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Ruminations

Ruminations

Covers concepts and misconceptions in the practice of retail real estate law. By Meislik & Meislik.

http://www.retailrealestatelaw.com/
  • May 19

    A Pig In A Poke And Other Lease Negotiation Sad Tales Of Woe

    A Pig In A Poke And Other Lease Negotiation Sad Tales Of Woe
    Have you ever bought a $300,000 house solely based on reading a classified ad? What about doing a $3,000,000 lease (30 years, including options, at $100,000 a year) without ever seeing the property or at least taking a good “look”…
  • May 12

    What Would Rent Insurance Be If There Were Such A Thing?

    What Would Rent Insurance Be If There Were Such A Thing?
    So, the lease requires the tenant to carry a policy of “rent insurance” or requires the landlord to carry a policy of “rent insurance” or, worse, requires both of them to do so. What does that policy say and how does…
  • May 5

    Oldies Are Not Necessarily Goodies, Especially When You Find Such Terms In Your Leases And Other Contract

    Oldies Are Not Necessarily Goodies, Especially When You Find Such Terms In Your Leases And Other Contract
    We wanted to address “Rent Insurance” today, but got somewhat distracted when we started out by writing “there really isn’t something called ‘Rent Insurance,’ even if lease writers insist otherwise.”…
Rank this Week: 193

The Faculty Lounge

The Faculty Lounge

Conversations about law, culture, and academia. By Professors Dan Filler, Laura Appleman, Al Brophy, Kevin Noble Maillard and Calvin Massey.

http://www.thefacultylounge.org/
  • May 19

    Boilerplate Symposium Continues Next Week

    Boilerplate Symposium Continues Next Week
    As I mentioned in a post last week, ContractsProf Blog has been hosting an on-line symposium on Peggy Radin’s new book, Boilerplate: The Fine Print, Vanishing Rights and the Rule of Law, which continues into next week. If you haven’t...
  • May 15

    Looking For Uncle Leo: The Film

    Looking For Uncle Leo: The Film
    My great-uncle Leo was deported to his death in Poland from Würzburg, Germany, on April 25, 1942. It turns out that the Nazis commissioned a film of the deportation. The movie vanished after the war. I am desperate to find...
  • May 15

    History Office History

    History Office History
    Fellow UCLA History PhD and current JD student at Yale Law School, Twitter enthusiast Josh Stein, has recently posted a note over at the Legal History Blog, and the piece definitely merits attention here. Josh welcomed me to the department...
Rank this Week: 552

Arbitration Matters

Arbitration Matters

Covers recent developments in labor arbitration. By John H. Curley.

http://arbitrationmatters.blogspot.com/
  • May 19

    Termination of Union business agent for misuse of confidential information upheld

    Termination of Union business agent for misuse of confidential information upheld
    Grievant was employed by the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, the Union representing state employees, as a business agent. She was also a member of OPEIU Local 12, the Union representing the MAPE staff. OPEIU and MAPE were…
  • May 12

    NLRB Defers to Arbitrator's award despite limited remedy

    NLRB Defers to Arbitrator's award despite limited remedy
    NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon has announced his intent to ask the Board to revise its standards for deferring to arbitrators' awards in cases alleging unlawful discrimination because of an employee's union or other protected…
  • May 5

    Mayor improperly interfered with discipline of Fire Captain

    Mayor improperly interfered with discipline of Fire Captain
    Arbitrator Mark Lurie has issued a decision sustaining a grievance filed by a Fire Captain over his demotion to firefighter. Miami-Dade Fire Captain Brian Beckmann authored a Facebook post concerning the Trayvon Martin case. The post was…
Rank this Week: 176

Idaho Estate Planning

Idaho Estate Planning

Covers estate planning, elder law, veterans benefits and special needs trusts. By Mark E. Wight.

http://idahoestateplanning.typepad.com/idaho_estate_planning/
  • May 19

    Get Out of Bed & Get Better Idaho

    Get Out of Bed & Get Better Idaho
    We first published this blog in June of 2011. We hope you enjoy it as it is still timely. As we and our loved ones age, we put a lot of effort (and resources) into making sure a hospital bed is available when needed. New research shows that…
  • May 18

    Careers for Boise Idaho Retiree

    Careers for Boise Idaho Retiree
    This "best of" blog comes from June of 2011. Enjoy! If you are a Baby Boomer nearing retirement, you probably have a different concept of retirement than your parents. Retirement for you may not mean an extended vacation on some…
  • May 17

    The LLC in Idaho - Powerful Asset Protection When Used Wisely

    The LLC in Idaho - Powerful Asset Protection When Used Wisely
    In terms of new formations, the Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) is the new King. The former King, the corporation, has been deposed, and relatively few corporations are now being formed other than for companies that have a future hope…
Rank this Week: 68

Grits for Breakfast

Grits for Breakfast

Covers the political, economic and social consequences of crime, punishment and justice in the Lone Star State. By Scott Henson.

http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/
  • May 19

    Drug policy, politics and civil libertie

    Drug policy, politics and civil libertie
    A couple of recent drug war items deserve Grits readers' attention.At Texas Monthly, Bill Martin bring us up to speed on the disappointing lack of progress at the Texas Legislature by bills to address low-level drug sentencing that the House…
  • May 19

    Nearly 200 Texas LEOs use license-plate-reader location tracking vendor

    Nearly 200 Texas LEOs use license-plate-reader location tracking vendor
    When George Orwell wrote the novel 1984 he was imagining future totalitarianism dominated by socialist governments. He never considered that technologies of control would be privatized in a capitalist system, but that's seems to be where…
  • May 16

