Enhanced Oil Recovery Industry – Likely to Become a Friend of Coal-Powered Industries
December 31, 2011 The United States and China, two of the largest consumers of fuel in the world, are hoping that answers to limiting the emissions that contribute to global warming may be found in the past, considering that projects meant to capture the carbon emissions of industries that burn coal and store them […]
City of Los Angeles Files Lawsuit to Block AHF Condom Ballot Initiative
December 30, 2011 The City of Los Angeles yesterday filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the ballot initiative of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation or AHF. If passed, the initiative would compel local officials to implement compulsory condom regulations on adult production sets. The president of AHF was named as among defendants in the […]
Alabama Governor Considers Modifying New Immigration Law
December 10, 2011 The governor of Alabama on Friday said that he is considering rewriting some of the provisions in the illegal immigration law of the state next year. While Republican Gov. Robert Bentley said that the toughest-in-the-country law will not be repealed, he revealed that he and some legislators are presently developing a […]
Listing of Endangered Species to Be Clarified by the Administration
December 29, 2011 A new rule proposed by the Obama administration Friday seeks to end the practice of classifying some endangered species differently in various states. This new policy would make clear that an animal or a plant could be listed as endangered or threatened if the threats happen in a “significant portion of […]
Legal Questions Raised Regarding “Voluntary” Food Advertising Principles
December 29, 2011 The draft of the Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts on children-focused food marketing has been widely criticized by Members of Congress, affected businesses and other sectors of society. By way of a response, the Interagency Working Group, or IWG, which released the draft in April pledged to implement changes […]
Corzine Denies Knowledge on the Whereabouts of MF Global Customers’ $1.2 Billion
December 28, 2011 Jon Corzine, the former chief executive of MF Global, apologized Thursday “to all those affected” by the collapse of the brokerage as he told a congressional committee that he does not know what happened to the $1.2 billion in missing customer funds. Corzine, who testified under subpoena at a hearing conducted […]
Spotlight Focuses on Construction Defects Statute
December 28, 2011 When a construction defect complaint was settled for $19 million in favor of the Vistana homeowners association in southwest Las Vegas in 2007, the settlement amount stood out even in the big-money arena of construction defect litigation. According to federal authorities, the large settlement came about as a result o fraud. A […]
Lawsuit Against Lenders in Massachusetts Has Big Potential
December 27, 2011 Progress on the legal challenges in Massachusetts against the five biggest mortgage lenders in the country is a positive sign for homeowners who are seeking relief from foreclosures. This was revealed by Vito Torchia, Jr., the managing attorney of Brookstone Law. According to media reports, in the first such suit filed […]
Inmates Considered by Alabama to Replace Immigrant Labor
December 27, 2011 Agriculture officials in Alabama are seriously considering whether inmates can fill a persistent labor shortage that the farm agency blames on the new illegal immigration law. A deputy commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Brett Hall, said that the planting season is coming in south Alabama, and there […]
‘Line Gaming’ to Become Legal in Montana on January 1
December 26, 2011 When it comes to gambling, the state of Montana is seen to be leveling the playing field. Starting January 1, 2012, line games, for the first time, will be legal off of Montana’s reservations. Bill Miller, Century Gaming’s Missoula Rout Manager, said, “These line games kinda bring the Las Vegas excitement […]