Business Law

Winston & Strawn, Gibson Dunn, Skadden: Business of Law – Bloomberg

DuPont Co., the most valuable U.S. chemical company, didn’t tell investors for years that efforts to develop its own herbicide-tolerant soybean seeds had failed, Monsanto Co. told a jury at the start of a patent trial. DuPont knew as early … Continue reading

Official says health law will aid 3M Californians – San Francisco Gate

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 3 million uninsured residents will be able to buy affordable coverage starting in January, as the state moves aggressively to implement the federal health care law, the head of California’s health insurance exchange said … Continue reading

Governors Are Warned by U.S. of Law on Maintaining Medicaid – San Francisco Gate

July 11 (Bloomberg) — Republican governors seeking to use last month’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to scale back Medicaid are being told by the Obama administration that the ruling on the 2010 health-care law leaves states little room to maneuver.

Why Business Women Need Rooms of Their Own – Forbes

They say ‘what are you doing here, it’s not your place’,” she said. via Palestinian women battle to break into business. Although the Association of Legal Administrators is not a women’s, but a gender-neutral, professional organization …

Judge continues to block Mississippi abortion law – Boston Globe

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday decided to continue to block a state law that threatened to shut down Mississippi’s only abortion clinic and make it nearly impossible for a woman to get the procedure in the … Continue reading

House Again Votes to Repeal Obama Health Law – Businessweek

The Republican-led U.S. House voted to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law, an action party leaders said was intended to demonstrate their resolve to undo the president’s main domestic-policy achievement. The bill, H.R. 6079 …

Annette Fontana Recognized by Worldwide Who’s Who for Excellence in Business Law – 24-7PressRelease.com

LEICHHARDT, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, July 11, 2012 /Worldwide Who’s Who/– Annette Fontana, Principal of Forum Law, has been recognized by Worldwide Who’s Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in the area of business and commercial law.

California foreclosure overhaul signed into law – Los Angeles Times

A major overhaul of foreclosure laws in the Golden State has been signed into law … the banking and servicing business that caused untold suffering to millions of people,” Brown said. “People have lost their homes, they have lost their … Continue reading

Texas immigration-law attorneys play on a global landscape – The Business Journal

For more coverage of this issue, see the Business Journal’s special publication, Chambers and Partners: Top Issues and Firms in Texas Law, at this link. The top immigration firm in Texas, as rated by the Chambers and Partners research organization … Continue reading

Gibson Dunn, Skadden Arps, Fried Frank: Business of Law – Bloomberg

Intel Corp. (INTC), the world’s largest semiconductor maker, agreed to invest as much as $4.1 billion in Dutch chip-equipment maker ASML Holding NV (ASML) in an effort to shave two years from the time to adopt new production techniques.