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22 May 9:30 pm
In response to borrower delinquency rates that have surpassed all-time highs, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed a new rule to tighten supervision for servicers of both federal and private student loans. Although existing regulations govern the practices of major banks engaged in loan servicing, the lack of oversight over nonbank institutions has emerged as a significant regulatory gap. The proposed rule seeks to bring large nonbank loan servicers into compliance with existing regulatory standards previously applicable only to banks, creating a… [read post]
22 May 9:21 pm
The Case
Recently the Utah Court of Appeals issued a ruling in an appeal concerning a Utah civil stalking injunction. The case is Roper v. Shovan, 2013 UT App 124. In that case the court addressed whether the district court erred in issuing the injunction. An appellate court will overturn a district court’s decision in a civil stalking case only if there was “clear error” or the court has a firm conviction that a mistake was made.
In this case, Roper and Shovan were spouses going through a divorce proceeding and they also had children together. The wife… [read post]
22 May 9:18 pm
The American Society of International Law and the American Branch of the International Law Association have issued a call for proposals for a joint conference, which will comprise the 108th Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law and the 76th Biennial Conference of the International Law Association. The conference theme is "The Effectiveness of International Law." Here's the call:The Effectiveness of International LawInternational law today touches on nearly every aspect of our lives, from the price of practically everything we purchase, to the health of the… [read post]
22 May 9:17 pm
A total of eight persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Montevideo or Salmonella Mbandaka have been reported from six states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: California (1), Minnesota (2), New York (1), North Dakota (1), Texas (2), and Wisconsin (1).
No ill persons have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
Collaborative investigation efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory agencies indicate that tahini sesame paste distributed by Krinos Foods, LLC of Long Island City, New York is the likely source… [read post]
22 May 9:12 pm
Over at New York Personal Injury Law Blog, Eric Turkewitz looks at lawyer advertising in the wake of the Metro-North derailment. --CJR [read post]
22 May 9:06 pm
Petroleum engineering expert witnesses may consult on petrochemical engineering, horizontal drilling, and enhanced oil recovery. In Competing Views on the Permissible Scope of In-House Expert Witness Discovery at FERC: Without Guidance, FERC Litigants Face Risk and Uncertaintyattorney Jason T. Gray writes for Energybiz.com. He discusses: The Development of FERC’s Discovery Rules
Competing Views on the Scope of Permissible Discovery of In-House Expert Witness Materials
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, is an independent agency that regulates the interstate… [read post]
22 May 9:03 pm
I recently bought an AcuRite 75077 Wireless Weather Forecaster with Remote Sensor and Atomic Clock . I've got that one upstairs telling me the inside temperature and time in the kitchen and the...
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22 May 9:02 pm
ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – American Capital Energy & Infrastructure announced today that is has expanded its global investment team with two new members: Lisa Pinsley , Director of Africa Investments and Pol Mijares, Senior Associate. The company also appointed Peter Bird and Venu Nambiar as Senior Advisors. The team will focus on sourcing investments opportunities in global energy infrastructure assets as well as product and service companies in the power and energy sectors.
“We are delighted that Lisa, Pol,… [read post]
22 May 8:55 pm
Jorge R. Roig (Charleston School of Law) has posted Emerging Technologies and Dwindling Speech (University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 16, 2013 (Forthcoming)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Inspired in part by the recent holding in Bland v. Roberts that the use of the “Like” feature in Facebook is not covered by the Free Speech Clause, this article makes a brief foray into the approach that courts have taken in the recent past towards questions of First Amendment coverage in the context of emerging technologies. Specifically, this article will take… [read post]
22 May 8:40 pm
Tessa L. Dysart (Regent University School of Law) has posted The Protected Innocence Initiative: Building Protective State Law Regimes for America’s Sex-Trafficked Children (Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Vol. 44, 2013) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Under the federal... [read post]
22 May 8:34 pm
By Andrew Williams -- On May 20, 2013, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the Medtronic Inc. v. Boston Scientific Corp. case (Supreme Court docket number 12-1128). The sole issue on appeal is encapsulated by the question presented: QUESTION PRESENTED: In Medlmmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., 549 U.S. 118, 137 (2007), this Court ruled that a patent licensee that believes that its products do not infringe the patent and accordingly are not subject to royalty payments is "not required . . . to break or terminate its . . . license agreement before seeking a declaratory judgment in… [read post]
22 May 8:32 pm
When teaching international aviation law, one of the themes I like to introduce early in the semester is the interaction between technology and law. How does society and the state respond to disruptive technological change? Given the relatively recent invention... [read post]
22 May 8:17 pm
This notable new ProPublica story, headlined "A Prolonged Stay: The Reasons Behind the Slow Pace of Executions," reports on the execution drug procurement difficulties now facing many states seeking to carry out executions. Here are highlights from this lengthy and... [read post]
22 May 8:10 pm
* Texto de Veridiana Alimonti
Mesmo que não se saiba o que é Serviço de Acesso Condicionado, percebe-se algo de diferente no ar, ou melhor, no cabo, no satélite, ou seja, na televisão por assinatura. Muitos canais antes só com programação estrangeira agora falam português, e não por causa da dublagem. Esse é um dos efeitos mais visíveis da entrada em vigor da Lei Federal n. 12.485/2011.
