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LNG Law Blog

Covers federal regulation, state and local issues, marine regulation, pipelines, markets and competition and more. By Sutherland Asbill & Brennan.

http://www.lnglawblog.com

Aug 21
FERC Approves Pre-Filing Process for Port Fourchon LNG Project

FERC Approves Pre-Filing Process for Port Fourchon LNG Project

FERC has issued a letter approving Fourchon LNG LLC’s (Fourchon) request to begin the pre-filing environmental review process for its proposed Port Fourchon LNG export terminal project on Belle Pass in Lafourche Parish, La.…
Aug 21
U.S. LNG Arrives in Lithuania

U.S. LNG Arrives in Lithuania

Reuters reports that a cargo of LNG from Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, La. has reached Lithuania. According to Reuters, the LNG is for clients of a Lithuanian state-owned trader that are located in…
Aug 17
IECA Urges Moratorium on Further Non-FTA LNG Export

IECA Urges Moratorium on Further Non-FTA LNG Export

Claiming that exporting LNG is “a manufacturing job destroyer” in the long run, the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) have sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry which “provide[s]…

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ProfessorBainbridge.com

Commentary on law, business, economics and culture. By UCLA School of Law Professor Stephen Bainbridge.

http://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/

Aug 21
Will public sector union agency fees survive Gorsuch?

Will public sector union agency fees survive Gorsuch?

The Economist reports: The dispute revisits a question the Supreme Court answered 40 years ago in Abood v City of Detroit Board of Education: whether public-sector unions may charge a fee to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my…
Aug 21
Hal S. Scott makes the case for allowing mandatory arbitration of securities claim

Hal S. Scott makes the case for allowing mandatory arbitration of securities claim

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Aug 21
How dangerous is passive investing

How dangerous is passive investing

Many things that are useful to individuals prove harmful when viewed from a society-wide perspective. Are passively managed indexed mutual funds one? A friend of the blog sent along a link to this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit…

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lennyesq

By Leonard E. Sienko, Jr.

http://lennyesq.wordpress.com

Aug 21
Things Lawyers Think Are Tax Deductible That Are Not–Lawyerist.com

Things Lawyers Think Are Tax Deductible That Are Not–Lawyerist.com

By Steven Chung When it comes to deducting business expenses from taxable income, the general rule is that the expense is deductible if it is ordinary and necessary in the regular course of business. Because this definition is broad,…
Aug 18
Don’t Take the Bait, Step 6: Watch Out for the W-2 Email Scam

Don’t Take the Bait, Step 6: Watch Out for the W-2 Email Scam

The IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry urge tax professionals and businesses to beware of a recent increase in email scams targeting employee Forms W-2. The W-2 scam – called a business email compromise or BEC…
Aug 16
Technical Difficulties: What to Do When Gadgets Fail in Court – Technologist

Technical Difficulties: What to Do When Gadgets Fail in Court – Technologist

By George Khoury, Esq. on August 16, 2017 6:00 AM There’s no question to it, using technological gadgets during a trial, or even just a hearing or scheduling conference, has made the lawyer’s life increasingly…

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California Injury Blog

Covers vehicle accidents, clergy abuse, personal injury and wrongful death. By Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys.

http://www.californiainjuryblog.com/

Aug 21
Motorcyclist Killed in Santa Ana Car Accident

Motorcyclist Killed in Santa Ana Car Accident

David Rorex, 34, was killed in a Santa Ana motorcycle accident after an SUV struck him while pulling out of a driveway. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the incident occurred the morning of August 18, 2017 in the 4800…
Aug 17
Man in Wheelchair Killed in Stanton Pedestrian Accident

Man in Wheelchair Killed in Stanton Pedestrian Accident

A 64-year-old man in a wheelchair suffered fatal injuries after he was struck while on a sidewalk by a car that was involved in a chain-reaction collision. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal accident occurred…
Aug 14
Woman Drowns in Boating Accident on the Colorado River

Woman Drowns in Boating Accident on the Colorado River

Tasha Turner, 30, drowned in a boating accident as she took a trip with her daughter and boyfriend on the Colorado River. According to a KTLA news report, the three had set out on a 19-foot closed-bow vessel with three other passengers to go…

Rank this Week: 83

FOSS Patents

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

http://www.fosspatents.com

Aug 21
Qualcomm fighting hard to avoid adjudication of Apple's patent infringement defense

Qualcomm fighting hard to avoid adjudication of Apple's patent infringement defense

Qualcomm has to defend itself against the Federal Trade Commission in the Northern District of California, where Judge Lucy H. Koh has so far been great for the mobile device industry, and against Apple in the Southern District of California,…
Jul 28
Samsung another step closer to design patent damages retrial: Judge Koh finds no waiver

Samsung another step closer to design patent damages retrial: Judge Koh finds no waiver

Judge Lucy Koh of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, who has been presiding over Apple v. Samsung since the Carter presidency (or not long thereafter, it feels) and recently positioned herself as a Judge…
Jul 24
Public-interest statements by Apple, Intel, CCIA and ACT oppose Qualcomm's ITC complaint

Public-interest statements by Apple, Intel, CCIA and ACT oppose Qualcomm's ITC complaint

Earlier this month, Qualcomm filed an ITC complaint in pursuit of a U.S. import ban against Apple's iPhones (except for iPhones coming with a Qualcomm baseband chipset). Last week, Apple, Intel and two industries groups (CCIA and ACT) filed…

Rank this Week: 306

Animal Legal Defense Fund Blog

Covers animal cruelty, animal law, pet trusts, factory farming and animal neglect.

http://aldf.org/blog/

Aug 21
A Big Win in Our Battle Against Wildlife Services’ Tax-Funded Killing

A Big Win in Our Battle Against Wildlife Services’ Tax-Funded Killing

Superior Court Judge Lydia Villarreal found in favor of a coalition of wildlife protection groups, including the Animal Legal Defense Fund, in its challenge to Monterey County, California’s contract renewal with the U.S. Department of…
Aug 15
Animal Coalition Pledges to Appeal Dismissal of USDA Animal Welfare Blackout Lawsuit

Animal Coalition Pledges to Appeal Dismissal of USDA Animal Welfare Blackout Lawsuit

The lawsuit charges that the USDA’s removal of tens of thousands of animal welfare records violates both the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The post Animal Coalition Pledges to Appeal…
Aug 15
Top 10 Weirdest Animal Laws on the Book

Top 10 Weirdest Animal Laws on the Book

The Animal Legal Defense Fund shares the most unusual laws about animals from around the country. The post Top 10 Weirdest Animal Laws on the Books appeared first on Animal Legal Defense Fund.

