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William Dubanevich, Esq. A recent study authored by Amy Mall of the Natural Resources Defense Council revealed that the majority of states where hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, occurs have no laws requiring disclosure of operations by those who are drilling. It was also found that the disclosure laws that do exist in certain [...]

by: Jonathan Macri, Esq. Driving while texting may have new competition for the title of the most dangerous activity that is overtaking the nation: walking while texting. A new report by the Associated Press highlights what has become a pressing concern for a number of local governments throughout the country. The problem seems to be [...]

by: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq. U.S. settlements for Yasmin alleging that the pills caused blood clots in women have increased to over $402 million. According to Bloomberg, Bayer which is based in Germany, has resolved almost 1,900 cases in which women allege they suffered a clot in their veins which can lead to heart attacks and [...]

Many people rely on certain safety equipment to just be ready, working, and keeping them out of harm’s way without even thinking about it. One example of this type of equipment is a fire alarm. Most of us don’t even bother with the fire alarm until it goes off due to less-threatening things like too [...]

The False Claims Act is an act that holds an organization responsible of fraud if they receive money or any other types of compensation for submitting requests that has false information. An example of this is billing the government for medical services that were not received or not medically necessary. This fraud not only costs [...]