Recent Developments in the Law

False Advertising Cited in Activia and DanActive Yogurt Products

The answer to the above question is that it depends on when your employee handbook was last reviewed.

The question of what constitutes a trade secret is a frequently asked question with no easy answer.

Fleet® oral laxative has been recalled by its manufacturer. A form of acute kidney injury has been associated with use.

Ohio Supreme Court confirms that Prevailing Wage Law only applies to work performed on the site of Public Improvement Project

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, which was enacted on August 4, 1988 and became effective on February 4, 1989, offers protection to workers, their families and communities by requiring employers to provide advance notice of plant closings and mass layoffs.

On June 16, 2009 the Federal Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to stop using and to throw away three zinc-containing Zicam intranasal products. These products may cause a loss of sense of smell.

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 which implemented a number of changes to the Internal Revenue Code and specifically respecting tax exempt bond provisions of the Code.

On December 11, 2008, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York approved a $37.5 million settlement in the matter In re Scottish Re Securities Litigation, U.S.D.C. S.D. N.Y., Case No. 06-cv-5853 ("Scottish Re Litigation"). The Scottish Re Litigation was a securities fraud class action filed on behalf of a class of persons and entities who purchased or acquired Scottis

On March 4, 2009, in a much anticipated ruling, the United States Supreme Court ruled against the pharmaceutical company, Wyeth, in the case Wyeth v. Levine. The Supreme Court held that a Vermont woman was not prohibited from bringing a state law tort claim against the drug manufacturer over the labeling of one of their products, Phenergan.

If your property is in danger of being foreclosed, there are numerous things you can do to help prevent foreclosure.

Difficult economic times can result in frayed business, shareholder, and employment relations. In particular, as business owners and key employees grapple with these difficult economic times, the question of the enforceability of post employment covenants, such as non-disclosure, non-compete and/or non-solicitation agreements, comes to light.

On Wednesday, December 5, 2007 the nine-person jury in U.S. District Court in Cleveland found that five companies showed negligence by not warning our client Jeff Tamraz of the toxicity of manganese in their products.

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