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Mortgage Fraud Blog

Mortgage Fraud Blog

Covers mortgage fraud information, fraud schemes and indictments. By Rachel Dollar.

http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com
  • May 23

    Prison Time for Foreclosure Rescuer who Cheated Homeowner

    Prison Time for Foreclosure Rescuer who Cheated Homeowner
    Christian Hidalgo, Chula Vista, California, was sentenced to 57 months of custody by District Court Judge William Q. Hayes for a mortgage loan-modification scheme that cheated over 120 people out of over $670,000, and resulted in the loss of…
  • May 23

    Man Admits Down Payment Fraud and Kickback Scheme

    Man Admits Down Payment Fraud and Kickback Scheme
    Daniel Monteiro, 34, Wolcott, Connecticut, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering…
  • May 23

    Disbarred Lawyer Arrested for Forging Real Estate Document

    Disbarred Lawyer Arrested for Forging Real Estate Document
    James Kalpakis, 52, Old Westbury, New York, a disbarred attorney has been indicted on multiple felonies for stealing more than $4 million from multiple individuals and banks he was representing in real estate deals, including his own wife.…
Rank this Week: 1

Legal Ethics Forum

Legal Ethics Forum

By Professors John Dzienkowski, Brad Wendel, John Steele, David Hricik, Andrew Perlman, David McGowan, Laura Appleman, Steve Lubet, Anita Bernstein, Don Burnett, and Steve Berenson..

http://www.legalethicsforum.com/blog/
Rank this Week: 2

Minnesota Workers Compensation…

Minnesota Workers Compensation Secrets from a Former Insurance Company Attorney

Discusses Minnesota workers compensation benefit issues, including wage loss, notice of intent to discontinue, rehabilitation and permanent partial disability. By Thomas Atkinson.

http://mnworkcompsecrets.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 3

Intellectual Property Network

Intellectual Property Network

Posts from membbers of the Intellectual Property Network on Ning.

http://ipestonia.ning.com/profiles/blog/list
  • May 22

    Verdict in Purdue, Varam Suit over OxyContin

    Verdict in Purdue, Varam Suit over OxyContin
    Purdue, a biopharmaceutical company has reached a settlement agreement on May 16, thereby ending a patent dispute over Varam’s plans to make a generic version of Purdue’s OxyContin® brand of oxycodone hydrochloride.…
  • May 21

    $3000 Licensing Search in Stem Cell

    $3000 Licensing Search in Stem Cell
    Patexia is hosting a new contest looking for evidence of commercial uses and licensing opportunities for a method of generating a large quantity of neural progenitor cells by culturing whole bone marrow. Sources must demonstrate use by a…
  • May 21

    INFOGRAPHIC: PATENT BOX EXPLAINED

    INFOGRAPHIC: PATENT BOX EXPLAINED
    The UK Patent Box tax regime came into effect on 1st April 2013. With the benefits of the regime now fully available to all UK companies, ClearViewIP took a look at the savings on offer, the criteria to meet and how the UK is shaping up in…
Rank this Week: 4

Law Librarian Blog

Law Librarian Blog

By Librarians Joe Hodnicki and Ron Jones.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/
  • May 23

    Will the Sky Fall on Copyright Holders? The Effects of a Digital First-Sale Right

    Will the Sky Fall on Copyright Holders? The Effects of a Digital First-Sale Right
    In Kirtsaeng and the First-Sale Doctrine's Digital Problem, Stanford Law Review Online, (May 7, 2013), Clark D. Asay argues that "the history and purpose of the first-sale doctrine provide good reasons to abandon the licensee/owner…
  • May 23

    For an Introduction to or a Refresher for the Topic: Heller, Hellyer and Keele's The Librarian's Copyright Companion, 2d ed.

    For an Introduction to or a Refresher for the Topic: Heller, Hellyer and Keele's The Librarian's Copyright Companion, 2d ed.
    Andrea Alexander, Ohio Northern Univ. Law Library, reviews the second edition of Heller, Hellyer & Keele's The Librarian’s Copyright Companion (Hein, 2012). A brief quote from her AALL Spectrum Blog post: Although The Librarian’s…
  • May 22

    GPO Makes FY 2014 Budget Request

    GPO Makes FY 2014 Budget Request
    According to this May 21, 2013 press release, "GPO is requesting $128.5 million for FY 2014, which is provided through three separate accounts in the annual Legislative Branch Appropriations bill" for The Congressional Printing and…
Rank this Week: 5

Legal Scholarship Blog

Legal Scholarship Blog

Features law-related calls for papers, conferences and workshops. From the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the University of Washington School of Law.

http://legalscholarshipblog.com
  • Sep 12

    September 12, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 12, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Alabama Nuno Garoupa (Illinois) Albany James T. Gathii Faculty Workshop Series – Sheldon Halpern, Hon. Harold R. Tyler Jr. Chair in Law and Technology (Albany)
  • Sep 11

