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How to Apply the Grid Rules to Win a Social Security Disability Case
Jonathan Ginsberg

This article discusses how you can use the "Grid Rules" to win a Social Security Disability case. In discussing how to apply the Grid Rules, the article uses the condition known as peripheral neuropathy for example's sake. The use... more

Winslow: Texas Must Stop Protecting Public Safety on the Cheap
Robert Kraft
Six Questions To Ask In Figuring Out Whether The Recovery Act Buy American Requirement Applies To You
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
EPA’s New Enforcement Priorities Target the Energy Extraction Industry
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

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	Aaron Burkholder v. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture] Commonwealth Court Opinion regarding Aaron Burkholder's 2009 kennel license refusal David McKenzie Section 903 of the Dog Law is clear and unambiguous. Its provisions allow for the Department to seek either civil or criminal penalties for violations of the Dog Law or its regulations. Separate and apart from Section 903 is Section...... more
	Gonzalez, et al. v. Thomas Suehs and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Plaintiffs' Original Petition for Mandamus, Injunction and Emergency Relief Robert Doggett Texas RioGrande Legal Aid filed suit in state district court requesting that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission be ordered to comply with state law and make a decision on food stamp applications timely.... more
	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Agriculture vs. Scott Fay, et al. Department's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings David McKenzie Motion for judgment on the pleadings as a result of defendant failing to specifically deny, thus admitting, 2 of the 4 counts in Department's Petition for Contemtpt, which was in response to Defendant's Motion for Contempt against...... more

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	DOE Expands Enforcement and Regulations for Energy Efficiency (How Many Energy Lawyers Does It Take to Change a Lightbulb?) Duane Morris LLP On March 2, 2010, U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation that would lead to the manufacture and use of more energy efficient everyday...... more
	SEC Approves Money Market Fund Reform to Better Protect Investors Morrison & Foerster LLP On January 27, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rule amendments designed to significantly strengthen the regulatory requirements governing money market funds and better protect investors (the “Money...... more
	PRESS RELEASE FROM USCIS ABOUT ITS NEW BLOGSITE Nachman & Associates, P.C. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Launches 'The Beacon - The Official Blog of USCIS' WASHINGTON, March 16 - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently unveiled The Beacon – the agency's official blog and newest...... more

	Commercial Law & Contracts
	March 1, 2010: Massachusetts Security Regulation Affecting All Companies with Personal Information of Massachusetts Residents Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP Under the Massachusetts Security Regulation (201 CMR 17.00) (the Regulation) promulgated by the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR), every person or company that owns or licenses certain personal...... more
	Richmond Casino Case: How Early Is Too Early for CEQA? Morrison & Foerster LLP In Parchester Village Neighborhood Council v. City of Richmond, the California Court of Appeal recently held that the City of Richmond’s decision to enter into a Municipal Services Agreement (MSA) with a Native American tribe did not...... more
	Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Joins Other Circuits And Holds That Overcharge Does Not Violate Section 8(B) Of RESPA Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which includes California, issued a ruling on March 9 that the clear and unambiguous language of RESPA Section 8(b) does not reach the practice of overcharging. Martinez v....... more

	Consumer Protection
	FDA to Increase Criminal Prosecution of Corporate Officials in the Pharmaceutical Industry Duane Morris LLP In a recently released letter to U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported the results of its study into the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) criminal investigation of individuals and...... more
	Bill Permitting Fast Track FDA Approval for "Compassionate Use" filed. Gregory Piche New bill filed in the U.S. House of Representatives proposes separate, fast track approval process at FDA to help terminal or seriously ill patients.... more
	FDA Proposed Rule: Sponsors Must Report Suspicions of Falsified Study Data Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP A proposed FDA rule would require all “sponsors” (defined broadly) to report not only known falsification of study data but also falsifications merely suspected. The rule, “Reporting Information Regarding Falsification of Data,”...... more

	Real Estate & Construction
	California Air Resources Board Delays March 1 Deadline For Compliance With Off-Road Regulation Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP In 2007, the Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted a regulation to reduce diesel particulate matter (PM) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions from in-use (existing) off-road heavy-duty diesel vehicles in California. With the March 1,...... more
	City of Seattle Adopts Energy Efficiency Reporting Requirements That Exceed State Law Lane Powell PC - Construction Law On February 1, 2010, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn signed the Building Energy Rating and Disclosure Ordinance, which the City Council had unanimously passed in January. Effective March 3, 2010, owners of nonresidential commercial buildings...... more
	New Jersey Signs Act to Extend the Permit Extension Act of 2008 to December 31, 2012 Cole Schotz On September 6, 2008, in response to unprecedented economic and financial crisis and as an attempt to protect development permits that were scheduled to expire, then New Jersey Governor John Corzine signed P.L. 2008, c. 78 (N.J.S.A....... more

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