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Maine Lawmakers Pass First-in-Nation Data Center Moratorium
14+ hour, 11+ min ago (840+ words) The Maine legislature passed a bill Tuesday imposing a temporary moratorium on new data centers, making it the first US state to do so amid nationwide pushback against the projects. "The beauty, I think, of this bill is to really…...
Parks Nonprofit Sues Interior Over Mining in Mojave Preserve
9+ hour, 56+ min ago (105+ words) Bloomberg Law News The National Park Service under President Donald Trump illegally decided to reopen a mine that's part of the Mojave National Preserve, a new suit from a conservation nonprofit group claims. The decision to reopen Colosseum Mine "threatens…...
Pharma Gets Win in Court Appeal Over Maryland Drug Discount Law
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (62+ words) Bloomberg Law News Abb Vie Inc. , Novartis AG, Astra Zeneca Plc, and drug industry group Ph RMA notched a victory Tuesday after a federal appeals court vacated an order rejecting their request to block a Maryland drug discount law, remanding…...
Seventh Circuit Weighs Arkansas Law on Health Plan Pharmacy Payments
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (94+ words) Bloomberg Law News A three-judge panel on Tuesday heard arguments in a case challenging an Arkansas law regulating pharmacy payments brought by a regional chapter of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. At issue is Arkansas Rule 128, requiring health plans to…...
Illinois Conscience Law Tested for Limits on Doctors" Speech
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (112+ words) Bloomberg Law News An Illinois law that conditions medical professionals" immunity from liability in medical malpractice lawsuits on what they say to patients seems likely to be upheld following an appeals court argument Friday. Amendments added to Illinois" Health Care…...
Third Circuit Lets Site Keep Building Codes Online During Suit
1+ week, 1+ day ago (61+ words) Bloomberg Law News An online database doesn't have to pull building codes from its site because a copyright lawsuit against it will likely fail due to the codes being incorporated into local, state, and federal laws, the Third Circuit affirmed....
Da Vita Entities" Drug Purchases Exempt From Louisiana Sales Tax
1+ week, 5+ day ago (109+ words) Bloomberg Law News Five Jefferson Parish dialysis clinics don"t have to pay sales tax on their prescription drugs purchases from a wholesaler because the drugs were administered to Medicare patients, a court of appeals ruled. A clinic operated by…...
Cemex Imposes No Deadline on Election Petitions, NLRB Rules
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (105+ words) Bloomberg Law News The National Labor Relations Board ruled that its Biden-era framework to discourage employers from violating labor law before union elections didn't creating a filing deadline for representation petitions. Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLC instructs employers to recognize…...
Insurer Wins Ruling to Avoid Parkinson's Drug Antitrust Suit
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (102+ words) Bloomberg Law News An Old Republic International Corp. insurance unit is off the hook for a pharmaceutical company's costs in an antitrust case brought by competitors over a Parkinson's disease treatment. The suit against Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc. isn't covered because…...
Florida's Lab-Grown Meat Ban Survives Upside Foods' Appeal (2)
3+ week, 2+ day ago (254+ words) The state's ban on "cultivated meat" isn't regulating plaintiff Upside Foods' "ingredients, premises, facilities, or operations," and thus the state's rule doesn't interfere with federal regulation. .. Florida's restrictions on lab-grown meat aren't preempted by federal law, the Eleventh Circuit said…...