    September 11, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 11, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Chicago Law Public Law and Legal Theory Workshop – Darrell A.H. Miller(Cincinnati Law) Cornell Law Asma Barlas (Ithaca College)
  • Sep 10

    September 10, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 10, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Columbia Law Mark J. Osiel (Iowa Law) presents Rights to Do Grave Wrong – paper is not publicly available Georgia Law Jamal Greene (Columbia Law)
Rank this Week: 6

Real Estate Law Blog

Real Estate Law Blog

Includes news, cases and commentary on real estate and property law in New York and nationwide. From Finkelstein Newman LLP.

http://www.nyrealestatelawblog.com/
  • May 23

    POUGHKEEPSIE'S STRESSED OUT

    POUGHKEEPSIE'S STRESSED OUT
    DiNapoli: Poughkeepsie Facing Severe Fiscal Stress Inaccurate budgeting has created an $11 million general fund deficit in the city of Poughkeepsie, according to an audit issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report also…
  • May 23

    STOPPING CHRISTIAN PROTESTS

    STOPPING CHRISTIAN PROTESTS
    Judge muzzles speech! A federal judge in Michigan has ruled that law enforcement officers were justified in muzzling the free speech of a group of Christians.The Christians were standing on sidewalks at an international Arab festival in…
  • May 23

    NO KNIVES ON PLANES, PLEASE

    NO KNIVES ON PLANES, PLEASE
    SCHUMER, LAUTENBERG, MENENDEZ, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE LEGISLATION TO OVERTURN TSA’S DECISION ALLOWING “SMALL” KNIVES ON PLANE SURGES TSA’s New Policy Will Allow Small Knives Onboard Airplanes for First Time Since…
Rank this Week: 7

DealBook

DealBook

Covers mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds, venture capital and law. A Financial News Service of The New York Times.

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/?=rss2
  • May 23

    I.S.S. Settles Investigation Into Leaks of Shareholder Vote Data

    I.S.S. Settles Investigation Into Leaks of Shareholder Vote Data
    Institutional Shareholder Services agreed to settle civil charges that it failed to prevent an employee from improperly selling confidential investor vote data.
  • May 23

    Regulator Cites Flaws in Ernst & Young Procedure

    Regulator Cites Flaws in Ernst & Young Procedure
    The regulator of accounting firms said that Ernst & Young had been too willing to trust figures supplied by corporate executives and had failed to improve its procedures.
  • May 23

    Warm Welcome at Deutsche Bank Meeting, Followed by Rancor

    Warm Welcome at Deutsche Bank Meeting, Followed by Rancor
    The annual Deutsche Bank shareholders meeting began with applause for Anshu Jain, the bank's co-chief executive, but attention quickly turned to the myriad problems that the bank has been trying to shake.
Rank this Week: 8

How Appealing

How Appealing

Covers appellate litigation. By Howard J. Bashman.

http://howappealing.law.com/
Rank this Week: 9

beSpacific

beSpacific

Features law, marketing, Internet legal resources and technology news. By Sabrina I. Pacifici.

http://www.bespacific.com/
Rank this Week: 10

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof…

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog

By Texas Tech University School of Law Professor Gerry W. Beyer.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/
  • May 23

    UK Supreme Court Clarifies Grounds for Setting Aside Trustee Decision

    UK Supreme Court Clarifies Grounds for Setting Aside Trustee Decision
    The United Kingdom Supreme Court has clarified in a historic judgment that a court may set aside trustee decisions under the principle of the Hastings-Bass rule or, alternatively, under the equitable remedy of mistake. This judgment covers…
  • May 23

    Cross-Border Marriages Are Rising Along with Legal Hassle

    Cross-Border Marriages Are Rising Along with Legal Hassle
    In 2010, nearly five million Americans were married to someone born in a different country, a rising trend also found in a number of other countries. International tax and estate planning issues coincide with this trend. Some common issues…
  • May 23

    The New Illinois Decanting Statute

    The New Illinois Decanting Statute
    Illinois recently enacted Section 16.4 of the Trust and Trustees Act, otherwise known as the Decanting Statute. Decanting allows for flexibility in the terms of an irrevocable trust by permitting trustees to distribute trust assets from one…
Rank this Week: 11

Current Awareness Weblog

Current Awareness Weblog

Covers new case law, changes in legislation, and legal news. From the Inner Temple Library.

http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com
Rank this Week: 12

Above the Law

Above the Law

A legal tabloid that provides news and gossip about the profession's colorful personalities and powerful institutions, as well as original commentary on breaking legal developments.

http://abovethelaw.com/
  • May 23

    Paranoid Attorneys Ask Prudence For Advice

    Paranoid Attorneys Ask Prudence For Advice
    Two attorneys come up with fantastic problems, and need some good advice to fix them. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Advice, Associate Advice, Biglaw, Craigslist, Dear Prudence,…
  • May 23

