By Ricardo Carvajal & John R. Fleder – On April 17, 2009, DOJ’s Office of Information Policy (“OIP”) issued guidance to federal agencies on President Obama’s FOIA Memorandum of January 21st and Attorney General (“AG”) Holder’s subsequent FOIA March 19th guidelines. The President’s FOIA memorandum directed …
By John R. Fleder, Douglas B. Farquhar & Ricardo Carvajal – The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California (Sacramento) has announced guilty pleas by two individuals for fraudulent activities in connection with their distribution of tomato products. Allegedly at the direction of her superiors …
By John R. Fleder, Douglas B. Farquhar & Ricardo Carvajal – FDA has obtained summary judgment and an order of permanent injunction against a Minnesota seafood supplier that was found to have had an inadequate HACCP plan for more than three years, in violation of FDC …
By Ricardo Carvajal & John R. Fleder – At the invitation of the U.S. Supreme Court, the federal government has recently filed a brief as amicus curiae in the case of Albertson’s, Inc. v. Kanter (No. 07-1327) in which the government argues against preemption of California …
