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Two fledgling firms report disasterous experimental drug results
By Philippa Maister, Staff Reporter Two Atlanta biotech companies recently reported events that demonstrate the potential for heartbreak that always shadows research in this complex industry.The announcements caused the shares of both companies to plummet. Alpharetta-based Inhibitex, which traded as high as $10.46 in September 2005, dropped from $8.Circuit Finds Commitment Risk Need Not Trigger Notice
The circuit, addressing the issue for the first time, said that since the odds of civil confinement under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act are relatively remote, trial judges are not bound by either the U.S. Constitution or Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to advise defendants of that potential collateral consequence.When Are Men Going to Put an End to the Boys' Club?
If you ask me Sandra Fluke, the 30-year-old Georgetown law school student who argued in favor of health care plans covering contraceptives before Congress, has more balls than Rush Limbaugh.Service Helps Put a Price on Social Media Efforts
Avvo Ignite, a service offered by the legal directory and forum Avvo, reports how many leads originate from lawyers' on and offline activity and the number of leads that result in new clients to calculate a return on investment in social mediaTestifying Experts and Scientific Articles: Reliability Concerns
In his Products Liability column, Michael Hoenig, a member of Herzfeld & Rubin, writes that experts increasingly testify about, interpret and extrapolate from articles, yet the authors are unavailable to be cross-examined about reliability of the data presented or limits on conclusions the testifiers should draw from the work product.More Developments in Prosecutorial Immunity
In his Section 1983 Litigation column, Martin A. Schwartz, a professor at Touro Law Center, writes that absolute immunity protects prosecutors sued under Section 1983 for carrying out their advocacy functions, but receive only qualified immunity for functions essentially investigative or administrative in nature.Trending Stories
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