Sunday, the Seattle Times reported that new, stronger gun background checks will become effective for Washington State on Thursday (12/4/2014). These new Washington gun background check rules (Ref. 591) passed with 59% of the popular vote on November 4th and will require “background checks on all sales and transfers, including private transactions and many loans
Today, I read a critique of the new FDA menu labeling rules that was published by the Heritage Foundation. A staff writer claimed, “The final rule has taken this FDA power grab to a whole new level” and said the Obama Administration is “confusing health with safety.” That writer says public safety is the chief
Health care privacy law, as we’ve noted here, is an area of law that continues to grow at a precipitous rate. HIPAA and health care privacy protections may intersect with employment law issues, underscoring the weight of responsibility for all keepers and handlers of private medical information — and the people and companies that may
As expected, industry push-back came soon after new rules were enacted by the US Consumer Protection Safety Commission for the regulation of recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs). To highlight some of that industry reaction to new ROV rules, I’ve included a statement by the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association trade group. “The Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association
This month, CBS affiliate WNEM reported that a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over defective Stryker hips. In this defective hip replacement settlement, Stryker agreed to pay over $1.4 billion in damages to patients who received faulty implants. For more on defective hip replacements, check out our sister blog, DangerousDrugs WNEM writes, “Thousands
On October 31st, the Associated Press reported that, “[a pending] $500 million lawsuit against Kimberly-Clark Corp. alleges the company falsely claimed its surgical gowns protected against Ebola and other infectious diseases.” (hyperlink added) This Ebola gown lawsuit was filed against the company on October 29th, and the plaintiff alleges that the giant personal care company
Yesterday, the United States Food and Drug Administration announced new calorie count rules that will be enacted December 2nd. According to the FDA release, these rules “[require] that calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, similar retail food establishments and vending machines with 20 or more locations to provide consumers
Today, the Chicago Tribune reported that two additional deaths have been attributed to faulty General Motors ignition switches. So far, the total lies at 35 dead and many more injuries have been legally tied to the defective ignition switch problem that sparked a recall of millions of GM cars and trucks this year. Sadly, it
Tomorrow, there will be a runoff election in Hinds County, where Jackson, Mississippi and most of its suburbs are located. Hopefully, all goes well this time — The Clarion-Ledger reported that “Hinds County Election Commission Chairwoman Connie Cochran admitted [November 10th, 2014] that she broke the law by not ordering the required number of ballots
A few weeks ago, telecommunications giant Comcast put out a statement indicating that the company (sort of) agreed with President Obama’s remarks about net neutrality this month. Before I go over how the company and the administration agree and disagree over net neutrality, it would probably help to explain what net neutrality is, and what’s