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.23.13

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.23.13
    * Congratulations to Sri Srinivasan on his unanimous confirmation to the D.C. Circuit. Fun Fact: Sri Srinivasan played high school basketball on the same team as Danny Manning. No joke there, it’s just a random fun fact I know about…
  • May 23

    Joe Francis of Girls Gone Wild Calls Jurors ‘Retards’

    Joe Francis of Girls Gone Wild Calls Jurors ‘Retards’
    This Girls Gone Wild mogul has some rather choice words for the jurors who convicted him. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Celebrities, Crime, Drinking, False Imprisonment, Girls Gone…
Rank this Week: 13

Defero Law

Defero Law

Community of UK legal bloggers.

http://www.deferolaw.com/profiles/blog/list?promoted=1
  • May 23

    Family Law Solicitor Ed Kitchen comments on Cohabiting Couples with Children

    Family Law Solicitor Ed Kitchen comments on Cohabiting Couples with Children
    The Daily Mail has today reported the findings of a study carried out by the Marriage Foundation which concludes that there is a much greater chance of parents staying together whilst their children are young if those parents are married,…
  • May 23

    Our Food Poisoning Solicitors discuss Food Poisoning Abroad Claim

    Our Food Poisoning Solicitors discuss Food Poisoning Abroad Claim
    The recent publicity of the terrible illness suffered by artist Ricky Figg after he came down with food poisoning whilst on holiday illustrates just how devastating these conditions can be. Mr Figg developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome after he…
  • May 23

    Am I talking to the right people?

    Am I talking to the right people?
    This is a question that I often ask myself ahead of a meeting. Try to avoid having to ask yourself the question half way though a meeting though. The Apprentice candidates on the BBC demonstrated brilliantly, the other week, how you can…
Rank this Week: 14

Point of Law Forum

Point of Law Forum

Provides information and opinion on the U.S. litigation system. By the Manhattan Institute and AEI Liability Project. Contributors include Professors Michael Krauss, David Bernstein, Lester Brickman, Michael DeBow, Richard Epstein, Daniel P. Kessler and Stephen Presser.

http://www.pointoflaw.com/
  • Nov 27

    Chairman Schapiro's Troubled Tenure at the SEC

    Chairman Schapiro's Troubled Tenure at the SEC
    Chairman Schapiro announced yesterday that she will be stepping down as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in several weeks. Accompanying her announcement, was a nine-page list of her accomplishments during her nearly…
  • Nov 26

    The Philadelphia Story

    The Philadelphia Story
    The success of trial lawyers in Philadelphia has come at the expense of the Pennsylvania economy. Our own Jim Copland explains in an op-ed and at great detail in Trial Lawyers Inc. - Philadelphia....
  • Nov 25

    Senator-elect Warren's Quandary

    Senator-elect Warren's Quandary
    There has been a lot of speculation about whether Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren will get a seat on the Senate Banking Committee, a perfect forum to go after the financial industry. If Ms. Warren does get the coveted spot, she may...
Rank this Week: 15

Antitrust & Competition Policy…

Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog

Edited by Professors D. Daniel Sokol and Shubha Ghosh.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/antitrustprof_blog/
  • May 21

    Buyer Power in Conglomerate Acquisition

    Buyer Power in Conglomerate Acquisition
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Daniel Greene, Georgia State University - Department of Finance, Omesh Kini, Georgia State University and Jaideep Shenoy, Tulane University - Department of Finance discuss Buyer Power in Conglomerate Acquisitions.…
  • May 21

    When the State Harms Competition ― The Role for Competition Law

    When the State Harms Competition ― The Role for Competition Law
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Eleanor M. Fox, New York University School of Law and Deborah Healey, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Faculty of Law offer an interesting new work When the State Harms Competition ― The Role...
  • May 21

    7th International IMEDIPA Conference on Competition Law and Policy

    7th International IMEDIPA Conference on Competition Law and Policy
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol 7th International IMEDIPA Conference on Competition Law and Policy Friday, June 7, 2013 at 9:00 AM - Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 5:15 PM (EEST) Athens, Greece IMEDIPA invites you to its 7th International Conference...
Rank this Week: 16

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/
Rank this Week: 17

43(B)log

43(B)log

Covers false advertising and intellectual property issues. By Professor Rebecca Tushnet.

http://tushnet.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    Sins of a trademark owner: Rogers applies regardless of intent

    Sins of a trademark owner: Rogers applies regardless of intent
    Rebellion Developments Ltd. v. Stardock Entertainment, Inc., 2013 WL 1944888 (E.D. Mich.) H/T Eric Goldman. Rebellion sued Stardock alleging that Stardock’s game, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion infringed its registered trademark…
  • May 23

