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The Legal Intelligencer

Under New DOJ Policy, FDA Guidance Documents Cannot be Used to Prosecute Cases

On Jan. 25, the associate attorney general of the United States issued a policy that prohibits the Department of Justice (DOJ) civil litigators from using guidance documents to establish violations of law in civil enforcement actions.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Polsinelli Adds Venture Capital, Health Privacy Lawyers in Denver, DC

The firm has been in expansionist mode, having added 94 partners over the past two years.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Families Settle With Chiquita Over Deaths of Americans in Colombia

The families of six Americans kidnapped and killed in Colombia during the 1990s by the terrorist organization known as FARC settled before the scheduled start of jury selection in West Palm Beach federal court.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Brewing Battle: Judge Lets Jazzman's Heir's Lawsuit Over Beer Name Play On

North Coast Brewing Co. couldn't convince a federal judge in Oakland to toss a lawsuit brought by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk's son over the craft brewery's use of his father's name and likeness.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

CDC Director Resigns After Report of Tobacco Stock Trade

Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald resigned Wednesday as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention less than a day after a Politico report that she bought shares in a tobacco company after assuming office—an apparent conflict of interest for the head of the country's public health agency.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Nacho Business: South Florida Court Rules for Chipotle Mexican Grill in Discovery Dispute

Chipotle's attorney was about 15 minutes late for a hearing, prompting the judge to enter a default judgment for a woman who filed a slip-and-fall case.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Supreme Court to Consider Legality of Phila. Soda Tax

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear argument on whether the nation's first sweetened-beverage tax stands up to legal scrutiny.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Hialeah Manufacturing Building Sells for $1 Million

Address: 975 W. 22nd St. in HialeahProperty type: This is a  8,045-square-foot building built in 1967 with a designated use for manufacturing…
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Products Liability, Mass Torts & Class Action

In the Legal's Products Liability, Mass Torts & Class Action supplement, read about company-generated documents and emails, navigating choppy waters…
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Strategic Considerations Before Challenging Personal Jurisdiction in Products Liability Litigation

Over the last seven years, the U.S. Supreme Court has rapidly and dramatically altered the landscape of personal jurisdiction law. Specifically, the court issued six opinions that overturned a lower court's exercise of personal jurisdiction, reinforced due process limitations on state assertions of jurisdiction, and narrowed the scope of constitutionally permissible general and specific personal jurisdiction.
8 minute read

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