Rank this Week: 931

Opinio Juris

Covers international law and international relations.

http://opiniojuris.org

Aug 21
CUP Reverses Its Decision to Censor China Article

CUP Reverses Its Decision to Censor China Article

by Kevin Jon Heller by Kevin Jon Heller Here is CUP’s statement: Kudos to CUP for doing the right thing. And kudos to everyone — including Jan Klabbers — who took a public stand against CUP’s capitulation to Chinese…
Aug 20
Open Access for All? Think Again

Open Access for All? Think Again

by Jan Klabbers by Jan Klabbers [Jan Klabbers is the Deputy Director of the Erik Castren Institute of International Law and Human Rights.] Almost all governments are almost always engaged in rewriting almost all of the national histories of…
Aug 18
Saudi Arabia Threatens to Shoot Down a Qatari Airways Plane

Saudi Arabia Threatens to Shoot Down a Qatari Airways Plane

by Kevin Jon Heller by Kevin Jon Heller Saudi-owned TV news network Al Arabiya aired a video simulation yesterday that shows a Saudi Arabian fighter shooting an air-to-air missile at a Qatari Airways plane. Here is the video: That’s bad…

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WisBlawg

Covers legal research and Internet news & information with an emphasis on Wisconsin. From the University of Wisconsin Law Library and librarian Bonnie Shucha.

http://wisblawg.law.wisc.edu/

Aug 21
Update from 511 Wisconsin to Help You Plan Your Next Trip!

Update from 511 Wisconsin to Help You Plan Your Next Trip!

511 Wisconsin is a website with up-to-date information about Wisconsin traffic, travel, road conditions, etc. According to the website, “We’re updating the 511 Wisconsin website with additional features that will help My 511WI…
Aug 16
The Free Law Project’s CourtListener.com Contains Every Free PACER Opinion

The Free Law Project’s CourtListener.com Contains Every Free PACER Opinion

The Free Law Project has recently announced that in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor and Georgia State University, they have collected every free written order and opinion that is currently available in PACER. New opinions will…
Aug 4
US Supreme Court to Require Electronic Filing

US Supreme Court to Require Electronic Filing

Beginning in November, the US Supreme Court will require electronic filing of case documents. According to a SCOTUS press release, counsel will initially submit filings both in print and electronically. An exception will be made…

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ContractsProf Blog

Edited by Franklin G. Snyder, D. A. Jeremy Telman, Nancy S. Kim, Meredith R. Miller, Myanna Dellinger, Jeffrey L. Harrison and Michael Malloy.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/

Aug 21
"We Built This City" (that was just to give you the earworm)

"We Built This City" (that was just to give you the earworm)

This case, out of the Northern District of California, Chaquico v. Freiberg, Case No. 17-cv-02423-MEJ, concerns a fairly common entertainment law issue that results when bands lose and gain members: who gets to still use the band name?…
Aug 20
Beauty Salon's Customer Lists Weren't Confidential When They Were on Social Media (and more beauty salon rulings)

Beauty Salon's Customer Lists Weren't Confidential When They Were on Social Media (and more beauty salon rulings)

A recent case out of New York, Eva Scrivo Fifth Avenue, Inc. v. Rush, 656723/2016, stems from the defendant, Rush, being discovered working for a rival beauty salon, Marie Robinson, while still employed by the plaintiff, Scrivo. Scrivo…
Aug 20
Los Angeles Allegedly Violates Free Speech Rights with Entertainment Contract

Los Angeles Allegedly Violates Free Speech Rights with Entertainment Contract

Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles is an outdoor area that is regularly the home of free summer concerts and demonstrations of various kinds throughout the year. You would think you could snap as many photos as you wanted of...

Rank this Week: 128

Quirky Employment Law Questions

Covers quirky questions in employment law. By Dorsey & Whitney LLP.

http://quirkyemploymentquestions.com/

Aug 21
If a Whistleblower is Just Playing the Same Old Tune, Does the Law Protect Him?

If a Whistleblower is Just Playing the Same Old Tune, Does the Law Protect Him?

Some of the trickiest employment decisions can involve employees who have made accusatory complaints against the company they work for. Many state and federal laws protect “whistleblowers” who try to bring to light illegal…
Jul 14
Biometric Attendance Scanner or “Mark of the Beast”?: How an Employee’s Unusual Religious Belief Cost the Employer $600,000.

Biometric Attendance Scanner or “Mark of the Beast”?: How an Employee’s Unusual Religious Belief Cost the Employer $600,000.

A recent case from the Fourth Circuit illustrates the risks for employers posed by the obligation to reasonably accommodate religious objections to workplace rules and practices under Title VII. How should an employer handle…
Jul 7
Second Circuit Holds Pro-Union Sentiment Outweighs Impropriety of Profanity-Laden Rant Against Supervisor, His Mother, and “His Entire ****ing Family”

Second Circuit Holds Pro-Union Sentiment Outweighs Impropriety of Profanity-Laden Rant Against Supervisor, His Mother, and “His Entire ****ing Family”

Use of profanity by employees, whether in the workplace, outside the workplace, or on social media, presents difficult legal issues for the employer, as highlighted by a recent Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision overturning the firing…

Rank this Week: 951

Estate Law Canada

Covers estate planning topics, trusts, probate, Enduring Powers of Attorney, health care directives, incapacity issues and elder law. By Lynne Butler.

http://estatelawcanada.blogspot.com/

Aug 21
How to close online accounts and services when someone die

How to close online accounts and services when someone die

Executors, you will thank me for this one. I'm attaching a link to one of the most useful articles I've seen in a long time. It lists in alphabetical order about 180 different digital accounts and plans, with instructions on how to close…
Aug 19
I'm shocked at what my lawyer charged me for estate work - what can I do?

I'm shocked at what my lawyer charged me for estate work - what can I do?

Unfortunately, legal services are expensive. This reader wrote to me about his situation in which he was taken surprise by his lawyer's bill. Is the bill reasonable? It depends. Can he do something about it? Probably. Below is his question…
Aug 17
The Law Show: Practical tips and how-tos for executors and beneficiarie

The Law Show: Practical tips and how-tos for executors and beneficiarie

This week's (August 17, 2017) episode of The Law Show is online! This week we are talking about several practical tips and how-tos that executors and beneficiaries need to know. The idea behind it is that executors know they are supposed to…

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IPKat

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

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/

Aug 21
Around the IP Blogs!

