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SEC Proposes Amendments to Update and Simplify Disclosure Requirements as Part of Overall Disclosure Effectiveness Review

July 25, 2016 0

The SEC is proposing amendments to create modifications in disclosure requirements in order to ease the burden on public companies and others while retaining sufficient…

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EPA Releases First Determinations for New Chemicals under New TSCA

July 25, 2016 0

The EPA has released the first determinations for four new chemicals under the new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). All four were found to have…

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Gitmo Detainee Lawsuit Against Donald Rumsfeld Dismissed in Federal Appeals Court

June 12, 2014 0

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit dismissed a former Guantanamo detainee's lawsuit against former secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, according…

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Supreme Court Still Second Amendment Gun-Shy Despite Justice Kavanaugh Appointment January 18, 2019
Those of us who defend the right to keep and bear arms have high hopes that the then Circuit Judge Kavanaugh who wrote his famous dissent in Heller II will be the same defender of the Second Amendment now that he has been elevated to an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court. As […]
Class Action Lawsuits in 2019 and Beyond: 7 Things You Need to Know January 11, 2019
The United States courts have settled 2405 class action lawsuits since 1996. As a citizen, you might’ve heard about famous class action lawsuits. An example is a case filed by industry workers against Silicon Valley top players. Yet, these cases may not work the same. Believe it or not, the latest supreme court decisions may […]
Is Federal Legalization of Marijuana Products in the Cards for 2019? January 10, 2019
Everyone’s talking about it these days. Will pot be legal in the United States? Will medical marijuana be the thing that saves the little guy from the pharmaceutical industry? Is hemp going to save the agricultural industry? Federal legalization of marijuana is close. It will take some work and some coordination between pot growers, consumers, […]
At Fault and Not At Fault: Essential Steps to Take After a Car Accident January 9, 2019
There are more than 218 million registered drivers in the US-making our streets among the busiest in the world. With all that traffic, it’s no wonder there’s an average of 6 million motor vehicle crashes in the US every year. As common as being involved in a car accident is, being prepared can make the […]
Justice Scalia on Concealed Carry Prohibitions January 7, 2019
Justice Scalia wrote the majority decision in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) On the day the decision was released, Justice Scalia spoke for 16 minutes from the US Supreme Court bench explaining the decision. The following is a brief excerpt in which he explains that the Second Amendment is “not a right to keep […]