In addition, the theory of homeopathy actually defies conventional scientific understanding--in particular, the law of mass action, which demands that the rates of chemical reactions be proportional to the concentrations of substances involved.
Do you worry at all this ruling politically will help provide momentum for either starvation of the health care law through lack of funding or stronger action against the health care law?
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This is the law of unintended consequences in action.
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Some commentators have already begun to claim that the case will have significant effects for the entire field of class action law.
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The money will be paid from a multi-million dollar settlement the Swiss banks negotiated with Holocaust survivors and relatives in 1998, following a series of class action law suits against them in the United States.
In reaching my conclusion, I have taken account of the fact that on a number of previous occasions, including in relation to Operation Desert Fox in December 1998 and Kosovo in 1999, UK forces have participated in military action on the basis of advice from my predecessors that the legality of the action under international law was no more than reasonably arguable.
That is the conclusion of Joseph Grundfest, a securities class-action expert, professor of law and business at Stanford Law School and former commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Extension of a private right of action under U.S. law would supersede the policy choices of other sovereign nations by effectively regulating securities transactions in those nations and thereby interfering with the jurisdiction of their regulatory authorities.
Of those, only five were able to persuade law enforcement to take action on their cases, and of the five, only one has gotten relief as a result of their complaint.
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Such action evokes the Law of Unintended Consequences.
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One of the biggest impacts may come in employment law, where class-action attorneys are pressing lawsuits on behalf of thousands and even millions of employees over wages, hours, discrimination and working conditions.
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Fearing he would use violence-as he had before-to trample the rule of law, the Supreme Court took action.
In most jurisdictions, corporations live on forever unless and until they are dissolved by shareholder action, operation of law or court order.
" Mr. Bauer claimed that the nonprofit, as a 501(c)(4), was committing a "knowing and willful violation" of election law, and wanted "action to enforce against criminal violations.
"A large part of the recent boom in litigation has been driven by lawsuits against financial institutions, " says Joseph Grundfest, a Stanford Law professor and director of the Securities Class Action Clearinghouse.
While the federal class-action law has not necessarily had an effect on the types of industries that are affected by class-action cases, there has been a decline in cases that have, for example, led to an Illinois law being applied to an insurance contract in Alabama, Frank adds.
Class-action suits have long been a way for common consumers to use their strength in numbers to address grievances and apply accountability against companies but have recently hit high walls since the business-friendly Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 was passed (See "Class-Action Law Gums Up Courts").
According to my source, there is a right of private action where law firms will find private plaintiffs e.g.
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Lord Neuberger, who is president of the Supreme Court, told Law in Action's Joshua Rozenberg that Parliament had "power" to introduce laws.
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The Law of the Sea Convention places limitations on daring action.
The law requires that people be notified of any adverse action and be allowed to dispute the accuracy or completeness of data, according to the FTC.
The vast majority of officers sincerely uphold the law - cases like this are extremely rare and we will take action against any officer or member of staff who commits a criminal offence.
But the Court ruled against her, saying that to change the law would require action from Congress or the Department of Labor.
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Solicitor Rhian Morgan said the action was being brought under the Law of Private Nuisance on the grounds of the residents having "unreasonable interference with enjoying their property".
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He called the the military action "a violation of international law" and said he would ask the United Nations and the Security Council Thursday to hold allied forces accountable for the attacks on Iraq.
Even if it is in the best interests of 80% of society, society includes the other 20% who used to be free to pick a better course of action and now are forbidden by law.
The assault weapons ban was a complicated law and even firearms like the .223 Bushmaster believed used by the gunman Friday, wouldn't necessarily have been illegal under that law, said Jonathan Lowy, director of the legal action project at the Brady Center to Prevent Handgun Violence.
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She said Morsy's state of emergency declaration should be governed by the rule of law, in line with international standards, and urged him to listen to the demands of demonstrators and take action to deal with problems in the judicial system.
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