In Feder v. Martin Marietta Corp.' the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found Martin Marietta Corporation liable under Section 16(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 19342 for shortswing profits realized on the sale of stock of Sperry Rand Corporation, purchased while Martin Marietta's president was on the Sperry board of directors and sold after he resigned that directorship. Marti...

Introduction The Physicians advocacy institute (Pai) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) advocacy organization established in 2006 with funds from settlement agreements in the multidistrict litigation (mDl) class action against major national for-profit health insurers. Pai’s board of Directors is comprised of Ceos of medical societies involved in the mDl and a physician who was a named plaintiff in ...

In 1982, the US Congress established the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) as the sole appellate court for patent cases. Ostensibly, this court was created to eliminate inconsistencies in the application and interpretation of patent law across federal courts, and thereby mitigate the incentives of patentees and alleged infringers to “forum shop” for a preferred venue. We perform t...

This paper discusses the current level of the road safety problems of cycling and cyclists, why cyclists run relatively high risks, and why cyclists may be considered as 'vulnerable road users'. This paper is based on peer-reviewed research which give some idea how to reduce the number of cyclist casualties. However, this research is rather limited and the results cannot (easily) be transferred...

OBJECTIVES To explore the views of chiropractors about timely return-to-work in treating patients with musculoskeletal injuries, to identify the approaches used by chiropractors when treating injured workers with musculoskeletal disorders, and to learn about chiropractors' perspectives on the barriers and facilitators of successful return-to-work. DESIGN Qualitative study of 3 focus groups of...