Marcellus Shale Attracts Energy And Environmental Attorneys
10/10/2011 As the expansion of the natural gas industry continue in Western Pennsylvania, the region is rapidly becoming one of the preferred destinations of environmental and energy lawyers. Two firms based in Texas, with rather new offices within the vicinity of Pittsburgh recently welcomed aboard attorney who moved hundreds, or some even thousands, of […]
Guitar Maker Gibson Affected By Trade Law
10/9/2011 When rare ebony and rosewood were seized by federal agents from popular guitar manufacturer Gibson Guitars, it ignited a firestorm over illegal logging, the materials used in musical instruments, and safeguarding American jobs. The raid last month on the Tennessee factories of Gibson so angered Henry Juszkiewicz, the guitar maker’s chief executive, prompting […]
Ban on Margarine in Wisconsin being Targeted for Repeal
10/9/2011 A strange law in Wisconsin that is meant to protect the dairy industry in the state by making it unlawful for restaurants to serve margarine as a substitute for butter is being targeted for repeal. The 44-year-old law which is little known to many diners is popularly known to some as part of […]
‘Granny Cams’ Are Becoming A Popular Tool To Deter Abuse Of The Elderly
10/8/2011 Driven by their mistrust of nursing homes, more families are starting to take advantage of advances made in surveillance technology and are now using video cameras to help them protect loved ones whom they suspect of being mistreated or abused by caregivers. Even law enforcement officials and some facility managers are now utilizing […]
Android Dispute may End with Court Meeting of Google and Oracle
10/8/2011 The chief executive officers of Oracle Corp and Google Inc are meeting in court today to resolve the issue that may become the biggest threat to Google’s Android mobile software, which is now running on over 150 million devices. Larry Page of Google and Larry Ellison of Oracle were ordered by a judge […]
Missouri State Severance Pay Questioned by Audit Report
10/7/2011 Several state universities may have violated state laws or have not acted in the best interests of the institution when handing out severance pay to outgoing university presidents. This was revealed on Friday by state auditors. One of those listed in the audit is the Missouri State University. According to the audit report, […]
Advertising Industry Groups Join Opposition Against Cigarette Warning Labels
10/7/2011 Two advertising groups on Friday joined some of the largest tobacco companies in America in opposing the new cigarette warning labels that consisted of various graphic images such as pictures of diseased lungs and the sewn-up corpse of a smoker. According to the advertising groups, the labels infringed on commercial speech and if […]
Taxpayer Barriers Removed By New Law
10/6/2011 The enactment of the America Invents Act today gave taxpayers what observers consider as a significant victory. The new law is a key patent reform legislation that included a provision eliminating tax strategy patents that have been fought by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for over five years. If allowed to […]
Same-sex Dorms are a Form of Gender Discrimination According to Lawsuit
10/6/2011 The question on whether single-sex college dorms amount to gender discrimination is the core of a legal challenge filed against the Catholic University for its new policy over on-campus residence halls. John Banzhaf, a public interest law professor at George Washington University and who is best known for his stand against junk food […]
Dryden Faces Lawsuit by a Gas Company Over the Drilling Ban
10/5/2011 Case challenging new provision in town zoning rules could set precedent in New York In what appears to be a potentially precedent-setting case for municipalities all over the state, the attorney for a natural-gas company based in Denver said Tuesday said that they are set to file the first lawsuit against a local […]