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Defective Acknowledgment in Prenuptial Agreement Cured After 30 years

11 Feb 2018, 9:01 pm by Neil Cahn

For her first affirmative defense and objection, Irene asserted that the prenuptial agreement was defective, invalid, and unenforceable pursuant to the 2013 New York Court of Appeals decision in Galetta v Galetta, 21 N.Y.3d 186, because the acknowledgments omitted language expressly stating that the notaries knew the signers or had ascertained, through some sort of proof, that the signers were the persons described as required by Domestic Relations Law § 236(B)(3). [read post]

Divorce: New York - http://www.divorceny.com/

Faulty Statistics Lead to Decertification of California Wage and Hour Case

9 Feb 2018, 8:00 am by Greg Mersol

Emboldened by the United States Supreme Court’s holding in Tyson Foods, Inc. v. [read post]

Employment Class Action Blog - http://www.employmentclassactionreport.com/

The CLOUD Act: A Welcome Legislative Fix for Cross-Border Data Problems

6 Feb 2018, 2:49 pm by Andrew Keane Woods, Peter Swire

In other words, it codifies the so-called Bank of Nova Scotia standard—the standard, developed in United States v. [read post]

Lawfare - http://www.lawfareblog.com/

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Program: "China's Belt and Road Initiative: Five Years Later"

6 Feb 2018, 7:24 am

Funded by Chinese policy banks (Eximbank, Chi [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

Expert workshop to discuss the role and contribution of civil society organizations, academia, national human rights institutions and other relevant stakeholders in the prevention of human rights abuses

2 Feb 2018, 7:44 am

The United Nations continues this work through its many mandate holders. [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

Guest Post: Current Developments in Shareholder Litigation in California

1 Feb 2018, 5:55 pm by Kevin LaCroix

Supreme Court has recently agreed to resolve this matter, in the case of Cyan, Inc. v. [read post]

The D & O Diary - http://www.dandodiary.com/

The Human Rights Responsibilities of Lawyers In Representing Clients: Revisions to the Geneva Bar Association Rules of Professional Conduct

1 Feb 2018, 10:52 am

In America, for example, several claims have been brought under the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), which gives federal courts power to hear civil cases brought by foreign citizens for injuries caused by actions “in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States. [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

Guest Post: Beware ICO Lawyers: As Regulatory Gatekeepers, You’re the Next SEC Target

29 Jan 2018, 11:28 pm by Kevin LaCroix

Some 40 or so years later, Chairman Clayton’s regeneration of Judge Sporkin’s gatekeeper liability lays the regulatory foundation for a successful and vast SEC ICO assault, which will leave some ICO lawyers looking over their shoulders, and others perhaps dashing for cover. 1970s: SEC v. [read post]

The D & O Diary - http://www.dandodiary.com/

Merit Decision: A Fourth Amendment Workout. State v. Banks-Harvey.

26 Jan 2018, 6:38 am by MBettman

United States v. [read post]

Legally Speaking Ohio - http://www.legallyspeakingohio.com

Just Published: "The Human Rights Obligations of Stet-Owned Enterprises: Emerging Conceptual Structure and Principles in National and International Law and Policy," Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational law 50(4):827-888 (2017)

18 Jan 2018, 8:47 am

Data-Driven Regulatory Governance and Its Distorting Effects V. [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

Electronic Wills Down Under and Closer to Home

18 Jan 2018, 4:00 am by John Gregory

United States The Uniform Law Commission has just launched a Drafting Committee on Electronic Wills. [read post]