Criminal Law

The Alternative to CORI Reform: Let's Just Order Them to Re-Offend

Rigsby sister depositions
Some have been asking that I put the Rigsby sisters' depositions all in one post for ease of access and research.  OK, here they are. I've talked a lot about these depositions, and don't have the time right now to go over them in detail again...

Governor Patrick Makes First Good Move Toward CORI Reform

Copyright law update update
Michael Geist says the Ottawa rumour mill indicates that we might see a copyright reform bill soon. His article is worth a read to find out why "the decision to forge ahead with the controversial reform package is a curious...

CORI Reform
Last month, Governor Deval Patrick introduced legislation, H4476, designed to limit the use of Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) in certain circumstances. Under current law, a person can request their criminal record be sealed after fifteen years for a felony conviction or ten years for misdemeanors...

Patent reform update presented at Stanford Law School
Posted to The United States blogLast Friday I presented "Patent Reform Update" as a guest lecture at Stanford Law School. Jeff Schos, a San Francisco-based patent attorney and long time friend of mine, asked for some help with the 'patent reform' topic for his class...

Texas, USA
alleging the Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act of 2003 violates several provisions of the Constitution.

FDA Issues Update on Safety Review Orlistat
Orlistat FDA Issues Update on Safety Review

UPDATE 1: Caraco Digoxin Recall

Intuit
allegedly sent out a defective QuickBooks Pro update.

Mexican Vanilla Containing Coumarin
, FDA Issues Consumer Update