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The Birds and the Bees and the 38DDs

The Birds and the Bees and the 38DDs

What’s the right way to teach your kids about sex?  Most people fumble through a rambling explanation of the mechanics of it, followed by an admonition that it should be…

Nevada Governor Throws Health Care Hail Mary

Nevada Governor Throws Health Care Hail Mary

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto has refused to join the suit against the Health Care Law that President Obama signed late last month.  Cortez Masto wrote in a letter…

Lawyers Find Delayed Mercy in Qualcomm Discovery Scandal Ruling

Lawyers Find Delayed Mercy in Qualcomm Discovery Scandal Ruling

Two years after sanctions destroyed Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder in the Qualcomm discovery scandal, Judge Barbara Major finally heard the other side of the story.  In the original ruling,…

Net Neutrality Case Unbalanced

Net Neutrality Case Unbalanced

The Federal Communications Commission has hit a stumbling block in its efforts to enforce net neutrality on internet providers.  Why?  According to Judge David Tatel of the U.S. Court of Appeals,…

No Brakes on Toyota’s Problems

No Brakes on Toyota’s Problems

Automakers selling cars in the United States are obligated to report defects and issues with their vehicles to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) within about 5 days of…

Oil Companies Want to Put CA Climate Law on Ice

Oil Companies Want to Put CA Climate Law on Ice

In 2006, California adopted a law that would cut greenhouse gas emissions by California oil refineries, manufacturers, cement plants, utilities and other carbon polluters starting in 2012.  A new initiative slated…

Personal Data Law Makes Businesses Shy

Personal Data Law Makes Businesses Shy

Last month in Massachusetts, a new law went into effect that was passed back in 2007.  The law says that all businesses that have personal data on MA residents need…

When the Government Listens, the Terrorists Win

When the Government Listens, the Terrorists Win

Illegal wiretapping has been a touchy issue since Watergate, but after 9/11 it became something for every citizen to be concerned about.  When the Bush administration put the Terrorist Surveillance…

Judge Shows Ardor to Whistle-Blowers in Fidelity Case

Judge Shows Ardor to Whistle-Blowers in Fidelity Case

A Federal Judge in Boston has ruled that mutual fund companies are subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act just as other companies who directly hire workers.  Mutual fund firms, such as…

Not Even the Pope Expects an Inquisition

Not Even the Pope Expects an Inquisition

Pope Benedict XVI is invoking the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act (FSIA) to avoid  responding to claims that he is ultimately responsible for crimes committed by Catholic priests.  The Vatican and the United…

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