Around the IP Blogs!

This Kitten is delighted to bring you the highlights from some recently published IP blogs.Driving around the Blogs!Marie-Andree Weiss on The 1709 Blog summarizes the motion for judgment on the pleadings filed by the defendants in Solid Oak…
Aug 20
When "mayo" is not manyonnaise, yet still is mayonnnaise: All a matter of the label?

When "mayo" is not manyonnaise, yet still is mayonnnaise: All a matter of the label?

When is “mayo” not mayonnaise yet still can be called “mayo”, even when the product has no egg-based ingredient? This Kat was reminded of this question in reading recently that Hampton Creek, Inc., a much ballyhooed,…
Aug 18
Friday fantasie

Friday fantasie

I heard IP events?CITMA Autumn Conference -- IP and social media12th October 2017, 10am – 7pmHyatt Regency BirminghamEarn 5 hours’ CPDRegistration has opened, see further details here. UNION-IP September Dinner Meeting -…

Rank this Week: 28

Aviation Law Monitor

Provides insight and commentary on aviation accidents and the law. By Danko Meredith.

http://www.aviationlawmonitor.com/

Aug 21
Paramedic's Family Out of Court in Skylife HEMS Crash

Paramedic's Family Out of Court in Skylife HEMS Crash

The NTSB hasn't yet issued its report on the fatal Skylife air ambulance crash in December 2015. But a Fresno judge has ruled that regardless of the cause, the family of one of the paramedics on board will not be allowed to sue either the…
Jun 29
Monica RIbbeck Kelly Sued For Malpractice, Leaves The Country

Monica RIbbeck Kelly Sued For Malpractice, Leaves The Country

Aviation journalist Christine Negroni reports in Forbes that Monica Ribbeck Kelly, the lawyer who instituted “frivolous” legal proceedings after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing, has herself disappeared. Not…
Jun 26
Discretionary Function Exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act

Discretionary Function Exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act

If the United States Government is responsible for an accident, it can be sued just like any other wrongdoer under the Federal Tort Claims Act. But there's an important exception -- the federal government cannot be sued for bad…

Rank this Week: 814

Michigan Criminal Lawyers Blog

Covers Michigan DUI, drug and violent crime defense. By Grabel & Associates.

http://www.michigancriminallawyers-blog.com/

Aug 21
Medical Cannabis Physicians: A New Target for State Regulation

Medical Cannabis Physicians: A New Target for State Regulation

While there is little question that medical cannabis in Michigan circa 2017 is what Prohibition was in the mid 1930’s, a key to cannabis facilitation is the physician. Lately, the medical professional has become a target for both state…
Aug 18
Driver’s License Restoration: Eligibility Requirement

Driver’s License Restoration: Eligibility Requirement

In Michigan, we have some of the most severe laws in our country when it comes to the punishment of drivers that have lost their license. Today will be the first in a series of articles that will discuss the topic of Driver’s License…
Aug 16
Are Child Protective Services Deemed a Government Actor?

Are Child Protective Services Deemed a Government Actor?

In Michigan, the issue of protecting children has always been at the forefront of our legal system and this is a theme that spans all of the way from the Michigan Bar Exam to the Michigan Supreme Court. While there is no question that…

Rank this Week: 913

Privacy & Information Security…

Privacy & Information Security Law Blog

Provides global privacy and information security law updates and analysis. By Hunton & Williams.

https://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/

Aug 21
Delaware Amends Data Breach Notification Law

Delaware Amends Data Breach Notification Law

On August 17, 2017, as reported in BNA Privacy Law Watch, Delaware amended its data breach notification law, effective April 14, 2018. The amendments include expansion of the definition of personal information, timing of notification, changes…
Aug 21
Uber Settles FTC Data Privacy and Security Allegation

Uber Settles FTC Data Privacy and Security Allegation

On August 15, 2017, the FTC announced that it had reached a settlement with Uber, Inc., over allegations that the ride-sharing company had made deceptive data privacy and security representations to its consumers. Under the terms of the…
Aug 18
FTC Posts Fifth Blog in Its “Stick with Security” Serie

FTC Posts Fifth Blog in Its “Stick with Security” Serie

On August 18, 2017, the FTC published the fifth blog post in its "Stick with Security" series, which outlines steps businesses can take to secure sensitive data, including when it is in transit. … Continue Reading

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Environmental Law Prof Blog

Edited by Deepa Badrinarayana, Blake Hudson, Lesley K. McAllister, Dave Owen, Todd Aagaard, Robin Kundis Craig and Jessica Owley.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/environmental_law/

Aug 21
Call for Papers - University of Washington EJ Symposium

Call for Papers - University of Washington EJ Symposium

The Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy (WJELP) invites submissions for papers and speakers for a symposium this winter, focused on environmental justice and the law. Submitted papers should center around how the law…
Aug 16
Fifty Shades of Gray Infrastructure: Land Use & the Failure to Create Resilient Cities - Jonathan Rosenbloom

Fifty Shades of Gray Infrastructure: Land Use & the Failure to Create Resilient Cities - Jonathan Rosenbloom

Jonathan Rosenbloom, of Drake Law, has posted "Fifty Shades of Gray Infrastructure: Land Use & the Failure to Create Resilient Cities." In the article, Rosenbloom highlights the path dependency of local governments in investing…
Jul 12
A Case Study Mini-Library

A Case Study Mini-Library

For years, I, like many other professors, have been using case studies in the classroom. Some of my favorites have come from the Stanford Law School case study series and from Harvard Law School's series of negotiation exercises (I've used...

