“Monsanto Protection Act” To Expire; Concern Over GMO Crops Continues
By David C. Strouss, Esq. Posted on Oct 2, 2013 Overshadowed by the continuing debate over the government shutdown is the apparent fate of legislative protection of companies responsible for genetically modified organisms (“GMO”). In March of this year, a last-minute...
$14M SEC Whistleblower Award: New Era Of Combating Financial Fraud
By Michael A. Lesser, Esq. Posted on Oct 2, 2013 The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) just announced an award of more than $14 million to a single whistleblower whose information led to an SEC enforcement action that recovered substantial investor...
Thalidomide, Frances Oldham Kelsey, And The Pharmaceutical Industry
By Michael A. Lesser, Esq. Posted on Sep 25, 2013 Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey Released in Germany in 1957 as an all-purpose sedative, but later widely used as a preventative treatment for “morning sickness,”...
Top Five Elements Of Asbestos Bankruptcy Claims
Posted by Andrew S. Wainwright, Sep 24, 2013 1:15:00 PM As a result of the widespread use of their deadly products, many of the manufacturers of asbestos-containing products have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. After filing for bankruptcy, our laws protect...