Florida puts brakes on lawyer advertising rules
BOSTON – Facing a lawsuit, backlash from law firms and non-profits, and criticism from the Federal Trade Commission, the state of Florida has delayed the implementation of new rules governing online...
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WASHINGTON — The $20 billion victims’ compensation fund established for the Gulf oil spill may use revenue from BP’s oil and gas drilling as collateral, according to details released Wednesday by the...
View ArticleAttorneys brace for next round in advertising showdown
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will begin hearing arguments on the constitutionality of Louisiana’s legal advertising rules in the first week of October, coinciding with the anniversary of when the...
View Article2 lawyers take new advertising rules to appeals court
Two plaintiffs attorneys asked a federal appeals court today to rule that some of the Louisiana Supreme Court’s new restrictions on lawyer advertising are unconstitutional and can’t be enforced. A...
View ArticlePost-Isaac utility investigation puts regulators on the spot
Regulatory experts are unsure the inquiry will result in fines for Entergy or other utilities. Rather, it could prompt more decisive action in terms of steeling the power grid for future storms, such...
View ArticleGeneric drug preemption ruling a blow to plaintiffs
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision barring state-law design-defect claims against generic drug makers that mirror failure-to-warn actions served a major setback to plaintiffs seeking damages for drug...
View ArticleWatchdog group seeks FDA ban of antifungal tablets
A consumer safety group is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to pull certain antifungal tablets off the market, saying there are safer medicines that do not carry risks of liver damage.
View ArticleFlorida puts brakes on lawyer advertising rules
BOSTON – Facing a lawsuit, backlash from law firms and non-profits, and criticism from the Federal Trade Commission, the state of Florida has delayed the implementation of new rules governing online...
View ArticleBP fund may use drilling money as collateral
WASHINGTON — The $20 billion victims’ compensation fund established for the Gulf oil spill may use revenue from BP’s oil and gas drilling as collateral, according to details released Wednesday by the...
View ArticleAttorneys brace for next round in advertising showdown
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will begin hearing arguments on the constitutionality of Louisiana’s legal advertising rules in the first week of October, coinciding with the anniversary of when the...
View Article2 lawyers take new advertising rules to appeals court
Two plaintiffs attorneys asked a federal appeals court today to rule that some of the Louisiana Supreme Court’s new restrictions on lawyer advertising are unconstitutional and can’t be enforced. A...
View ArticlePost-Isaac utility investigation puts regulators on the spot
Regulatory experts are unsure the inquiry will result in fines for Entergy or other utilities. Rather, it could prompt more decisive action in terms of steeling the power grid for future storms, such...
View ArticleGeneric drug preemption ruling a blow to plaintiffs
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision barring state-law design-defect claims against generic drug makers that mirror failure-to-warn actions served a major setback to plaintiffs seeking damages for drug...
View ArticleWatchdog group seeks FDA ban of antifungal tablets
A consumer safety group is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to pull certain antifungal tablets off the market, saying there are safer medicines that do not carry risks of liver damage.
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