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Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Ground work has been laid to open up legislature to try and get medical marijuana legalized under federal laws. Oregon Democrat Earl Blumenauer introduced legislation on Monday that boasts more than 150 advocates from around the country, attempting to allow more states to legalize cannabis for medicinal purposes and get federal law on their side. There are currently 19 states where medical marijuana is legal but a gray area within...
On November 30, 2012, DOL filed an Amicus Brief in the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in support of plaintiff providers in an ERISA class-action: Aetna must comply with federal law ERISA for all post-payment overpayment demand due to ERISA plan coverage dispute. ERISAclaim.com offers webinars to assess the immediate impact of DOL action for all healthcare providers. Hanover Park, IL (PRWEB) December 07, 2012 On November 30, 2012, federal government, DOL (Department of Labor),...
Plan to largely outsource inspections will endanger public, AFGE writes in official comments WASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Agriculture Department's proposal to largely outsource poultry inspections functions and drastically speed up the visual inspection process violates federal law and must not be allowed to proceed, the nation's largest federal employee union said in official comments on the proposal. The American Federation of Government Employees, which...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Profit before Children: Lives of Medically Fragile Children & Young Adults at Risk in Florida Geriatric Nursing Homes," a just-released white paper authored by the Florida Association for Medically Fragile Children (www.fragilechildren.org), details how the state of Florida and geriatric nursing homes are violating federal law and putting the lives of medically fragile children and young adults at risk. Major revelations in...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The U.S. Senate urgently needs to support legislation that would apply longstanding federal law on conscience protection to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), said the chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). In a February 15 letter to all Senators, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston explained how the "Respect for Rights of Conscience Act" (S....
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Hewlett-Packard Company (HP), of Palo Alto, Calif., has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $425,000. The settlement agreement (pdf) has been provisionally accepted by the Commission (3-1). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO) The settlement resolves staff allegations that HP knowingly failed to report immediately to CPSC, as required...
Michigan-based Doorbrake Company, LLC is proud to announce the release of their new door brake security device, the Door Brake. Every day stories of medical marijuana patients being targeted by criminals appear on television and in the newspapers. On top of that, federal law prohibits medical marijuana patients from owning a firearm. The only legal option for medical marijuana patients to protect themselves is to fortify their homes. The door brake door security device prevents home...
DEA Has Failed to Issue Required Decision after 9 Years WASHINGTON, May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A coalition of advocacy groups and patients yesterday filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to compel the Obama Administration to formally respond to a 9-year-old petition to have marijuana rescheduled under the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Relief sought from the Court of Appeals would enable states with medical marijuana...
Rainbow Acres distributed raw milk in violation of federal law SILVER SPRING, Md., April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against Daniel L. Allgyer, owner of the Rainbow Acres Farm, in Kinzers, Pa., for distributing unpasteurized (or "raw") milk for human consumption in interstate commerce. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO) The...
The Supreme Court decided on Tuesday that federal law shields vaccine makers from product-liability lawsuits in state court seeking damages for a child's injuries or death from a vaccine's side effects. The court ruled for Wyeth in a lawsuit brought by the parents of Hannah Bruesewitz, who suffered seizures as an infant after her third dose of a diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine in 1992. Pfizer and other vaccine makers argued that a Supreme Court ruling for the plaintiffs could open...
