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For decades, researchers have relied on animals to test whether chemicals are toxic to humans. But science has developed alternatives, and a new Canadian law will require them to move in those directions. This week, Bill S-5 was passed by the Senate and was given a royal assent. It includes language that brings Canada closer to “modernized toxicity testing,” according to a Windsor researcher who helped shape the legislation. Charu Chandrasekera says laboratories of the future will be forced to turn to other methods to determine whether chemicals are safe — instead of using rats, mice and dogs.Windsor Morning7:42Animal TestingFor decades, researchers have relied on animals to test whether chemicals are toxic to humans.…

Toronto lawyer Scott Rosen was no stranger to heated litigation, representing business clients and acting as counsel in shareholders, real estate and commercial lease disputes for more than 25 years. And while the 52-year-old did not shy away from forceful advocacy, even his most contentious matters stayed courteous and civil. So when an assailant poured phosphoric acid on his head as he descended the stairs to an underground parking lot near his midtown Toronto office on March 28, 2018, Rosen figured it was a random attack by someone who was mentally ill. This, despite the fact the culprit resembled Anh Chiem, whom he was suing on behalf of her former son-in-law.…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The FBI on Thursday arrested a businessman at the center of the scandal that led to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment, a move that came amid new questions about the men’s dealings raised by financial records the Republican’s lawyers made public to try to clear him of allegations of bribery. Nate Paul, 36, was taken into custody by federal agents and booked into an Austin jail in the afternoon, according to Travis County Sheriff’s Office records. It was not immediately clear what charges led to his arrest, but the records show he was being held on a federal prisoner for a felony.…

On May 17, 2023, US Senator Rob Wyden (D-OR) announced the release of a long-awaited report on the US Government Accountability Office’s multi-year investigation into the use of noncompete agreements across the US labor market. In announcing the release, Senator Wyden said that the GAO report “highlights the problems of noncompete agreements – particularly their impact on limiting workers’ fundamental freedom to change jobs,” and pledged to “fight tooth and nail for fair labor laws that protect workers and promote the creation of new businesses in Oregon and nationwide.”In March 2019, Wyden and a bipartisan group of US senators – including Todd Young (R-IN) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) – requested that the GAO investigate the prevalence of noncompetes in the US and the effects of such agreements on workers and the economy as a whole.…

A sale or purchase of a business can involve complex issues relating to employees of the business. The consideration in this article is appropriate only for an asset sale, in contrast to a share or equity sale. The issues can be broadly put into three groups: Retention, Entitlements, and Compliance. Retention How important are the staff to the functioning of the business? Would the business be valuable without the current staff? Put another way, would the buyer purchase the business without the employees (or a particular key employee)? This is a critical issue, particularly in smaller businesses which may be reliant on the knowledge or performance of one or two key personnel.…

Whether checking in at the airport or checking out at the grocery store, it seems everywhere you turn these days, you find frustrated consumers. Many complain about high prices or limited choices across sectors — and blame the lack of competition. But now, the federal government is looking to update Canada’s competition laws — possibly the most significant review in decades. Everything seems to be on the table, from tiny tweaks to a major overhaul. Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell is one of those pushing for reforms. “I think it’s fair to say, unfortunately, that the Competition Act is lagging behind our international peers,” said Boswell.…

Trump’s lawyer calls the case an ‘affront to justice’ Jury due to begin deliberations on TuesdayNEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s absence from a trial where writer E. Jean Carroll accuses him of rape and defamation shows that “he did it,” a lawyer for Carroll said on Monday, while Trump’s lawyer told the jurors the case was “outrageous.” “He never looked you in the eye and denied raping Ms. Carroll,” lawyer Mike Ferrara told jurors as the civil trial in Manhattan federal court neared the end of an eighth day. “You should draw the conclusion that’s because he did it.”…

Article content RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutional.Article content The ruling Wednesday by US District Court Judge Robert Payne in Richmond, if not overturned, would allow dealers to sell handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds. In his 71-page ruling, Payne wrote that many of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship are granted at the age of 18, including the right to vote, enlist in the military without parental permission and serve on a federal jury.…