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Judge bans veiled lawyers in courtrooms

A senior judge of Pakistan has ordered woman lawyers not to wear veils in courtrooms, the newspaper Daily Times reported Saturday//. "You are professionals and should be dressed as required of lawyers," Chief Justice Tariq Pervaiz Khan of the Peshawar High Court told veiled lawyer Raees Anjum,...

Avandia Attorney Says Study Based on 'Useless Trick Science'

... Palo Alto , Houston and New York , The Lanier Law Firm is committed to addressing client concerns with effective and innovative solutions in courtrooms across the country. The firm is composed of outstanding trial attorneys with decades of experience handling cases involving pharmaceutical liabi...

Patients Call for Continued FDA Preemption Authority

...rt's 8-1 decision in Riegel v. Medtronic foreshadowed what we will see in courtrooms and what we will see in the hearing tomorrow -- that the thousands of patie...often take years of scientific and regulatory oversight, over to states and courtrooms that lack the necessary expertise and budgets. "How does a lawyer or a...

New Study Confirms Link Between Pain Pumps and Cartilage Damage -- Searcy Denney Law Firm Investigates Claims

...nd vindicating the rights of people injured through negligence, deceit and abuse of power. Over the past 30 years, the firm has represented clients in courtrooms throughout Florida and across the nation. For media interviews, contact Derede McAlpin at 202-973-1314. ### Read the full story at http://ww...

Children Who Have Frequent Family Dinners Less Likely to Use Marijuana, Tobacco, and Drink Alcohol

...free," said Kathleen Ferrigno, CASA's Director of Marketing. "Family dinners do make a difference. America's drug problem is not going to be solved in courtrooms or legislative hearing rooms by judges and politicians. It will be solved in living rooms and dining rooms and across kitchen tables -- by parents and...

National Council on Disability Monthly Bulletin for June, 2008

... III of ADA. The proposed regulations will, for the first time, establish specific requirements for the design of accessible public facilities such as courtrooms and an array of recreation facilities including playgrounds, swimming pools, amusement parks, and golf courses, making it easier for individuals with ...

The Lanier Law Firm Will Appeal Court Reversal of Jury Award to Widow in Nation's 1st Vioxx Trial

...os Angeles, Palo Alto, Houston and New York, The Lanier Law Firm is committed to addressing client concerns with effective and innovative solutions in courtrooms across the country. The firm is composed of outstanding trial attorneys with decades of experience handling cases involving personal injury, pharmaceu...

Supreme Court Hears Case on Federal Pre-emption of Safety Standards for Medical Technologies (Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.)

...ents, the safety and efficacy of medical technologies are best determined by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists -- not by lawsuits filed in courtrooms across the country. Allowing states to serve as secondary regulatory bodies would undermine the established science-based review process in place for ...

Amicus Brief Filed with U.S. Supreme Court in Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.

...Device Manufacturers Association. "The safety and efficacy of medical technologies are best determined by FDA scientists -- not by lawsuits filed in courtrooms throughout the country. It was the specific intent of the U.S. Congress that the FDA be responsible for the timely approval of safe and effective medi...

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Streaming video could make courtrooms into Internet conference calls

MADISON, Wis. Sonic Foundry, a provider of rich-media systems and software, is deploying its Mediasite technology to record courtroom proceedings, the company has announced. Sonic Foundry and media services provider BxVideo are teaming up to power Courtroom Connect's new Virtual Law Viewer ...

Revolutionary Genomics Research Group Opens Boston Office; Provides DNA Evidence in Workers Comp Cases

...ding in California. Insurers, chemical companies, law firms and the American Bar Association are carefully watching its development for further use in courtrooms around the country. Gary M. Rodrigues has joined The Cytokine Institute and Green Reach Consulting as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Of...