    Budget writers delete fusion-center funding from state budget

    Budget writers delete fusion-center funding from state budget
    Good news: State budget writers eliminated funding for the Department of Public Safety's "fusion center," reported Brenda Bell at the Austin Statesman ("Budget conferees vote not to fund fusion center," May 14), which would make Texas the…
Rank this Week: 671

Lawfare

Lawfare

Coveres actions taken or contemplated to protect the nation interact with the nation’s laws and legal institutions, including cybersecurity, Guantánamo habeas litigation, targeted killing, biosecurity, universal jurisdiction, the Alien Tort Statute, and the state secrets privilege. By Benjamin Wittes, Jack Goldsmith and Robert Chesney.

http://www.lawfareblog.com/
  • May 19

    Thoughts on a Blue-Sky Overhaul of Surveillance Laws: Challenge

    Thoughts on a Blue-Sky Overhaul of Surveillance Laws: Challenge
    [Editor's Note: this is the second in a series of four posts by David Kris, on large-scale surveillance reform.  The first, an introduction, can be found here.  Below, David discusses the challenges facing any "blue-sky"…
  • May 19

    Thursday Obama Speech on Counterterrorism

    Thursday Obama Speech on Counterterrorism
    The President will give a speech on counterterrorism at the National Defense University on Thursday, reports the WP: A White House official, speaking Saturday on the condition of anonymity to describe the speech in advance, said…
  • May 18

    The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post

    The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
    On the Lawfare menu this week was a lot of discussion of the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, docket updates in a number of related court cases, detention matters, surveillance law, two new podcasts, and quite a ……
Rank this Week: 109

Mesothelioma Lawyers Blog

Mesothelioma Lawyers Blog

Covers legal issues surrounding asbestos exposure and mesothelioma. By Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Glassman LLC.

http://www.mesotheliomalawyers-blog.com/
  • May 19

    Asbestos Defendants Hype Fraud Risk Concern

    Asbestos Defendants Hype Fraud Risk Concern
    As a number of states and even the federal government are looking to expand the "transparency" of asbestos trust claims throughout the country, The Wall Street Journal recently delved into the issue of alleged fraud by claimants. Our Boston…
  • May 17

    New Asbestos Detection Device Introduced by Scientist

    New Asbestos Detection Device Introduced by Scientist
    Asbestos is a killer. Manufacturers and employers knew this for decades, even as they continued to peddle products that contained the deadly material, putting both workers and consumers at risk. Our Boston mesothelioma attorneys know that…
  • May 13

    Asbestos Among Top Work Dangers in Massachusett

    Asbestos Among Top Work Dangers in Massachusett
    A new report released by a group effort involving some of the state's most outspoken worker safety advocates reveals that mesothelioma remains a serious threat to Massachusetts workers. In "Dying to Work in Massachusetts: Loss of Life and…
Rank this Week: 124

South Carolina Nursing Home Blog

South Carolina Nursing Home Blog

Covers nursing home abuse and litigation. By Poliakoff & Associates.

http://www.scnursinghomelaw.com/
  • May 19

    $5.2 Million Verdict in Arkansa

    $5.2 Million Verdict in Arkansa
      The Arkansas Times reported a jury in Arkansas returned a unanimous verdict finding that the Greenbrier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had been negligent in the care and treatment of Martha Bull.  Bull was…
  • May 18

    Cost of Care and Staffing

    Cost of Care and Staffing
    The Columbus Dispatch had an interesting report on the excessive cost of nursing home care. When Teresa Horstman of Madison County in Ohio was concerned about her father who she says “lived his life with dignity” and was then…
  • May 17

    New Study on Medication Error

    New Study on Medication Error
    The Legal Examiner reported on the astounding number of medication errors occurring in nursing homes. Researchers from the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association observed nursing home staff administering medication to…
Rank this Week: 439

Fort Lauderdale Car Accident…

Fort Lauderdale Car Accident Attorney Blog

Covers personal injury and accidents. By Freeman Injury Law.

http://www.fortlauderdalecaraccidentattorneyblog.com/
  • May 19

    100 Deadliest Days for Teenage Drivers in Florida

    100 Deadliest Days for Teenage Drivers in Florida
    The summer months may be some of the most exciting for our teens, but they can also be some of the most dangerous. Because they're out of school and on summer break, kids get to spend more time behind the wheel, and that puts them at a…
  • May 16

    Florida Law Enforcement Target Aggressive Driver

    Florida Law Enforcement Target Aggressive Driver
    Earlier this month, law enforcement officials throughout the state of Florida kicked off a safety campaign safety as they begin a summer of enforcement measures. According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles…
  • May 11

    Underride Guards Strong Enough to Protect You in a Lauderdale Trucking Accident?

    Underride Guards Strong Enough to Protect You in a Lauderdale Trucking Accident?
    The tractor-trailers of today do a pretty good job of keeping passenger vehicles from sliding underneath in the event of a collision. You have the underride guards to thank if you've ever struck the rear of a semi. But much improvement to…
Rank this Week: 495

Kentucky Injury Attorney Blog

Kentucky Injury Attorney Blog

Covers injury law, recalled products and insurance law. Published By Jones Ward PLC

http://www.kentucky-injury-attorney-blog.com/
  • May 19

    Do you Have a Personal Injury Case?

