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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

Patently O

Although plagiarism is not a cause of action, copyright infringement is – and that serves as the basis of the lawsuit here. Additionally, the Opinion emphasizes lawyers’ duties under other ethics rules regarding competence, diligence, candor to the tribunal, and avoidance of frivolous filings. Cannon , 789 N.W.2d

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Ford v. Montana: Supreme Court on the Scope of Personal Jurisdiction

Patently O

Many lawyers will be interested, even if not directly related to intellectual property. 2017) refocused attention on a required nexus between the the defendant’s contacts with the forum state and the cause of action. Note – this is a civil procedure case that I’ve been following. Dennis Crouch. Ford Motor Co.

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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

SCOTUSBlog

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. Fillmore County, Minnesota , 20-7028. Pivotal Software v. City of New London. relisted after the June 17 and June 24 conferences).