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Rhode Island 45-Day Notice by Charles A. Lovell, Esq.
Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation ("DBR") has now completed the required Spanish translation of the new 45-day pre-foreclosure notice. These notices are for residential consumer mortgage foreclosures initiated on or... more

Case Report: Man Using Diabetes Medication Januvia Develops Elevated Hepatic Enzymes
Thomas J. Lamb
Can I Get An Annulment In Virginia?
Mary Commander
City of Seattle Adopts Energy Efficiency Reporting Requirements That Exceed State Law
Lane Powell PC - Construction Law

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	Thankfully, We Now Have Many Laws To Protect The Elderly From Abuse In A Variety Of Settings. However, Laws Are Worthless, If The People For Whom They Are Intended To Help Are Unaware Of Them Jonathan Rosenfeld - Nursing Home Abuse Over the last 20 years, federal and state legislatures have drafted many laws with the intention of protecting the most vulnerable members of our society -- the elderly. As the laws accumulate, it is important to know what laws apply...... more
	Removing A Claim From Rule 68 - Criteria To Be Considered Erik Magraken, ICBC Injury Claims Lawyer Article by ICBC Injury Claims Lawyer Erik Magraken discussing some of the criteria BC Courts consider in removing otherwise applicable cases from Rule 68 also known as the 'proportionality' based rule. DISCLAIMER This article is...... more
	Duties Of Motorists Involved In Single Vehicle Accidents Discussed Erik Magraken, ICBC Injury Claims Lawyer Article by ICBC Injury Claims Lawyer Erik Magraken discussing a recent decision by the BC Supreme Court discussing the duties of motorists after being involved in a single vehicle collision with no third-party...... more

	Latest Filings and Decisions
	In re Tana Seybert LLC (n/k/a UTBTS, LLC) Report of Asset Sales by GoIndustry-DoveBid Randall Reese 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. (d/b/a GoIndustry-DoveBid). Earlier today, the company filed a report of...... more
	United States v Stephen Bowers Opinion Timothy Flynn This document is the opinion of the U.S. Sixth Court of Appeals affirming Appellant Stephen Bower's conviction for possession of child sexually abusive material. The decision will be published in the Federal Reporter 4th and overturns...... more
	1976 of 2010 - Hemant Goswami vs. Union of India Petition Against Introduction of GM Foods Hemant Goswami The petition reads, “The Ministry of Environment and Forestry issued a notification citing the provisions of Section 6, 8 and 25 of the ‘Environment (Protection) Act’ and brought into existence a Genetic Engineering Approval Committee,...... more

	Criminal Law
	Illinois bans texting while driving Howard Ankin Texting while driving is a hot topic these days as the dangers of operating a motor vehicle while distracted become increasingly clear. In fact, the government has established a website, Distraction.gov, that outlines the risks...... more
	Change in the Wind for FCPA Ethics and Compliance Programs? Thomas Fox On January 21, 2010, the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) proposed amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. These proposed changes included several which are used as the basis for the consideration of penalties for...... more
	Lawsuit Alleges CNA At A Golen Living Center Sexually Abused Jonathan Rosenfeld - Nursing Home Abuse A recently filed lawsuit against Golden Living Centers in Merrillville, IN alleges that a CNA at the facility entered the room of a paralyzed stroke patient, took his clothes off and fondled the man against his will. Please see full...... more

	Personal Injury
	Personal Injury and Worker’s Comp Round Up Howard Ankin Here’s what other personal injury and worker’s compensation bloggers have been talking about over the past few weeks. Please see full article below for more information. ... more
	Lawsuit Involving Death of Six Year Old Boy Hit by Oxygen Tank While Undergoing MRI Test Settles on Verge of Trial for $2,900,000 John Hochfelder We wrote about this tragic case last August, here, and can now report that the estate of Michael Colombini has settled all of the claims arising out of his death in 2001. Bearing full responsibility, Westchester County Health Care...... more
	Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Caps on Damages Steven Pietrick This is a description of the Illinois Supreme Court's recent decision holding that the statutory caps on non-economic damages awarded in medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional as a violation of the separation of powers between...... more

	Personal Rights
	Citizenship and Allegiance: Before and After the Fourteenth Amendment Dan Goodman Before the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, one was considered a citizen of a State as well as a citizen of the United States. As such, one owe allegiance to both the individual State...... more
	ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT CLOBBERS (TORT REFORM) CAPS. Gregory Piche Illinois Supreme Courts bucks the trend and finds that tort reform malpractice liability caps violate the separation of powers clause of the Illinois constitution.... more
	New Massachusetts Data Security Law and Regulations - Comprehensive Information Security Plan required before March 1, 2010 Foley Hoag LLP As many of you are aware, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has adopted a new data security law, and regulations thereunder (the "Regulations"), intended to protect its residents from identity theft. While the new law primarily...... more

	Products Liability
	U.S. Starts Inquiry Into Prius Brake Problems Robert Kraft Poor Toyota. The company finally comes up with a proposed solution to the sticking throttle problem, and now they have a brake problem with the hugely popular Prius model. Here are excerpts from an article in the New York Times about...... more
	Clinical Investigators Beware: FDA is Reviewing What You Say Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP While it is common knowledge that the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) is being more active in its review of prescription drug advertising by drug product manufacturers, it may not be widely known that FDA is reviewing what...... more
	There Is Disagreement Over The Three-Year Failure Rate For Sprint Fidelis Lead Wires Thomas J. Lamb There Is Disagreement Over The Three-Year Failure Rate For Sprint Fidelis Lead Wires Medtronic Says 4.6 Percent Of Leads Failed, While Reports From Some Hospitals Indicate 9.2 Percent Of Sprint Fidelis Wires...... more

	Real Estate & Construction
	Temporary Foreclosure Relief Enacted in California Christine Wilton The reason why many lenders aren't moving on foreclosures are because of the moratorium law, and because they haven't sold off their inventory that currently sits on the open market. Fasten your seatbelts for the next wave of...... more
	Green Building Update - February 5, 2010 Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... IN THIS ISSUE: Penn State probing alleged climate science misconduct Green Building Focus ..State of the Union highlights renewables ..Fedrizzi argues for a green economic recovery *California urges slowing of EPA emissions...... more
	Loan Modifications Still Needed in Utah Jeff Butler With Utah ranking 5th in the Nation in 2009 for foreclosure filings, loan modifications are still needed. But watch out, there are many opportunists trying to take advantage of unsuspecting homeowners.... more

	Wills, Trusts & Estates
	Federal Estate, GST and Gift Tax Law: Current Status And Possible Retroactive Legislation Duane Morris LLP Despite legislation proposed by Congress in 2009, which we reported on in our prior Alerts, Congress has nevertheless been unable to prevent the repeal of the federal estate and generation-skipping transfer (GST) taxes. Consequently,...... more
	How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones - Do You Have a Will? Leslie Daff How to protect yourself and your loved ones with effective estate planning... more
	Keeping the Vacation Home in the Family Leslie Daff Strategies to keep your cherished family property - beach home, lake cottage, mountain cabin - in your family for generations... more

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