Rank this Week: 302

UK Human Rights Blog

Covers UK and European human rights cases and laws. By 1 Crown Office Row.

http://ukhumanrightsblog.com

Aug 21
The robots are taking over, and the legal profession is not immune

The robots are taking over, and the legal profession is not immune

Richard Susskind, IT adviser to the Lord Chief Justice, has spent many years looking into the future of the law. In a fascinating podcast paving the way for his new book The Future of the Professions and the updated Tomorrow’s Lawyers,…
Aug 20
The Round-Up: Rights in war, Rights at work, Rights in marriage

The Round-Up: Rights in war, Rights at work, Rights in marriage

The mother of a British soldier who was killed in a roadside bomb while on duty in Iraq has received an apology from Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon. Sue Smith’s son, Pte Phillip Hewett, died while travelling on patrol in a lightly…
Aug 18
NHS should consider protein-control treatment for PKU child

NHS should consider protein-control treatment for PKU child

SB, R (on the application of NHS England) [2017] EWHC 2000 – read judgment The High Court has quashed a decision by NHS England refusing to fund the drug Kuvan for a young boy who has a condition inhibiting his ability to digest…

Rank this Week: 126

Federalist Society SCOTUScast

Provides expert commentary on U.S. Supreme Court cases as they are argued and issued. By the Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies.

http://fedsoc.server326.com/audio/SCOTUScast/SCOTUScast.xml

Aug 21
Davila v. Davis & McWilliams v. Dunn - Post-Decision SCOTUScast

Davila v. Davis & McWilliams v. Dunn - Post-Decision SCOTUScast

In June 2017, the Supreme Court decided two cases involving habeas corpus petitions filed by state prisoners challenging the validity of their convictions and/or sentences: Davila v. Davis and McWilliams v. Dunn. The petition…
Aug 18
Kokesh v. Securities and Exchange Commission - Post-Decision SCOTUScast

Kokesh v. Securities and Exchange Commission - Post-Decision SCOTUScast

On June 5, 2017, the Supreme Court decided Kokesh v. Securities and Exchange Commission. In 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleged that Charles Kokesh had violated various securities laws by concealing the…
Aug 11
TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC - Post-Decision SCOTUScast

TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC - Post-Decision SCOTUScast

On May 22, 2017, the Supreme Court decided TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, a dispute over the proper venue for a patent infringement suit. Section 1400(b) of the patent venue statute states in relevant part…

Rank this Week: 349

FedSecLaw.com is devoted to highlighting current issues in securities laws, discussing the ramifications of those issues for todayâ€™s businesses, and providing bottom-line takeaways for busy owners, managers, and executives. By Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP.

http://www.fedseclaw.com/

Aug 21
The impact of efforts clauses in transactional document

The impact of efforts clauses in transactional document

Most transactional documents include effort clauses as covenants to require a party to perform a certain act or acts to achieve a stated goal. These terms generally include the following: Best efforts Reasonable efforts Commercially…
Aug 8
Retaining key employees in an acquisition

Retaining key employees in an acquisition

Imagine identifying an acquisition target that looks great on paper: strong earnings, efficient operations and good workplace environment. But after acquiring the target, a key employee leaves, taking with him or her key customers and…
Aug 4
Learning from Yahoo!’s missteps: Meeting SEC disclosure obligations after a cyber-attack

Learning from Yahoo!’s missteps: Meeting SEC disclosure obligations after a cyber-attack

In July 2016, Verizon announced it would buy Yahoo! for an unprecedented $4.83 billion. Several months later, Yahoo! disclosed two massive data breaches that affected 1.5 billion people, threatening to scuttle the agreement. Although Verizon…

Rank this Week: 919

Abbott & Kindermann Land Use Law…

Abbott & Kindermann Land Use Law Blog

Covers land use, environmental, and real estate law in California.

http://blog.aklandlaw.com/

Aug 21
Go Ahead And Build The Project With The Disputed Permit Conditions – But You Could Be Forfeiting Your Objections If You Do So!

Go Ahead And Build The Project With The Disputed Permit Conditions – But You Could Be Forfeiting Your Objections If You Do So!

The California Supreme Court held in Lynch v. California Coastal Commission (2017) 3 Cal.5th 470, that plaintiff property owners forfeited their challenge to conditions attached to a permit to rebuild a seawall and beach access stairway…
Aug 15
SAVE THE DATE! “THE MOST PROLONGED, PETTY, AND DOWNRIGHT NASTY OF ALL LITIGATION:” Abbott & Kindermann’s Update On Easements, Boundary Disputes, And Implied Public Dedication

SAVE THE DATE! “THE MOST PROLONGED, PETTY, AND DOWNRIGHT NASTY OF ALL LITIGATION:” Abbott & Kindermann’s Update On Easements, Boundary Disputes, And Implied Public Dedication

Glen C. Hansen of Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., will present an update on recent developments in resolving easement, boundary, and implied public dedication disputes in California. This is an advanced class aimed primarily at land surveyors,…
Jul 24
Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. Is Pleased To Announce That Two Of Its Attorneys Have Been Chosen For The 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers List

Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. Is Pleased To Announce That Two Of Its Attorneys Have Been Chosen For The 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers List

Diane G. Kindermann (2015-2017) and William W. Abbott (2004-2017) were again selected for the Northern California Super Lawyers List in the practice areas of Land Use and Zoning law. More information is available at…

Rank this Week: 705

California Stem Cell Report

Covers public policy and business issues involving the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

http://californiastemcellreport.blogspot.com/

Aug 21
$185 Million California Rumpus over Researcher Raiding

$185 Million California Rumpus over Researcher Raiding

To some outside the California scientific and academic community, it might seem like a cat fight replete with allegations of a "law-of-the-jungle mindset," loyalty oaths, "petty academic politics" and -- literally -- paper clip…
Aug 13
Thinking About Its Demise: California Stem Cell Agency Launches Examination of Alternative

Thinking About Its Demise: California Stem Cell Agency Launches Examination of Alternative

California's $3 billion stem cell research agency, which is facing its financial demise in a few short years, has formed a team of its directors to tackle transition planning and examine possible alternatives, including ones that would extend…
Aug 9
Crossing the Two Million Mark: A Dozen Years of Readership on the California Stem Cell Report

Crossing the Two Million Mark: A Dozen Years of Readership on the California Stem Cell Report

Google's page view count for the California Stem CellReport as of 11:01 a.m. today The California Stem Cell Report this morning hit a readership milestone -- two million page views.The count was recorded only about 18 months after…

Rank this Week: 393

Law Practice Tips Blog

Covers law practice management, the Internet and technology. By Jim Calloway.

http://jimcalloway.typepad.com/lawpracticetips/

Aug 21
Who’s in Control? The Algorithms that “Run” our Legal Research Platform

Who’s in Control? The Algorithms that “Run” our Legal Research Platform

Post by Darla Jackson, OBA Practice Management Advisor Algorithms greatly affect the results produced by legal research tools. While legal information professionals have understood this for some time, only recently has an independent study…
Aug 10
OBA Program on Delivering Limited Scope Services (aka Undundled Services) Effectively and Safely

OBA Program on Delivering Limited Scope Services (aka Undundled Services) Effectively and Safely

Our citizens all deserve equal access to justice. Those with financial means can afford the best representation. There are many who can afford to pay something for a lawyer’s help but cannot afford full representation. Next Friday,…
Jul 30
Podcast: Evernote for Lawyers- Manage Your Research, Marketing, and Proce

Podcast: Evernote for Lawyers- Manage Your Research, Marketing, and Proce

I attended Heidi Alexander's presentation on Evernote for Lawyers at ABA TECHSHOW 2017 and thought at the time that she should be a guest on our Digital Edge podcast to talk about Evernote. As it turned out we were able...

