Industry Leaders Appointed by Control Risks To Its Global eDiscovery Team
4/26/11 A number of leading industry experts were appointed by Control Risks, a leading international business risk consultancy, to its eDiscovery team. Those appointed included Thomas McCotter, Jorge Montanez, Terry Chopiuk and Ashley Smith. The appointments considerably improved the global legal technologies capabilities of the company. The President and CEO of the Americas, […]
Celebration To Mark the 1st Anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
4/26/11 It has been a year since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Obama. However, the proponents and opponents of the law are still engaged in a raging battle over the provisions of the legislation. Both parties plan to mark the 1st anniversary of the health care […]
Legal Research Shifts from the Print Library to Costly Digital Databases
4/26/11 Many lawyers are saying that legal books are not that doable anymore when practicing law because of the risk of missing information. Take the case of Marc Daffner who frequently used applications on his iPhone to search for session notes on particular statues. According to Mr. Daffner, it has helped him defend […]
Business Models of Law Firms Changing
4/26/11 In both local and national setting, law firms are considered as big businesses. Over $250 billion annually in the United States alone are spent on legal services and the Washington area gets more than its equitable share of that figure. There are nearly 50,000 active members of the Washington D.C. Bar, and […]
Lateral Movement Prime Time Shifts to February
03/11/2011 During the first month of 2011, lateral movement was not that vibrant compared to prior years. It was noted, however, that lateral activity has increased this month. The month of February jumpstarted with news that Wayne Streibich, an executive committee member of Dilworth Paxson, will be leading a 7-lawyer team of consumer financial services […]
Bristol-Myers Squibb Is Accused Of Fraud and Kickbacks
Bristol-Myers Squibb Is Accused Of Fraud and Kickbacks Regulators in California have turned their legal guns at the giant pharmaceutical company, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., accusing them of bribing a number of pharmacists and doctors to use its products. California regulators allege that the pharmaceutical giant offers doctors and pharmacists thousands of cash kickbacks, gifts, as […]
Butte Legislator Reveal Looming Crackdown on Medical Marijuana
03/23/2011 State Rep. Jon Sesso, a Democrat from Butte, on Friday revealed to the Montana Bar Association a looming crackdown on medical marijuana by the Legislature. Sesso, the minority leader of the House, who spoke to a lawyers’ group in Butte, said that while there will be no absolute repeal of the 2004 Medical Marijuana […]
F.D.A. Urged by Advisory Panel to Re-examine Menthol in Cigarettes
03/22/2011 A federal advisory panel said on Friday that removing menthol cigarettes from the market would promote public health in the United States. However, they stopped short of recommending to the Food and Drug Administration to take any specific action, such as restricting or totally banning the additive. Dr. Jonathan M. Samet, a University of […]
Keith Brooks Hired by BigSquare Solutions as Director of Sales
Keith Brooks Hired by BigSquare Solutions as Director of Sales BigSquare Solutions recently introduced Keith Brooks as its new Director of Sales and Marketing. He will be responsible for all legal and professional service organizational sales activities all throughout the United States. Brooks previously served as the Director of Sales at Adaptive Solutions Inc, a […]
Uresti’s Space Flight Liability Bill Passed By Senate
03/22/2011 The space flight liability bill of Sen. Carlos Uresti was passed by the Texas Senate on Tuesday. The Senator called the passage of the bill a milestone in the countdown towards the launch of the space tourism industry in Texas. Senate Bill 115, which was designed to provide space flight companies legal protection, aims […]