(Photo by Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images) “Unusual” is a concerning adjective to read in the results of most medical assessments, especially ones evaluating mental fortitude. That is until you remember that this is Pauline Newman we are dealing with. Despite the series of initial cooperation, long format interviews, and the damned Supreme…
Danielle D. Dauphinais and Elijah Lewis (New Hampshire Department of Justice). A New Hampshire mother who was charged with brutally abusing and neglecting her 5-year-old son, found dead with fentanyl in his system, is going to plead guilty to killing him. Danielle D. Dauphinais, 38, is taking a plea for second-degree murder, knowing, which is…
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that it filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Visa for allegedly violating Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act by maintaining a monopoly over debit network markets. Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act prohibit unreasonable restraints of trade and monopolies. The DOJ contended that…
— OPINION — Imagine that the phone call comes or an email pops into your inbox — “Sir, we have been contacted by the health authorities and they say our product has been linked to illnesses and deaths. What do we do?” So, what do you do? Boar’s Head’s CEO, received that call. Now, what has…
The Details: Two bills specifically focus on health care and would impose requirements on use of AI by health care providers—including health facilities, clinics, physicians’ offices, or group practices —and health plans, respectively: Assembly Bill 3030 requires that health care providers disclose, via a disclaimer, to a patient receiving clinical information generated by generative AI…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Law360 Pulse’s 2024 Summer Associates Survey Part 2, what percentage of respondents say the firm they worked at provided fun programming for summers? Hint: Those fun events included retreats, mock trial competitions, cooking classes, trips to Disneyland, baseball games and Broadway shows….
George Vigil (Denver Police Department). An argument about a bottle of hot sauce in Colorado elicited a fiery and ultimately fatal rage over the weekend that left one man dead and another behind bars, police in the Mile High State say. George Vigil, 19, stands accused of one count of murder in the second degree,…
Canada’s federal government announced on Monday that it would commit CAD 250mn (USD 186mn) to address the growing problem of encampments and homelessness across Canada. Provinces will be required to match the government’s investment cost to qualify for the grants. The funding builds on the existing Reaching Home program, which aims to allocate $3.7 billion…
Just over a month ago, employers throughout the United States breathed a sigh of relief after Judge Ada Brown in the Northern District of Texas issued a summary judgment ruling in the Ryan v. FTC litigation setting aside the FTC’s rule banning the vast majority of non-competes (the “Rule”). In that decision, Judge Brown reasoned—just…
On August 26, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland decided in Teamsters Local Union No. 355 v. Total Distribution Services, Inc., that the Maryland Economic Stabilization Act (“Maryland WARN Act” or “Act”) does not provide individuals with the right to file suit in their personal capacity to enforce a legal claim…
