LegalReader

DECEMBER 17, 2020

But because personal injury law encompasses so many situations and causes of action, there is no set number. Personal injury lawsuits are intended to compensate those who are injured in accidents through no fault of their own.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

That is the complaint by two law students (identified only as John Doe and Jane Doe) who allege that they were blackballed for supporting Professor Amy Chua, who was previously discussed as embroiled in a controversy at the school after she defended Justice Brett Kavanaugh. became the subject of pernicious law school gossip.

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Patently O

JUNE 8, 2023

” Rather in this use-as-a-mark situation, standard principles of trademark law apply. However, standard trademark law already has some free speech outlet valves, such as the exception for parody. ” This is a narrower exception that that available based upon judge-made law in traditional trademark infringement cases.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 31, 2021

Jurisdiction is a fundamental aspect of Nigerian procedural law. 1] The concept of jurisdiction in Nigerian conflict of laws (often called “territorial jurisdiction” by many Nigerian judges) is the most confusing aspect of Nigerian conflict of laws.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Westlaw Precision, says the company, will help lawyers conduct research more than twice as fast while also reducing the risk of missing relevant cases. Editorial excellence has long been at the heart of Westlaw,“ said Leann Blanchfield, head of Primary Law, Editorial, Thomson Reuters. KeyCite Cited With. KeyCite Overruled in Part.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 16, 2024

Among other things, that rule creates a private cause of action whenever a company omits material facts in connection with a securities transaction, if that omission would render any “statements made” by the company misleading. Only time, and the imagination of the lawyers who represent securities plaintiffs, will tell.

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Patently O

JANUARY 4, 2024

Hsuanyeh Law Group v. 2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. A key case on point is Iowa S.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The trial court dismissed the action, finding that the settlement of the personal injury case “very clearly intended to foreclose upon any future wrongful death funds related to the mesothelioma litigation,” and the Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal. internal citation omitted). Bookmark BirdDog!

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 13, 2023

Pirani present a stark contrast between text and policy arguments under the federal securities laws. As relevant here, Section 11 includes a private cause of action in federal court if the statement includes any information that is materially false or misleading, at the behest of “any person acquiring such security.”

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 22, 2023

Each case has been reviewed and more details, such as the grounds, the case numbers, and causes of action, have been added. Case analyses have been aggregated under the country tags since 2022, so it is now easier to track down relevant cases, together with their information and analyses, in each country/region report. *We

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Share The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Wednesday in a case involving the deference that courts should give to federal agencies’ interpretations of the laws that they administer. From health care to finance to environmental pollutants, administrative agencies use highly trained experts to interpret and carry out federal laws.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

It means search results that better match not just the legal issue, but also the outcome, fact pattern, cause of action, motion type and outcome, party type, and area of law. “Now we are also classifying cases by issue outcome, fact pattern, motion type, motion outcome, cause of action, and party type. .

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Written by Orji Agwu Uka, Senior Associate at Africa Law Practice (ALP)*. This is the fifth and final online symposium on Private International Law in Nigeria initially announced on this blog. Those pieces of advice and legal representations would have benefitted greatly from a comprehensive private international law treatise.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Fourteen years ago this week, a federal judge in Seattle dismissed the class action complain t filed by two lawyers seeking to shut down the lawyer-rating site Avvo, which had launched five months earlier. Even I was a skeptic, writing upon Avvo’s launch that no numerical score can calculate the worth of a lawyer.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Fourteen years ago this week, a federal judge in Seattle dismissed the class action complain t filed by two lawyers seeking to shut down the lawyer-rating site Avvo, which had launched five months earlier. Even I was a skeptic, writing upon Avvo’s launch that no numerical score can calculate the worth of a lawyer.

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LexForti

JUNE 13, 2023

Drafting the complaint: You need to draft a complaint specifying the facts necessary to establish your cause of action. As a consumer, you have the right to engage a lawyer to represent you. If you are dealing with a specific problem related to e-commerce purchases, please consult a lawyer or legal expert.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Here, the issue was whether the pre-suit notice letter was sent by plaintiff “more than one year after the cause of action accrued and the one-year statute of limitations period began to run.”. Note: Chapter 50, Section 3 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 24, 2022

Each case has been reviewed and more details, such as the case numbers and causes of action, have been added. EB-5 Visa fraud judgments, but rejected the punitive damages awarded therein, echoing the same rule laid down in the 2021 Conference Summary.

