The Illinois Personal Injury Weblog of Schaeffer & Lamere P.C.A blog for consumers, including clients of the law firm of Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C.Obama to Paris and London- July 25, 2008 From the New York Times: "Obama Heads for Paris and London," by Steven Erlanger-- Senator Barack Obama came to Paris for a meeting and news conference with the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, on Friday, the latest stop in his weeklong...http://www.illinoislawblog.com/2008/07/obama-to-paris.html Bush Won't Oppose Housing Bill- July 23, 2008 From the Associated Press via Yahoo! News: "President Bush drops opposition to housing bill," by Julie Hirschfeld Davis-- President Bush dropped his opposition Wednesday to legislation aiming to calm the chaotic housing market despite his objections to a $3.9 billion...http://www.illinoislawblog.com/2008/07/bush-wont-oppos.html Son of Stimulus- July 21, 2008 From the Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News: "Economic stimulus, Part 2" by Ron Scherer-- No one can remember the last time Congress enacted two major economic stimulus packages in one year. But 2008 may see a sequel to the...http://www.illinoislawblog.com/2008/07/son-of-stimulus.html Trouble for Freddie, Fannie- July 11, 2008 From the Associated Press via Yahoo! News: "Stocks fall sharply on Fannie, Freddie worries," by Tim Paradis-- Wall Street sank further into a bear market Friday, as investors dumped stocks on troubles at mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...http://www.illinoislawblog.com/2008/07/trouble-for-fre.html Lawsuit Against Pfizer over Celebrex and Bextra Continues- July 9, 2008 From Pensions and Investments: "Pfizer suit can go on, judge rules"-- A class-action lawsuit filed by the $15.2 billion Louisiana Teachers Retirement System, Baton Rouge, as lead plaintiff against Pfizer Inc., New York, can go forward, but without parts of...http://www.illinoislawblog.com/2008/07/lawsuit-against.html 59,000 Registered for Vioxx Settlement- July 7, 2008 From the Associated Press via the Chicago Tribune: "More than 59,000 register for Vioxx settlement," by Janet McConnaughey-- More than 59,000 people have registered claims against drugmaker Merck & Co. for injury from painkiller Vioxx, and administrators have enough records...http://www.illinoislawblog.com/2008/07/59000-registere.html Press Coverage about Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C.- July 2, 2008 We keep track of press coverage about our firm on our firm's website at Press Coverage about Schaeffer & Lamere. Whenever possible, we link to the actual news article so that you can read it too. Please take a look!...http://www.illinoislawblog.com/2008/07/press-coverage.html |