a ruling that rejected the centerpiece of the present administration’s sweeping health care overhaul. This decision opens the possibility of the U.S. Supreme Court hearing a case on the health-care legislation […]
Significant Growth and Expansion Revealed By Mindcrest in its Report
10/15/2011 Significant growth, expansion, as well as focused offerings in antitrust review and IP litigation has been revealed by Mindcrest in its report. The firm is a leader and pioneer in legal services outsourcing. Mindcrest Inc this summer celebrated its 10th anniversary. The firm, as the first LPO, has played an active and important […]
New Fees Are Being Added By Hotels
10/14/2011 The hotel industry is expected to rake in an additional $1.8 billion this year with its implementation of an assortment of new charges for room-service trays, early cancellations, bellhops and housekeeping. While mini-bar and telephone fees have long been standard, these new charges involve services that are once believed to be part of […]
Jewelers Urge States to Change Limits On Cadmium
10/14/2011 The jewelry industry in the United States is urging states to amend laws that put limits on the toxic metal cadmium in trinkets of children and implement new voluntary guidelines it helped create, saying that stricter rules in a number of states create pandemonium for importers and manufacturers. However, convincing legislators to revive […]
Federal Judges Raise Various Concerns about Obama’s Healthcare Law
10/13/2011 A number of concerns were raised Friday by a conservative-leaning panel of federal appellate judges regarding President Obama’s healthcare overhaul, but suggested that the challenge to it may be a little bit too early. The arguments at the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington concerning a lawsuit against the signature domestic legislative achievement […]
Industry Man Enters Not Guilty Plea to Drug Trafficking Charges
10/13/2011 An industry man entered a plea of not guilty to charges that stemmed from a drug bust that raised several questions about how to enforce the medical marijuana laws in the state of Maine. The man, 37-year-old Christopher Sirois, was arrested by Maine drug enforcement agents in May after they found 226 marijuana […]