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Mighty Marks Opens Trademark Registration Website
4/29/2013 12:33:59 PM
Minneapolis, MN – Say hello to the future of trademark registration!  Mighty Marks , a digital law firm devoted solely to trademark registration, is pleased to announce the opening of its website this week.  ...
WWF-Russia Protests Orders for Environmentalists to Register as “Foreign Agents”
4/29/2013 10:15:56 AM
Moscow: WWF-Russia is protesting prosecution orders to at least five Russian environmental organizations to register as foreign agents, in compliance with controversial civil society legislation. T...
UN Recognizes Severity Of Wildlife Crimes
4/29/2013 2:49:40 AM
Vienna - Governments meeting to discuss responses to global crime waves are urging countries to impose strict penalties for the trafficking wildlife products like elephant ivory and rhino horn. Member...
Fernando Orrego: South Florida’s Newest Bilingual Estate Planning Attorney
4/28/2013 11:06:17 PM
Plantation, FL  04/28/2013 -  Fernando Orrego has become the most recent estate planning attorney fluent in both English and Spanish to grace South Florida.  He is the latest partner of WFP Law, specializing in the area o...
S.C.A.R.S Institute of Combat Science Uses Science To Solve The World’s Toughest Violence Issues, Free E-book This Weekend
4/27/2013 11:26:00 AM
Phoenix, AZ – April 26, 2013 –– The latest information product from the S.C.A.R.S Institute of Combat Science is now available for download on Amazon Kindle. For the weekend of April 27-28, the 47-page e-book is free (http://www.amazon.com/Attention-...
Greenpeace demands RSPO strengthen standards, expel rogue forest destroyers
4/26/2013 1:18:48 AM
Jakarta – Hundreds of hectares of rainforest and tiger habitat protected under the Indonesian government’s moratorium have been destroyed, revealed Greenpeace International, following an investigation...
Whole Foods Market® supports “Yes on 522” Campaign in its push toward full GMO transparency with a grassroots education effort in Washington state called “Will Vote for Food”
4/26/2013 1:00:31 AM
Company joins Yes on 522 Coalition in support of consumer’s right to know BELLEVUE, Wash. – Whole Foods Market today announced its support of Yes on 522, the campaign to label genetically modified ...
Oklahoma Signs CCHD Screening Into Law
4/25/2013 6:43:27 PM
Oklahoma has now become the 13th state in the nation to enact a critical congenital heart defect (CCHD) screening law. Governor Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma General Assembly signed the legislation, introduced by Representative Dan Kirby, this week.  ...
PETA, ALDF Face Off Against Hollywood’s Abusive Go-To Elephant Provider
4/24/2013 10:01:08 AM
Groups Challenge Have Trunk Will Travel’s Bid for Permit to Breed Elephants Into Violent and Law-Violating Business Hollywood, Calif. -- Have Trunk Will Travel (HTWT), a Hollywood provider of eleph...
Top Reasons Why Hiring an Estate Lawyer is a Wise Move
4/23/2013 12:50:28 PM
Many individuals believe that writing a will is as simple as saying what you have and who’s going to get it. Of course, things are usually more complex than that, and with estate planning, it’s essential to lock things into place and ensure that ther...
Hilary Meredith Solicitors Responds to Armed Forces Compensation Article in the Daily Mail
4/22/2013 11:55:46 AM
I am hugely disappointed in the article written by Sean Rayment in the Daily Mail (on line) (20th April 2013) Mr Rayment has long been a supporter of the military and knows full well the difficult conditions in Afghanistan, there are sources quoted i...
CEA Applauds New York Court Ruling in Copyright Suit
4/22/2013 1:30:06 AM
Arlington, VA – The following statement is attributable to Michael Petricone, senior vice president, government and regulatory affairs, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, in response to today’s ...
Houston Law Firm Are Assisting Injury Victims From The West Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion
4/21/2013 3:32:11 PM
“We have been contacted by several of the injured and their families because of our experience advocating for victim’s rights in industrial accidents,” said Darren Miller, attorney and owner of D. Miller & Associates, PLLC.  “Our concern and thoughts...
Iberia Calls On Unions to Resume Productivity Negotiations
4/19/2013 11:35:16 AM
- If an agreement is reached, the additional 4% payroll cut will be dropped when measures are implemented - Productivity measures for ground staff and cabin crews may be enshrined in new labour agreements, since the old ones expired December 3...
Fosamax trial shows evidence that Merck knew of the drug’s fracture risks
4/18/2013 4:58:28 PM
Houston, TX April 10, 2013 – The second trial in a Fosamax lawsuit against Merck alleging that their osteoporosis drug, Fosamax, caused femur fractures began earlier this week in New Jersey. In his opening st...
Designer of DePuy’s recalled ASR hip implant tells jurors that he wouldn’t implant the device today
4/18/2013 4:54:19 PM
Houston, TX April 9, 2013 – Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Thomas Schmalzried, was the first defense witness to testify in the second lawsuit brought against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. for their recalled ASR hip implant. In the s...
DHL provides extensive range of services for new air freight regulations
4/18/2013 6:42:24 AM
• Large selection of courses and workshops to prepare for the EU-wide regulations effective from April 29 • Joint venture between DHL Global Forwarding and Luftfrachtsicherheit-Service GmbH creat...