Aprovada após anos de discussão na Câmara dos Deputados e no Senado, a lei teve sua… [read post]
Criminal Charges for Two Motorcycle Officers Who May Have Lied Under Oath about Los Angeles DUI Stop
22 May 8:08 pm
Breaking news in a story that has riveted the Los Angeles DUI defense community:
Two LAPD police officers, Phillip Walters and Craig Allen, face charges of falsifying a police report and perjury under oath. The officers were involved in a stop at Highland Park in 2010 as members of a DUI Task Force. A fellow officer, Cecilio Flores, saw a female driver go through two different stop signs, so he pulled her over. Flores said the woman had an odor of alcohol on her and bloodshot eyes – “classic” symptoms of Los Angeles DUI. He radioed Allen and Walters to help him with… [read post]
22 May 8:02 pm
Last week in Burnside v. Walters, the Court took the fairly unusual step of granting cert. without having first received a brief from any of the respondents in the case: the case’s online docket indicates that the Court called for a response in mid-February, but apparently none ever arrived. The petition for certiorari (along with an amicus brief) was eventually distributed for the Justices’ May 9 Conference, and an order granting review followed a few days later. However, thanks to a decision issued today by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit… [read post]
22 May 7:51 pm
Every once in a while, I receive an email that threatens to expand the level of parody and sarcasm beyond the ability of the human mind to contain it without erupting in cornucopia of burst cranial blood vessels like a bag of Orville Redenbacher Kettle Korn in the microwave after 45 seconds on "high." A recent post in which I envisioned the CFPB "telling an auto loan lender that if a dealer from which it buys paper ever causes emotional pain to a buyer's pet parakeet, the lender is on the hook for the vet's bill," inspired one bank executive's inner snark blossom to fully bloom. He or… [read post]
22 May 7:50 pm
We interrrupt the highbrow discussion of boilerplate and SCOTUS cases to bring you this breaking news from news.com.au that falls right within the utterly sweet spot of contracts and pop culture: YOU party at Justin Bieber's house? You tell no... [read post]
22 May 7:43 pm
Radius Health, Inc., has announced it has completed a new equity financing of $43 million.
Radius, based in a Cambridge, Mass., is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing new therapeutics for the treatment of osteoporosis and other women's health conditions.
The financing was led by F2 Biosciences III, L.P. F2 is a family of life science funds established by Morana Jovan-Embiricos
Participation also came from the following existing investors: Biotech Growth N.V., MPM Capital, Brookside Capital, MPM Bio IV NVS Strategic Fund and BB Biotech Ventures.
Radius intends to… [read post]
22 May 7:25 pm
The Lawrence Eagle Tribune reports that the death of a Salem, Massachusetts man might be the product of a Domestic Violence incident occurring in Gloucester yesterday. A man in an apartment complex heard a noise loud enough to cause him to look outside. He then saw the victim on the ground in the parking lot. The victim was bleeding from his left side. The police responded and located a forty-three year old Haverhill man whose truck had either run over or somehow hit the victim. After questioning the man, James Hayes was released. Hayes is the father of the victim's girlfriend's… [read post]