Personal Injury Law

Conference Committee Continues Deliberations on Financial Reform
The Wall Street Reform Bill: Conference Update The following is a summary of the many provisions agreed to during the House-Senate conference last week. A list of House and Senate offers and counter offers can be found by clicking here,...

Basel Committee reaches broad agreement on capital and liquidity reform package
From the BIS website: "The Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision, the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, met on 26 July 2010 to review the Basel Committee's capital and liquidity reform package ...

2008 ISBA Solo and Small Firm Conference
Early Bird Registration is now open for the 2008 ISBA Solo and Small Firm Conference. I was on the planning committee for this event and I believe that this will be another great conference...

DOJ Reaches Agreement with Georgia Over Disability System
The agreement signed Tuesday resolves a lawsuit over the state's treatment of individuals with mental illness and developmental disabilities.

Reminder: IT-Can Conference
This is just a reminder that the early bird deadline is on September 28 for the upcoming IT-Can conference. From the their brochure [PDF]: The 14th Annual IT.CAN conference will be held at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal on October 28-29, 2010...

EU committee reaches agreement on draft immigration proposal
[JURIST] The Permanent Representatives Committee of the Council of Europe [official website] Thursday agreed on a draft proposal [press release, PDF] for new rules to combat illegal immigration...

Prenuptial Agreements
Make an Airtight Prenuptial Agreement

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

Uniform Pre-marital Agreement Act
Standard Prenuptial Law

TransUnion
Class action credit practices suit offers free credit monitoring services for millions.

Loan Agreement
Vernalis to pay Endo Pharmaceuticals $7 million settlement.

FDA Issues Early Safety Communication About Meridia Diet Pill
Meridia Diet Pill FDA Issues Early Safety Communication

Xolair
FDA Issues Early Communication over Safety Data

Merger Agreement Rejected
Finish Line and Genesco reach $175 million settlement in merger dispute.

Sprint Nextel
Early Termination Fees Ruled Illegal in California