    Do you Have a Personal Injury Case?
    There are several factors an attorney must consider when deciding to take on a new personal injury case. And potential plaintiffs should understand how these factors influence an attorney's decision to take or reject a case, and how these…
  • May 19

    NHTSA's Distracted Driving Statistic

    NHTSA's Distracted Driving Statistic
    According to a periodical released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association in June, using electronic devices while driving is a "serious safety problem." And the organization has the numbers to back up its claim. At least 1 in 2…
  • May 16

    Jones Ward PLC files Class Action against General Motor

    Jones Ward PLC files Class Action against General Motor
    Two attorneys at Jones Ward PLC have filed a class action lawsuit against Detroit automaker General Motors Company over a design defect in its 2011 model year and newer Chevrolet Cruze. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Louisville…
Rank this Week: 415

TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime

TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime

Provides liberal coverage of crime-related political and injustice news.

http://www.talkleft.com/
  • May 19

    Sunday Open Thread

    Sunday Open Thread
    Our last open thred (Friday) is all filled up. I'm off to a college graduation this morning (which unbelievably is going to last four hours until 1 pm, and then with lunch, till 3pm.) Then I get to rush home to meet Comcast who will try…
  • May 18

    Jacksonville's "I Spy" Program

    Jacksonville's "I Spy" Program
    Jacksonville, Florida , and 11 other counties in northeast Florida are the latestto introduce a program encouraging people to report people they see engaging in behavior they deem suspicious and possibly terrorism-related. The program is…
  • May 18

    Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Docket: Missing Entrie

    Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Docket: Missing Entrie
    Yesterday, the Judge in the Boston bombing case of defendant Dzokhar Tsarnaev issued an order denying a motion filed under seal in which the defense asked to take periodic photographs of Dzhokhar (Jahar) at Devens Medical Facility to be able…
Rank this Week: 21

Virginia Injury Attorney Blog

Virginia Injury Attorney Blog

Covers wrongful deaths, medical malpractice, nursing homes and class actions cases, news and legislation. By Avery T. “Sandy” Waterman, Jr.

http://www.virginiainjuryattorneyblog.com/
  • May 19

    Virginia: Medical Malpractice – a Lawyer’s Recoverie

    Virginia: Medical Malpractice – a Lawyer’s Recoverie
    The May 2013 issue of Trial reported a half-dozen Verdicts & Settlements. Id. at 8-12. One is a medical malpractice lawsuit for negligent laparoscopy that settled for roughly $1,000,000.00 in California. Id. at 8-9. Another is a…
  • May 16

    Virginia: Medical Malpractice – a Lawyer’s Magazine

    Virginia: Medical Malpractice – a Lawyer’s Magazine
    Trial is the monthly magazine of the American Association for Justice (“AAJ”). Its May 2013 is its annual issue on “Medical Malpractice”. Five articles are featured: “Dangers of Electronic Medical…
  • May 9

    Virginia: Vehicle Accident - a Lawyer's Settlement

    Virginia: Vehicle Accident - a Lawyer's Settlement
    This week a lawsuit scheduled for Court–facilitated mediation was settled by Mr. Waterman. It arose out of a 3–car crash on I-64 East near Victoria Boulevard in Newport News, Virginia, involving residents of Hampton, Yorktown, and…
Rank this Week: 707

Brian Cuban's Blog

Brian Cuban's Blog

Provides a humerous take on the legal profession.

http://www.briancuban.com
Rank this Week: 776

European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights

Covers court decisions and information.

http://ecohr.blogspot.com/
  • May 19

    Turkey bombed military targets in Syria

    Turkey bombed military targets in Syria
    Turkey's military struck targets inside Syria on Wednesday in response to a mortar bomb fired from Syrian territory which killed five Turkish civilians, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's office said in a statement. Our armed forces…
  • May 19

    ECHR; President Jean Paul Costa (France)

    ECHR; President Jean Paul Costa (France)
    Born on 3 November 1941 in Tunis Diploma of the Institute of Political Studies of Paris, 1961 Master of Law, Faculty of Law, Paris, 1962 Diploma of Superior Studies (post-graduate), Public law, 1964 Former pupil of the ENA (Ecole nationale…
  • May 19

    Turkey hittings military targets in Syria

    Turkey hittings military targets in Syria
    Turkish artillery hit targets near Syria's Tel Abyad border town for a second day on Thursday, killing several Syrian soldiers according to activists and security sources, after a mortar bomb fired from the area killed five Turkish…
Rank this Week: 52

HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's…

HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog

New developments in health care law and policy together with the observations and analysis of David Harlow, principal of The Harlow Group LLC, a health care law and consulting firm based near Boston, Massachusetts.

http://healthblawg.typepad.com/healthblawg/
  • May 19

    Hospital Chargemasters and Open Data from CMS -- The conversation continue

    Hospital Chargemasters and Open Data from CMS -- The conversation continue
    We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://feeds.healthblawg.com/healthblawg Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. http://feeds.healthblawg.com/healthblawg
  • May 16

    Angelina Jolie, BRCA1, Public Health and Patent Law

    Angelina Jolie, BRCA1, Public Health and Patent Law
    We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://feeds.healthblawg.com/healthblawg Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. http://feeds.healthblawg.com/healthblawg
  • May 13

    The FDA Patient Network Website - Pretty Darn Patient-Centered

    The FDA Patient Network Website - Pretty Darn Patient-Centered
    We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://feeds.healthblawg.com/healthblawg Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. http://feeds.healthblawg.com/healthblawg
Rank this Week: 250

