A Tennessee newspaper investigating the state's Department of Children's Services may have to pay almost $35,000 for public records on deaths or near deaths of children who had contact with the child welfare agency, according to an estimate released by the DCS last week.

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National Restaurant Association: Current Labor And Employment Issues In The Restaurant Business

Healthcare workers who contract Ebola while caring for patients will be covered under most states’ workers’ compensation laws.

Whistleblower lawsuits are widespread and especially problematic in highly regulated industries such as financial services.

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) sustained the examining attorney’s refusal to register the mark .MUSIC on the ground that it was merely descriptive. In re theDot Communications Network LLC, Serial Nos. 77622942, 77622944, 77622945, 77622947 and 77622948 (T.T.A.B. Nov. 22, 2011) (precedential).

It should come as no surprise that IP infringement is rampant on the internet—we regularly assist our clients with Internet-related legal issues.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced that it will delay enforcement of the Red Flags Rule until August 1, 2009 “to give creditors and financial institutions more time to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs.”

In a published opinion, a United States district court dismissed a class action lawsuit against Cadence Bank’s ATM operations.

In the wake of recent scrutiny of consumer advocates, class action lawyers, and state regulators, the CFPB issued, on September 12, a bulletin reiterating the applicability of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and Regulation E to payroll card accounts.

An organization calling itself Bankrupting America, has created a video series called "The Government."

In its efforts to become a national model for sustainability, the Los Angeles Community College System has learned that solar arrays and seismic faults are a bad combination:

Participation is increasing in France's renewable energy sector with farmers seeking ways to offset the instability of farm prices.

As the world digests the fallout of the recent Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. debt rating, further downgrades by S&P or the other rating agencies could have significant long-term effects on the country's community banks.

January 9, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued three former officers of Commonwealth Bankshares, Inc., ("Commonwealth") a bank holding company in Norfolk, Virginia.

On May 29, 2013, the IRS, DOL and HHS issued final regulations on employer wellness programs under PPACA.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it will spend $20 million to manage populations of feral hogs and test for diseases such as swine fever.

Another lawyer thinks the CFPB has gone too far.

The United States Supreme Court will determine whether a 2010 opinion letter from the Department of Labor was properly issued.

An organization calling itself Bankrupting America, has created a video series called "The Government."