Loss of mandate may not kill health law

Posted on March 31st, 2012 by Leah Schonell and filed under Justice Points

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s health care law would not collapse if the Supreme Court strikes down the unpopular requirement that most Americans carry medical insurance or face a penalty. The overhaul would lurch ahead, experts say. But it would make an already complicated law a lot harder to carry out, risking repercussions for [...]

Burning the midnight oil

Posted on March 21st, 2012 by Leah Schonell and filed under Justice Points

Why? I was really sick for a week in January and had to take a week off at the beginning of this month to deal with some family stuff. What does that mean, really? Working lots and lots of hours to try and close the gap in my goal numbers. And that means Im TIRED. [...]

Court considering canine quarrels

Posted on March 4th, 2012 by Leah Schonell and filed under Justice Points

The Supreme Court is going to the dogs. This month, the court will hear two cases involving canine issues.  The first, to be argued tomorrow, March 7, at the University of Minnesota Law School, is a bitch of a problem.  In Anderson v. Christopherson, the respondent was staying at a home owned by his father, [...]

Simmons represents ex-Olympus chief in Employment Tribunal case

Posted on February 28th, 2012 by Leah Schonell and filed under Justice Points

Simmons & Simmons is advising former Olympus president Michael Woodford, who was sacked after blowing the whistle on dubious deals at the company, as he takes his case to the London Employment Tribunal. Woodford began his claim for unfair dismissal at the East London Employment Tribunal today and is reportedly seeking a payout worth tens [...]