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More on SpeechNow.Org Advisory Opinion
On the SpeechNow.org request for an advisory opinion, Commissioner Mason has dissented from the draft advisory opinion (that cannot be approved in any case because the FEC lacks a quorum)...

Kammerhofer on the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Independence for Kosovo
Jörg Kammerhofer (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Department of Law) has posted Begging the Question? The Kosovo Opinion and the Reformulation of Advisory Requests on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The International Court of Justice?s 22 July 2010 advisory opinion on the...

SC Bar Releases Ethics Opinion on Groupon
The South Carolina Bar Association just released an Ethics Advisory Opinion on the use of Groupon by SC lawyers.This interesting opinion dealt with the question of whether it is ethical for SC lawyers to use Groupon...

OIG Blesses Physician Employment Arrangements
In response to an unusually straightforward fact pattern, the OIG today released an advisory opinion blessing certain part-time physician employment arrangements. The advisory opinion comes in response to a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation’s proposal to employ two physicians on a part-time basis to perform endoscopies on the requestor’s own premises...

Meanwhile, at the FEC....
Tomorrow the FEC considers Advisory Opinion 2008-15, on whether the anti-Obama ads constitute express advocacy or an electioneering communication. The draft advisory opinion proposed by the FEC General Counsel is here; FEC Commisioner McGahn's alternative (which would allow much more...

Anticipation of March 31st and No EGTRRA Opinion/Advisory Letters
March 31st came and went with no EGTRRA defined contribution opinion/advisory letters. I was hoping for a nice chart like the IRS did for the GUST opinion/advisory letters. My favorite actuary has a theory about Announcement 2008-23 and April Fool’s Day…...

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

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Contact Lens Solution Product Recall

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

Clopidogrel Marketed as Plavix FDA Issues Public Health Advisory
Clopidogrel Marketed as Plavix FDA Issues Public Health Advisory

California Pistachios
FDA Issues Salmonella Advisory for Certain Brands

Overtime for Programmers
alleging that some companies try to avoid paying employees overtime by categorizing them as "salaried" employees.

Arrow Trucking Hit with Federal Lawsuit by Employees
Arrow Trucking Hit with Federal Lawsuit by Employees

Female Employees Sue Goldman Sachs for Sex Discrimination
Female Employees Sue Goldman Sachs for Sex Discrimination

St. Louis Car Accident - St. Louis Auto Accident, St. Louis Car Accident Lawyer
St. Louis Car Accident alleging liability for personal injuries caused by car accidents in St. Louis, Missouri.