Posts Tagged ‘Legal’

Nine out of Ten Dentists Are Afraid Patients may Sue Them

Nine out of Ten Dentists Are Afraid Patients may Sue Them

According to new statistics from Dental Protection, 89% of dentists are afraid of being sued by their patients, and nearly three-quarters of these feel that fear impacts how they treat patients, in what industry professionals have described as “worrying” and an environment that is increasingly challenging for dental professionals. The starkest statistic found that 98% […]


California Appeals Court Blocks Law Forcing Soft Drink Adverts to Feature Health Warnings

California Appeals Court Blocks Law Forcing Soft Drink Adverts to Feature Health Warnings

In a victory for the soft drink industry, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California have blocked a ruling in San Francisco which would have required all advertisements for sugary drinks to feature health warnings. A San Francisco city ordinance originally passed in 2015 required all adverts for sugar sweetened drinks to feature wording […]