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		<title><![CDATA[The SCARLETT Letter of Operator Liability]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ When it rains, it pours, and right now there's a veritable typhoon of Superfund liability cases. On September 30, 2009, the federal district court in Georgia ruled on several summary judgment motions in Scarlett &amp; Associates, Inc. v. Briarcliff Center Partners, L.L.C. The primary question was whether a property management service could be liable for remedial costs under CERCLA and/or RCRA. The Court said yes to both. The property in question was a strip mall that housed a leaking dry...  ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>Becker's Iowa Environmental Law Update</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Becker's Iowa Environmental Law Update</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:45:47 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Additional Thoughts On the Proposed Tax Deduction for Pets]]></title>
		<link>http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=2251320&amp;type=post</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Another comment on the ongoing controversy regarding a proposed tax deduction for pet costs. Attorney Steven Wegner of California recently wrote to us as follows: ..."It is undeniable that most people consider pets as part of their family. It is also true that caring for a pet is a significant expense that should be recognized and receive some relief under the tax code. Given the huge deficits the government is running any measure like Congressman McCotter's bill that reduces government...  ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>Pet Trust Law Blog</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Pet Trust Law Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Inaccurate Copyright Enforcement:  Questionable "best" practices and BitTorrent specification flaws]]></title>
		<link>http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=2251309&amp;type=post</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ /**/ [Today we welcome my Princeton Computer Science colleague Mike Freedman. Mike's research areas include computer systems, network software, and security. He writes a technical blog about these topics at the Princeton S* Network Systems -- required reading for serious systems geeks like me. -- Ed Felten] In the past few weeks, Ed has been writing about targeted and inaccurate copyright enforcement. While it may be difficult to quantify the actual extent of inaccurate claims, we can at least...  ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>Freedom to Tinker</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Mike Freedman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:45:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can cinnamon extract prevent cell death following a traumatic brain injury?]]></title>
		<link>http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=2251316&amp;type=post</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ The United States Department of Agriculture reports on new research being conducting on the use of cinnamon extracts to prevent cell death following a traumatic brain injury. According the department, the researchers have reported findings that the cinnamon compounds studied prevented isolated brain cells from swelling, one of the many abnormal conditions resulting from traumatic brain injury and stroke due to impaired blood flow to the brain. The scientists used isolated glial cells-cells that...  ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>Brain Injury News and Information Blog</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kaplen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Legal Writing Articles on SSRN]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Legal Writing Institute sponsors a page on the Social Science Research Network (www.ssrn.com) for articles relating to legal writing and its teaching. You can access the legal writing page by clicking here. If you register for SSRN (which is...   ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>Legal Writing Prof Blog</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>legalwritingprofessors</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Guiora on Anticipatory Self-Defense & Terror Bombings]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ /**/ Amos N. Guiora (University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law) has posted Pre-Empting Terror Bombings - A Comparative Approach to Anticipatory Self-Defense (Toledo Law Review, Vol. 41, 2010) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The extreme urgency in discussing terror bombings and anticipatory self-defense cannot be overstated. Terror bombings were responsible for the single bloodiest month for U.S. and British troops in Afghanistan (July, 2009), for the death of nine people in Indonesia...  ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>Legal Theory Blog</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Solum</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving!]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Happy Thanksgiving! God Bless you and your family. Here are some fun Thanksgiving sites&amp;#xe2€&amp;#xa6 Thanksgiving activities for kids click here Thanksgiving on the Net&amp;#xe2€&amp;#xa6great site for everything Thanksgiving&amp;#xe2€&amp;#xa6from the Pilgrim story to how to cook a turkey. click here Thanksgiving recipes click here History of Thanksgiving on the History Channel site click here   ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>Kevin Hickey Law Blog</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Hickey Law Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:22:10 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Deadline November 30: One Week Left to Submit Applications to the "Green Card" Lottery]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The filing period for the Fiscal Year 2011 Diversity Visa Lottery or "Green Card" Lottery ends on November 30, 2009. See our prior post here for details. (Photo: Permanent Resident Card, or "Green Card," which is actually an off-white color.)   ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>Immigration Updates</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Immigration Updates</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:52:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Editorial: Obama's Bold Step On Immigration Reform]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ This excellent editorial appeared recently in the Dallas Morning News: The Obama administration deserves credit for tenacity. Like Rocky Balboa after being battered and bloodied by successive bouts on Capitol Hill over health care and the economy, the administration keeps coming back for more. Now comes Barocky III: Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Friday that the administration will seek to overhaul the immigration system early next year....  ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>Immigration Law Answers Blog</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Immigration Law Answers Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:42:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Baseball Lawsuit and Gambling in Taiwan?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Sports lawyers in Taiwan must be having a field day with the most recent allegations of game-fixing and gambling. According to the article, a team has cut two players, and now plans to sue them for their role in the baseball game-fixing scam. Apparently, this is not just an instance of a few rogue players going too far with a gambling scheme. The saga gets even murkier, according to the article: Prosecutors yesterday summoned three additional Bears players - pitcher Hsu Wen-hsiung and...  ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>Sports Agent and Sports Lawyer Blog</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Jason B. Wolf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Indiana Law Blog: Catch-up: What did you miss over the weekend?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Monday feature - "What did you miss over the weekend?" From Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009: Courts - "If the...   ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>The Indiana Law Blog</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Oddi </dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 11/23/09): Tuesday, November 24th 9:00 AM - Walker Whatley v....   ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>The Indiana Law Blog</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Oddi </dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:34:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[#2 What If My Spouse&#8217;s Assets Are Separate &#8211; Must They Be Disclosed?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ #2 What If My Spouse's Assets Are Separate - Must They Be Disclosed? This continues the series "I'm Filing, My Spouse Isn't-What Happens?" The series is introduced here. "Separate property" has a legal meaning, at least in a community property state such as New Mexico where I practice. It is basically property that is owned and controlled [...]   ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>Bankruptcy Law Network - Real Lawyers, Real Solutions</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Gini Nelson, New Mexico Bankruptcy Lawyer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will the Conservatives ban referral fees?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Law Gazette report a very interesting comment from Conservative MP Henry Bellingham from the Motor Accident Solicitors Society's annual conference. Apparrently he said a Tory government would "almost certainly" review referral fees and furthermore "[Shadow Justice Secretary] Dominic Grieve is very anti-referral fees. I'm probably slightly less violently anti-referral fees but I think there is a very strong case for getting rid of them."   ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>The Barrister Blog</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>The Barrister Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What Does YOUR Exam Playlist Look Like?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ As law students all across the country prepare to barricade themselves in their respective study holes and mainline Red Bull and Coffee to keep their eyes open while rereading their commercial outlines for the 8th time, I can't help but wonder what all those playlists look like. I mean this is the 21st century, right? We take class notes on our laptops (in between status updates and looking for couches on craigslist) and we keep our Ipods running on a constant basis. I know people aren't...  ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>Legal Geekery</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Sean McGilvray</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:30:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Naomi Cudmore Communications]]></title>
		<link>http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=2250939&amp;type=post</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Nice to see the new website for Naomi Cudmore Communications whose services include brochure design, copywriting, nhs project management and design of annual reports, interim communications cover and all-in-one writing, design and print. One of her clients is the wonderful Exmoor Magazine which is edited by Hilary Binding.   ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>The Barrister Blog</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>The Barrister Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Book recommendation: Schott's Almanac 2010]]></title>
		<link>http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=2250940&amp;type=post</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Looking forward to getting Schott's Almanac 2010 when it comes out. The blurb summarises it well: "Schott's Almanac is designed to be a practical and entertaining annual volume that tells the real stories of the year, from the anxious South African elections to the hope generated by the election of Barack Obama, from worldwide recession to the green shoots of recovery, from Russia's growing ambition to the Copenhagen Conference on climate change, and from the Ashes rivalry to the possibility of...  ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>The Barrister Blog</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>The Barrister Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mitch Named 2009 Trial Lawyer of the Year!]]></title>
		<link>http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=2250974&amp;type=post</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Saturday night Mitch and I attended a wonderful event sponsored by the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association and held at the beautiful Balboa Bay Club &amp; Resort in Newport Beach, California. With family and friends in attendance, Mitch was proud to accept this year's award for Orange County's "Top Gun" Trial Attorney of the Year relative to the outstanding results in achieve in a tragic wrongful death. This year, through its silent and live auctions, the event supported two charities: the...  ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>California Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Blog</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Jackson </dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Leading Ruling Highlights Three Types Of Metadata]]></title>
		<link>http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=2251071&amp;type=post</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ 639645_hard_drive.jpg After initial requests for metadata were not made by the plaintiffs, and the parties were unable to resolve their differences in "meet and confer" meetings, the court compels the production of metadata if the plaintiffs paid the costs since discovery production had been nearly completed, in Aguilar v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Div. of U.S. Dept. of Homeland Sec., 255 F.R.D. 350 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) (No. 07 Civ. 8224 (JGK)(FM)) Read more   ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>Federal Evidence Review Blog</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:48:29 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Karton on Party Autonomy, Choice of Law, & International Arbitration]]></title>
		<link>http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=2251264&amp;type=post</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ /**/ Joshua D. H. Karton (Queen's University - Faculty of Law) has posted Party Autonomy and Choice of Law: Is International Arbitration Leading the Way or Marching to the Beat of its Own Drummer? (University of New Brunswick Law Journal, 2010) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: National courts have restricted party autonomy in choice of law in a variety of ways. In international arbitration, on the other hand, the march of party autonomy has been unhindered. National courts have abetted this...  ]]></description>
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		<dc:publisher>Legal Theory Blog</dc:publisher>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Solum</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
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