All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Legal Issues

For years, doctors have been taught to deny medical errors and defend themselves to the end.  Such denial is contrary to the honesty doctors and patients desire in a patient-physician relationship.  However, the risk of medical malpractice has led physicians to pursue this practice. ...

The guidelines for EPA actions may have to be amended to try & decrease the time it takes to obtain cleanup reimbursement from responsible parties!

State court actions on FDA issues may have a revival!Greater consideration should be given to utilizing the Supreme Court to resolve issues that Congress should have acted upon!

In this struggling economy, when companies fail their business practices will undoubtedly be microscoped!Failing financial companies will give greater support for stricter compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley & Corporate governance.

The main focus to date has been on writedowns and capital raisings in the "aftermath" of the credit crisis. Before we reach the end of the credit crisis road, legal authorities will have to investigate, bring charges, settle or try cases against many of the top names (institutions and persons)...

.- It´s not a legal matter: it's a life or death matter. .- The person who wears a Z-Shield truly believes it will protect his life, as well as the operation planners. .- US officials and troops believe the equipment provided by the Government is the best.

Product liability exposure of new materials makers can be severe, especially with fatal consequences of failures Internal memos re product problems can shoot company in the foot; prudent firms have a plan for controlling open-ended speculative memos in an instant-message environment Major PR and govt....

Fiduciary responsibilities apply to many facets of all businesses.Transparency has become a greater focus for our legal system.

Under the Third Geneva Convention ( Article 4 )  a fighter or belligerent in an international armed conflict who wanted lawful combatant status (and therefore prisoner of war status if captured), would have to meet certain criteria including: (1) That of being commanded by a person responsible...

How is it that the country that literally invented cell phones is now lagging behind other countries in making them more convenient and accessible to consumers?  For twenty years, Americans have been forced to live by "take-it-or-leave-it" contracts with service providers.  It was only...