    H&R Block can't plausibly plead confusion from comparative ad

    H&R Block can't plausibly plead confusion from comparative ad
    H/T The Trademark Blog H&R Block Eastern Enterprises, Inc. v. Intuit, Inc., No. 13-0072-CV-W-FJG  (W.D. Mo. May 22, 2013) An anti-trademark-expansionist twofer: claim against comparative ad dismissed on the pleadings, and a holding…
  • May 23

    economic loss doctrine doesn't bar New Jersey consumer fraud claim

    economic loss doctrine doesn't bar New Jersey consumer fraud claim
    Francis E. Parker Memorial Home, Inc. v. Georgia-Pacific LLC, --- F. Supp. 2d ----, 2013 WL 2177974 (D.N.J.) Parker sued GP on behalf of a putative class alleging violations of the New Jersey Products Liability Act (PLA); breach of…
Rank this Week: 18

Turtle Talk

Turtle Talk

Covers Indian law and politics. By the Indigenous Law and Policy Center at Michigan State University College of Law.

http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/
  • May 23

    Federal Court Enjoins Seneca Member-Owned “All Of Our Butts” from Selling Smokes in New York City

    Federal Court Enjoins Seneca Member-Owned “All Of Our Butts” from Selling Smokes in New York City
    Here are the materials in City of New York v. Gordon (S.D. N.Y.): DCT Order Granting Injunction City Motion for PI Gordon Motion to Dismiss An excerpt: Plaintiff, the City of New York (“the City”), brought this action seeking…
  • May 23

    Two Papers from Elizabeth Kronk

    Two Papers from Elizabeth Kronk
    Indian Claims and the Court of Federal Claims: A Legal Overview, Historical Accounting and Examination of the Court of Federal Claims’ and Federal Circuit’s Impact on Federal Indian Law 6 Journal of the Federal Circuit Historical…
  • May 23

    St. Regis Mohawk Also In Talks with Gov. Cuomo

    St. Regis Mohawk Also In Talks with Gov. Cuomo
    The St. Regis press release. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe announced today that they reached a Memorandum of Understanding with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of the State of New York that is the first step to addressing longstanding land claims…
Rank this Week: 19

Law & Disorder

Law & Disorder

The Art of Technology

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/
Rank this Week: 20

Securities Litigation and…

Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Blog

Covers SEC investigations, insider trading, derivative actions, white collar defense, and whistleblowers. By Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.

http://blogs.orrick.com/securities-litigation/
Rank this Week: 21

The Volokh Conspiracy

The Volokh Conspiracy

By Eugene Volokh, Dale Carpenter, David Kopel, David Bernstein, David Post, Erik Jaffe, Ilya Somin, Jim Lindgren, Jonathan Adler, Kevan Choset, Orin Kerr, Randy Barnett, Russell Korobkin, Sasha Volokh, Stuart Benjamin, Todd Zywicki & Tyler Cowen.

http://volokh.com
  • Nov 28

    If You Believe Blog Comment Threads, It’s Almost Disqualifying

    If You Believe Blog Comment Threads, It’s Almost Disqualifying
    (Orin Kerr) Our Constitution is not alone the working plan of a great Federation of States under representative government. There is embedded in it also the vital principles of the American system of liberty. That system is based upon certain…
  • Nov 28

    New Book on Secession

    New Book on Secession
    (Eugene Kontorovich) The Right to Self-determination Under International Law “Selfistans,” Secession, and the Rule of the Great Powers, by Milena Sterio of Cleveland-Marshall (another piracy scholar, to boot). Looks interesting. Probably…
  • Nov 27

    Stewart Baker Touched a Nerve

    Stewart Baker Touched a Nerve
    (Jonathan H. Adler) Stewart Baker’s “Sex Secrets of the Security Line” (aka “50 Shades of TSA”) seems to have touched a nerve out there.
Rank this Week: 22

ImmigrationProf Blog

ImmigrationProf Blog

By Professors Kevin R. Johnson, Bill O. Hing, Michael A. Scaperlanda and Evelyn H. Cruz.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/
  • May 23

    Decisions on ICE Detainees: State-by-State Detail

    Decisions on ICE Detainees: State-by-State Detail
    What happened to the roughly 1,500 individuals taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a typical work day? According to the latest ICE data compiled by TRAC, two out of three — around 1,000 — were…
  • May 23

    More Than 100 Top Conservative Economists Send Letter Supporting Immigration Reform

    More Than 100 Top Conservative Economists Send Letter Supporting Immigration Reform
    More than 100 influential conservative economists released an open letter to Congressional leadership today supporting immigration reform and touting its economic and budgetary benefits for America. The letter, led by American Action Forum…
  • May 22

    Day 4 in El Paso: At the Intersection of Immigration Law, Criminal Law and Human Right

