Legal News

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Bailout Bill HR124

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Jail Funds
Santa Clara must pay $1.5 million settlement for improper fiscal management.

Refco
Ex-CEO Gets 16 Years

Nail Guns
Injury Rate More Than Doubles in Three Years

Bayer CropScience AG
alleging farmers suffered economic losses after Bayer's biotech Liberty Link rice was released into the food supply and countries banned US rice.

False Arrest
City of Greer pays $50,000 settlement after imprisoning a woman whose charges had been dismissed years earlier.

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...