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

At its conference yesterday — a double one — the Supreme Court agreed to answer an employment law question for the Ninth Circuit and left in place a preliminary injunction against Uber and Lyft. Other notable actions included: The court granted the petition for review in Hoffmann v. The court granted review in People v.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Under New York state’s 1986 version of the federal RICO Act, the enumerated causes of action in this lawsuit constitute “enterprise corruption,” or an array of fraudulent conduct involving both illegitimate and legitimate businesses. That is real estate’.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

C) The cause of action is brought by the person injured by the criminal conduct against the party prosecuted for such conduct. . § The Court reasoned: In this case, the General Assembly specifically included that a criminal prosecution may be commenced by a law enforcement officer.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 19, 2022

with a resounding “yes” and required that an individual held for interrogation must be informed – nay, warned — that they have the right to remain silent, consult with a lawyer, and have the lawyer with them during governmental interrogation. Wednesday’s argument in Vega v. Tekoh presents the court with that question.

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Strictly Business

OCTOBER 30, 2017

It’s hard to imagine a startup that does not collect some form of sensitive information in digital form, and the collection, use, and disclosure of such information is regulated under federal, state, and even international laws. Federal Laws Governing Data Privacy. If you take an adverse action (e.g.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Federal case law however presents barriers for people in his position. Here are the counts: FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT (OCTOBER 21, 2016 FISA WARRANT – ORIGINAL) (Against All Individual Defendants). FIFTH CAUSE OF ACTION FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT (Against Defendant United States of America).

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Patently O

MARCH 25, 2021

Many lawyers will be interested, even if not directly related to intellectual property. Constitution serves as the foundational basis for the large number of precedential cases, the text is quite short: “nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” Dennis Crouch.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The following guest post comes from Berkeley Law Professor Peter S. Menell* who took on the pro bono task of assembling and managing a fabulous team of leading lawyers to create the Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide. The following is an introduction and request for comments. – D.C.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

We at the Supreme Court mourn the loss of a beloved colleague, a fiercely independent defender of the rule of law, and an eloquent advocate for civics education.” Encountering barriers as a young female lawyer In September 1946, then 16-year-old Sandra Day enrolled at Stanford. The couple returned to the United States in 1957.

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The Fashion Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As TFL previously reported, while the right of publicity provides individuals with a cause of action in connection with the unauthorized exploitation of their names, likenesses, and recognizable personality traits, that exploitation must take place in a commercial capacity.

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Day on Torts

MAY 11, 2022

The Court explained: Claimant’s complaint filed in the Claims Commission is a separate and independent action from the complaint against the other parties filed in circuit court. Note: Chapter 46, Section 2 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 22, 2022

Justifiable reliance is an essential component of a cause of action for negligent misrepresentation, and until the justifiable reliance element is established, there is no negligent misrepresentation.” Note: Chapter 81, Section 4 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

City of Philadelphia , which clarified when laws burdening religious exercise are not truly generally applicable and thus subject to strict scrutiny. This week, the court will be taking a second look at two petitions filed on behalf of law enforcement officers that have been sued for allegations of misconduct. In Holcombe v.

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LawSites

JANUARY 4, 2023

As I reported here in November , the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has sued Xcential for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and other causes of action. [Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Mark Stodder , President of Xcential Legislative Technologies. First, the context.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 15, 2023

For example, service may be permitted for a proceeding based on a cause of action arising in Australia (item 1), or where the defendant has submitted to the jurisdiction (item 19). iii) the law applies expressly or by implication to an act or omission that was done or occurred outside Australia in the circumstances alleged; or. (iv)

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 8, 2022

It amounted to more than mere denials of the plaintiff’s cause of action and sought affirmative relief under the TPPA including attorney fees and sanctions. Note: Chapter 28, Section 14 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. internal citations and quotations omitted).

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 4, 2022

” The prince’s lawyer Andrew B. One thing that the agreement does not include is a reference to “royalty.” ” Bizarrely, counsel for Prince Andrew claimed publicly that the agreement exempted “royalty.”

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The Fashion Law

APRIL 23, 2021

Lawyers for Reggiani did not deny that their client had inquired about the cost of a hitman and that she “had loudly broadcast her desire to see her ex-husband dead.” Hervey points to the case that Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca & Co. it would almost certainly not be right of publicity-centric claims.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 1, 2021

Petitioner Anibal Canales argues he received ineffective assistance of counsel at the penalty phase of his trial when his lawyer failed to introduce significant mitigating evidence, and that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit failed to appropriately reweigh the aggravating factors against the mitigating ones. Pivotal Software v.

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