    Day 4 in El Paso: At the Intersection of Immigration Law, Criminal Law and Human Right
    Observed federal judges sentence noncitizens for illegal re-entry (8 U.S.C 1326) cases. Listened to a federal prosecutor talk about how he exercises prosecutorial discretion. Heard a public defense attorney discuss how Padilla v. Kentucky…
Rank this Week: 23

PlagiarismToday

PlagiarismToday

Covers content theft, plagiarism, and copyright issues on the Web. By Jonathan Bailey.

http://www.plagiarismtoday.com
  • May 23

    How Kindle Worlds Might Change Fan Fiction

    How Kindle Worlds Might Change Fan Fiction
    With the launch of Kindle Worlds, some fan fiction authors can now sell their creations for a profit. But how will this affect the larger community?
  • May 23

    3 Count: Annoying Orange

    3 Count: Annoying Orange
    Ad agency sues over Annoying Orange TV show, architecture firm wins $1.3 million judgment and Prenda escapes three cases.
  • May 22

    3 Count: Extra Sanction

    3 Count: Extra Sanction
    Prenda Law is racking up $1,000 daily in new sanctions, Scroll Kit hit with C&Ds from NYT and Latvian teacher raided over online book infringement.
Rank this Week: 24

Legal Theory Blog

Legal Theory Blog

Covers constitutional theory, feminist legal theory, law and economics, normative legal theory and more. By University of Illinois Professor Lawrence B. Solum.

http://lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/
  • May 23

    Liscow on Economic Motivations for Northern Opposition to Southern Secession

    Liscow on Economic Motivations for Northern Opposition to Southern Secession
    Zachary Liscow (Yale Law School) has posted Why Fight Secession? Evidence of Economic Motivations from the American Civil War (Public Choice, Vol. 153, No. 1-2, 2012) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Why fight secession? This paper is a…
  • May 23

    Sherkow on Naturalness & Patent Eligibility

    Sherkow on Naturalness & Patent Eligibility
    Jacob S. Sherkow (Stanford Law School) has posted The Natural Complexity of Patent Eligibility (99 Iowa Law Review, 2014, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: It has long been assumed that the doctrine of patent eligibility’s…
  • May 23

    Brooks on National Security & the Information Environment

    Brooks on National Security & the Information Environment
    Rosa Brooks (Georgetown University) has posted National Security in the Information Age (ECONOMICS AND SECURITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN A RESOURCES CONSTRAINED WORLD (Newport, R.I.: Naval War College forthcoming)) on SSRN. Here is…
Rank this Week: 25

IPKat

IPKat

Covers copyright, patent, trade mark and privacy/confidentiality issues from a UK and European perspective.

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    "But everyone else does it": the Corporate edition

    "But everyone else does it": the Corporate edition
    Last week, fellow Kat Neil delighted us with a brilliant post on one of the biggest nightmares of IP lawyers, who are so often confronted with the wisdom of the crowd. “But everyone else does it” is not only the client’s…
  • May 23

    Can unfit copyright laws favour businesses' growth and emergence of new services?

    Can unfit copyright laws favour businesses' growth and emergence of new services?
    Surely thinking about (bad) copyright and innovation:Katfriend, photographer and copyright ownerDouglas McCarthy's PushkinaAfter a week in Shanghai, this Kat is back on the blogosphere with a question which has been haunting her for the past…
  • May 22

    The Green Mountain state sues a Texas patent troll

    The Green Mountain state sues a Texas patent troll
    This cat can attest that the state of Vermont is not only one of America's loveliest states, with big lakes and green mountains, but one of its quirkiest too. The place has a penchant for electing socialist Senators and hosting "Bread and…
Rank this Week: 26

Instapundit.com

Instapundit.com

Online magazine of opinion. By University of Tennessee College of Law professor Glenn Reynolds.

http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit
Rank this Week: 27

Gallagher Blogs

Gallagher Blogs

Features library news and legal research tips. From the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library of the University of Washington School of Law.

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    More dangerous brassieres?

    More dangerous brassieres?
    You may remember a post last month about some bra bandits injuring a Victoria's Secret employee during their lingerie heist. Sadly, the claims of injury associated with bras do not end there! Thomson Reuters blogger, Ronald V. Baker wrote a…
  • May 15

    New Faculty Publication: Ron Collins' Books by Supreme Court Justice

    New Faculty Publication: Ron Collins' Books by Supreme Court Justice
    Ronald K.L. Collins, Books by Supreme Court Justices, 38 J. Sup. Ct. Hist. 94 (2013).Identifying 353 books, Prof. Collins bibliography is the latest and most comprehensive work covering works written, edited, or compiled by the Justices.Chief…
  • May 14

