Healthcare Law New Coordination Program Pleases Hospitals, But Irks Employers And Insurers
11/5/2011 Hospitals rejoiced while insurers worry about industry consolidation after the Obama administration launched a key program of the healthcare reform law that aims to promote greater coordination among healthcare providers. Published on Thursday, the long-awaited regulations seek to improve patient outcomes and make the fractured healthcare system of the country more efficient by […]
Microsoft Corp’s Bill Gates to Give Testimony in Billion-Dollar Lawsuit
11/4/2011 A legal face-off between two of the giants in the high-tech industry is under way in a Salt Lake City courtroom as the companies, Novell Inc and Microsoft Corp, argue over fair business practices. In 2004, Novell filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, alleging that the Redmond-based software company violated U.S. antitrust laws through […]
Federal Funding Cut Looms for Pro Bono Legal Work
11/4/2011 Local leaders recognize the great value of pro bono legal services. However, organizations like the Legal Aid of East Tennessee are likely to operate with less funding due to the national budget crisis. According to the website of the Legal Aid of East Tennessee, its federal funding has also been “drastically” reduced over […]
Finance Approves JPMorgan Chase But Withdraws JALA and Denies Monroe Street
11/3/2011 The Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee on Tuesday deliberated on legislation for JPMorgan Chase incentives to create 250 new jobs, closure of Monroe Street and Jacksonville Area Legal Aid funding or JALA, and ended up with different results. The committee approved an ordinance for Chase to accept $250,000 in City funds toward a […]
First Legal Challenge Being Faced By CPSC Database
11/3/2011 A new consumer complaints database is confronted this week by its first legal challenge when a company attempted to stop the federal agency that runs it from posting what the firm called as “baseless allegations” against its product. The database, which was launched by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in March, is a […]
The Next Wave of Mortgage-Backed Securities Claims is Wall Street’s New Nightmare
11/2/2011 In early June, a little-known Texas attorney named Kathy Patrick was suddenly thrust into the limelight as the nation came to know the person behind the successful $8.5 billion settlement with Bank of America and her clients, which included BlackRock and Pimco. That legal settlement is, by far, the second-biggest in American history, […]
Increased Drilling Helped Increase Halliburton’s Profit
11/2/2011 The petroleum industry has not been spooked so far by a five-month slump in oil prices. Halliburton Co., a key provider of oil industry services, revealed that in the third quarter of this year, its profit increased 26% as drilling activities continue to rise in the United States. The Houston-based company is the first […]
A Change Is Brewing In The Beer Market Of Oklahoma
11/1/2011 The official beverage of the state of Oklahoma is milk, but you can have that anywhere. The drink that is exceptionally popular in the state is 3.2 beer. In 2010, Oklahomans consumed 76.5 million gallons of beer, or 28.8 gallons for every person with legal drinking age. Over 89% of that brew was […]
Solar Industry Says Georgia Law Hampers Growth
11/1/2011 Last month, when online search giant Google announced that it was investing yet another $75 million in solar installation companies, thousands of hearts in Georgia’s solar industry raced a little. Google said that it was making the investment so that homeowners would be able to afford the photo voltaic panels for their roofs. […]
Illegal Immigration Law of South Carolina Could have a Negative Impact on Businesses
10/31/2011 The ACLU has filed a lawsuit to stop the illegal immigration law of South Carolina. The law requires authorities to check the immigration status of a certain suspect and mandates that businesses should check their new workers through a federal online system. Some neighboring states with immigration measures that are already in effect […]