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Federal Court Order Removes Confidential Designation on Emails Related to Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott’s Involvement in Efforts to “Kill Skill” Games

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Parx Casino and Racing, NOT, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, Law enforcement, FINDS, Doc, Confidentiality, Government, Barley, VFW-Fokker 614, Motion, American Legion, Commonwealth, Eckert, POM

“The efforts by Eckert Seamans, Parx Casino and others to work behind the scenes to use the levers of government to go after skill games must be exposed.

Key Points: 
  • “The efforts by Eckert Seamans, Parx Casino and others to work behind the scenes to use the levers of government to go after skill games must be exposed.
  • Some exhibits include email correspondence between Defendant Stewart and Parx Casino employees, non-party attorneys, or other non-parties.
  • The court DECLARES that these documents DO NOT QUALIFY AS CONFIDENTIAL.”
    Click here to read the full order.
  • Barley concluded, “Despite the failed, and soon to be further exposed, efforts of Eckert Seamans, Parx and others to ‘kill skill’ – as they wrote in emails -- we believe the will of the legislature is clear… regulate and tax skill games.

Verogen Partners With Cellmark Forensic Services to Launch UK’s First ISO17025 Accredited Forensic Next-Generation Sequencing Service

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Science, Software, Biotechnology, Research, Health, Data Management, Technology, Genetics, FINDS, Eye color, Technology, DNA profiling, United Kingdom Accreditation Service, Laboratory, United Kingdom, Accreditation, UK National Quantum Technologies Programme, Biometrics, Inc., UKAS, Partnership, MPS, Police, Solution, Human, Biometrics and Forensic Ethics Group, DNA, NGS, Audit

Verogen Inc., a dedicated developer of human identification products for sequencing and analysis of forensic genomic samples, is building on its partnership with Cellmark Forensic Services.

Key Points: 
  • Verogen Inc., a dedicated developer of human identification products for sequencing and analysis of forensic genomic samples, is building on its partnership with Cellmark Forensic Services.
  • Cellmark is a leading provider of forensic DNA services in the United Kingdom and is the first forensic laboratory to receive ISO17025 accreditation from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for next-generation sequencing (NGS), also known as massively parallel sequencing (MPS), for forensic DNA analysis.
  • This accreditation enables Cellmark to offer NGS-based forensic services to its law enforcement partners, in keeping with the stringent quality standards required of forensic laboratories.
  • Cellmark Forensic Services (registered company Orchid Cellmark Ltd) is one of the UKs largest providers of multidisciplinary forensic casework services to police and is an accredited supplier of DNA profiles to the UK National DNA Database.