Personal injury attorneys are used to dealing with product safety issues. But when the product that endangers consumers is their own food, they may feel particularly vulnerable.... By: Law Offices of Robert Olkowitz, P.C.
The sensational stories in the news over the past few years, about condominium corporations left with depleted reserve funds as a result of fraud by condo managers, has now piqued the government’s and public’s interest in the regulation of the...
The SEC has released its 2013 Annual Report to congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program. Setting aside the SEC chest pounding, this is the first year for which the SEC has year-over-year data concerning the nature of the tips and complaints...
European Union officials have just issued a draft set of rules that would impose uniform trade secret guidelines across the EU, motivated by trade pact negotiations with the United States and concerns about state-sponsored spying, according to The...
In 2011, so-called “pay-to-play” prohibitions under the Investment Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-5 (the Rule) went into effect. A recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) exemptive order application addresses one instance in which an...
Notwithstanding the convenience, improved communication and access to massive amounts of information the Internet has enabled, modern technology has also brought with it a number of negative consequences. Once relegated to real-world interactions,...
Child support is a separate issue from parenting plans, which concern child custody and visitation. On one hand, a parent who has not been receiving the child support payments to which he or she is entitled is not legally permitted to restrict access...
In a consumer class action settlement involving allegedly sluggish Acer notebook computers, a Northern California federal judge sua sponte slashed the attorneys’ fees award sought by plaintiffs’ lawyers from the requested $2,542,246 to $943,217....
As the healthcare community readies itself for patients securing health coverage through the exchanges, various techniques are being considered to encourage and facilitate patient enrollment in a health plan. One question which affects the legality...
Some good news — finally — when it comes to the housing market in the Atlanta area: If you want to sell your house, now might be the time. Why? Because median list prices for homes are on the rise....