    New Faculty Publications: Toshiko Takenaka and Signe Naeve

    New Faculty Publications: Toshiko Takenaka and Signe Naeve
    Intellectual Property in Common Law and Civil Law (Toshiko Takenaka ed., Edward Elgar, 2013).UW Law professor Toshiko Takenaka has edited and contributed chapters to this new work, which covers patents, copyright, trademark and unfair…
Rank this Week: 28

The Ombuds Blog

The Ombuds Blog

Features news and Information for and about organizational ombuds. By Tom Kosakowski.

http://ombuds-blog.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    Job Posting: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    Job Posting: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    The U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory in Richland, Washington is hiring an Employee Concerns Program Manager. The hourly, part-time, on-call position responds to employe concerns by prompt identification, reporting, and…
  • May 22

    Ombuds at the 2013 ACR Conference

    Ombuds at the 2013 ACR Conference
    The Association for Conflict Resolution's Annual Conference on October 9-11, 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota will feature two presentations about Ombuds work.Innovations in Government: Deploying the Conflict Scoping Process, October…
  • May 21

    IOA Offers Ombuds Training in Phoenix

    IOA Offers Ombuds Training in Phoenix
    The International Ombudsman Association presents several training sessions for new and experienced Ombuds in Phoenix, Arizona on July 8 through 12, 2013. The programs include "Foundations of Organizational Ombudsman Practice," "The Next Step…
Rank this Week: 29

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: 30

Food Safety News

Food Safety News

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

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/
  • May 22

    Oklahoma Issues Food Safety Advice After Tornadoe

    Oklahoma Issues Food Safety Advice After Tornadoe
    In the wake of the tornadoes that devastated many Oklahoma communities this week, state health officials are reminding residents and rescue workers that food is more likely to be contaminated after a natural disaster, and should be handled…
  • May 22

    CSPI Issues New Report on Antibiotic Resistance; Slaughter and DeLauro Call for Action

    CSPI Issues New Report on Antibiotic Resistance; Slaughter and DeLauro Call for Action
    The majority of foodborne illness outbreaks caused by antibiotic-resistant pathogens on record have occurred in the past thirteen years, according to a new report released by the Center for Science in the Public Interest on Wednesday. The…
  • May 22

    Second State Senate Votes for GMO Labeling Law

    Second State Senate Votes for GMO Labeling Law
    A second legislative body wants to require food manufacturers to label products with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Connecticut Senate has voted 35-to-1 in favor of a GMO labeling bill, joining the Vermont House’s 99-to-42…
Rank this Week: 31

Lewis & Clark Law School…

Lewis & Clark Law School Podcast

Lewis & Clark Law School Podcast of events and speakers.

http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast
Rank this Week: 32

Sex Offender Issues

Sex Offender Issues

Covers sex offender laws and cases.

http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    WA - Reporter gets 1st place award for sex offender hysteria article?

    WA - Reporter gets 1st place award for sex offender hysteria article?
    Original ArticleIs this all it takes to get an award in journalism these days?05/19/2013By Robin WojtanikSEATTLE - A story about a sex offender moving into a neighborhood near an elementary school has earned KEPR Action News Reporter Frances…
  • May 23

    KS - Task force member proposes changes in sex treatment program at state hospital

    KS - Task force member proposes changes in sex treatment program at state hospital
    Original Article05/23/2013By Dave RanneyTOPEKA - A task force charged with coming up with a plan for reforming the Sexual Predator Treatment Program at Larned State Hospital has agreed to spend another month developing its…
  • May 23

    MN - Newly-arrived Level III Sex Offenders Cause Stir in Savage

    MN - Newly-arrived Level III Sex Offenders Cause Stir in Savage
    Original Article05/23/2013By Clare KennedySome residents insist that notification letters never went out, while others say that the two men are infringing on their rights as citizens. Every time [name withheld] steps outside his motel door in…
Rank this Week: 33

Library Boy

Library Boy

Features legal research news. By Michel-Adrien Sheppard.

http://micheladrien.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    New Website for the European Court of Human Right

    New Website for the European Court of Human Right
    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), based in Strasbourg, has a new website.Among the many new features: an enhanced search optiondynamic news feedsmore comprehensive information on the Court and the RegistryAlso worth a look are the…
  • May 22

    Recent Evolution of Expert Evidence in Selected Common Law Jurisdictions Around the World

    Recent Evolution of Expert Evidence in Selected Common Law Jurisdictions Around the World
    In the most recent issue of The Lawyers Weekly, Erik Arnold summarizes a study he wrote with Errol Soriano on trends and practices concerning the use of expert evidence in common law jurisdictions around the world.The study, which was…
  • May 21

    CLA Government Library Network Interview With Jason Reid, Public Works and Government Services Canada

    CLA Government Library Network Interview With Jason Reid, Public Works and Government Services Canada
    The CLA Government Library and Information Management Professionals Network, part of the Canadian Library Association (CLA), has launched 13 Questions With..., a series on its website that profiles a member of the Canadian library and IM…
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Credit Slips

