FDA Law Blog

JULY 27, 2022

By Riëtte van Laack — A couple of weeks ago, Senator Durbin and Representative DeLauro introduced the Food Safety Administration Act. The legislation would create the Food Safety Administration (FSA), a food safety agency that would incorporate FDA’s food safety and veterinary medicine centers and the Office of Regulatory Affairs’ food operations. According to a fact sheet related to the bill, the new agency would be under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Sterno

JULY 27, 2022

What a weekend! Once again , the Steno team packed their bags to attend the annual Law-Di-Gras conference. Hosted at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa from July 14-17, this event invites medical and legal experts to converse and educate one another on the trends and findings connected to personal injury litigation. Though the festivities have come to a close, we can’t help but reminisce on the lessons Law-Di-Gras 2022 taught us.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JULY 27, 2022

A lot of attorneys, new and seasoned, volunteer for everything under the sun, until they’re so busy, they just wanna puke. Now, that’s not the goal of volunteering. When it comes to working with organizations, legal-specific or otherwise, the idea is not to overwhelm yourself – but, to actually generate business, based on your in-person networking and referral marketing efforts.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JULY 27, 2022

Over the past few years, states have begun enacting Marsy's Law, which "seeks to give crime victims meaningful and enforceable constitutional rights equal to the rights of the accused." Many legal scholars, including myself, have questioned Marsy's Law, arguing that.

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JURIST

JULY 27, 2022

A California District Court Tuesday ruled that Uber’s refusal to provide electric wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAV) does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Under the ADA, private transportation entities cannot discriminate based on disability. Private transporters must make “reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures. unless the entity can demonstrate that making such modifications would fundamentally alter the nature” of services prov

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JURIST

JULY 27, 2022

A South Carolina judge Tuesday declined to overturn the state’s Fetal Heartbeat Law , which bans abortions after six weeks. The judge also granted the state’s request to send the case directly to the South Carolina Supreme Court. The motion to stop the abortion law from taking effect, filed by Planned Parenthood, asserts that the law violates the right to privacy found in the South Carolina state constitution.

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Above The Law

JULY 27, 2022

It makes too much sense. The post Supreme Court Term Limits Bill Should Have Broad Bipartisan Support So It Probably Won’t appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

JULY 27, 2022

“Can a state block access to online information about abortion services?” John Villasenor has this post at the “TechTank” blog of the Brookings Institution.

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Above The Law

JULY 27, 2022

The biggest areas where attorneys can be sloppy break down into just a few categories. The post Some Lawyers Can Be Pretty Sloppy With Their Work Product appeared first on Above the Law.

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JULY 27, 2022

“Gov. Kim Reynolds appoints appeals court Judge David May to Iowa Supreme Court”: Ian Richardson and Stephen Gruber-Miller of The Des Moines Register have this report.

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Above The Law

JULY 27, 2022

Most people agree that there should be checks and balances with donors, providers, and recipients when it comes to obtaining necessary information with vital consequences. The post Federal Legislation Introduced To Require Egg and Sperm Donor Background Verifications appeared first on Above the Law.

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JULY 27, 2022

“FBI search warrant application shows chilling online postings from Kavanaugh assassination suspect; Nicholas Roske, 26, has been charged with attempted murder”: Andrew Mark Miller, Shannon Bream, and Bill Mears of Fox News have this report.

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Above The Law

JULY 27, 2022

Let's all pretend to be surprised when the pictures of her goose stepping with her palm down surface. The post Marjorie Taylor Green Will Be On The Ballot. What Would A Vote For Her Represent? appeared first on Above the Law.

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JULY 27, 2022

“The Supreme Court Has Too Much Power and Liberals Are to Blame; The idea that the court has ultimate say on constitutional matters didn’t arise with modern conservatives. You can thank the Warren Court”: Law professor Brad Snyder has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

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Above The Law

JULY 27, 2022

Some of these rewards have real-world value which could mean real-world tax consequences. The post Can Sony’s New Loyalty Points Program Unlock Taxable Events For PlayStation Users? appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

JULY 27, 2022

“Court may pare back secrecy in campus sexual misconduct suits; At issue is a lower-court judge’s denial of a former MIT student’s request that he and his accuser, another student, be identified by pseudonyms in court filings”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report on an appeal argued today before a three-judge panel of the U.S.

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Above The Law

JULY 27, 2022

This makes for a particularly hellish bar exam experience. The post Still In Russian Prison, Brittney Griner Manages To Wish Her Wife Good Luck On The Bar Exam appeared first on Above the Law.

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JULY 27, 2022

“With three vacancies on state Supreme Court, Murphy still has ‘no news to make’; Albin reached retirement age on July 7”: Joey Fox of the New Jersey Globe has this report.

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MyCase

JULY 27, 2022

As technology has grown, so has the threat to data security. The American Bar Association (ABA) states, “Technology changes and the law must follow.” . Like most of us, attorneys conduct a fair amount of business via email. Emails to clients and partners often contain sensitive information, and without proper security measures in place, attorneys risk confidentiality.

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HowAppealing

JULY 27, 2022

“Will the Supreme Court give state houses total control over federal elections? In Moore v. Harper, the court could rule that state legislatures — and only state legislatures — have a say over how federal elections are run.” Kaila Philo of Grid has this report.

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Above The Law

JULY 27, 2022

The lateral market is heating up in the Magic City. The post Biglaw’s Starting A Talent War In Miami appeared first on Above the Law.

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JULY 27, 2022

“Judge With History of Sexist Comments Called Out, Again, by 5th Circuit; Judge Lynn Hughes had issued a lifetime ban against a female litigator after she won an appeal related to comments he made in an earlier case”: Brad Kutner of Texas Lawyer has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.

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Above The Law

JULY 27, 2022

This whole 'forced birth' things is going to impact women's careers. which is kinda the point. The post Too Many Women Say Having Children Has Hurt Their Careers appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

JULY 27, 2022

“Justice Barrett’s ‘Austere and Desert-Like’ Writing Style; In her nearly two years on the Supreme Court bench, Amy Coney Barrett has developed her own terse way of writing opinions”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.

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Above The Law

JULY 27, 2022

An unexpected downside of working from home. The post Ex-Boyfriend Of Biglaw Associate Arrested For Insider Trading… Wonder Where He Allegedly Got All That Nonpublic Info? appeared first on Above the Law.

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