Business Law

Pennsylvania law on terror-free investment in public pension plans is working, state Treasury Department report says – PennLive.com

Mike Stack, D-Philadelphia, who authored the legislation. He hopes the Legislature will build on this effort by passing a law that bars companies that do business with these terror-sponsoring nations from getting state contracts. “We look …

Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of Adolor Corporation – Yahoo Finance

BALA CYNWYD, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Adolor Corporation (“Adolor” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:ADLR – News) relating to the …

State’s wine shipment law praised – Democrat and Chronicle

Sources: State Liquor Authority, New York Farm Bureau, Wine Institute. ALBANY — A 2005 law allowing New York wineries to ship directly to out-of-state customers and wineries in other states to do the same with New York consumers has led … Continue reading

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation of RightNow Technologies, Inc. – Investors Business Daily

BENSALEM, Pa., Oct 25, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of RightNow Technologies, Inc. (“RightNow” or the “Company”) (RNOW), related to the Company’s …

Judge: Ala. immigration law can’t nix car contract – NECN

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A judge is raising fresh questions about the constitutionality of Alabama’s new law against illegal immigration in an early test of the crackdown in state court. Circuit Judge Scott Vowell of Birmingham ruled Monday that a … Continue reading

The Law Firm of Weiss & Lurie Investigates HealthSpring, Inc. – Yahoo Finance

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Weiss & Lurie, a national class action and shareholder rights law firm with offices in New York City and Los Angeles, is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the Board of … Continue reading

LAW: The difference between responsible and responsive – Riverside Press Enterprise

Best Best & Krieger has hired Bob Miller, the former police chief of Colton and one-time leader of Cal State San Bernardino’s campus police department, as a law enforcement and public integrity specialist, according to a statement from the firm.

VA flouts law that sets aside contracts for some vet-owned businesses – Kansas City Star

WASHINGTON | Rodney Marshall just wanted to sell a few electric griddles to VA hospitals. Instead, the 40-year-old former Marine ended up in a battle with the Department of Veterans Affairs over whether the federal agency was following a law … Continue reading

Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of RightNow Technologies, Inc. – Investors Business Daily

BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Oct 24, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of RightNow Technologies, Inc. (“RightNow” or the “Company”) (RNOW) relating to the … Continue reading

Building A Cutting-Edge Business? Don’t Ignore Policy, Law, And Ethics – Forbes

Disruptive businesses transform the economy, as Joseph Schumpeter famously observed, but they also transform society at large. And since commerce requires a buying public, entrepreneurs and businesspeople have a huge stake in the policy …