6/15/2015 A New Yorker named Todd P (another instance of locker room embarrassment) filed suit against Merck & Co. this May after he used Propecia (finasteride) to cure his male pattern baldness and developed erectile dysfunction (ED). There’s a marketing slogan if ever I’ve heard one: Propecia – You too can be hairy but impotent.
6/15/2015 Despite the fact that Pfizer’s own say there’s a causal link between Zoloft and birth defects, Pfizer won the Philadelphia case in which the previously hidden documents were revealed. The jury came back with its verdict in the case of Rachel Robinson saying that the Big Pharma mega-corp has no responsibility for her 8-year
6/15/2015 The House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will conduct a hearing Tuesday on the recent announcements of major data breaches involving the U.S. Office of Personal Management (OPM), essentially the “human resources” division of the U.S. Government. Many in congress are extremely worried about, not only the department’s security vulnerabilities, but of
6/15/2015 Although the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been defeated by the courts twice before in very public fashion over the issue of net neutrality; new rules proposed by the FCC in February quietly went into effect on Friday, June 12th. This comes as a three-judge panel from the D.C. Circuit Appeals Court denied a
6/14/2015 New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer may make several new fans on the frequent-flyer circuit on Sunday, as he conducted a news conference to blast airlines for a proposal to reduce the allowable size of carry-on baggage. The current standards, depending on the airline, range from 22 to 24 inches long by 14 to
6/13/2015 In a stunning display of rebellion in the House of Representatives, Democrats strongly rejected President Obama’s last minute blitz to convince them to support giving him Fast Track Authority (FTA) in order to negotiate the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). As a concession to avoid a Senate filibuster last month, approval of the FTA was
6/13/2015 Tuesday’s, $663 million settlement against guardrail manufacturer Trinity industries includes the largest-ever award given to a whistle-blower under the False-Claims Act, a whopping $199 million given to former competitor, Virginian Joshua Harman. Harman sued on behalf of the government claiming that Trinity defrauded taxpayers by failing to notify the Federal Highway Administration of a
Generally any debts of the deceased arepayable primarily out of the probate assets. What is not available is the homestead, exempt personal property are set aside and family allowances. Underneath Texas law TEC 355.109 The probate representative must follow a will, if one exists. Otherwise the deceased’s property is liable for debts and expenses of
A big concern of a company purchasing another company is liabilities. Generally, the transfer of assets does not mean the transfer of liabilities. The sale of corporate assets is a transfer of an interest separable from the corporate entity and does not result in a transfer of unbargained-for liabilities from the seller to the purchaser.
6/12/2015 Perhaps it was inevitable, or perhaps it is a stroke of genius, but a coalition of attorneys has launched the National Cannabis Bar Association (NCBA) in order to help people navigate what has been called the “green rush.” Medical marijuana is legal in some form in 23 states, and recreational marijuana is legal in