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Analysis: Investors plot hedges for healthcare law ruling – MSN Money
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors could be excused for avoiding health insurance and hospital stocks as a U.S. Supreme Court decision nears on President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul law – an outcome that could send the companies’ shares down …
Valence Technology settles legal dispute – The Business Journal
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Judge Rules Restaurant Law Stifles Ohio Cities – New York Times
He noted that business increased by roughly 15 percent at restaurants in Cleveland that banned smoking before Ohio enacted a statewide law prohibiting it in restaurants and other public places. “We are going to show that the market is going … Continue reading
How to Get Free Legal Help for Your Business – Reuters
Guest post by Jennifer K. Halford, Esq. Many business owners are struggling. Cash flow is tight. Profits are down. And they still have the same demands on their bottom line. Getting legal advice has become a luxury. You need legal … Continue reading
Big US insurers to keep parts of health care law – Houston Chronicle
Some of the nation’s biggest health insurers will keep some popular parts of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul even if the law fails to survive Supreme Court scrutiny later this month. UnitedHealth Group, Humana and Aetna all said Monday … Continue reading
UC Irvine law students to help enforce foreclosure settlement – Los Angeles Times
UC Irvine law students will travel California this summer to help determine if five giant banks are fulfilling the pledges they made in a $25-billion settlement of foreclosure-abuse investigations. From Harris’ viewpoint, their chief mission …
Ohio passes fracking law – United Press International
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 12 (UPI) — Ohio has adopted legislation that requires energy companies to disclose to healthcare providers the components of fluids used in natural gas operations. Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed a package of measures that …
Four Reasons Why the Business of Law Remains Business As Usual – Law.com
Now that several years have passed since the financial meltdown and the raft of forecasts that the legal industry would transform, did it? No, not by any means. Quite a few observers of the law scene thought the cost pressures … Continue reading
ITC Rejects Google Patents in HTC Legal Dispute Aganist Apple – PC World
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has tossed out five Google patents assigned to High Tech Computer in support of its legal complaint against Apple, dealing a blow to the Taiwanese smartphone maker’s court dispute to stop the import of … Continue reading
Romney Outlines Health-Care Plan as Supreme Court Weighs Law – Businessweek
Romney seized on a statement the president made about the law in an interview yesterday. When a television reporter in Iowa asked Obama about a small business that blamed its closing on the health-care law, Obama replied, “That’s going to … Continue reading
