It would be pretty unsettling if your patient status, vital signs, medications, and laboratory results were available for the world to see on Google, wouldn’t it? According to recent settlement agreements announced by the Department of Health and...
On May 7th, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an Emergency Order (EO) requiring all rail carriers to notify State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs) regarding the expected routing of their unit trains of Bakken crude oil. The EO...
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a 2013 Sixth Circuit decision that could alter the way collective bargaining agreement provisions covering retiree health benefits are interpreted. In Taketts v. M&G Polymers, the employer had a number of...
Four litigators from Frost Brown Todd are opening a new office in Indianapolis as partners of Quarles & Brady, along with another lawyer who formerly was a partner at Krieg DeVault. D.
From the beginning of time, the world has been in need of transcripts. Cavemen drew on cave walls trying to capture the events of their time. Egyptian Pharos had scribes that wrote on papyrus their thoughts, edicts, and ideas. Today we have...
Changes to FCA Listing Rules increase requirements for delisting a premium listed company with a controlling shareholder. On 1 May 2014, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced changes to Listing Rule 5, which come into force on 16...
Two decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 29, 2014 may have an impact on the “patent trolls” debate by changing the rules relating to the award of attorney fees to a winning party in litigation relating to patent disputes. 35 USC 285 provides...
New Legislation Replacing PAMDA - The Property Occupations Act 2014 (POA) was passed on 6 May 2014. The date of commencement has not yet been announced or proclaimed. Those familiar with property transactions in Queensland will welcome the POA...
Used-car dealers and rental car companies don’t have to repair recalled vehicles before they are rented or sold to the public, and they don’t even have to tell buyers that a vehicle is subject to a recall.
Have you ever looked at the law firms at the top of the Google results and wonder what they have that you don’t? In this week’s episode of the JDBlogger Podcast I interview Spencer Haws the owner of the popular blog and podcast Niche Pursuits....