Expert Witness Blog

Expert Witness Blog

Covers Daubert, expert witness marketing, and expert witness testimony. By JurisPro Expert Witness Directory.

http://www.expertwitnessblog.com/
  • May 19

    Real Estate Damages Expert Witnesses & Hurricane Sandy Lawsuit

    Real Estate Damages Expert Witnesses & Hurricane Sandy Lawsuit
    Real estate damages expert witnesses may give expert opinions on a wide range of issues including flood damage, hurricane damage, damage impact and related matters. In Sandy-Related Suits Against Co-ops, Condos Face Unique Challenges, the…
  • May 18

    Explosions Expert Witnesses & Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast

    Explosions Expert Witnesses & Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast
    Explosions expert witnesses may consult regarding flammable materials, chemical explosions, and combustion. In the news, MailOnline reports that "a malfunctioning golf cart, faulty electrical system or even arson" could have led to the fire…
  • May 17

    Patent Litigation Expert Witesses & Patent Litigation Survey

    Patent Litigation Expert Witesses & Patent Litigation Survey
    Patent litigation expert witnesses may consult and testify on patent prosecution, patent infringement, design patents, exclusive rights, and more. The Santa Clara University School of Law has released a study entitled Best Practices in…
Rank this Week: 841

Legal History Blog

Legal History Blog

Offers scholarship, news and new ideas in legal history. By professor Mary L. Dudziak.

http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/
  • May 19

    The Roberts Court, Reinventing Government, and More: This Week in the Book Page

    The Roberts Court, Reinventing Government, and More: This Week in the Book Page
    In the Washington Post Jeffrey Rosen reviews The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution (Simon and Schuster).  According to Rosen:The great strength of Coyle’s book is the depth and balance of her reporting. She…
  • May 17

    Weekend Roundup

    Weekend Roundup
    On June 27, 2013, Morehead State University will host a Federalism Symposium featuring "academic presentations of research from scholars across the nation with expertise on federalism and intergovernmental relations." For information on how…
  • May 17

    New Release: Zackin, "Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places"

    New Release: Zackin, "Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places"
    New from Princeton University Press: Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places: Why State Constitutions Contain America's Positive Rights (2013), by Emily Zackin (Department of Political Science, Hunter College, City University of New York).…
Rank this Week: 213

Patentology

Patentology

News and views on patents and innovation, with a focus on Australia and New Zealand.

http://blog.patentology.com.au/
  • May 19

    There Ain’t No Such Thing as a Free Video Codec

    There Ain’t No Such Thing as a Free Video Codec
    Google, Inc recently achieved something that perhaps no other company or organisation on the planet could have done – it secured an agreement from most of the major corporate owners of patents relating to digital video coding standards,…
  • May 11

    Raising the Bar – New Life for Patents of Addition?

    Raising the Bar – New Life for Patents of Addition?
    If you have never heard of a ‘patent of addition’, I am sure that you are not alone.  Even those of us who practice in a jurisdiction in which these beasts are rumoured to exist have rarely, if ever, actually seen one. …
  • May 9

    New Zealand Resolves ‘Software Patent’ Impasse

    New Zealand Resolves ‘Software Patent’ Impasse
    If you read what has been written in the media today (e.g. in The New Zealand Herald, Forbes, The Register, and ZDNet, to name just a few who have jumped on the bandwagon) you might think that New Zealand has just outlawed ‘software…
Rank this Week: 386

TaxProf Blog

TaxProf Blog

By University of Cincinnati Law Professor Paul L. Caron and Ron Jones.

http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/
  • May 19

    SNL on the IRS Scandal

    SNL on the IRS Scandal
  • May 19

    The IRS Scandal, Day 10

    The IRS Scandal, Day 10
    ABC News: Republicans Informed of IRS Investigation Last Year Conglomerate: The IRS Scandal: Does It Fit With The IRS Weltanschauung?, by David Zaring (Pennsylvania) Fox News: Republicans: IRS Scandal Shows Agency 'Rotten at the Core,' Needs…
  • May 19

    Top 5 Tax Paper Download

    Top 5 Tax Paper Download
    This week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads is the same as last week's list: 1. [333 Downloads] Using a Sledgehammer to Crack a Nut: Why FATCA Will Not Stand, by Frederic Alain Behrens (J.D. 2013, Wisconsin) 2. [306 Downloads]…
Rank this Week: 91

The Poblete DC Dispatches

The Poblete DC Dispatches

Features updates on regulatory and public policy matters in Washington, DC in national security, trade, and international law.

http://jasonpoblete.com/
  • May 19

    ABA Owes Members Some Explanation of its Role in IRS “Announcement”

    ABA Owes Members Some Explanation of its Role in IRS “Announcement”
    The American Bar Association (ABA) is an interesting organization, at least for a Republican and card-carrying member of the Federalist Society. There are not many of us in the ranks. At least not public about it. During the course of the…
  • May 17

    Senator Cruz Remains GOP’s Immigration Thought Leader

    Senator Cruz Remains GOP’s Immigration Thought Leader
    The House of Representatives immigration group seems to have an immigration bill. At least in concept. We have yet to see text. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) has only been in the Senate a short time, but he knows what it takes to do the most…
  • May 15

