Report: Patent pools may stifle competition 
Published: May 10, 2013
Tags: antitrust, competition, Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, patent law, patent pools
WASHINGTON – Patent pools, designed to spur innovation and reduce the cost of litigation, may actually be having anticompetitive effects according to a report released by the former competition policy director for the Federal Trade Commission.
Gov’t won’t appeal ruling on graphic cigarette warnings
Published: April 1, 2013
Tags: cigarettes, Department of Justice, DOJ, FDA, First Amendment, Food and Drug Administration, Liggett Group, Lorillard, R.J. Reynolds, tobacco labeling
The Department of Justice has decided not to appeal a court decision striking down the Food and Drug Administration’s new graphic warnings on cigarette packages on First Amendment grounds.
DOJ settlement over food allergy sets the table for future actions
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: February 8, 2013
Tags: ADA, AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, celiac disease, Department of Justice, disability discrimination, DOJ, food allergies, gluten, Lesley University
Does a food allergy constitute a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
According to a recent settlement between Lesley University and the Department of Justice, the answer is: It depends.
Most of tough Alabama immigration law unenforceable
Published: August 27, 2012
Tags: anti-immigration statutes, Department of Justice, DOJ, equal protection, immigration, preemption, undocumented worker
Federal immigration law in most part preempts an Alabama law placing broad restrictions on those who are in the country illegally, the 11th Circuit has ruled.
Thousands of convictions to be reviewed for flawed forensics
Published: July 19, 2012
Tags: Department of Justice, DOJ, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, forensic evidence, hair analysis, Innocence Project, NACDL, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
The Department of Justice and FBI will review thousands of criminal convictions for possible flawed forensic evidence.
Glaxo settles marketing fraud charges for record $3 billion
Published: July 10, 2012
Tags: Avandia, Department of Justice, DOJ, drug marketing, False Claims Act, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, GlaxoSmithKline, health care fraud, off-label uses, Paxil, Wellbutrin
GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to plead guilty and pay $3 billion to resolve charges that the pharmaceutical giant fraudulently marketed the prescription drugs Paxil, Wellbutrin and Avandia, the U.S. Justice Department has announced.
Justice Department won’t prosecute Holder for contempt
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: July 2, 2012
Tags: Congress, contempt, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, White House
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice has declined to bring contempt of Congress charges against Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Federal agencies: FCRA is constitutional
Published: May 9, 2012
Tags: Congress, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, consumer protection, credit reporting agencies, Department of Justice, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Federal Trade Commission, Supremem Court
WASHINGTON – In a joint brief filed in a Pennsylvania district court case challenging the Fair Credit Reporting Act, three federal agencies have urged the court to find the law constitutional.
Employer request for Facebook passwords yields legislation, investigation
Published: March 29, 2012
Tags: Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Department of Justice, Discrimination, DOJ, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Facebook, job applicants, privacy, social media, social networking, Stored Communications Act
After recent reports that employers were requesting Facebook passwords from job applicants, state and federal legislators quickly responded with possible legislation and a request for a federal investigation into the legalities of the practice.
New ADA accessibility standards take effect
Published: March 23, 2012
Tags: ADA, AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, Department of Justice, DOJ, pool accessibility, swimming pools
The Justice Department’s new rules updating standards for accessible design under the Americans with Disabilities Act have gone into effect – with the exception of a controversial requirement for the modification of existing public swimming pools.
