I’ve worked with lawyers who ask for a company research report before a meeting, receive a beautifully prepared document and then admit they only had time to skim the first page. I’ve also seen business development teams spend hours gathering information about a prospect without knowing exactly what the lawyer plans to do with it. Both situations illustrate a common challenge in law firm business development: we have access to an enormous amount of information, but we don’t always spend … Read the rest
Law firms invest enormous amounts of time, energy and money into events. Between sponsorships, client receptions, seminars, roundtables, webinars and conferences, events often represent one of the largest investments in a firm’s marketing and business development budget. Attorneys spend hours preparing presentations. Marketing and business development teams manage logistics, invitations and promotions. Weeks or even months of planning go into making sure everything runs smoothly.
Given that level of investment, you’d think every firm would have a clear strategy for … Read the rest
While most of the country is currently frozen, February promises to heat up with several regulatory dates and deadlines broadcasters need to be aware of. But the possibility of another federal government shutdown looms. To end the longest shutdown in history last November, Congress gave themselves until January 31 to pass a budget bill covering the operations of many parts of the federal government, including the FCC. No “continuing resolution” to fund the government at last year’s levels has been adopted … Read the rest
SCWorld.com reported that “The latest fraud figures are sobering: U.S. consumers reported more than $ 12.5 billion in fraud losses in 2024, a 25% jump from the previous year, according to the FTC. Businesses are feeling the effects too, with nearly 60% reporting higher fraud losses year over year, according to new Experian research.” The October 16, 2025 article entitled ” How to fight fraud in the age of AI” (https://tinyurl.com/2st2zetc) included these comments:
As fraudsters scale their operations with … Read the rest
With federal courts across the country contending with mounting caseloads, Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, urged Congress today to create new district and court of appeals judgeships to meet growing workload demands.
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The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on specific alerts. See chart below for list of alerts.
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on specific alerts.
| Import Alert Number | Import Alert Type | Publish Date | Import Alert Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99-42 | DWPE | 01/30/2025 | DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF FOODS DUE TO HEAVY |
As of November 17, 2024, 39 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli have been reported from 18 states according to the CDC: Wyoming 1, Washington 8, Virginia 1, Texas 1, South Carolina 2, Pennsylvania 1, Oregon 3, Ohio 1, North Carolina 1, New York 5, New Jersey 2, Missouri 1, Minnesota 5, Michigan 1, Massachusetts 1, Colorado 1, California 3 and Arkansas 1. Illnesses started on dates ranging from September 6, 2024 to October 28, 2024. Of … Read the rest