    Anointing and Baptism

    Anointing and Baptism
            As summer begins to get closer, the 2014 election cycle will begin to rev up its engines.  This will be time to separate the potential candidates from those who will take the plunge and immerse…
Rank this Week: 587

Religion Clause

Religion Clause

By University of Toledo College of Law Professor Howard M. Friedman.

http://religionclause.blogspot.com/
  • May 19

    Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Case

    Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Case
    In Rich v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, (11 Cir., May 14, 2013), the 11th Circuit sent back for trial a Jewish prisoner's challenge under RLUIPA to Florida's refusal to provide him with kosher meals.In Watkins v.…
  • May 19

    Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Alleging Defamation In Church Annulment Proceeding

    Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Alleging Defamation In Church Annulment Proceeding
    A Kansas appellate court, in a 2-1 decision, affirmed the dismissal of a suit brought by plaintiff against his former wife alleging that she made defamatory statements to a Catholic Archdiocesan Tribunal in seeking an annulment of their…
  • May 18

    Afghan Parliament Tables Bill Protecting Women After Objections From Islamic Legislator

    Afghan Parliament Tables Bill Protecting Women After Objections From Islamic Legislator
    Today's Deutsche Welle reports that in Afghanistan's Parliament, lawmakers have withdrawn a bill that would have instituted a number of protections for women.  The action came after  religious parties complained that the…
Rank this Week: 75

The Harvard Law School Corporate…

The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog

Covers boards of directors, corporate elections, executive compensation, practice insights, legal developments, securities regulation, and Sarbanes-Oxley. Sponsored by the HLS Corporate Governance Program.

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov
  • May 19

    Are Companies Connecting the Sustainability and Financial Disclosure Dots?

    Are Companies Connecting the Sustainability and Financial Disclosure Dots?
    Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Peter DeSimone, deputy director and co-founder of Si2, and Jon Lukomnik, executive director of the IRRC Institute. All U.S. S&P 500 companies except one report some form of…
  • May 18

    Compensation Committee and Adviser Implementation Begins July 1, 2013

    Compensation Committee and Adviser Implementation Begins July 1, 2013
    Editor's Note: Richard J. Sandler is a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and co-head of the firm’s global corporate governance group, and David L. Caplan is a partner and global co-head of the firm’s mergers and…
  • May 17

    For Dimon and Board Leaders: Function Matters, Not Form

    For Dimon and Board Leaders: Function Matters, Not Form
    Editor's Note: Ben W. Heineman, Jr. is a former GE senior vice president for law and public affairs and a senior fellow at Harvard University’s schools of law and government. This post is based on an article that appeared in the Harvard…
Rank this Week: 74

Simple Justice

Simple Justice

A New York Criminal Defense Blog. Published by Scott H. Greenfield, Esq.

http://blog.simplejustice.us
  • May 19

    My "Styles" Audition for the New York Time

    My "Styles" Audition for the New York Time
    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">Having already taken charge of the op-ed page of the Times, I needed a new challenge. What better for a cutting edge guy like me than the Style Section?&nbsp; Do I…
  • May 19

    Every Day is a Networking Event

    Every Day is a Networking Event
    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">For reasons that can best be described as a generosity of spirit combined with some internal pride,&nbsp;<a href= …
  • May 19

    How Do You Say "Reasonable Accommodation"?

    How Do You Say &quot;Reasonable Accommodation&quot;?
    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">An interesting post from <a href="http://jonathanturley.org/2013/05/17/colorado-schools-sued-by-custodians-for-using-english-instructions/" target= …
Rank this Week: 528

Un blog pour l'information…

Un blog pour l'information juridique

By Emmanuel Barthe.

http://www.precisement.org/blog/
Rank this Week: 122

South Carolina Business Law Blog

South Carolina Business Law Blog

Covers judicial decisions, legislative changes, regulatory rulings, and the economic landscape affecting companies doing business or seeking to do business in South Carolina. By Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims, P.A.

http://www.scbusinesslawblog.com/
  • May 19

    The Only Thing Settled About Arbitrability is its Continued Litigatibility

    The Only Thing Settled About Arbitrability is its Continued Litigatibility
    IntroductionAlthough both the United States Supreme Court and the South Carolina Supreme Court often attempt to define arbitrability -- the question of whether a contractual provision purporting to send disputes to arbitration is enforceable…
  • Apr 8

    4th Circuit Issues Two Standing Opinions On the Same Day

    4th Circuit Issues Two Standing Opinions On the Same Day
    Introduction Attorneys and judges burn a great deal of time and energy debating and determining the issue of "standing": broad brush whether there is a "case or controversy" sufficient to invoke the power of a court to hear it. The wildly…
  • Feb 2

    Some Uses Just Don't Belong: Land Use Law and "Caddyshack"

    Some Uses Just Don't Belong: Land Use Law and &quot;Caddyshack&quot;
    IntroductionThe South Carolina Supreme Court recently issued Dunes West Golf Club v. Town of Mt. Pleasant.  Justice Kittredge, writing for a unanimous court, (and in an opinion footnoted as heavily as a David Foster Wallace essay)…
Rank this Week: 364

IPWatchdog.com | Patent Copyright…

IPWatchdog.com | Patent Copyright Trademark

Covers patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and Internet issues. By Gene Quinn.

http://www.ipwatchdog.com
Rank this Week: 151

Securities Law Prof Blog

Securities Law Prof Blog

Covers securities arbitration, state securities law, court decisions and law review articles. By Professor Barbara Black.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/securities/
  • May 19

