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28 December, 2009 (11:51) | Law | By: admin
In a stunning and unexpected 6-3 ruling the right-leaning Supreme Court went against the wishes of the last president, took the wind out of the sails of health care reform of the current president, sent irresponsible Big Pharma a major wake up call, and bluntly told the arrogant FDA that they are indeed not above [...]
Tags: Betrayal, Biotech Drugs, Chief Counsel, Supreme Court Victory | No comments
19 December, 2009 (06:54) | Law | By: admin
I, for one, was really happy about the Supreme Court’s decision regarding “Heller vs DC”. For once—the Anti-Gun crowd has taken a hit, in their claim that the 2nd Amendment wording “Right of The People”, does not in fact mean “The People–Citizens–Just Me and You”. The Supreme Court has determined otherwise. Not only was this [...]
Tags: Blackeye, Good Question, Judgement, Supreme Court Decision | No comments
16 December, 2009 (19:55) | Law | By: admin
ght (c) 2009 Benjamin Glass
After seeing the injustices suffered by tort plaintiffs in other jurisdictions, the state of Texas passed a law designed to compensate people who had been injured by healthcare decisions made by their insurance companies. The Texas law sought to hold HMOs liable when their decisions to deny coverage caused further damage [...]
Tags: Disability Claimants, Disability Plans, Place States, Retirement Income Security | No comments
16 December, 2009 (14:13) | Law | By: admin
Khoday Distilleries Limited (Now known as Khoday India Limited) filed an appeal against judgment and order dated 12th October, 2007 passed by a Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Madras in Trade Mark Second Appeal (TMSA) No. 2 of 1998 affirming the judgment and order dated 25th September, 1998 passed in
T.M.A. No.3 [...]
Tags: 20th September, Barclay, Nbsp, Rectification | No comments
15 December, 2009 (05:54) | Law | By: admin
On March 3, 2009 the United States Supreme Court ruled a damaging verdict to the pharmaceutical industry and a good verdict for consumers. A 6-3 decisional vote by the Supreme Court in the case of Wyeth vs. Levine upheld the right for patients to sue drug manufacturers for complications arising from the use of a [...]
Tags: Phenergan, Promethazine, Us Supreme Court, Vermont State | No comments
3 December, 2009 (08:22) | Law | By: admin
Plessy v. Ferguson became one of the most famous instances in the history of the United States. In reference to the court conclusion, distinct but equal adaptations for whites and blacks were legitimate, that conflicts the defenses that were certain by the Fourteenth Amendment.
Homer Adolph Plessy, one-eighth African American man in 1892 got on a [...]
Tags: Adaptations, Male Students, Military Institute, Supreme Court Verdict | No comments
25 November, 2009 (04:16) | Law | By: admin
Baltimore City Department of Social Services v Bouknight,
488 U.S. 1301 (1988)
A three month old infant was admitted for treatment in a hospital. It became apparent that the mother, Jackie Bouknight may have maltreated the infant. Consequently, the Department of Social Services (DSS) petitioned the Court to declare the child as a “child in need [...]
Tags: Child Subject, Contempt, Right Against Self Incrimination, Social Work | No comments
23 November, 2009 (08:51) | Law | By: admin
(By tatar job | Tribune chitral Bureau
11:08 AM EST, March 4, 2009
citral – The Supreme Court today upheld the right of patients who are hurt by a prescription or over-the-counter drug to sue the drug maker for damages.
The 6-3 decision rejected a strong move by the Bush administration and the pharmaceutical industry to shield drug [...]
Tags: Damages, Food And Drug Administration, John Paul Stevens, Nausea | No comments
21 November, 2009 (17:35) | Law | By: admin
Recently I had a Federal judge reject my attempts to keep a client on death row from being executed. I was appointed to represent the defendant after he had lost his trial; lost his appeal in state court; and lost his attempt to convince the trial judge to find his case constitutionally flawed pursuant to [...]
Tags: Death Penalty Laws, Defendant, Lawyer, Trial Judge | No comments
19 November, 2009 (08:26) | Law | By: admin
Slip and fall cases may seem like straightforward personal injury lawsuits, but the underlying case is often more complex than may meet the eye. A 2005 law suit, which made it all the way to the New York State Supreme Court, exhibits both the severity of slip and fall injuries and the potential complexity of [...]
Tags: Discrepancies, Health And Welfare, New York Courts, Tip Of The Iceberg | No comments
17 November, 2009 (07:36) | Law | By: admin
While they can get re-elected over and over, it is no sure thing. With the Supreme Court, the Justices serve for life. This gives them a unique opportunity to greatly influence society over a significant amount of time. Since they are not elected to the position, they also have more freedom to rule as they [...]
Tags: Government Rights, Majority Opinion, Procedural Elements, Strict Interpretation | No comments