Rank this Week: 396

White Collar Crime Prof Blog

Edited by Ellen S. Podgor, Solomon L. Wisenberg and Lawrence S. Goldman.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/whitecollarcrime_blog/

Aug 21
Bye Bye Billman. Bye Bye Bollin. Fourth Circuit Rejoins Legal Civilization and Prohibits Pretrial Restraint of Substitute Assets.

Bye Bye Billman. Bye Bye Bollin. Fourth Circuit Rejoins Legal Civilization and Prohibits Pretrial Restraint of Substitute Assets.

In an en banc decision in United States v. Chamberlain, issued on Friday, the Fourth Circuit overruled United States v. Billman and United States v. Bollin, holding that 21 USC 853(e) does not authorize pre-conviction seizure of untainted…
Jun 17
Misreading Rod Rosenstein and Missing a New Angle on Obstruction

Misreading Rod Rosenstein and Missing a New Angle on Obstruction

Talking heads were in a dither yesterday, trying to decipher DAG Rosenstein's brief statement about the danger of relying on news accounts from supposedly reliable sources. See here for the Washington Post's account. Below is Rosenstein's…
Jun 7
DOJ Ends Third Party Settlement Practice - But What is No Longer Allowed?

DOJ Ends Third Party Settlement Practice - But What is No Longer Allowed?

Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a press release today here putting an end to settlements that had payments to third parties as a condition of settlement. The press release says that " [w]ith this directive, we are ending this…

Rank this Week: 43

inversecondemnation.com

Recent developments and commentary on regulatory takings, eminent domain, inverse condemnation, property rights, and land use law. By Robert H. Thomas of Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert.

http://www.inversecondemnation.com/inversecondemnation/

Aug 21
We're Number 10! We're Number ... 10?

We're Number 10! We're Number ... 10?

We received a nice (although automatic) email note this morning from SSRN, letting us know that our draft article on Murr v. Wisconsin, Restatement (SCOTUS) of Property: What Happened to Use in Murr v. Wisconsin?, "was recently listed on…
Aug 16
Cal Eminent Domain Report On The Strange "Martins Beach" Decision

Cal Eminent Domain Report On The Strange "Martins Beach" Decision

We've been offline lately, hanging out at the ABA Annual Meeting in New York, so haven't had time to post, even though there is a lot to post about. Thankfully, our colleague Brad Kuhn at the California Eminent Domain Report is on the ball,…
Aug 11
Murr v. Wisconsin Sound Bytes From ABA Annual Meeting Program

Murr v. Wisconsin Sound Bytes From ABA Annual Meeting Program

Here is the recording of my portion of today's panel on Murr v. Wisconsin at the ABA Annual Meeting in New York. Here are links to some of the materials which our speakers discussed: Murr v. Wisconsin, 137 S. Ct. 1933 (2017) (majority and…

Rank this Week: 144

Nursing Law Blog

Covers health law and nursing law. By George F. Indest III, P.A.

https://nursinglawblog.wordpress.com

Aug 21
Florida Woman Who Performed Illegal Silicone Injections Sentenced After “Patient’s” Death

Florida Woman Who Performed Illegal Silicone Injections Sentenced After “Patient’s” Death

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On May 26, 2017, a Sanford, Florida, woman who performed illegal cosmetic silicone injections was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison.…
Jul 27
Florida’s Baker Act: What You Need to Know – Part 2

Florida’s Baker Act: What You Need to Know – Part 2

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Our firm is frequently retained to act to obtain the release of individuals erroneously confined and held involuntarily under the Baker Act. We…
Jul 20
Florida’s Baker Act: What You Need to Know – Part 1

Florida’s Baker Act: What You Need to Know – Part 1

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law At The Health Law Firm, we are frequently consulted by family members of individuals who are erroneously held under Florida’s Baker Act. An…

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Brian Leiter's Law School Reports

News about law professors and law schools. By University of Texas School of Law Professor Brian R. Leiter.

http://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/

Aug 21
Herwig Schlunk’s latest misguided critique of higher education (Michael Simkovic)

Herwig Schlunk’s latest misguided critique of higher education (Michael Simkovic)

Vanderbilt Tax Professor Herwig Schlunk wants the federal government to tax university endowments, preferably out of existence. He writes: “In the best of all possible...
Aug 15
Charlotte Law School officially close

Charlotte Law School officially close

Local news item here. We've now seen three law schools close: in addition to Charlotte, also Whittier and Indiana Tech, all victims of the collapse...
Aug 14
Law schools ranked by American Academy of Arts & Sciences membership, 2017-18

Law schools ranked by American Academy of Arts & Sciences membership, 2017-18

FACULTY QUALITY BASED ON MEMBERSHIP IN THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES, 2017-18 August 2017 The American Academy of Arts & Sciences each year...

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New York City Debt Defense Blog

By the Langel Firm.

http://www.thelangelfirm.com/Debt-Defense-Blog.aspx

Aug 21
The Langel Firm Settled a $69,139 Judgment (Pinpoint Technologies) for $2,000

The Langel Firm Settled a $69,139 Judgment (Pinpoint Technologies) for $2,000

Our client walked in with a Notice of Garnishment issued by Marshal Moses for $69,139. The creditor was Pinpoint Technologies, LLC and the current law firm enforcing the judgment for Pinpoint was Stephen Einstein & Associates, P.C. …
Aug 8
Unifund CCR, LLC Case Dismissed for Not Seeking Default Quickly Enough

Unifund CCR, LLC Case Dismissed for Not Seeking Default Quickly Enough

We have been seeing an interesting trend lately: debt buyers, without legal justification, moving for entry of a default judgment after the legal deadline. That deadline is one year after a consumer allegedly defaults in answering a…
Aug 8
$36,000 Unifund Garnishment Stopped in its Tracks; Case Discontinued

$36,000 Unifund Garnishment Stopped in its Tracks; Case Discontinued

As always, time is of the essence when facing an income execution (garnishment). We needed to respond quickly to the final stages of a garnishment executed by Marshal Ronald Moses. In the underlying case, Unifund CCR, LLC was represented…

Rank this Week: 777

Media Law Prof Blog

By Christine A. Corcos.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/media_law_prof_blog/

