International Coordination of Food Safety Regulations

FDA Registrar Corp helps companies comply with the U.S. food & beverage safety laws that are required of companies doing business in the US. These services are particularly helpful to non U.S. companies that may need to overcome language barriers, time barriers & cultural barriers with regard to FDA requirements.

Legal Concerns about Product Recalls

Recalls or product recalls that are requests made to the maker of a batch or an entire production run of a product owing to the discovery of safety issues are discussed here. The legal issues involved in this effort to limit liability for corporate negligence are explained. It may be noted that such negligence can lead to costly legal penalties being imposed. The product recalls seek to improve or avoid damage to corporate publicity.

Should You Join A Prepaid Legal Plan Service?

Legal plans work by providing basic coverage and attorney services for a membership, or a prepaid fee, that is usually paid monthly or yearly. By paying the membership fee, you have access to an attorney and their services, where without the plan you would have to pay, in some cases, a substantial fee.

Recent Case Shows Dangers Of Electronic Discovery Mishaps

With practitioners struggling to apply new amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure dealing with electronically stored information, the recent opinion in In Re NTL, Inc., illustrates the dangers of missteps in electronic discovery. Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck administered the harsh sanction of an adverse inference instruction for spoliation of electronic evidence.

An Expert's Escapade, a Cautionary Tale

Call it the case of the Renegade Expert. A federal judge's 78-page order enjoining an expert involved in Zyprexa mass-tort litigation from releasing documents serves as a cautionary tale for any lawyer operating under a judicial gag order. U.S. District Judge Jack B. Weinstein issued the injunction Feb. 13th after an expert retained by plaintiffs in the litigation against drug manufacturer Eli Lilly & Company leaked documents concerning the anti-psychotic drug to the news media and others.

Supreme Court Limits Antitrust Suits

In a victory for major U.S. companies, a unanimous Supreme Court has set a strict standard of proof for cases alleging predatory bidding in violation of federal antitrust law. The court held that the standard it applied in 1993 to predatory selling also applies to predatory buying. That means that a plaintiff alleging predatory bidding must satisfy a two-prong test. First, it must show that the defendant bid so high a price on raw materials that it would lose money on sales of its products. Second, it must show that the defendant would later recoup its losses after driving its competitors out of business.

Will I be Liable for Tax Penalties if My Tax Preparer Fraudulently Prepared my Return?

If I rely on a tax preparer to prepare my tax return and it turns out the preparer added credits and deductions that were not correct - will the IRS work with me to cut out penalties and interest?

The Law in South Africa

Roman Dutch law is a legal system based on Roman law as applied in the Netherlands in the 17th and 18th century. As such, it is a variety of the European continental Civil law or Ius commune. While Roman Dutch law ceased to be applied in the Netherlands themselves already at the beginning of the 19th century, Roman Dutch law is still being applied today by the courts of South Africa and Sri Lanka.

H1-B Cap Visa Reached- Available Options To Foreign Professionals Seeking To Work In The US

Now that the H1-B cap has been reached, what are the options for foreign workers? The H1-B cap was reached by the USCIS in an unprecedented speed this year. In years past, the cap was reached in almost two months for fiscal year of 2007 and in four months for fiscal year 2006. It is clear that there is a big incongruency between the existing foreign talent and the amount of available H1-B Visas. As a result, one should explore other sorts of work Visas for entering and working in the United States.

E-Contarcts - Legal Aspects

Today, as information technology goes ahead, technology has changed the lifestyle of the people in unimaginable way. Physical distance can not act like a communication barrier. Information can be passed faster then anticipated time. So here e-commerce comes into the picture. E-commerce is related to doing online business.

Your Health Can Get You Arrested For DUI!

What yo don't know about your own health can get you arrested on a DUI charge! Motorists in less than perfect health can find themselves wrongly arrested on criminal DUI charges.

Driving Drunk in Austin

Driving drunk & a guide to finding good representation

Comprehensive Immigration Reform - White House Circulates Draft Immigration Reform Principles

Washington, DC., March, 28, 2007- During the third week of March, 2007, the White House circulated a set of draft principles for comprehensive immigration reform. These principles were leaked to the media. The principles do not amount to a full proposal. However, they reflect the outcome of preliminary negotiations between the White House and Republican members of Congress.