The drugs that were the subject of the lawsuits included Advil, Bayer Aspirin and Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom.
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Read More »The drugs that were the subject of the lawsuits included Advil, Bayer Aspirin and Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom.
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Read More »The court ruled in Maracich v. Spears that the litigation exception to the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) does not allow attorneys to obtain personal information of drivers for the “predominant purpose” of soliciting new clients.
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Read More »The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided May 21 that the First Amendment does not bar the lawsuit of a former Rutgers quarterback who claims that EA Sports used his likeness without permission in the immensely popular “NCAA Football” series of video games.
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Read More »The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a divorced Virginia woman could not be forced to surrender the proceeds of a federal employee life insurance policy that she received as her ex-husband’s named beneficiary.
Read More »Federal prosecutors could introduce cellphone and Global Positioning System evidence linking a defendant to a bank robbery, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a conviction.
Read More »The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a procedural default in state court did not bar a Texas death row inmate from seeking relief in federal court based on the assertion that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at sentencing.
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Read More »The U.S. Supreme Court has clarified that proof of malicious intent is not required to prevent the bankruptcy discharge of a debt that arose from a trustee’s self-dealing.
Read More »Senator Al Franken, D-Minn., has reintroduced a bill that would prohibit the enforcement of mandatory arbitration clauses against employees and consumers.
Read More »Last month, Ohio became the first state to give the green light to lawyers sending text messages to solicit prospective clients.
Read More »The Internal Revenue Service has issued new guidelines for determining when construction has begun on a renewable energy facility in order for a taxpayer to become eligible for certain tax credits created under last year’s American Taxpayer Relief Act.
Read More »A state conviction based on the social sharing of a small amount of marijuana does not constitute an “aggravated felony” justifying deportation under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 7-2.
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