News From the FBA

  • Sean Brearcliffe Named County Trial Judge

    William D. Browning Tucson Chapter member, Sean Brearcliffe, has been named by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer as a trial judge to the Pima County Superior Court. Sean had been serving as the Chair of the FBA's Professional Ethics Committee for the last two years.

  • Judicial Emergency Request

    The Federal Judiciary publicly announced the transmittal of its request to OMB for a $72.9 million emergency supplemental appropriation. Read the letter of transmittal. The Judiciary holds the statutory privilege to make this request to Congress, but must make it through OMB. OMB's transmittal of the request to Congress should come shortly. More media coverage

  • A judicial salary case? No, thanks.

    The May 6th edition of the Washington Post included coverage on Judicial Pay litigation, both as to its background and the current damages-computation activity in Beer, as well as the class action in Barker.


The Federal Lawyer

  • What's Left for Plaintiffs in Off- Label Pharmaceutical Promotion Cases After United States v. Caronia?

    In the December 2012 United States v. Caronia decision, the Second Circuit held that the prohibition and criminalization of certain types of off-label promotional speech by pharmaceutical companies and their representatives violates the First Amendment. In light of the significant settlements achieved by the federal government, third-party payors and consumer plaintiffs based on off-label promotional speech claims, many have wondered whether such claims have a viable future.

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