Credit Slips

Discusses credit and bankruptcy. By Professors Bob Lawless, Angela Littwin, Katie Porter, John Pottow, Deborah Thorne and Elizabeth Warren.

http://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/
  • May 23

    Equitable Mootness and Forum Shopping

    Equitable Mootness and Forum Shopping
    A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court denied cert in a case called Law Debenture Trust Co. v. Charter Communications, Inc. (No. 12-847). The issue was whether the Second Circuit had correctly applied the doctrine of equitable mootness to an...
  • May 23

    Ice Cube Bonds: New Paper on 363 Sales and Chapter 11

    Ice Cube Bonds: New Paper on 363 Sales and Chapter 11
    FAC UT ARDEAT, begins The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner. It means "made to burn," the narrator learns (from that "gasbag . . . Chesil Jones"). Whether your preferred hurry-up 363 sale metaphor involves flames, ice, or a…
  • May 21

    Non-exempt Exempt IRAs and Undercompensated Chapter 7 Trustee

    Non-exempt Exempt IRAs and Undercompensated Chapter 7 Trustee
    Some chapter 7 trustees have found a problem that could affect thousands of IRAs, leading to the first post in a two-post series on unintended consequences. A better reading of the law is that these IRAs should remain exempt from...
Rank this Week: 35

Religion Clause

Religion Clause

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

http://religionclause.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    Court Reconsiders Ripeness Holding In Affordable Care Act Case

    Court Reconsiders Ripeness Holding In Affordable Care Act Case
    In March, a Pennsylvania federal district court dismissed on ripeness grounds a challenge to the Affordable Care Act contraceptive coverage mandate brought by the religiously-sponsored Geneva College. (See prior posting.) Now, however, in…
  • May 23

    Pussy Riot Band Member Denied Parole After She Goes On Hunger Strike

    Pussy Riot Band Member Denied Parole After She Goes On Hunger Strike
    Reuters and The Guardian reported yesterday that in Russia, Pussy Riot punk rock band member Maria Alyokhina who is serving a two-year jail sentence for the group's anti-Putin  protest performance in Moscow's Christ the Savior…
  • May 23

    Faith Healing Couple Charged With 3rd Degree Murder In Death of Second Child

    Faith Healing Couple Charged With 3rd Degree Murder In Death of Second Child
    UPI reports that in Philadelphia, prosecutors yesterday charged Catherine and Herbert Schaible with third degree murder in the faith healing death of their 7-month old son who died of bacterial pneumonia and dehydration. (See prior…
Rank this Week: 37

JURIST - Paper Chase

JURIST - Paper Chase

Covers legal news. From the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/index.php
  • Oct 5

    Germany court rules for Motorola in Microsoft patent dispute

    Germany court rules for Motorola in Microsoft patent dispute
    [JURIST] The Mannheim Regional Court in Germany ruled for Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Google, against Microsoft [corporate websites] on Friday. This was the fourth decision [FOSS Patents report] in a suit between Motorola and Microsoft…
  • Oct 5

    UN: proposed Ukraine gay propaganda ban violates human right

    UN: proposed Ukraine gay propaganda ban violates human right
    [JURIST] The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website] on Friday condemned [press release] a draft law [bill 8711 materials, in Ukrainian] that would ban pro-gay "propaganda" in Ukraine. The OHCHR said…
  • Oct 5

    UK court allows Kenya ex-prisoners to sue for colonial-era torture

    UK court allows Kenya ex-prisoners to sue for colonial-era torture
    [JURIST] The Queen's Bench Division [official website] on the High Court of England and Wales ruled Friday that three elderly Kenyans can sue the British government for torture they suffered while in detention under the British Colonial…
Rank this Week: 36

FourthAmendment.com

FourthAmendment.com

Online supplement to Search and Seizure book. By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

http://fourthamendment.com/blog/index.php?blog=1
Rank this Week: 38

Podcasts at Rutgers School of Law…

Podcasts at Rutgers School of Law - Newark

Audio and Video broadcasts of interesting lectures and events taking place at Rutgers School of Law in Newark, New Jersey.

http://law-library.rutgers.edu/feeds/podcast.php
  • Oct 3

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure
    Robert A. Lucas, Professor of Law at the University of Indiana Law School (Bloomington), was the featured speaker on this program. Prof. Bradley has recently edited a collection of essays entitled “The Rehnquist Legacy,”…
  • Oct 3

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure
    Robert A. Lucas, Professor of Law at the University of Indiana Law School (Bloomington), was the featured speaker on this program. Prof. Bradley has recently edited a collection of essays entitled “The Rehnquist Legacy,”…
  • May 22

    New Jersey Law Librarians Association 2007 Annual Business Meeting and Program Part two

