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Below are the most pressing items addressed at the latest Ethics Committee meeting of the State Bar. I am including a link to the proposed amendments and opinions. As a reminder, the Bar has revamped its website. The links below take you to the lists of proposed rule changes and opinions. If you click on […]
Caleb Wheeler joins Benbow, Davidson, and Martin. Wheeler has experience in eminent domain, condemnation, disability, real estate transactions, and estate planning. He earned his law degree at Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law and a bachelor of arts at Pensacola Christian College. Wheeler is a member of NCAJ’s Disability Advocacy section, Eminent Domain […]
Michael Roberson joined Blau & Hynson as senior associate. He focuses on criminal appeals, post-conviction litigation, and claims involving wrongful conviction and actual innocence. Before joining the firm, Roberson served for seven years as a staff attorney with the North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence, Roberson earned his law degree at the University of North […]
Rebecca Mayer has joined Morgan Verkamp as senior attorney with a focus on whistleblower protections and complex investigations. Mayer previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney, leading high-stakes investigations and litigation involving health care fraud, opioid diversion, civil rights, and other federal enforcement matters. Before joining Morgan Verkamp, she served as a Partner at The […]
Berlin Seeds, of Millersburg, OH, is recalling 950 lbs of Alfalfa Sprouting Seed because the seed has the potential to be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and/or Salmonella.
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation resulted in a federal court order, dated Sept. 21, 2026, stopping a warehouse operator from distributing FDA-regulated products including food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics until it fixes its operations to meet federal legal requirements.
Following the Salt Lake City Council’s affirmation of Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s nomination of Nick Stiles to the Salt Lake City Justice Court, the Utah State Bar recognizes Nick’s longstanding service to and partnership with the Utah State Bar. Nick currently serves as Appellate Court Administrator for the Utah Supreme Court and Utah Court of Appeals. […]
After passing the Missouri Bar Exam earlier this year, Esther Spooner walked into her first networking event as a new lawyer, eager to make connections but unsure of what to expect at the 2026 Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar. By the conference’s final day, those uncertainties were replaced by a sense of welcoming, support, and appreciation for the legal community she recently joined. “Everyone is kind and sharing their perspective,” said Spooner, of Kansas City. “One girl gave me her business card and said we could get together for coffee or lunch, and then she said, ‘And I mean it.’”…
IFT cable connector on VOCSN devices may become unseated and lose communication with internal flow transducer board leading to reboots, System Fault 10 Alarms.
Abiomed is removing certain Impella Controllers with various hardware, firmware, and/or software updates based on a retrospective review of servicing records.
This action amends the uniform procedures implementing the State Highway Safety Grant Program to waive, for fiscal year (FY) 2027, the requirement that targets for the common performance measures be identical to targets in the Federal Highway Administration State Highway Safety Improvement Program.
The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2015-07-03, which applies to certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) (type certificate currently held by Textron Aviation, Inc.) (Textron) Model 402C and 414A airplanes. Since the FAA issued AD 2015-07-03, there have been additional reports of cracking and multi-site cracking in areas of engine beams that are difficult to access. This proposed AD would require repetitive inspections of the engine beam for cracks and applicable on-condition actions. This proposed AD would also add a new life-limit to affected engine beams and require…
Kansas City Spencer Fane LLP is pleased to welcome James J. Cronin and Colin W. Turner to the firm’s Kansas City, Missouri, office as partners in the Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group. Cronin and Turner provide comprehensive IP counsel to businesses across a wide range of industries, diligently advising on patent and trademark portfolio management, licensing, and technology transactions and representing clients in complex disputes involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and trade dress. Their combined experience helps clients protect, commercialize, and defend…
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In honor of Constitution Day, President Taa Grays spoke at a naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens at Wappinger Town Hall in Wappingers Falls on Sept. 18. Grays wished the new citizens well and presented them with pocket constitutions as a reminder that they are joining the 250-year-old tradition of the rule of law. “Know … Continued The post President Taa Grays Welcomes New Citizens on Constitution Day first appeared on New York State Bar Association .