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Group: NC Legislature became more business friendly as workers’ comp, malpractice laws passed – My Fox 8

In the House, it grew from 49 percent to 61 percent. The Legislature approved changes to medical liability litigation and workers’ compensation rules and restricted how local governments could offer high-speed Internet services.

Maryland Medical Malpractice: New Opinion on Locality Rule – Zimbio

Medical malpractice lawyers representing doctors famously prefer … They would call it taking advantage of the grab bag of opportunities to fight the details that the law and inexperienced malpractice lawyers provide. It is called fighting aggressively …

U.Va. Faculty Experts Available to Discuss Law of Corporate Personhood in View of ‘Occupy Wall Street,’ Struggling Economy – Newswise

But corporations can assert a constitutional claim for compensation when their property is taken by the government, just as people can.” Mahoney’s teaching and research areas are securities regulation, law and economic development, corporate finance …

NBA Players Union Asks Judge to Throw Out League’s Lockout Suit – BusinessWeek

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) — A National Basketball Association lawsuit seeking a ruling that it’s lockout of players doesn’t violate antitrust law should be thrown out, the union for the athletes said. The league’s “theoretical …

Class-action lawsuit on I-95 cameras dismissed – The Post and Courier

During a hearing last week, District Judge Sol Blatt of Charleston granted a motion to dismiss the class-action suit against Ridgeland and … The dismissals followed passage of a state law that led to the end of the camera enforcement.

DOJ and FTC Release Antitrust Policy for New Health Organizations – Main Justice

The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission Thursday released the final version of a joint policy statement providing details about how the agencies will enforce antitrust laws regarding Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

Nugent blasts Kasich on exotic animal law – United Press International

LANSING, Mich., Oct. 20 (UPI) — Rocker Ted Nugent, an avid hunter, says Ohio Gov. John Kasich is to blame for a devastating exotic animal escape near Zanesville, Ohio. Nugent, who is known for his support of gun ownership and … Continue reading

Former Justice Department Antitrust Official Signs On With Wilmer – Law.com

Molly Boast, the former deputy attorney general of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, has joined Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr as a partner in New York. During her tenure at the DOJ from May 2009 until February 2011 …

The National Bankruptcy Firm of Macey Bankruptcy Law Launches New Website – PR-USA.net

Some of the most experienced, energetic, and caring bankruptcy lawyers across the country have come together to create the largest and most comprehensive financial assistance firm for consumers. In conjunction, Macey Bankruptcy Law is proud to announce the …

Playing Politics With Women’s Lives – New York Times

For now, the measure has little chance of becoming law, with Democrats controlling the Senate and … on page A28 of the New York edition with the headline: Playing Politics With Women’s Lives.