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New Jersey Wage Theft Act Does Not Apply Retroactively, Per the State Supreme Court

11 Jun 2024, 12:50 pm by Alexandria Adkins

On May 15, 2024, the New Jersey Supreme Court held in Maia v. [read post]

Wage & Hour Defense Blog - http://www.wagehourblog.com/

Environmental & Constitutional Law Professors for Climate Rights in Montana

10 Jun 2024, 12:00 pm by Jack Garvey

In Park County Environmental Council v. [read post]

Pace Environmental Law Review Blog - https://pelr.blogs.pace.edu/

Suitability, reports in Family proceedings, and termination of existing accommodation

9 Jun 2024, 9:40 am by Giles Peaker

The review decision in part stated I refer to R v Oxford CC ex p Doyle (1997) concluding that a Child Arrangement Order does not mean the Children are reasonably expected to live with both parents. [read post]

nearlylegal - http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog

Not Extortion, Not Fraud and Not Judiciary Law 487

7 Jun 2024, 6:44 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone

The 2001 Judgment covered fees plaintiff owed the Perlberger defendants for legal services rendered in two commercial litigations: Lutin v New Jersey Steel Corporation, et al. and D.S. [read post]

New York Attorney Malpractice Blog - http://blog.bluestonelawfirm.com/

Texas Supreme Court Determines That Off-Lease Fuel is Deductible from Royalties Valued at the Well

6 Jun 2024, 1:58 pm by Sam Allen, James T. Kittrell and Jana Grauberger

This decision was brought to the Court as a certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Carl v. [read post]

The Energy Law Blog - http://www.theenergylawblog.com/

No delictual claim against investment manager where client unknowingly misappropriated funds

4 Jun 2024, 2:56 am by Patrick Bracher (ZA)

The duties on the investment manager were owed to the entity on whose behalf the investment manager holds and administers the funds. [read post]

Financial Institutions Legal Snapshot - http://www.financialinstitutionslegalsnapshot.com/

Another claim against directors under section 218 of Companies Act fails

4 Jun 2024, 2:21 am by Patrick Bracher (ZA)

[Venator Africa (Pty) Ltd v Watts and Another [2024] ZASCA 60] https://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZASCA/2024/60.html [read post]

Financial Institutions Legal Snapshot - http://www.financialinstitutionslegalsnapshot.com/

Failure to Mitigate Means No Damages for Wrongfully Terminated Employee

3 Jun 2024, 5:00 am by Written on behalf of Peter McSherry

In the 12 months that preceded her termination, the owner of Kinsdale (“Sherry”) had made several comments to SG about the financial state of Kinsdale. [read post]

Peter McSherry Blog - http://petermcsherry.ca/blog/

Failure to Mitigate Means No Damages for Wrongfully Terminated Employee

3 Jun 2024, 5:00 am by Written on behalf of Peter McSherry

In the 12 months that preceded her termination, the owner of Kinsdale (“Sherry”) had made several comments to SG about the financial state of Kinsdale. [read post]

Guelph Employment Law Blog - https://petermcsherry.ca/blog/

[Samuel Bray] Defining Equity: Distinctive and Constrained?

3 Jun 2024, 4:46 am by Samuel Bray

Laird v. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Oral Joint Ventures: The Wild West of Business Associations

3 Jun 2024, 4:31 am by Franklin C. McRoberts

We encountered this problem in our article about Eikenberry v Lamson, in which Kings County Commercial Division Justice Leon Ruchelsman wrote that it is “well settled in New York that a partnership or a joint venture may not operate through a corporate form and that any fiduciary obligations that the partners owe one another cease to exist once they agree to conduct business as a corporation,” but that there is an “exception” to this rule “where the… [read post]

New York Business Divorce - http://www.nybusinessdivorce.com/

Liability for negligent failure of ambulance services

31 May 2024, 2:32 am by Donald Dinnie

Marumo v Member of the Executive Council for Health: Free State Province (24/2015) [2024] ZAFSHC 66 [read post]

Financial Institutions Legal Snapshot - http://www.financialinstitutionslegalsnapshot.com/

Cher and Share Alike: Singer Wins Copyright Termination Lawsuit

30 May 2024, 12:55 pm by Aaron Moss

Cher v. [read post]

Copyright Lately - https://copyrightlately.com/

Section 23 Care Act and a need for accommodation

28 May 2024, 11:42 am by Giles Peaker

On the other hand, they face the immovable object of limited housing resources, and the housing duties they owe to others in the community. [read post]

nearlylegal - http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog

Court granted school district's motion for summary judgment dismissing the petitioner's complaint based on the school district argument that it could not be held liable as the school district did not owe a special duty of care to the petitioner

28 May 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Decided on May 1, 2024 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department ANGELA G. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Court granted school district's motion for summary judgment dismissing the petitioner's complaint based on the school district argument that it could not be held liable as the school district did not owe a special duty of care to the petitioner

28 May 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Decided on May 1, 2024 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department ANGELA G. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Why Trump v. Anderson Undermines State Efforts to Hijack Immigration Enforcement

28 May 2024, 5:59 am by Nikhel Sus

The case, United States v. [read post]