When the President of the United States, allegedly possessed of the best bully pulpit in the free world, needs to go on the Super Bowl pre-game show to attract a big audience, you know that something has gone horribly, horribly wrong. We can't solve that problem here at HealthBlawg, but perhaps ...

A former secretary at an Illinois asbestos plant, Union Asbestos and Rubber Company (UNARCO) was awarded $17.87 Million as a result of contracting an asbestos related disease, mesothelioma. The woman was employed from 1967 to 1969 at UNARCO as a secretary. The lawsuit alleged that Pneumo Abex LLC ...

In Sand Hill Advisors, LLC v. Sand Hill Advisors, LLC — a trademark case involving companies with the same name — the Northern District of California found that northern California is big enough for both parties. In reaching this conclusion, the court found: “Sand Hill” ...

NO-FAULT – DEFAMATION – QUALIFIED PRIVILEGE – MALICE Hame v. Lawson (2nd Dept., decided 2/2/2010) Can an insurer be sued for defamation in relation to statements it makes about the insured or claimant while it is investigating whether or after it has concluded that the claim is fraudulent?&nbs ...

On December 2, 2009, Tana Seybert LLC (now known as UTBTS, LLC) held an auction for miscellaneous remaining assets with the assistance of GoIndustry USA, Inc. (which does business as GoIndustry-DoveBid). Earlier today, the company filed a report of the results of that auction with the bankruptcy co ...

To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw U.S. Supreme Court, January 25, 2010 Hemi Group, LLC v. City of N.Y., No. 08–969 In an action by New York City against an online cigarette seller under the civil enforcement provision of RICO, all ...

I recently spoke with Wayne Burton, MD and Cyndy Nayer.  Cyndy is co-founder and President of the Center for Health Value Innovation; Wayne is a member of the Board of Strategic Advisors, and former longtime Corporate Medical Director of JP Morgan Chase.  The Center focuses on sharing evidence of im ...

I am quoted in the following article which appeared February 7th in the St. Augustine Record and was written by Tiffany Pakkala .   The Manuel Tapes He's guilty — but was he set up? Legal experts differ There is no shadow of a doubt that former St. Johns County Commissioner Tom Manuel ...

Peter Mahler brings us his usual careful analysis of a recent NY opinion (Matter of 1545 Ocean Avenue, LLC v. Crown Royal Ventures, LLC) which, in reversing an order dissolving an LLC, articulates for the first time the NY standard for judicial dissolution of an LLC. Here I will highlight a few impo ...

Los Angeles, CA – Designer Christian Audigier’s Nervous Tattoo, Inc. is being sued by Marc Jacobs’ company for trade dress and trademark infringement over purse designs. Marc Jacobs designs apparel and accessories, including purses, and has a pending application for its random “Marc Jacobs” scrambl ...