As carbon control efforts around the world intensify, there is increasing focus on the development of marketable voluntary carbon credit markets. Although several Asian countries have yet to establish them, emissions trading markets are well developed in other parts of the world and voluntary trading of carbon credits has been underway for many years. Given … Read more
It’s been more than a year since federal indictments were filed against Louisville-based Magnetics Co. and three top executives, alleging they sent classified U.S. military intelligence to China and defrauded the Defense Department. The case is still ongoing, with the court system set for trial for the company and three defendants tentatively scheduled for early … Read more
Iowa officials have suspended sales at a popular hemp retailer in Des Moines, Dispensary, and stopped the business’ second location from opening in Ingersoll. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services suspended Despenser’s license for 30 days, barring the business from selling any edible hemp products on Fourth Avenue in downtown Des Moines. The … Read more
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has broad powers to issue exclusion orders barring the importation of goods that have infringed or misappropriated the IP rights of complainants. Moreover, ITCs in rem Statutory misappropriation allows for the prohibition of importation of products modified by trade secret misappropriation, even if the misappropriation is extraterritorial (ET) and … Read more
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones said in an interview with Reuters on Oct. 13, 2023, in this screen capture from a Reuters video. REUTERS TV via REUTERS License Rights The mediator resigned after admitting his relationship with the lawyer The judge urged a full review of the medical malpractice settlement. Also Kerr will resume mediation … Read more
A Cigna sign is seen at a healthcare facility in Queens, New York City, US, November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File photo obtained license rights NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2011 (FBC) — US health insurer Cigna Group ( CI.N ) is exploring the sale of its Medicare Advantage business, which manages government health insurance for people … Read more
[1/12]Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s son and co-defendant Donald Trump Jr. in the Trump Organization civil fraud trial in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, Nov. 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Pool License Rights New York, November 1, 2011 (FBC) Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., said in a civil … Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division has filed a complaint in the first enforcement action based on the sharing of competitive information since it repealed its data-sharing guidelines earlier this year.1At AgriStats, an analytics company that compiles, aggregates and disseminates data among competing meat processors. On September 28, 2023, the complaint, filed in … Read more