    New Jersey Law Librarians Association 2007 Annual Business Meeting and Program Part two
    Our meeting venue, Liberty Hall, is acclaimed as a New Jersey treasure, a gift of history from the Kean family. Our speaker, Mark Lender, history professor at Kean, is working on the recent George Washington letter discovery. Read more about…
Rank this Week: 39

Supremo Tribunal Federal

Supremo Tribunal Federal

News from the Supreme Court in Brazil.

http://www.stf.jus.br/portal/cms/listarNoticiaStfDia.asp
Rank this Week: 40

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 23

    New George Zimmerman Discovery: Trayvon Liked Guns, Fights and Pot

    New George Zimmerman Discovery: Trayvon Liked Guns, Fights and Pot
    (Larger version here) The defense in the George Zimmerman case today released another batch of discovery it has provided the state. They include text messages and photos extracted from Trayvon Martin's cell phone. Several texts pertain…
  • May 23

    Widow and Father of Ibragim Todashev Speak Out

    Widow and Father of Ibragim Todashev Speak Out
    While unnamed officials continue to tell the media that Ibragim Todashev "implicated" himself in the killing of three men in Boston in 2011, his wife (from whom he was separated) and father are speaking out and disputing the media…
  • May 23

    Thursday Open Thread

    Thursday Open Thread
    Lots of work today. Here's an open thread, all topics welcome. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Rank this Week: 41

Opinio Juris

Opinio Juris

International law and international relations by Chris Borgen, Peggy McGuinness et al.

http://opiniojuris.org
  • May 23

    Ilana Singer on the Kapo Trial

    Ilana Singer on the Kapo Trial
    by Kevin Jon Heller by Kevin Jon Heller I want to call readers’ attention to a new — and very original — article written by one of my best Melbourne students, Ilana Singer, which has just been published in Criminal Law…
  • May 23

    Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, May 23, 2013

    Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, May 23, 2013
    by Jessica Dorsey by Jessica Dorsey Ahead of Barack Obama’s speech on national security today, in a letter to Senator Patrick Leahy, US Attorney General Eric Holder admitted that the United States has killed four American citizens with…
  • May 22

    The Case for Drones, or, My New Essay in Commentary Magazine

    The Case for Drones, or, My New Essay in Commentary Magazine
    by Kenneth Anderson by Kenneth Anderson Noticing President Obama’s big speech tomorrow at the National Defense University on US counterterrorism policy, Commentary Magazine has decided to release today my new essay, “The Case for…
Rank this Week: 42

National Insurance Law Forum

National Insurance Law Forum

Discussion forum among insurance industry professionals, risk managers, attorneys, policyholders, students, and others with an interest in the development of American insurance law.

http://www.insurancelawforum.com/
  • May 23

    TCPA Damages are Remedial, Not Penal, According to Illinois Supreme Court

    TCPA Damages are Remedial, Not Penal, According to Illinois Supreme Court
      The Illinois Supreme Court issued a ruling today, in Standard Mutual Insurance Company v. Lay, 2013 IL 114617 (2013), finding that a TCPA statutory award is remedial in nature, and not penal. Therefore, it reversed the Appellate…
  • May 21

    ALI Adopts Tentative Draft No. 1

    ALI Adopts Tentative Draft No. 1
    The American Law Institute voted yesterday to adopt most of Chapters One and Two of the proposed Principles of the Law of Liability Insurance.   Although the spirited debate concerning some of these provisions prevented the…
  • May 19

    The ALI Principles: Amendment

    The ALI Principles: Amendment
    With the American Law Institute set to vote Monday afternoon on the first 23 sections of The Principles of the Law of Liablity Insurance, SNR Denton's Bill Barker has circulated a draft amendment to Section 7 that would only allow insurers to…
Rank this Week: 43

Legal Profession Blog

Legal Profession Blog

By Professors S. Alan Childress, Michael S. Frisch and Jeffrey M. Lipshaw.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_profession/
  • May 23

    Court Remands Public Defender Case

    Court Remands Public Defender Case
    The Florida Supreme Court has remanded a case involving public defender claims that they should be permitted to decline appointments and withdraw from cases due to their overloaded dockets. WCTV.com has this report: The Florida Supreme Court…
  • May 23

    In The Home Of the Father

    In The Home Of the Father
    A Tennessee circuit court judge is the subject of recently-filed charges filed by Disciplinary Counsel with the Court of the Judiciary. The charges allege that the judge was responsible for a matter involving post divorce custody and…
  • May 23

    Downward Departure

    Downward Departure
    The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has agreed with the Board on Professional Responsibility and declined to impose identical reciprocal discipline in a case where the attorney was disbarred in Maryland. Instead of disbarment, the…
Rank this Week: 44

FOSS Patents

FOSS Patents

Covers software patent news and issues with a focus on wireless and mobile devices. By Florian Mueller.

http://www.fosspatents.com
Rank this Week: 45