As a columnist for the respected Hong Kong Economic Journal newspaper, he fused his knowledge of the Chinese classics, history and culture with theories on management, finance and business to nurture a steady readership. As head of Sino-Forest, ...more »
With a background in civil rights and influenced by local Native American Elders, Thoreau, Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Berditschevsky “developed a broad approach to environmental activism that flowed from recognizing the sacred dimension of the ...more »
Under the statutes, it is illegal to retaliate against employees for reporting violations of law. Both Foster and Bank of America can appeal the monetary damages to the Labor Department's Office of Administrative Law Judges within 30 days of receiving ...more »
The House Appropriations subcommittee overseeing health, labor and education programs made public Thursday a $153.4 billion draft fiscal year 2012 spending plan that would slash spending for the president's health care law, eliminate all funding for ...more »
District of Columbia police and FBI agents targeted nightclub owner Antwon Jones on suspicion of cocaine dealing. They followed him around (perfectly legal) and tapped his telephone (legally). A judge also gave them a warrant to attach a GPS ...more »
With the Immigration Law looming, jails are bracing for the worst. Illegal immigrants could wind up spending months on end, in local custody. Cullman County Chief Deputy Max Bartlett says the jail is already bracing for a court docket that's double ...more »
PILESLAMP's main goal is not economic, but environmental: to keep as many as 4.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere as a result of helping to improve industrial and lighting efficiency in the world's most populous nation. ...more »
“There is very little acceptance of OBSI as a credible dispute resolution process with any integrity,” the source explained. Meanwhile, consumer advocate groups that have long held the same complaint about OBSI's governance – and still do privately ...more »
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Religious groups are crying foul, saying the new law is an infringement on their religious rights, but animal rights advocates have come out in support of the bill, which they say will reduce unnecessary cruelty in today's modern world. ...more »
The next rival to the power of McDonald's logo or Coca-Cola trade secret. I wear my nerd moniker proudly. 2. Intellectual property operates in a vacuum. There is a tendency to think of IP as this nebulous, weird, confusing body of law that operates in ...more »
Mr. McKamie focuses his practice on municipal law, land use, constitutional law, civil rights and civil litigation. Over the course of a career spanning three decades, he has been instrumental in making McKamie Krueger's municipal law practice one of ...more »
LePage called domestic violence a pattern of destructive behavior that has an impact on individuals, communities and the entire state. Hammond Tractor owner Gary Hammond said Maine companies need to take affirmative action to discourage and reduce acts ...more »
11, 2001 attacks, a report card on the 9/11 Commission's recommendations says the nation is “still highly vulnerable to aviation security threats.” “We are not satisfied with TSA's explosives screening capability,” the National Security Preparedness ...more »
So now the tenant is still a tenant and still living in the same property, but with a new landlord, some private property company based wherever in the world, and some rental terms which may be the same as before or may be different, ...more »
Almost exactly seven years later, it suffered another wrenching setback, just a few blocks away, on Wall Street, following the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. Both events changed the country in several ways. But while the events of September 2001 forged ...more »
"In the US, litigation is by far the dominant source of spending on legal services," he said. Overall, he said, "there is more interest now [among firms] in merging than at any time in the past 10 to 20 years." There were 28 mergers among law firms in ...more »
In contrast, competitors such as Steinlager and Air New Zealand came across as original and clever in their advertising campaigns, which came close to crossing the boundaries of the law but were still legitimate. "They are thinking more creatively and ...more »
As with all people who join the military, the reasons for wanting to rejoin vary widely. Some say they want to finish what they started, but on their own terms. Others point to the steady pay, good health care and retirement benefits. ...more »
According to Richard Kemmerer, founder of the UCSB Computer Security Group, its' researchers have been studying cyber crime for 30 years. "The idea is to know what the bad guys are doing or what the bad guys are likely to do so that you can protect ...more »
The Nashville personal injury attorneys of Pohl & Berk, LLP are proud to announce the redesign of their website www.pohlberk.com. Online PR News – 01-September-2011 –The Nashville personal injury attorneys of Pohl & Berk, LLP are proud to announce the ...more »
The textbook for “American Constitutional Law” was mistakenly sold to students at the Coop for over $50 above the actual price. Students who bought the textbook for Government 1510: “American Constitutional Law” ...more »
To establish guilt under the act, the prosecution must prove the physician knowingly and intentionally prescribed the medication outside "the usual course of professional practice" or not for a "legitimate medical purpose. ...more »
The three-count lawsuit against National College alleges that it violated the state Consumer Protection Act by making false, misleading and deceptive disclosures about the rate at which its students were able to find jobs in their fields of study. ...more »
The properties are well-suited for the region's federal agencies and intelligence, law enforcement and technology businesses, according to Wolf. The seller, Rockville, Maryland-based Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRE), is disposing of its ...more »
In March of this year AeroVironment was selected to help lead the way to a cleaner transportation future through an $820000 contract from the Hawaii EV Ready Grants Program. According to a recent study by TripAdvisor(R), eco-friendliness is an ...more »
PORTLAND — A leading sports agent, an Olympic swimming champion and local sports law attorneys are among the panelists who will address the rights of athletes in Olympic sports at the “Sports Law Symposium: Law and the Olympic Movement. ...more »
The family's attorney, criminal defense lawyer Eric Nelson, sent a one-line fax to the State Patrol followed up with a one-page statement to the media. "I just miss his smile," Phanthavong's sister Vilayphone told reporters Tuesday. ...more »
Under freedom-of-information laws, citizens have a right to know these things. But in many cases, governments are still blocking their efforts to find out, according to the National Freedom of Information Audit. "The acts are supposed to encourage ...more »
By California law, an RCFE is defined as a housing arrangement chosen voluntarily for someone 60 years old or older in which varying levels of care and supervision are provided. An RCFE is not permitted to admit anyone with certain conditions, ...more »
There's the neighbor who claims she hired the “best divorce attorney in the world”—although, unfortunately, he has since left the country. The sister-in-law who knows “exactly” what you're going through –even though she has never been divorced. ...more »
Under the new law to bolster renewable energy, an independent committee to be set up by the government will effectively determine prices at which utilities purchase power. The panel's decisions on prices will go a long way toward determining the ...more »
A lawyer will meets the formal legal requirements. 6. Although probate is an important consideration, a person can compromise their wishes or unduly complicate their planning in an effort to save this relatively modest tax. ...more »
Justice Harvey Brownstone, Canada's most well-known judge, surprised TV executives last week with the launch of his family law talk show, Family Matters. The show generated a huge buzz last week when the show was announced in an article by Kirk Makin ...more »
If you are receiving workers' compensation payments, your benefits may be at risk. Learn more about how employers may attempt to stop paying benefits to injured workers who have voluntarily retired. September 24, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- It is a ...more »
