Health Law

How Bad Is This
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the 99 Cents Only retail chain may have to hike its prices. Because inflation is soaring, it is not sure it can continue selling its goods for 99 cents or less...

Predicted costs of retirement are creeping higher
With medical care and other costs soaring, the portion of their pre-retirement pay that Americans will need in retirement to keep the same standard of living is rising, financial planners say...

China Growth and Inflation
Inflation and economic growth have slowed slightly in China as price controls have limited the cost of many essentials and exports to the United States have weakened, the Chinese government announced Wednesday...

No Quick Fix
Just a week after Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair?s CEO Michael O?Leary defiantly announced that it would risk its recent profit boost in the coming year by not raising prices in the face of soaring fuel costs, U...

Are the Renewed Inflation Fears a Harbinger of War Taxes
Over the last two days, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has twice expressed "significant concern" about inflation, citing the rapid increase in energy and food prices as well as the...

Politics: Update on important legislation
Speaking about Congress and passing bills, Congressman Paul Ryan introduced a bill earlier this month that would take care of the problems with the Fed: Five: Stop stoking inflation Additional responsibility for our current state of affairs rests with the Federal Reserve, whose dramatic interest rate cuts since last fall have pushed crude oil prices to new heights and stoked inflation...

National Practitioner Data Bank Fact
NPDB identifies unprofessional healthcare practitioners

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 2
Training, Healthcare, and Death Benefits

RadioShack
Power Supplies Recalled

Pulte Homes Faces Class Action over Home Prices
Pulte Homes Faces Class Action over Home Prices

Mississippi Antitrust
Costs Microsoft $100 Million

Medical Technology
Ventana Medical Systems Inc. pays CytoLogix Corp. $49 million patent infringement settlement.

Intentional Contamination
Northwestern Medical Center pays former orthopedic surgery $4 million medical malpractice settlement.

Austral Pacific Energy Ltd.
$1.6 million settlement reached in drilling costs dispute.