California Auto Dealers File Appeal against Upcoming EPA Emissions Regulations
On Thursday, September 10, several California auto dealers appealed the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to establish greenhouse gas emission standards for automobiles. The U.S. Court of Appeals will review the EPA’s decision, which calls for new emissions standards by 2016 in an attempt to curb global climate change and other automobile-induced environmental degradation. The EPA’s [...]
McDonalds Loses Legal Battle Against Family-Owned Kuala Lumpur Business
On September 8th, 2009, the Malaysian Federal Court settled an eight-year legal battle between family-owned Kuala Lumpur “McCurry” restaurant and the international McDonalds fast-food firm. The suit, filed in 2001 by the McDonalds corporation, claims that the McCurry restaurant name infringes upon McDonalds’ trademarked “Mc” prefix. Though the McCurry restaurant claims its name is a [...]
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finds MLB Drug Test Data Seizure Unlawful
On Wednesday, August 26, 2009, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that investigators had no legal right to seize 2003 drug test samples and results for 94 Major League Baseball players who tested positive for illegal substances. The 2003 samples were seized in 2004, and the validity of the seizure has been debated [...]