    SEC Charges Atlanta Resident with Fraud in Prime Bank Investment Scheme

    SEC Charges Atlanta Resident with Fraud in Prime Bank Investment Scheme
    The SEC recently filed an emergency action in federal court in Atlanta, charging Robert Fowler (Fowler) and his company, US Capital Funding Series II Trust 1 (US Capital), with violations of the federal securities laws for defrauding…
  • May 19

    Bullard on the 401(k) Plan Large Menu Defense

    Bullard on the 401(k) Plan Large Menu Defense
    The Social Costs of Choice, Free Market Ideology and the Empirical Consequences of the 401(k) Plan Large Menu Defense, by Mercer Bullard, University of Mississippi - School of Law, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Regulatory…
  • May 17

    Schwab Eliminate Class Action Waiver in Customers' Agreements -- At Least For Now

    Schwab Eliminate Class Action Waiver in Customers' Agreements -- At Least For Now
    As regular readers of this Blog know, Charles Schwab includes in its brokerage agreements with its customer a provision that purports to prohibit customers from bringing class actions against the firm. This class action waiver violates FINRA…
Rank this Week: 735

New York Public Personnel Law

New York Public Personnel Law

Provides summary and commentary on selected court and administrative decisions and related matters affecting public employers and employees in New York State. By Harvey Randall, Esq.

http://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 188

Futurelawyer

Futurelawyer

Covers future technology for the lawyer of today. By Richard M. Georges.

http://futurelawyer.typepad.com/futurelawyer/
  • May 19

    No Delete Key? No Problem

    No Delete Key? No Problem
    We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/futurelawyer Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.
  • May 19

    HTC One - Coming To Verizon?

    HTC One - Coming To Verizon?
    We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/futurelawyer Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.
  • May 18

    Ubuntu For The Law Office? Sorry, I'm A PC

    Ubuntu For The Law Office? Sorry, I'm A PC
    We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/futurelawyer Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.
Rank this Week: 291

ABC International Family Law Views

ABC International Family Law Views

Covers international family law Issues and a comparison to Florida family law. By Adam B. Cordover.

http://www.abcinternational.us/
  • May 19

    Collaborative Divorce Thrives in Australia

    Collaborative Divorce Thrives in Australia
    The concept of collaborative divorce is gaining traction worldwide as an alternative to the traditional courtroom battles epitomized in movies like Kramer vs. Kramer and War of the Roses.  Family law practitioners in Australia have come to…
  • Apr 13

    British Divorce Courts Require Allegation of Fault; This is the Result

    British Divorce Courts Require Allegation of Fault; This is the Result
    Apparently, England requires parties to allege a fault before a family law court will grant a divorce.  Over at my general Florida family law news blog, ABC Family Law Blog, I described some of the allegations found in the public…
  • Mar 18

    Dubai Man Gets World's Quickest Divorce

    Dubai Man Gets World's Quickest Divorce
    A man in Dubai applied for divorce a mere seconds after he had been married to his bride.  The reason:  he did not want his Wife to work after marriage, and his father-in-law demanded that she be allowed to work.  From Emirates 24/7 News:…
Rank this Week: 880

Please Do Not Tap On the Glass

Please Do Not Tap On the Glass

Covers animal rights, animal cruelty, and factory farming.

http://nothoney.com
  • May 19

    France’s Hollande urges euro zone government, common debt

    France’s Hollande urges euro zone government, common debt
    PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande called on Thursday for an economic government in the euro zone that would have its own budget, the right to issue debt, a harmonized tax system and a full-time president. Speaking at…
  • May 18

    IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in scandal

    IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in scandal
    By Andy Sullivan and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The outgoing head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service angered Republican lawmakers on Friday by resisting their demands that he identify who at the tax-collection agency had…
  • May 17

    RapidAdvance Acquires Health Care Financing Provider

    RapidAdvance Acquires Health Care Financing Provider
    BETHESDA, Md., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Rapid Financial Services, LLC (dba RapidAdvance), one of the nation’s leading providers of short-term working capital to small businesses, today announced that they have acquired the…
Rank this Week: 255

Property Insurance Coverage Law…

Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

Covers property insurance coverage matters. By Merlin Law Group.

http://www.propertyinsurancecoveragelaw.com/
  • May 19

    Appraisal in Flood Claim

    Appraisal in Flood Claim
    Hurricane Sandy has brought about a number of changes to New Jersey and the rest of the tri-state area. It appears to be bringing about some changes – or clarifications – at FEMA as well. This week FEMA released a bulletin…
  • May 18

    Florida Public Adjusters Make Progress Fighting Code Change

    Florida Public Adjusters Make Progress Fighting Code Change
    This spring, a hot topic for Florida public adjusters has been proposed changes to sections of the administrative code that govern public adjusters. Listen to the complete 25-minute audio recording from the recent DFS hearing here. Two of the…
  • May 17

    Insurance Policy Conditions (a/k/a/ Land Mines): Part 29 - Subrogation

    Insurance Policy Conditions (a/k/a/ Land Mines): Part 29 - Subrogation
    Most insurance policies contain a subrogation condition. Subrogation is “[t]he principle under which an insurer that has paid a loss under an insurance policy is entitled to all the rights and remedies belonging to the insured against a…
Rank this Week: 642

Chilling Effects Clearinghouse…

Chilling Effects Clearinghouse Notices

Features copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret cease and desist notices.

http://www.chillingeffects.org/
Rank this Week: 20

Defero Law

Defero Law

Community of UK legal bloggers.

