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An Increase In Complications Due To Surgical Revision Of Defective Sprint Fidelis Leads
An Increase In Complications Due To Surgical Revision Of Defective Sprint Fidelis Leads Lead Wire Extraction Surgery Might Be More Hazardous Than Once Thought, Including Serious Cardiovascular Injuries And Deaths http://www.drug-injury.com/druginjurycom/2010/08/medtronic-sprint-fidelis-surgical-revision-extraction-surgery-risks-complications.html
Posted by Tom Lamb on 9.8.10 in Personal Injury.
Arrested Abroad as a U.S. Citizen? Know your rights.
Brief article on what the U.S. Government can and will do for you.
Posted by Bryon Gross on 9.7.10 in Miscellaneous - Newsworthy.
HP v. Mark Hurd - Threatened Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
Hewlett-Packard has filed suit against Ex-CEO Mark Hurd for breach of contract and threatened misappropriation of trade secrets. This is related to Oracle's recent hiring of Mark Hurd as their President.
Posted by The LawLink Team on 9.7.10 in Litigation.
SEC Sues New Jersey - Feds Claim State Misled Investors!
Many think the government always has their back. Even if the regulators can't stop every investment fraud or scam, few think that the government itself could be the one doing the misleading!
Posted by Brian Mahany on 9.4.10 in Business - Securities.
Fraudsters Beware - Homestead Exemptions Don't Always Work
Although Florida and a select few states have powerful homestead laws that protect one's home against creditors, those laws do not always work if fraud or a fraudulent conveyance was involved. Like all aspects of asset protection, timing is everything.
Posted by Brian Mahany on 9.3.10 in Litigation - Court Decision.
California Court Enforces Verbal Contractor Agreement, and Awards Attorney's Fees
In this recent decision, the California appellate court enforced a verbal agreement between homeowner and contractor to avoid unjust enrichment. Furthermore, the court awarded the contractor attorney's fees for homeowners' delay progress payments and for withholding more than 150% of the disputed amounts.
Posted by Robin Mashal on 9.2.10 in Litigation - Appellate.
AVVO Sued Again For Unfair Practices
St. Petersburg lawyer Larry Joe Davis Jr. has sued AVVO claiming that they gave him an unfairly low rating. “Avvo.com’s manipulation of lawyers via the join-us-and-fix-it-or-else strategy is beyond unfair and approaches actionable blackmail.” The case is Larry Jo Davis v. AVVO
Posted by The LawLink Team on 9.2.10 in Internet Law.
Digitek MDL Federal Court Judge Goodwin Issues Litigation Stay In August 2010
Digitek MDL Federal Court Judge Goodwin Issues Litigation Stay In August 2010 October 2010 Meeting With State Court Judges Is Postponed; Fate Of Digitek Bellwether Trials Uncertain http://www.drug-injury.com/druginjurycom/2010/08/digitek-mdl-litigation-stay-issued-august-2010-judge-goodwin.html
Posted by Tom Lamb on 8.31.10 in Personal Injury.
Mediation Confidentiality in California
Radford vs. Shehorn -- in this recent decision, the California court of appeals held that absent a waiver of mediation confidentiality, Sections 703.5 and 1121 of the California Evidence Code would prevent a mediator from testifying whether the Stipulation sought to be enforced by one of the parties was a true copy of the settlement agreement reached by the parties. (www.metnew.com)
Posted by Robin Mashal on 8.29.10 in Litigation.
Accounting Firm Had No Duty to Prepare W-2 Forms that Accurately Showed Income of Client's Employees
Employees sued their employer's accounting firm for issuing W-2 forms that over-stated the employees' income. This California Court held that CPAs did not owe a duty of care to client's employees, because there was no privity of contract between CPAs and client's employees, there are no allegations that CPAs generated the inflated numbers, or that CPAs were employed to verify that the accounting information was correct.
Posted by Robin Mashal on 8.29.10 in Tax Law.