Aug 21
Fields on Campaign Speech and Discriminatory Intent

Fields on Campaign Speech and Discriminatory Intent

Shawn Fields, University of San Diego School of Law, has published Is it Bad Law to Believe a Politician? Campaign Speech and Discriminatory Intent as San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 17-297. Here is the abstract. In the forty years...
Aug 21
Hasen on Cheap Speech and What It Has Done To American Democracy @UCILaw

Hasen on Cheap Speech and What It Has Done To American Democracy @UCILaw

Richard L. Hasen, University of California, Irvine, School of Law, is publishing Cheap Speech and What It Has Done (to American Democracy) in the First Amendment Law Review. Here is the abstract. In a remarkably prescient article in a 1995...
Aug 21
Miller on Ad-Blocking in German and American Law

Miller on Ad-Blocking in German and American Law

Russell Miller, Washington & Lee School of Law, has published Liberation, Not Extortion: The Fate of Internet Ad-Blocking in German and American Law as Washington & Lee Legal Studies Paper No. 2017-15. Here is the abstract.…

Rank this Week: 37

Law People

Covers associate development, coaching, culture, management, mentoring and succession. By Ronda Muir.

http://www.lawpeopleblog.com/

Aug 21
Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence

Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence

I am pleased to announce that Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence is today (along with the eclipse) available here on the ABA Shop website. This is the first comprehensive guide to understanding and raising emotional…
May 31
The Equine Approach to Emotional intelligence

The Equine Approach to Emotional intelligence

Linda Kohanov is one of the pioneers in the area of building emotional intelligence skills through human/equine interaction. Based on the theories she discusses in her numerous bestsellers, her organization Eponaquest offers…
Apr 21
Outsmarting Artificial Intelligence Part 3

Outsmarting Artificial Intelligence Part 3

So we realize the depth and breadth of the competition that artificially intelligent technology can pose to our traditional legal practices. We are, after all, not able to access as many sources and certainly not as fast and perhaps not as…

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43(B)log

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

http://tushnet.blogspot.com/

Aug 21
Tag-along state UDAP claim leads to $18.5 million fee shift against unsuccessful plaintiff

Tag-along state UDAP claim leads to $18.5 million fee shift against unsuccessful plaintiff

Procaps S.A. v. Patheon Inc., No. 12-24356-CIV, 2017 WL 3536917 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 17, 2017)This case stands as a stark reminder that adding a state-law deceptive trade practices claim to a federal claim can have serious consequences—the…
Aug 21
Bad dilution claims are so common that they aren't "exceptional" for fee-shifting, court rule

Bad dilution claims are so common that they aren't "exceptional" for fee-shifting, court rule

Parks, LLC v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 2017 WL 3534993, No. 15-cv-00946 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 17, 2017)Tyson sought attorneys’ fees in this Lanham Act case after its summary judgment victory was affirmed by the Third Circuit. The court found that…
Aug 21
reading list: Willis on remedies for consumer fraud

reading list: Willis on remedies for consumer fraud

Lauren E. Willis, Performance-Based Remedies: Ordering Firms to Eradicate Their Own Fraud, 80 Law and Contemporary Problems 7-41 (2017)AbstractIn resolving cases of unfair, abusive, and deceptive acts and practices, consumer protection…

Rank this Week: 67

Oregon Law Practice Management

Provides practice management tips for Oregon lawyers. By Beverly Michaelis.

http://oregonlawpracticemanagement.com/

Aug 21
Ready, Set, Change Your Password

Ready, Set, Change Your Password

This would be good advice any day of the week! But whether you follow it or not, you soon won’t have a choice when it comes to the Oregon State Bar and Professional Liability Fund websites. In Case You Missed … Continue…
Aug 14
Preserving Mobile Data in Anticipation of Litigation

Preserving Mobile Data in Anticipation of Litigation

In a recent post, eDiscovery expert Craig Ball makes the case for routine preservation of data contained on mobile devices. I concur. The tendency is to dismiss or ignore the degree to which we lean on our smartphones and tablets. ……
Aug 7
Attorney-Client Privilege and Cloud Storage

Attorney-Client Privilege and Cloud Storage

Do your clients or their agents use cloud storage for case-related documents? Do they transmit information using unsecured hyperlinks? If the answer is yes, your client may have waived its claim of privilege to the stored…

Rank this Week: 995

Moritz Legal Information Blog

Legal information and research resouces. By the Michael E. Moritz Law Library at Ohio State University.

http://moritzlegalinformation.blogspot.com/

Aug 21
Welcome Back! Changes at the Moritz Law Library

Welcome Back! Changes at the Moritz Law Library

The Moritz Law Library welcomes new and returning students for the fall semester. You may notice a few changes in the library such as: New chairs for the carrels on the third floor, matching the more modern chairs on the main level and…
Apr 17
Summer and Post-Graduation Access to Bloomberg, Lexis, and Westlaw

Summer and Post-Graduation Access to Bloomberg, Lexis, and Westlaw

Over the summer months, students at the Moritz College of Law can continue to access their student accounts with the three major legal research platforms (Bloomberg Law, Lexis Advance, and…
Apr 3
Advanced Legal Research Course Offerings for Next Year

Advanced Legal Research Course Offerings for Next Year

As you are selecting your courses for the 2017-18 academic year, consider registering for a one-credit Advanced Legal Research course taught by one of the Moritz College of Law’s reference librarians. Each ALR course is focused on a…

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Cruise Ship Law Blog

Covers cruise passenger and crew safety, seafarer conditions, maritime law and all types of injuries at sea. By Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman, P.A.

https://www.lipcon.com/blog/

Aug 21
Carnival Fantasy Returns to Port Due to Serious Medical Emergency

Carnival Fantasy Returns to Port Due to Serious Medical Emergency

Most of the time, when a medical emergency takes place aboard a cruise, a medevac is called in to airlift the passenger to a hospital on land. This allows the cruise to continue as scheduled, while still offering the ailing passenger the…
Aug 18
70-Year-Old Man Airlifted from Grand Princess Off the Coast of Washington State

70-Year-Old Man Airlifted from Grand Princess Off the Coast of Washington State

No one ever goes on a cruise expecting to need medevac assistance. However, when a medical condition exceeds what the medical staff aboard a cruise can handle, this is a necessary step. This week, a 70-year-old man required a medevac, as his…
Aug 15
Charles R. Lipcon and Jason R. Margulies Named to Best Lawyers in America for 2018

Charles R. Lipcon and Jason R. Margulies Named to Best Lawyers in America for 2018

From the beginning, our firm has been dedicated to delivering superior legal services to our clients. Our motto, ‘Integrity First, ... The post Charles R. Lipcon and Jason R. Margulies Named to Best Lawyers in America for 2018 appeared…

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HIPAA Blog

Features a discussion of medical privacy. By Jeffrey P. Drummond.

http://hipaablog.blogspot.com/

Aug 21
Hospitals are the Number One Target for…

Hospitals are the Number One Target for Hackers: at least for ransomware.
Aug 14
Women's Health Care (PA): A large…

Women's Health Care (PA): A large Philadelphia-area ob/gyn practice has notified 300,000 patients of a potential data breach. Not much news on what happened, but it was apparently a hack that penetrated the group's computer system; they…
Jul 26
Wall of Shame: OCR is updating its large…

Wall of Shame: OCR is updating its large data breach reporting website.