http://www.deferolaw.com/profiles/blog/list?promoted=1
  • May 19

    10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost Saving

    10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost Saving
    Earlier this year, a U.S. District Court approved the payment of $310 million in attorney fees to 116 law firms in a single case (TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation), with one firm receiving $75 million in fees and another receiving $49 million.…
  • May 17

    Our Child Abuse Solicitors further discuss Child Abuse Claims coverage

    Our Child Abuse Solicitors further discuss Child Abuse Claims coverage
    In a blog last week we discussed how The former Archbishop of York, Lord Hope, has been accused of failing to report serious allegations of child abuse by a senior clergyman, Robert Waddington. Read our blog entitled…
  • May 17

    Unbundling: The New/Old Kid On The Block

    Unbundling: The New/Old Kid On The Block
    Unbundling as a service delivery and price modulation strategy is as old as the hills: for everyone but law firms.  Quite a bit has been written about it recently  (eg. Legal Futures and Law Society…
Rank this Week: 18

Rainmaker Lawyer Blog

Rainmaker Lawyer Blog

Covers business strategy for law firms, legal marketing, attorney business development, law firm marketing plans, and work/life balance for attorneys. By David Lorenzo.

http://www.rainmakerlawyer.com/site/index/
  • May 19

    Marketing For Lawyers On The Internet Is About Clients Not Traffic

    Marketing For Lawyers On The Internet Is About Clients Not Traffic
    You build a great website and it becomes a critical part of your marketing strategy.  You start blogging and you write about important, timely and relevant topics.  You post links to your articles on social media sites.  You…
  • May 18

    How Often Should I Update My Blog?

    How Often Should I Update My Blog?
    Some lawyers blog because they enjoy writing.  Others blog because they realize educating people who visit their website is a good marketing practice.  Still other lawyers blog for the search engine optimization benefits. There is…
  • May 17

    The Fine Line Between Discipline And Disinterest

    The Fine Line Between Discipline And Disinterest
    Most of us never worry about sticking with something for too long.  It’s not behavior that is positively reinforced when we are young. Think about it.  When was the last time you heard a parent say to a kid: “You need…
Rank this Week: 106

International Technology Law Blog

International Technology Law Blog

Covers intellectual property and business law issues for companies doing business in Asia. By Asia Law.

http://asialaw.biz/blog/
  • May 19

    10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost Saving

    10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost Saving
    Earlier this year, a U.S. District Court approved the payment of $308 million in attorney fees to 116 law firms in a single case (In re TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation, N.D. Cal.), with one firm receiving $75 million in fees and ……
  • May 7

    Design Patents in China: Applications, Infringement and Enforcement

    Design Patents in China: Applications, Infringement and Enforcement
    Design patents have been making the news. Last summer, Apple’s $1.05 billion verdict against Samsung was famously based, in part, on the finding that Samsung infringed Apple’s rounded-rectangle and edge-to-edge glass designs.…
  • Apr 7

    China’s Great Leap Forward in Patent

    China’s Great Leap Forward in Patent
    On March 28, Apple Inc. appeared in court in Shanghai to defend charges that Siri, its voice-recognition, personal-assistant software, allegedly infringes a Chinese patent. The plaintiff and owner of the patent, Zhizhen Internet Technology…
Rank this Week: 198

Sex Offender Issues

Sex Offender Issues

Covers sex offender laws and cases.

http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 39

International Law Reporter

International Law Reporter

Edited by Professor Jacob Katz Cogan.

http://ilreports.blogspot.com/
  • May 19

    New Issue: Review of International Political Economy

    New Issue: Review of International Political Economy
    The latest issue of the Review of International Political Economy (Vol. 20, no. 2, 2013) is out. Contents include:Special Issue: Dreaming with the BRICS? The Washington Consensus and the New Political Economy of DevelopmentCornel Ban &…
  • May 18

    New Issue: Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Institution

    New Issue: Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Institution
    The latest issue of Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Institutions (Vol. 19, no. 2, April-June 2013) is out. Contents include:Global InsightsCedric de Coning, John Karlsrud, & Ingrid Marie Breidlid, Turning…
  • May 17

    Call for Submissions: Tory Fellowships for Legal Writing

    Call for Submissions: Tory Fellowships for Legal Writing
    The University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review has issued a call for submissions for its Tory Fellowships for Legal Writing. Here's the call:Call for SubmissionsTory Fellowships for Legal WritingTo encourage law students and recent law…
Rank this Week: 262

SpicyIP

SpicyIP

Covers Indian intellectual property law and policy.

http://www.spicyipindia.blogspot.in/
  • May 19

    Microsoft v. Motorola: A FRAND-ly formula for fixing royalties?

