General Practice

Update on the Latest Programs and Events in Your Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section

By Theresa Livingston, TIPS Staff Director

TIPS Notes Winter 2019

The Term That Almost Was: A Look Back at the Supreme Court’s Work Law Docket in 2016–17

The Term That Almost Was: A Look Back at the Supreme Court’s Work Law Docket in 2016–17

Agriculture & Food

The Regulation of Food Packaging

By George G. Misko

While there is general familiarity with food laws in the legal community, the laws and regulations governing food packaging are often less understood, even though they may have a significant impact on a food company’s success in marketing new products. This article explains how food packaging is regulated in the United States and how the U.S. regulatory scheme compares to other jurisdictions throughout the world; in addition, the authors provide insight to how many of the current food packaging regulations came about, including some recent updates to food packaging laws and regulations.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity and inclusion: Bar communications play a critical role

By Marilyn Cavicchia

Great efforts to diversify the bar or the profession won't get very far unless people hear about them. That's where communications come in. At the 2018 NABE Communications Section Workshop, a panel shared ways that bar communicators can help get the word out about diversity and inclusion.