Rank this Week: 617

The California Blog of Appeal

Features an appellate practitioner's take on practice and legal developments in the California Courts of Appeal, the California Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. By Greg May.

http://www.calblogofappeal.com

Aug 21
Mandatory e-filing in the California Supreme Court is imminent – learn the rules!

Mandatory e-filing in the California Supreme Court is imminent – learn the rules!

The California Supreme Court adopted voluntary e-filing this summer, but e-filing will become mandatory on September 1, 2017. The court uses the TrueFiling system, which I have found to be rather user-friendly.…
Aug 21
How flexible is that midnight electronic filing deadline in federal court?

How flexible is that midnight electronic filing deadline in federal court?

When I was a young lawyer, my mentor told me, “Practice law as if the rules will always be strictly enforced against you but will never be strictly enforced against the adverse party.” Wise words. Last week I posted about a…
Aug 15
Should a respondent always move to strike a defective appellant’s opening brief?

Should a respondent always move to strike a defective appellant’s opening brief?

A brief must “[s]tate each point under a separate heading or subheading summarizing the point, and support each point by argument and, if possible, by citation of authority.” (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.204(a)(1)(B).) A party may…

Rank this Week: 904

Iowa Workers' Compensation Law

By Paul McAndrew Law Firm.

http://iowaworkcomplaw.com/

Aug 21
Recalling the Forgotten Provision of the ‘Grand Bargain’

Recalling the Forgotten Provision of the ‘Grand Bargain’

Today’s post comes from guest author Jon Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore. The Oklahoma and Florida supreme courts both overturned anti-worker changes to their state workers’ compensation laws based in whole or in part on…
Aug 17
Union-Backed Group Pushes for Better Security at Wal-Mart

Union-Backed Group Pushes for Better Security at Wal-Mart

Today’s post comes from guest author Jon Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore. Recently, a Wal-Mart employee in Norfolk, Nebraska, was cut on the wrist by an intoxicated customer at 2:45 a.m. Unfortunately, these types of incidents are…
Aug 14
NYTimes: Lower Back Ache? Be Active and Wait It Out, New Guidelines Say

NYTimes: Lower Back Ache? Be Active and Wait It Out, New Guidelines Say

Today’s post comes from guest author Kit Case, from Causey Wright. Dr. James Weinstein, a back pain specialist and chief executive of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health System, has some advice for most people with lower back pain: Take two…

Rank this Week: 917

Special Education Law Blog

Discusses special education law topics. By Jim Gerl.

http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/

Aug 21
Weekly Question!

Weekly Question!

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Aug 20
Sometimes My Job Is Pretty Cool #WhereIsJG?

Sometimes My Job Is Pretty Cool #WhereIsJG?

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Aug 18
Charlottesville, White Supremacy and Kids With Disabilities #Enough Already

Charlottesville, White Supremacy and Kids With Disabilities #Enough Already

Earlier this year we ran a post asking whether special education was in trouble? Perhaps this week it would be better to ask- Is America in trouble?White supremacists and nazis marched on Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend. They carried…

Rank this Week: 433

Disputing Blog

Discusses arbitration, mediation and alternative dispute resolution. By Karl Bayer.

http://www.disputingblog.com/

Aug 21
Online Arbitration as a Remedy for Crowdfunding Fraud

Online Arbitration as a Remedy for Crowdfunding Fraud

C. Steven Bradford, Henry M. Grether, Jr. Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska College of Law, has published “Online Arbitration as a Remedy for Crowdfunding Fraud,” Florida State University Law Review,…
Aug 18
Texas Law Expanding Mediation for Certain Surprise Medical Bills Takes Effect on September 1st

Texas Law Expanding Mediation for Certain Surprise Medical Bills Takes Effect on September 1st

On September 1st, a new law aimed at expanding a patient’s ability to mediate surprise health insurance bills will go into effect across Texas.
Aug 17
SCOTUS Asked to Consider Order Denying Arbitration in Texas Ponzi Scheme Case

SCOTUS Asked to Consider Order Denying Arbitration in Texas Ponzi Scheme Case

Last week, a group of former Ponzi scheme financial advisers asked the United States Supreme Court to overturn the Fifth Circuit’s decision affirming a lower court’s order denying their motion to compel arbitration.

Rank this Week: 229

Lobby Comply Blog

Covers campaign finance, lobbying, procurement and ethics laws. By State and Federal Communications, Inc.

http://stateandfed.com/lobbycomply/

Aug 21
State Government and Ethics News Will Return!

State Government and Ethics News Will Return!

We’re taking a short break. Don’t worry, all your state government and ethics news from LobbyComply Will Return! Thank you Continued on Next Page
Aug 18
Oklahoma Governor Considering Special Legislative Session

Oklahoma Governor Considering Special Legislative Session

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin wants a special legislative session to address a budget shortfall caused by a recent Oklahoma Supreme Continued on Next Page
Aug 18
New FINRA Pay-to-Play Rules Effective August 20

New FINRA Pay-to-Play Rules Effective August 20

On August 20, new pay-to-play regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) take effect. FINRA Rule 2030 restricts contributions Continued on Next Page

Rank this Week: 769

Customs Law

Covers American customs law and international trade law. By Lawrence Friedman.

http://customslaw.blogspot.com/

Aug 21
Ford Analysi

Ford Analysi

Since I promised and because it is important, here is my more detailed analysis of the Court of International Trade decision in Ford Motor Co. v. United States, Slip Op. 17-102.The background is pretty well known at this point; here is the…
Aug 14
Chew on Thi

