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Canada Supreme Court rules declaratory relief may be appropriate in First Nations treaty dispute

JURIST

Canada amended its constitution in 1982 and, in doing so, created a new cause of action for bringing treaty disputes. The Court held that this section of the constitution did not create a new cause of action for treaty disputes, but rather, the cause of action flowed from the treaty itself.

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No cause of action against employers for take-home COVID

At the Lectern

” “[E]xclusivity provisions bar a third party claim only when proof of an employee’s injury is required as an element of the cause of action,” the court says. Winning on the special relationship and workers’ compensation issues isn’t enough to get the plaintiffs to trial, however.

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Cause of Action? Personal Injury 101

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Each state has their own laws about how long from the date of the accident you have to file your personal injury suit.

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Alabama governor signs bill aimed at protecting IVF following state supreme court ruling that embryos are children

JURIST

The legislative effort to protect IVF providers from litigation followed criticism resulting from the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling. The new law protects IVF providers from some civil lawsuits and criminal prosecutions. Some Alabama IVF providers even paused services due to the uncertainty surrounding the court’s decision.

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US appeals court rules University of Texas must face affirmative action lawsuit

JURIST

Abigail Fisher and Edward Blum, who were essential in the Fisher litigation, are now directors of the SFFA. The district court found that “the plaintiffs in this case and the Fisher litigation are in privity and the causes of action in the two cases are the same.” University of Texas.

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DISCO Licenses vLex Library In Move To Combine Legal Analysis with Factual Analysis within Its Platform

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The company said it will incorporate the legal research data into its core platform to create a marriage of factual development and legal analysis, allowing litigators to analyze fact patterns against the relevant law. “We Earlier this year, vLex acquired Fastcase and its collection of U.S. legal research materials.

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Claim Preclusion Across Infringement Types

Patently O

Although it was discussed before the jury and in the litigation, no decision was made as to the infringement by ABS licensees resulting from the tech transfer. Although the case included an ongoing royalty, those cause real monitoring and enforcement problems.