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Labor Advocates Won’t Let Up Against Jobless Discrimination – Huffingtonpost.com
WASHINGTON — For the past several months one labor advocacy group has continuously hammered companies that list job postings discriminating against the jobless. National Employment Law Project on Wednesday lobbed its latest attack on …
Consumers to receive significant new protection throughout the EU – Lexology
… Directive aims to simplify elements of the existing EU consumer rights directives into one set of rules. The key impacts of this change is greater consistency in consumer law across the European Union and greater protection provided to consumers.
LOGOMASINI: Wholesale deception – Washington Times
Heald, which addressed direct shipping of wine from wineries to consumers and retailers … states are waging battles in court for the right to ship into certain states where restrictive laws only allow in-state retailer shipping.
Things Debt Collectors Won’t Say – Yahoo Finance
But under federal law, repeated calls, obscene language … a staff attorney with the consumer rights project at MFY Legal Services. Often, however, those lists have sketchy information that may be full of errors or include debts that already have … Continue reading
Novell vs. Microsoft in Utah trial over Windows 95 – Associated Press
Novell sued Microsoft in 2004, claiming the Redmond, Wash., company violated U.S. antitrust laws through its arrangements with other computer makers when it launched Windows 95. A jury heard opening statements Tuesday in U.S. District Court in a …
As education makes political comeback, Sen. Paul halts hearing on No Child Left Behind – Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON – A rare show of bipartisanship in a divided Congress produced a deal to fix an education law long considered flawed, until a single senator stalled progress Wednesday. The delay would be short and would not deter the committee … Continue reading
Trump Teams With Avenue’s Lasry in Online Gaming Venture – Bloomberg
Caesars Entertainment Corp. and MGM Resorts International, a pair of Las Vegas-based casino companies, funded an advocacy group called FairPlay USA. The group is pushing for the legalization of online poker and revisions to the 2006 law …
Kansas City Defective Medical Device Attorney Assumes Lead Role in ObTape Litigation – YAHOO!
Derek H. Potts of The Potts Law Firm, LLP, brings a record of successfully handling complex civil litigation cases to his new role as the plaintiffs’ liaison counsel and co-lead counsel in the Mentor ObTape Vaginal Sling MDL. One of … Continue reading
Environmental groups say they have found unsafe levels of lead in Disneyland attractions – Orlando Sentinel
“It looks to be identical materials” used at Disney World, said Charles Margulis, a spokesman for Center for Environmental Health. “We expect the same problem.” The groups filed suit against Disneyland in April based on a California law that …
Fulbright & Jaworski 2011 Litigation Trends Survey : A Little Less Litigation; More Regulation – Business Wire
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Businesses in the United States and United Kingdom initiated and faced slightly less litigation in 2011 than in 2010. But regulatory actions and internal investigations are climbing, according to the 2011 Fulbright & Jaworski …
