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Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, December 07 2012 @ 10:14 PM EST |
An appellate panel clears a man who pitched a drug for an unapproved
use for it, saying he had a free-speech right to promote other uses. It's a blow
to the FDA.
[...]
FDA rules are there for a reason, and that reason is
to protect public health.
Drug companies have everything to gain by being
able to sidestep regulatory oversight. The rest of us gain
nothing.
David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, December 07 2012 @ 11:15 PM EST |
Interesting case where a judge ruled against an attempt for a summary
judgement ruling by a Law School to get a case tossed out of court. The
Law
School is accused of misrepresenting the possible earnings and
chance of
landing a job for graduates.
PJ, I know you are up to your ears in
alligators, but I think this could be an
important case. Depending upon how it
plays out, it might impact on End
User License Agreements.
Too bad
no one has yet attempted a case against Microsoft for mislabeling
a version of
their Operating System as 'Professional'
Saying ‘Labels
Matter,’ Judge Permits
Law School Alumni Suit Over Job
Stats
Waynehttp://madhatter.ca
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Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, December 08 2012 @ 02:26 AM EST |
I do have to wonder why Apple is going to the extra expense of building a
production line in the US, and they have already stated that one of their
product lines will be assembled in the US.
Of course Apple are spinning it as boosting the US economy, but I really do not
believe they are so altruistic. Far from it: they wouldn't throw that kind of
money about not to see some kind of business advantage in it.
What if Samsung or Motorola were successful in the ITC? A ban on importing
iPhones and iPads (amongst others) would *really* hurt Apple. The easy way of
getting about that? Build them in the US. Are Apple really that scared of the
cases currently before the ITC? Perhaps.
Of course, as I understand, the plant is only putting out iMacs at this stage.
But what if this was just a trial, to see if production really could be moved to
the US (in the situation of an ITC loss)?[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, December 08 2012 @ 03:27 AM EST |
I found a short (7 - 8 minutes) video on Youtube of Judge Koh which is an
excerpt from when she was promoted as a judge. It's not directly relevant to
this case, but I think it is of interest to anyone who is wondering what she is
like. The technical quality of the video is very poor, and you will have to turn
the sound up to hear anything. However, at least the video is fairly short.
Youtube: Judge
Lucy Koh Senate Hearing Judicial Nominee
Youtube being Youtube, I
would ask that everyone ignore the comments on the Youtube site and not bring
them here. They are more or less what we would expect from the bunch of 13 year
olds which you see commenting on most videos there.
I would suggest
listening to the video twice. I did so, and I got a different impression the
second time than I did the first. My impression of her is as
follows.
She is intelligent as well educated, but you would expect that
from a judge.
She seems very eager (even over-eager) to please. She
evidently wants the job quite badly and seems afraid of not getting it if she
offends the wrong person.
She doesn't handle pressure well. She
evidently anticipated the question (from the bit of waffling she does before her
answer, she apparently expected this statement from her past to come back to
haunt her) and has a prepared answer. However there is a long pause before
giving it. It comes across (to me) as uncertainty rather than sagacity. She
is being grilled by a politician, who ought to be good at putting
pressure on people, but as someone who dealt with other lawyers on a regular
basis she ought to be used to overbearing personalities.
The last
point may be relevant to how she is reacting on this case. It's a high profile
case with a lot of money involved, and she may not be used to having her actions
under such a public microscope rather than just a few lawyers and her
fellow judges knowing what she did. If she has an inherent aversion to
confrontation or criticism, then she be looking for some way out of the
situation without having to do anything too controversial. That is not to be in
this case however. Neither Samsung nor Apple are going to give up without a
fight.
However, take my opinions with a grain of salt. We don't have
this sort of political grilling of judges in my country, so I don't have any
standard of comparison for what is "normal". She was appointed however, so I
suppose she must have made a good impression on someone.
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Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, December 08 2012 @ 09:21 AM EST |
Quite an inspiring read on Wired about the virtual pop star Ha
tsune Miku.
I found it particularly interesting to read about the
real life jobs and products created by fans..[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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- Thanks - Authored by: Gringo_ on Sunday, December 09 2012 @ 11:27 PM EST
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