Lawinfo Weblog » Lead Counsel Guest Attorneys http://blog.lawinfo.com Lawyer Blog | Attorney Blog | Read and Post Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:59:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Should Welfare Recipients Be Forced to Submit to Drug Tests? http://blog.lawinfo.com/2011/09/28/should-welfare-recipients-be-forced-to-submit-to-drug-tests/ http://blog.lawinfo.com/2011/09/28/should-welfare-recipients-be-forced-to-submit-to-drug-tests/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:47:04 +0000 GuestWriter http://blog.lawinfo.com/?p=12142 If you are poor you are not afforded the same Constitutional Rights as someone who is wealthy.  Well at least that’s true if you live in Florida.  In Florida, if you want public cash assistance to support your family, you are now required to take a drug test.  Florida’s House Bill 353 (“HB 353”), requires [...]]]> http://blog.lawinfo.com/2011/09/28/should-welfare-recipients-be-forced-to-submit-to-drug-tests/feed/ 0 What Happens After a DUI Arrest? http://blog.lawinfo.com/2011/09/02/what-happens-after-a-dui-arrest/ http://blog.lawinfo.com/2011/09/02/what-happens-after-a-dui-arrest/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:00:18 +0000 GuestWriter http://blog.lawinfo.com/?p=11864 Today’s guest article provided by our friends at www.1800DUILaws.com who provide drunk driving legal resources
 

Getting a DUI is something no one expects to happen, yet oftentimes many people find themselves with handcuffs around their wrists worrying about what [...]]]> http://blog.lawinfo.com/2011/09/02/what-happens-after-a-dui-arrest/feed/ 0 California Supreme Court Rules to Uphold Prop 8 Gay-Marriage Ban http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/05/26/california-supreme-court-rules-to-uphold-prop-8-gay-marriage-ban/ http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/05/26/california-supreme-court-rules-to-uphold-prop-8-gay-marriage-ban/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 00:50:34 +0000 Senior Editor http://blog.lawinfo.com/?p=4954 By: LISA R. WILSON

The fight for marriage equality will rage on another day. On Tuesday, May 26th, California’s Supreme Court ruled to uphold the state’s gay-marriage ban, also known as Proposition 8. The 6-1 decision by Chief Justice Ron George rejected an argument from activists that Proposition 8 revised the California constitution’s equal protection [...]]]> http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/05/26/california-supreme-court-rules-to-uphold-prop-8-gay-marriage-ban/feed/ 1 Paper or Plastic? Colorado Lawmakers Keep Option Alive by Stopping Plastic Bag Ban http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/02/25/paper-or-plastic-colorado-lawmakers-keep-option-alive-by-stopping-plastic-bag-ban/ http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/02/25/paper-or-plastic-colorado-lawmakers-keep-option-alive-by-stopping-plastic-bag-ban/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:56:11 +0000 Senior Editor http://blog.lawinfo.com/?p=4468 By: LISA R. WILSON

Colorado shoppers will be able to keep using plastic grocery bags after lawmakers stopped what would have been the nation’s first statewide ban on plastic grocery bags. Lawmakers successfully lobbied that the ban would lead to increased use of paper bags, which take more energy and money to produce, and take [...]]]> http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/02/25/paper-or-plastic-colorado-lawmakers-keep-option-alive-by-stopping-plastic-bag-ban/feed/ 1 Lead Regulations Will Cut Manufacturing Jobs: The Lesser of Two Evils? http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/02/05/lead-regulations-will-cut-manufacturing-jobs-the-lesser-of-two-evils/ http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/02/05/lead-regulations-will-cut-manufacturing-jobs-the-lesser-of-two-evils/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:29:11 +0000 Senior Editor http://blog.lawinfo.com/?p=4347 By: LISA R. WILSON

Garment workers, manufacturers and small-business owners gathered in front of Macy’s flagship store in New York Tuesday to protest a new anti-lead law they say will cut their jobs and devastate wide-spread retail profits.

The Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act of 2008 requires that all items sold for use by [...]]]> http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/02/05/lead-regulations-will-cut-manufacturing-jobs-the-lesser-of-two-evils/feed/ 0 Toyota to Recall Over 1 Million Cars Internationally http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/28/toyota-to-recall-over-1-million-cars-internationally/ http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/28/toyota-to-recall-over-1-million-cars-internationally/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:14:35 +0000 Senior Editor http://blog.lawinfo.com/?p=4296 By: LISA R. WILSON

On Wednesday, Toyota Motor Corp announced it would recall more than 1.35 million Vitz, Belta and Ractis international models to fix a defect in the seatbelt, a component in the exhaust system, or both.

Subject to the recall in Japan are 525,898 Vitz, Belta and Ractis cars built from January [...]]]> http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/28/toyota-to-recall-over-1-million-cars-internationally/feed/ 0 FDA Reviewing Blood Thinner Plavix http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/27/fda-reviewing-blood-thinner-plavix/ http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/27/fda-reviewing-blood-thinner-plavix/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:42:42 +0000 Senior Editor http://blog.lawinfo.com/?p=4283 By: LISA R. WILSON

The FDA has notified healthcare professionals that they are working with the makers of blood-thinner Plavix in order to determine the effectiveness of the drug in some patients.

The FDA is studying reports that taking certain heartburn medications mixed with clopidogrel (Plavix) decreases the benefits of the drug. Also, differences [...]]]> http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/27/fda-reviewing-blood-thinner-plavix/feed/ 2 Sleepwalker Who Froze to Death had Ambien Prescription in Home http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/24/sleepwalker-who-froze-to-death-had-ambien-prescription-in-home/ http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/24/sleepwalker-who-froze-to-death-had-ambien-prescription-in-home/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:00:14 +0000 Senior Editor http://blog.lawinfo.com/?p=4261 By: LISA R. WILSON

A man who froze to death in Wisconsin while sleepwalking outdoors was found to have a bottle of Ambien in his bedroom, but it has not been determined whether he took the medication on the night of his death.

Timothy Brueggeman, 51, was found outside his rural home Tuesday morning [...]]]> http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/24/sleepwalker-who-froze-to-death-had-ambien-prescription-in-home/feed/ 3 FDA Announces Over 125 Peanut Products Recalled for Possible Salmonella Contamination http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/22/fda-announces-125-plus-peanut-products-recalled-for-possible-salmonella-contamination/ http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/22/fda-announces-125-plus-peanut-products-recalled-for-possible-salmonella-contamination/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:02:27 +0000 Senior Editor http://blog.lawinfo.com/?p=4254 By: LISA R. WILSON

The FDA has announced that more than 125 different products have been recalled for possible salmonella contamination in what is now being called one of the largest food recalls in history.

Everything from crackers to ice cream to dog biscuits is being recalled and investigated. On Tuesday, PetSmart recalled seven [...]]]> http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/22/fda-announces-125-plus-peanut-products-recalled-for-possible-salmonella-contamination/feed/ 0 Recent Children’s Products Recalls, Including Cribs and Clothing http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/20/recent-children%e2%80%99s-products-recalls-including-cribs-and-clothing/ http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/20/recent-children%e2%80%99s-products-recalls-including-cribs-and-clothing/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:25:32 +0000 Senior Editor http://blog.lawinfo.com/?p=4234 By: LISA R. WILSON

So far, 2009 isn’t starting out great when it comes to safe products for children. There have been a lot of products recalled, including cribs, baby garments and common household objects. The following list comprises recalls that have been announced so far this year:

Stork Craft baby cribs

About 535,000 [...]]]> http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/20/recent-children%e2%80%99s-products-recalls-including-cribs-and-clothing/feed/ 0