New Missouri Laws Several new Missouri laws went into effect last week, dealing with health, protecting seniors and victims of sex crimes, municipal courts, education, and more. Read on at Missourinet.com.
Addyi, The First Sexual Dysfunction Drug is Now Available. A Good Thing? It’s an exciting time for American women who have been looking to level the playing field with respect to sexual dysfunction. That’s because the FDA finally approved (after numerous past rejections) the first “sex drug” targeted to women, as reported by KTLA. This …
Attorney Gonzalo Fernandez provides his perspective on the different legal aspects involved in the case of the Tracy Morgan accident.
Gonzalo Fernandez discusses the many legal aspects and implications of the near-fatal Tracy Morgan truck accident with KPLR 11.
Ordinance Governing Red-Light Cameras in St. Louis, St. Peters Unconstitutional The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the ordinance governing red-light cameras in St. Louis, as well as language in similar ordinances in Moline Acres and St. Peters. Read more about the decision.
Trucking Safety Issues Continue Trucking safety issues are continuing to plague the trucking industry, one of the most important of which is how best to regulate the hours truckers are allowed to be on the road. According to the American Transportation Research Institute, this is the top issue that faces the trucking community. Drowsy and …
Safety Testing Dollar Tree, Target and Zulilly. They all have safety violations discovered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission due to inadequate safety testing. Read on about the dangerous products that crowd the retailer’ shelves.
Drug Mix Ups Last month (July 2015), the FDA warned consumers and health care professionals, as they have received numerous reports concerning drug mix ups between drugs that have very similar names but are clearly very different drugs. It’s a reminder to the public know what drugs you are taking, what they are called and …
Medical Malpractice Caps in Missouri have been the subject of much debate over the past few years. Here in Missouri we have seen caps set by the legislature enacted, then struck down by our State Supreme Court and then, just last month, reinstated by the legislature. It has been an emotionally charged debate affecting hospitals, …
New Happy Hour Law for Illinois After 25 years, as of July 15, 2015, Illinois will once again be allowing drinking establishments to have happy hour drink specials, thanks to a new happy hour law. They were banned due to the belief that there was a positive correlation between drink specials and excessive drinking, impaired …