Tag Archives: Alarm

2019 Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ Reports Issued; Reports Sound Alarm (Again) as Depletion of Trust Fund is Imminent

Each year, the board of trustees of the Social Security Trust Fund and Medicare Trust Fund release reports to Congress providing an estimated projected financial outlook for the programs.  Last week both reports were released.  The 79th annual Social Security … Continue reading

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U.S. Securities Class Action Litigation: Alarm Bells and Reform Proposals

Last fall, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform issued a paper detailing the ways in which the U.S. securities class action litigation system is “spinning out of control,” and calling for a renewed wave of securities litigation reform. In … Continue reading

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Sound the alarm? Registration required to file infringement lawsuit.

In response to the Supreme Court’s opinion in Fourth Estate Public Benefits Corp.  v. Wall-Street.com, some are warning photographers that it’s now more difficult to make claims for copyright infringement. In its order, the Supreme Court held that you must … Continue reading

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Sears C.E.O. and Investor Lampert Sounds Alarm on Bankruptcy Risk

Edward Lampert, the Sears chief executive whose hedge fund owns big chunks of the company’s debt, suggests selling stores and asking lenders to take equity stakes. Read more detail on Recent Business Law posts –

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Number Of Nuplazid Patient Deaths Reported To FDA In Just The Past Two Years Causes Alarm In Drug Safety Circles

This Relatively New Parkinson's Disease Drug Already Been Implicated In Hundreds Of Death Cases, While Only Being On Market Since 2016   (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)   Two years ago the FDA approved Nuplazid (pimaveanserin) as a new … Continue reading

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