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Excerpts from "The Best of MLF 2009," from January through June.
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Though its enactment in 2008 was well-intentioned, implementation of the CPSIA has been a logistical nightmare ' largely because this far-reaching law was enacted without providing adequate resources to the CPSC to enforce it or giving sufficient forethought to its implications for the affected businesses.
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A relative youngster in terms of legal doctrines, the Economic Loss Rule has quickly gained widespread acceptance in state and federal courts. First recognized by California in 1965, it has now been endorsed in some form by the U.S. Supreme Court and nearly every state.
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This article examines four avenues for addressing the problems of climate change and global warming: international diplomacy, litigation, regulatory agency action, and legislation. Various aspects of these avenues impact product manufacturers and, in turn, product liability litigation.
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The following is an updated version of an article first published by Blane Prescott, Vice President with Hildebrandt, in the closing months of 2008.
President Obama recently signed into law The Worker, Home Ownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009. This article addresses two significant provisions contained in the legislation.
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A discussion of mandatory retirement in law firms and the ADEA.
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Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
On Oct. 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law 111-84 ("NDAA for 2010"). Primarily a defense appropriations law, the NDAA contains several amendments to the family military-leave provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"). Although no specific effective date is noted in the amendments, it appears these amendments went into effect upon President Obama's signature and are the most recent in a series of changes to the FMLA.