    Microsoft v. Motorola: A FRAND-ly formula for fixing royalties?
    The ‘FRAND wars’ hit India earlier this March with Swedish based Ericsson suing Mircomax Informatics Ltd. for alleged infringement of their standard essential patents (SEPs) relating wireless technology standards. As an interim…
  • May 18

    Guest Post: A rejoinder from the IPKat

    Guest Post: A rejoinder from the IPKat
    Continuing with our debate, between Darren Smyth of IPKat fame and Siva Thambisetty, on the merits of the Supreme Court's decision in the Novartis case, we have for our readers a rejoinder from Darren in response to Siva's last post on this…
  • May 17

    WIPS (Worldwide Intellectual Property Service) – IPR Solution expert

    WIPS (Worldwide Intellectual Property Service) – IPR Solution expert
    SpicyIP is happy to bring to our readers news of a wonderful set of search and analytics tool by Worldwide Intellectual Property Service (WIPS) for those involved in the IP field. Please see as below:WIPS (Worldwide Intellectual Property…
Rank this Week: 251

Adjunct Law Prof Blog

Adjunct Law Prof Blog

Focuses on issues of interest to adjunct law professors, including labor law, employment law, employee benefits law and education law issues. By Adjunct Law Professor Mitchell H. Rubinstein.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/adjunctprofs/
  • May 19

    Files on Conflicts of Interest

    Files on Conflicts of Interest
    Tyler, Texas attorney and State Bar of Texas President Buck Files has written an informative essay on conflicts of interest which appears in the April 2013 Voice for the Defense (page 15). The essay uses the federal case U.S. v....
  • May 18

    No Race To the Courthouse in Utah Adoption

    No Race To the Courthouse in Utah Adoption
    In many situations, the first to file a lawsuit in a controversy obtains procedural and sometimes substantive advantages over later filers. The Utah Supreme Court held last week, however, that winning the race to the courthouse carries no…
  • May 17

    Reviewing Radin's Boilerplate

    Reviewing Radin's Boilerplate
    ContractsProf Blog (A Member of the Law Professor Blogs Network) has been hosting a series of short reviews of Margaret Radin's new book Boilerplate: The Fine Print, Vanishing Rights and Rule of Law. Contributions so far have been by Ethan...
Rank this Week: 92

China Law Blog

China Law Blog

Covers China business, travel and news. By Dan Harris and Steve Dickinson.

http://www.chinalawblog.com/
  • May 18

    How To Change Your WFOE Legal Representative. It Ain’t Easy….

    How To Change Your WFOE Legal Representative. It Ain’t Easy….
    Over the years my law firm has been called in a number of times to try to get rid of an out of control Legal Representative of a WOFE.  Typically, the company calling us thinks that it ought to be able to rid itself of its WFOE Legal…
  • May 17

    What Is Right With China?

    What Is Right With China?
    If you haven’t been reading ChinaFile’s twice weekly “Conversation,” you should be.  It basically consists of a bunch of knowledgeable China people getting together and discussing one (usually deep think) China…
  • May 16

    Doing Business In China. What’s Trust Got To Do With It?

    Doing Business In China. What’s Trust Got To Do With It?
    A few weeks ago, I met with Scott Markman and John Yang of the Monogram Group, a Chicago advertising, branding, and market research company.  What differentiates the Monogram Group and what led to our meeting is their China practice,…
Rank this Week: 200

International Law Prof Blog

International Law Prof Blog

By Professor Mark E. Wojcik and Cindy Galway Buys.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/international_law/
  • May 18

    Happy Five Year Anniversary to Us!

    Happy Five Year Anniversary to Us!
    The International Law Prof Blog celebrates its fifth anniversary today! Thank you for your continued support and the thousands of visits over these past five years. We couldn't do it without you! Mark, Cindy, Cyndee, Laurent, and Michael
  • May 18

    France Allows Same-Sex Marriage

    France Allows Same-Sex Marriage
    France has become the 14th country in the world to have same-sex marriage. It will also allow adoption by same-sex couples. (mew) Related articles France legalizes same-sex marriage Hollande signs law authorising gay marriage in France French…
  • May 18

    UN General Assembly Puts French Polynesia Back on the List of UN Territories that Should be Decolonized

    UN General Assembly Puts French Polynesia Back on the List of UN Territories that Should be Decolonized
    The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to place French Polynesia back on the UN list of territories that should be decolonized and requested the French Government to "facilitate rapid progress . . . towards a…
Rank this Week: 114

Hawaiioceanlaw.com

Hawaiioceanlaw.com

Covers maritime laws and concerns in Hawaii and Oceania. By Mark M. Murakami.

http://www.hawaiioceanlaw.com/hawaiioceanlaw/
Rank this Week: 140

Food Safety News

Food Safety News

Provides global food safety news & information. By Marler Clark LLP, PS.

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/
  • May 18

    Letter From The Editor: Catfish

    Letter From The Editor: Catfish
    Last week I told my colleagues that I did not want to hear anything more about the damn “Farm Bill.” It’s taken up more time than the Korean War did, and I was sick of hearing about it.  Then they caught my attention by…
  • May 17

    Illnesses Tied to NC Holiday Inn Salmonella Outbreak Rise to 51

    Illnesses Tied to NC Holiday Inn Salmonella Outbreak Rise to 51
    At least 51 people are now known to have fallen ill in a Salmonella outbreak linked to a North Carolina Holiday Inn, reported the Cumberland County Health Department Friday. That number is up from the 44 illnesses reported by the Department…
  • May 17

    Two Infants Ill in Salmonella Tahini Outbreak

    Two Infants Ill in Salmonella Tahini Outbreak
    Two Minnesota children under the age of 1 are reported ill in a Salmonella outbreak linked to nationally recalled Krinos brand tahini sesame paste, according to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The illnesses have been associated…
Rank this Week: 41

Houston's Clear Thinkers

Houston's Clear Thinkers

Observations on developments in law, business, medicine, culture, sports, and other matters of general interest to the Houston business, professional, and academic communities. Published by Houston attorney Tom Kirkendall.

http://blog.kir.com/
Rank this Week: 50