Author Archives: admin
California’s new B Corp law eyes social, environmental interplay – Los Angeles Times
California businesses soon will be able to set up shop as so-called Benefit Corporations, or B Corps, under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Jerry Brown. AB 361 enables businesses to pursue a “material positive impact on the environment and …
U.K.’s CO2 Floor Uses ‘Trick’ to Circumvent EU Law, RWE Says – Bloomberg
The U.K. is using a regulatory “trick” to introduce its carbon tax on fossil-fueled power generation, which would not have been allowed under European Union emissions trading law, said the U.K. unit of RWE AG. Britain is using an exemption … Continue reading
Law firm mergers booming in U.S. – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Law firm mergers and acquisitions from January through September of this year were up 79 percent nationally compared to the same nine-month period last year, according to a new report by consulting firm Altman Weil, but the number of those … Continue reading
The Elder Law Office of Brian Andrew Tully, PLLC Becomes Tully & Winkelman, P.C. – PR-USA.net
Melville, NY — The Elder Law Offices of Brian Andrew Tully, PLLC announces that it has now become Tully & Winkelman, P.C. and has relocated to 150 Broadhollow Road, Suite 120 in Melville. The law office of Tully & Winkelman, … Continue reading
New law alters local-government bankruptcy process – Los Angeles Times
Local governments will face more hurdles to declaring bankruptcy under a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday. Under the new law, written by Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont), cities would have undergo an evaluation from a neutral …
Environmental rule set to shift – People’s Daily Online
according to a draft proposal to amend China’s decades-old Environmental Protection Law. The environmental and resources protection committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) is currently soliciting advice on the draft proposal, which is expected to …
Madness! Secret diary of a Labour Immigration Minister who rails against Human Rights Act – Daily Mail
A Labour former Immigration Minister last night said Theresa May was right to say human rights laws make a mockery of the way Britain deals with asylum seekers. Phil Woolas also released extracts from an explosive diary revealing the ‘absurd’ … Continue reading
New Patent Reform Law Already A Good Thing… For Patent Attorneys – Tech Dirt
While it seems pretty clear that the patent reform bill that became law a few weeks ago won’t actually do much to improve our broken patent system, one area of business it’s helping tremendously is in increasing demand for patent … Continue reading
Law firm loses hard drive with patient records – Baltimore Sun
A Baltimore law firm lost a portable hard drive containing information about its cases, including medical records for 161 stent patients suing cardiologist Dr. Mark G. Midei, a firm client, for alleged malpractice at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson.
Medical Malpractice Insurance – Selecting The Best Protection Plan – Zimbio
For this reason, medical malpractice laws are in place, and where necessary we can make medical malpractice insurance claims. Medical malpractice insurance companies are available to help when something does go drastically wrong; as much as we would like …
