Mexican lawyers' advice: negotiate, si; litigate, no; peso troubles have derailed deals, but suits and threats to sue don't mean much in Mexico, Monterrey lawyers say

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Mexican attorneys at an annual conference with their Houston counterparts emphasized the importance of understanding cultural nuances, and the chief differences between their legal system and that of the US. The Houston Bar Assn and the Asociacion Nacional de Seccion Nuevo Leon, based in Monterrey, have a pioneering exchange program building on their two cities' extensive trade, which is core to NAFTA. Litigation threats carry little weight in Mexico, and companies are gaining confidence in foreign legal systems. The devaluation of the peso has led to many problems, but the Mexican legal system favors negotiation rather than litigation.

International Affairs, Intnl Commercial Law, Laws, regulations and rules, International aspects, Mexico, Commercial law, Negotiation, Negotiations, International trade regulation, Peso (Mexico)

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Settlements seen boosting kids' health program; advocates say they will watch states' provision of Medicaid-funded service

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Four class-action victories in California, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia have cheered advocates for children's health by forcing the states to meet federal requirements on health screening for indigent children. Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment is a component of Medicaid, mandating health assessments or screens, diagnosis of problems, and provision of treatments covered under Medicaid. Delays in getting regulations to the states when the program began in 1967 created early resistance to it, say the advocates.

Medicaid, Administration of Public Health Programs, All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services, Health and allied services, not elsewhere classified, Maternal & Child Health Care, Health aspects, Medical screening, Health screening, Poor children, Child health services, United States. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program, states

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New tactic attempted by the INS

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The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has filed the first civil lawsuit against a business for employing illegal aliens. In U.S. v. Y.B. Landscaping, the INS is seeking an injunction and fines against Y.B. Landscaping for repeated violations of immigration law. The company has been previously warned, fined and had vehicles confiscated by the INS.

Usage, United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Alien labor, Illegal immigrants, Civil procedure, Foreign labor

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