Burleson LLP Welcomes Attorney James “Jim” Strawn as Of Counsel

2/15/2012   Burleson LLP, an energy law firm, welcomed the addition of Attorney James “Jim” Strawn in its roster. Strawn, who has made a name in his more than thirty years of experience as an oil and gas attorney, will be the Of Counsel in the Pittsburgh location of the energy law firm. Although based […]

$6 Million Raised by Legal Management Platform Clio in Series B Funding

2/15/2011 Clio, a leading provider of cloud-based management tools for the legal industry today announced that it has raised a total of $6 million in the firm’s Series B round of financing. The announcement was made at LegalTech New York. Leading the funding was Acton Capital Partners, an equity investor based in Munich. Point Nine […]

Concierge Legal Service Launched by Fort Lauderdale Law Firm

2/14/2012   The Fort Lauderdale-based law firm of Kahn, Chenkin & Resnik, P.L., announced today the availability of concierge legal services for business owners in Florida. The service is also open to doctors, accountants, and other professionals, as well as families, who are in need of an experienced legal counsel. The concierge approach to law […]

Strip Club Cover Charge Is Legal

2/14/2012   A request from Texas’ strip club industry to review whether the state’s $5 cover charge infringes upon free speech has been denied by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Sexually Oriented Business Fee Act of Texas, commonly referred to as “pole” tax, was passed and signed into law in 2007 with the intention to […]

New Law that Allow Sales is a Win-Win Situation According to Winemakers

According to local vineyard owners, a new law that allows small wineries to avoid distributors and directly ship to customers is a big win for their industry. This is despite the fact that it could take a couple of years for them to realize considerable profits from the direct sales operations. The wine industry’s legal […]

Orange Juice Imports Detained by U.S. Authorities after Fungicide Discovery

2/13/2012   Nine shipments of orange juice from Canada and Brazil said to contain traces of an illegal fungicide was detained by U.S. health regulators on Friday. The health regulators also denied industry calls to modify the manner of testing for the banned substance. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, carbendazim will continue […]

New Law that Allow Sales is a Win-Win Situation According to Winemakers

2/12/2012   According to local vineyard owners, a new law that allows small wineries to avoid distributors and directly ship to customers is a big win for their industry. This is despite the fact that it could take a couple of years for them to realize considerable profits from the direct sales operations. The wine […]

‘Bad Fait’ Bill Killed by Bipartisan House Group

2/11/2012   A House panel on Thursday, in a move that signaled a defeat for the insurance industry and business groups, thumbed down a bill that would have added restrictions in “bad faith” legal challenges. In a narrow vote of 8 to 7, the House Civil Justice Subcommittee junked HB 427. The bill was supported […]

Forest Management Plan Unveiled by the Obama Administration

2/11/2012   Cooperation and greater trust on science are the keys to the new guidelines of the Obama administration in managing around 193 million acres of national forest and coping with the opposing interests of conservation and industry groups. The guidelines, which is known as the forest planning rule, was unveiled Thursday by the Secretary […]

Porn Industry Rumored to be Transferring to Arizona

2/10/2012   An ordinance was signed by the Mayor of Los Angeles requiring that condoms be worn by porn stars while shooting some scenes. The move has caused some adult film companies to threaten to leave the state of California and is actually now said to be considering transferring to Arizona. According to Taryn Thomas, […]