Appeal court reaffirms validity of structure/function claims in biotin lawsuit An appellate court ruling that reaffirms the validity of structure/function claims is good news for the dietary supplement industry, an attorney says.
Katie Bond, who is now with the law firm Lathrop GPM, said the ruling came in a case brought against Target and contract manufacturer International Vitamin Corporation and concerned structure/function claims for the ingredient biotin, which has been considered one of the B vitamins. Bond wrote an amicus brief in the case on behalf of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).
Plaintiff claimed structure/function claim was misleading
Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington speaks during Mass in the chapel of Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington Jan. 13, 2021, where he addressed the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent assault on the U.S. Capitol. (CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard) Jan. 14, 2021 Catholic News Service WASHINGTON – Celebrating a livestreamed Mass for the community of Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington Jan. 13, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory noted how sometimes the readings of the day fit our lives so perfectly. They somehow almost mystically describe where we are at this moment, he said. Washington s archbishop then pointed out how that day s Gospel reading, Mark 1: 29-39, which described Jesus curing Peter s mother-in-law of a fever and later casting out evil spirits, could be connected to the COVID-19 pandemic and to the Jan. 6 insurrection when a mob of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Police shooting case raises free speech issues relevant to argument Trump incited mob to attack Capitol
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Police during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. An appeals court ruling in a separate case may be relevant after President Trump incited the insurrection.Yuri Gripas / Abaca PressShow MoreShow Less
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Supporters of President Trump enter the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, in a rampage that left five people dead.Win McNamee / TNSShow MoreShow Less
When a Las Vegas policeman was shot and wounded and officers arrested the suspect, a sniper on the SWAT team, Charles Moser, said on Facebook that “it’s a shame he (the suspect) didn’t have a few holes in him.” Saying Moser was advocating violence, the Police Department removed him from the SWAT team and reduced his salary.
10 Years Ago - 2010
Guest speaker at the November meeting of the Historical Society was Donnie Parker, World War II Vet. He shared his experience on the âHonor Flightâ to Washington D. C.
There was a photo display for Veterans Day at the Union Springs Pharmacy featuring CW4 Jackie Gaston, veteran of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf war.
The âWheelsâ sponsored by the First Baptist Church of Union Springs took local people on the âChristmas Tour of Homesâ in Eufaula, Saturday, December 4, 2010. Fourteen rode in two vehicles driven by Sally Hall and Howard Hall.
25 Year Ago - 1995
American National Bank has its 1996 calendar printed and it is a brite lite. The theme of the calendar is âWorking Together To Build A Better Community.â A poster contest of grade one through six was held and the winning posters have been used for the calendar pages. Be sure to see the calendar and the art provided by these students.
How Trump shook up the balance of an appeals court once reviled by the right
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President Trump shook up the balance of an appeals court once reviled by conservatives.Getty Images
In the late 1970s, President Jimmy Carter, with a Democratic supermajority in the Senate, doubled the size of the San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and appointed some of the most liberal judges in American history. By 1980, Carter’s 15 appointments meant nearly 70% of the court’s judges were Democrats.
Some would later become household names, both celebrated and reviled: Stephen Reinhardt, Harry Pregerson, Betty Fletcher, and others made mainstream news for overturning controversial laws banning same-sex marriage and assisted suicide, battling enforcement of the death penalty, and protecting the environment from rampant destruction. Conservatives would come to sneer at the “Ninth Circus” and snicker at the “Nutty Ninth,” which regularly found its