Workshare Will Help ILTA Members Go to 2011 Conference by Giving Three Scholarships

7/26/2011   International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) qualified members would be entitled to scholarship grants from Workshare, so that these members may be able to attend the 2011 ILTA Conference which would be held in Nashville, Tennessee. Three scholarships would be given to those members who would be qualified. The scholarships would provide around $2,500 […]

Several People Moved Due to Alabama Immigration Law

7/26/2011   The tough Alabama immigration law has prompted a number of undocumented immigrants to go back to their home countries. Most of them have decided to leave the United States before September 1, the date when the law would take effect. One such example were the parents of Nicolas Hernandez, who returned to Argentina. […]

Video That Highlight the Risks and Rewards in the U.S. Energy Sector Released by Pillsbury

7/25/2011   Pillsbury’s Global Energy Industry team, in conjunction with its Annual Energy Conference, has issued a video news release called “Between Risk & Reward: Navigating the U.S. Energy Landscape.” This video highlights the challenges and opportunities in the U.S. energy sector today. Mike Barr, a natural resources attorney and co-head of Pillsbury Global Energy […]

New Honey Standards Law Buzz Awaited by Wisconsin Beekeepers

7/25/011   Members of the very sweet industry in the state of Wisconsin are increasingly getting frustrated. A measure that was passed last year to help honey makers in Wisconsin has not been implemented yet. Of the 900 producers of honey in Wisconsin, Natalie Abbott is one of the youngest. Natalie of West Hill Honey […]

Nashville Meeting Focused on the Topic of Online Music Piracy

7/25/2011   This week in Nashville, dozens of music industry officials will be meeting to discuss ways on how to prevent online music piracy. Around 70 people will be attending sessions that have been organized by the Digital Data Exchange, or DDEX, to develop methods for copyright tracking and enforcement, as well as study the […]

Health-Care Law to Hurt Ohio Consumers According to Taylor

7/24/2011   The Lt. Governor of Ohio, Mary Taylor, said that the health-care law, which was passed by Congress last year will adversely affect consumers in Ohio. Taylor made the revelation at the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Columbus yesterday. Taylor said that the health-care industry of Ohio is healthy and she does […]

Report on Planned Parenthood Calls for Congressional Investigation

7/24/2011   The pro-abortion group, Planned Parenthood is once again under attack, this time from Americans United for Life (AUL), one of the country’s leading pro-life legal groups. After researching over 20 years of Planned Parenthood records and law enforcement reports, as well as other evidences, the AUL has released a comprehensive, 181-page report that […]

Dodd-Frank Act Beneficial to Law Firms

7/24/2011   The Dodd-Frank Act, which was passed by Congress in July, is highly acclaimed to be the most sweeping financial reform in a couple of decades. It was dubbed by the then chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission as the “Lawyers’ and Consultants’ Full Employment Act of 2010,” and predicted a torrent of […]

Riverboat Casinos Loses in their Court Appeal Battle against Racetracks

7/23/2011   An appeal filed by riverboat casinos against the racetrack industry was thrown out Friday when the law signed by convicted former Governor Rod Blagojevich, which funneled money from casinos to support the racetracks, was upheld by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. The law, which was dubbed as the Racetrack Bill and repeatedly […]

Immigration Law Faces Legal Challenge from Groups Seeking to Stop It

7/23/2011   The Southern Poverty Law Center, along with a coalition of civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court in Huntsville asking the judge to block the new illegal immigration law in Alabama. Mary Bauer, an attorney for the law center, said, “Alabama’s law goes much further than other state’s, […]