Justice Ginsburg Lists Term’s Perplexing Oral Argument Questions

Justice Ginsburg Lists Term’s Perplexing Oral Argument Questions

from the ABA Journal – Jul 26, 2011 By Debra Cassens Weiss U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in a speech (PDF) to the Otsego County Bar Association in Cooperstown, N.Y., listed some of the Court’s recent questions during oral arguments.  The Wall Street Journal’s Jess Bravin and How…

John Grisham Wins First Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

John Grisham Wins First Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

The American Bar Association announced today that John Grisham’s The Confession, which chronicles the gut-wrenching politics of a Texas death penalty appeal, won the inaugural Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. The prize, created by the University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal, honors Lee for the…

Voluntary Recall Of Slimming Capsules

Voluntary Recall Of Slimming Capsules

from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website**: Intercharm Inc. Issues A Nationwide Voluntary Recall Of Slim Forte Slimming Capsules Lot 20100604 And Lot 20100928, Slim Forte Slimming Coffee Lot 20100903, And Meizitang Botanical Slimming Softgel Exp. 12.23.2011 Weight Loss Capsules Found To Contain Sibutramine Contact: Intercharm Inc. 323-876-7441 FOR…

Hair Removal Service Not Protected Under Health Care Liability Act

Hair Removal Service Not Protected Under Health Care Liability Act

from Texas Lawyer Bioderm Skin Care LLC v. Sok Tx. App. Dist. 5 Kerry P. Fitzgerald Justice 05-10-00044-CV 06-28-2011 OPINION Before Justices Morris, O’Neill, and FitzGerald Opinion By Justice FitzGerald Appellee Veasna “Sandee” Sok sued Bioderm Skin Care, LLC (“Bioderm”) and Quan Nguyen, MD, seeking to recover damages for burns…

What’s Fair Is Fair: Rise in FDCPA Cases Offers Opportunities for Lawyers

What’s Fair Is Fair: Rise in FDCPA Cases Offers Opportunities for Lawyers

From The Texas Lawyer, July 18, 2011 With the economic downturn, the number of consumer credit-related suits filed in U.S. District Courts in Texas has steadily increased over the past five years. In 2005, 81 such cases were filed in Texas, according to PACER, the federal courts’ online filing system….

FDA Reports Cancer Risk from Osteoporosis Drugs

FDA Reports Cancer Risk from Osteoporosis Drugs

An FDA Safety Alert issued today warns that taking oral osteoporosis drugs (“bisphosphonates”) may cause an increased risk of esophageal cancer.  This category of drugs includes Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva, Atelvia, Didronel, and Skelid. Esophageal cancer and other esophageal problems have been reported in connection with use of the drugs, and…

Child Booster Seat Recall

Child Booster Seat Recall

Product • Circo Child Booster Seats, sold nationwide at Target stores  from January 2005 through June 2009. Price was roughly $13. News source:  The Salt Lake Tribune – Jul 13 2011 Booster seats recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Please consider, discontinuing use of this product immediately and return…