Chew on Thi

The important legal and possibly philosophical question to be answered in Mondelez Global LLC v. United States is whether the unflavored, and largely chemical, base for chewing gum is classified in HTSUS Heading 2106 as a food preparation or…
Aug 12
XYZ and Lever Protection (Part 2)

XYZ and Lever Protection (Part 2)

This is a discussion of the jurisdictional merits of XYZ Corporation v. United States. If you are not up on the ins and outs of parallel (or "gray market") imports, read Part 1 of this post.Remember what is happening here: Plaintiff, going by…

Rank this Week: 651

Legal Planet

Covers environmental law and policy. By Berkeley Law and UCLA Law.

http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/

Aug 21
Coal’s Dismal Future

Coal’s Dismal Future

Earlier in August, the governor of West Virginia asked Trump for a billion-dollar bailout of the Eastern coal industry. Under his plan, the federal government would pay power companies $15 per ton to use Appalachian coal. That’s a sign…
Aug 18
Public Lands Watch: Repeal of Interior valuation rule

Public Lands Watch: Repeal of Interior valuation rule

The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONNR) of the Interior Department published a final rule in the Federal Register earlier this week on August 7th, 2017, that the Department is repealing the “Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and…
Aug 16
Continuing Efforts to Put a Price on Carbon

Continuing Efforts to Put a Price on Carbon

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) operates the state’s electric grid and conducts wholesale power markets. The New York Department of Public Service regulates the state’s investor-owned electricity providers.…

Rank this Week: 247

Law of the Land

A blog on land use law and Zoning by Albany Law School Associate Dean and Professor Patricia Salkin.

http://lawoftheland.wordpress.com/

Aug 21
AZ Supreme Court Holds Special Circumstances Justified the Granting of an Area Variance

AZ Supreme Court Holds Special Circumstances Justified the Granting of an Area Variance

In 2010, Property’s owners evicted their current tenants, discontinued their property’s use as an adult theatre (a non-conforming use), and leased the Property to William Jachimek, doing business as Central Pawn, with an option to…
Aug 10
SD Supreme Court Reverses Denial of Building Permit to Hog Barn Finding it Fit Definition of Farm or Ranch Under Zoning Ordinance

SD Supreme Court Reverses Denial of Building Permit to Hog Barn Finding it Fit Definition of Farm or Ranch Under Zoning Ordinance

Nicholas and Donnelle Hoffman, property owners in Douglas County, that their neighbor Douglas Luebke received a building permit for a hog confinement unit from Jessica Van Wyk, the Douglas County Planning and Zoning Administrator. The…
Aug 9
PA Appeals Court Upholds Issuance of Violation Against the Repair and Storage of Race Cars on Residential Property

PA Appeals Court Upholds Issuance of Violation Against the Repair and Storage of Race Cars on Residential Property

Property owners Alexander DiMattia and Nancy E. DiMattia appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, which affirmed a decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of East Whiteland Township (ZHB). The ZHB sustained a notice…

Rank this Week: 717

Abnormal Use: An Unreasonably…

Abnormal Use: An Unreasonably Dangerous Products Liability Blog

Covers federal and state products liability litigation. By Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A.

http://abnormaluse.com/

Aug 21
Abnormal Use and The Eclipse

Abnormal Use and The Eclipse

As everyone on the continent knows, today is the day of the total solar eclipse. As you may recall, we here at Abnormal Use and Gallivan, White, & Boyd, P.A. maintain four offices in the Carolinas, three of which will be in the path of…
Apr 17
Dogs: Man’s Best Friend Or Unreasonably Dangerous Product?

Dogs: Man’s Best Friend Or Unreasonably Dangerous Product?

According to a report from the Clinton Herald, a lawsuit has been filed against the Clinton (Iowa) Humane Society after a dog adopted from the agency bit a 15-month old child. The dog, which was possibly a pitbull-mix, was…
Apr 14
Friday Link

Friday Link

As you might know, we here at Abnormal Use occasionally plan CLE programs for organizations of which we are members. Our editor, Jim Dedman, serves as the vice-chair of the Mecklenburg County Bar’s Civil Litigation Section. As such,…

Rank this Week: 474

New York Business Divorce

Covers dissolution and other disputes among New York corporations, LLCs and partnerships. By Peter A. Mahler.

http://www.nybusinessdivorce.com/

Aug 21
Does Your LLC Agreement Have a Purposeless Purpose Clause?

Does Your LLC Agreement Have a Purposeless Purpose Clause?

Did the Appellate Division, Second Department, throw us a curve ball in its decision last week in Mace v. Tunick, reinstating an LLC dissolution complaint based on its finding that the operating agreement's purpose clause, authorizing the LLC…
Aug 14
And the Award For Most Oppressive Conduct By a Majority Shareholder Goes to . . .

And the Award For Most Oppressive Conduct By a Majority Shareholder Goes to . . .

Minority shareholder oppression on steroids is one way to describe what happened in Matter of Twin Bay Village, Inc., in which an upstate appellate panel recently affirmed an order dissolving the corporation and setting aside a stock issuance…
Aug 7
Navigating Rocky Shoals and Safe Harbors When Board Members Fix Their Own Compensation

Navigating Rocky Shoals and Safe Harbors When Board Members Fix Their Own Compensation

This week's New York Business Divorce features a recent decision in which the court addressed novel issues -- and found guidance in Delaware case law -- in a shareholder derivative action challenging compensation packages given to…

Rank this Week: 643

JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We…

JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)

Edited by University of Miami School of Law Professor Michael Froomkin, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)–JOTWELL–invites law professors to join us in filling a telling gap in legal scholarship by creating a space where legal academics will go to identify, celebrate, and discuss the best new legal scholarship.

http://jotwell.com/

Aug 21
Jotwell 2017 Summer Break

Jotwell 2017 Summer Break

Jotwell is taking a short summer break. Posting will resume on Monday, September 4. However, even while we’re on break, we’ll be accepting submissions, editing them, and doing a lot of work under the hood. We have tentatively…
Aug 18
The Real World

The Real World

Karen Bradshaw, Settling for Natural Resource Damages, 40 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 211 (2016). James W. Coleman, How Cheap Is Corporate Talk? Comparing Companies’ Comments on Regulations with Their Securities Disclosures, 40 Harv. Envtl.…
Aug 17
Democracy Unchained

Democracy Unchained

K. Sabeel Rahman, Private Power, Public Values: Regulating Social Infrastructure in a Changing Economy, 39 Cardozo L. Rev. 5 (forthcoming, 2017), available at SSRN. Frank Pasquale In the mid-2000s, digital activists spearheaded the…

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