NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

Most attorneys should probably be ruled by their calendars, with law practices running on deadlines. That’s especially true for litigation firms, which take direction from court rules and judges about when and how things get done. This will require you to ‘phase’ the project = break it down step-by-step, and create reminders.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2021

The Services sent “draft biological opinions” in response to the EPA’s first proposed rule that concluded that the proposed rule would likely harm the protected species. A year later, the EPA proposed a new rule. .” ” The case, US Fish and Wildlife Service v.

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LDA PRO

MARCH 26, 2024

Preparing And Serving Legal Notices Eviction notices must be drafted meticulously and served according to specific timelines. Court Appearances And Communication The entire eviction process often involves court appearances to present evidence and argue your case. A small misstep can significantly delay the entire process.

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ABA Journal

MARCH 4, 2021

Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Thursday that draft rule-making documents were protected from disclosure under a Freedom of Information Act request by the Sierra…

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HowAppealing

JUNE 25, 2022

“In 6-to-3 Ruling, Supreme Court Ends Nearly 50 Years of Abortion Rights”: Adam Liptak has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times. Savage has a front page article headlined “ In historic reversal, Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade, permitting states to outlaw abortion.”

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LDA PRO

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Paralegal eviction services can assist you in drafting and serving these notices properly. Proper Filling Of Court Documents If the renter disregards the warning given. The next step arises, which is filling out court documents to initiate the eviction lawsuit. Ensuring that the paralegals comply with all state and local laws.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 21, 2024

The Court held that such a clause does not meet the formal requirements laid down under Article 25 of the Brussels I (recast) Regulation and, hence, is invalid. The clause also allowed the Austrian party to sue in another competent court and was thus asymmetric.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 24, 2022

The Supreme Court on Friday eliminated the constitutional right to obtain an abortion, casting aside 49 years of precedent that began with Roe v. In one of the most anticipated rulings in decades, the court overturned Roe , which first declared a constitutional right to abortion in 1973, and Planned Parenthood v.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 6, 2024

We would also like to thank Professor Beligh Elbalti for his critical comments on the draft blogpost. The Kenyan Supreme Court held that ‘decisions by foreign courts and tribunals are not automatically recognized or enforceable in Kenya.

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At the Lectern

AUGUST 25, 2023

Yesterday the Supreme Court in Pico Neighborhood Association v. This voting rights dispute had been pending for the Supreme Court for years. The trial court ordered the City to conduct a special election using a seven-district map drafted by an expert who testified at trial. But it didn’t turn out that way.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Karlen Jonathan Karlen, who is not an attorney, filed a pro se appeal in the Missouri Court of Appeals. His initial filing was deficient in several respects, but after the court gave him several deadline extensions, he ultimately filed an appellate brief and a reply brief. The court was not sympathetic. ” Smith v. .

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Catch up this week with a look at the National Labor Relations Board's draft rule on joint employers, four ways employers could lend a hand to working moms, and the fallout for franchisors of a Kentucky Supreme Court ruling on employee classifications.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Buschmann’s proclamation comes after an identical ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court. The Federal Constitutional Court consists of sixteen justices divided into two Senates. However, if triage is necessary, “clear rules are needed to protect people with disabilities from discrimination.”

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 3, 2022

Share The Supreme Court held a special session on Monday to honor the late Justice John Paul Stevens, who died in 2019 at age 99. He was an “absurdly competent and productive person” who wrote more separate opinions than any other justice in the history of the court, Baron said. David Baron, the chief judge of the U.S.

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JURIST

MAY 14, 2024

The UK High Court ruled that provisions of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Police Act 2022) are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday and that use of the powers was “capable of significant intrusion on the lives” of Gypsies and travellers.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 4, 2022

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: What a Supreme Court Ruling on Roe v. Abortion Draft Raises Alarm Over Privacy, LGBTQ Rights (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson & Jordan S.

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Law 360

MAY 30, 2023

Tax Court ruling should provide comfort that less-than-plain-vanilla profits interest structures, created to achieve complicated economic arrangements, can succeed in generating more optimal tax outcomes, provided the terms are properly drafted, says Daren Shaver at Hanson Bridgett. A recent U.S.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 4, 2024

Three primary areas of case management responsibility include: Draft pleadings and discovery. Draft pleadings and discovery. Draft pleadings and discovery. Many attorneys also rely on the paralegal to do the first-round draft of pleadings that will be filed with the court. Assist at trial. What does that mean?

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 8, 2021

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Senators ask Marshals Service for information on past Supreme Court justice travel (John Fritze, USA Today). Clarence Thomas Declares War on Big Tech (Damon Root, Reason).

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 7, 2021

Meghan just won a case against Associated Newspapers and the ruling by London High Court Judge Mark Warby should be a concern for anyone who values the freedom of the press. And when such are the mores of the community, it would be unwise for a court to bar their expression in the newspapers, books, and magazines of the day.”

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 23, 2022

Ryan permitted defendants to raise such claims for the first time in federal court, on Monday the court ruled 6-3 that they cannot develop evidence to support those claims. Failure to do so “procedurally defaults” the claim, and a federal court cannot review it.

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Patently O

MAY 15, 2024

by Dennis Crouch I see the US Supreme Court’s 1912 decision in Henry v. The Court’s 4-3 decision favored the patentee and allowed the patent owner to place restrictions on the use of its patented product even after sale. Just a few years later, the Supreme Court reversed course in Motion Picture Patents Co.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 10, 2023

In an HCLA case discovery dispute, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that plaintiff’s testifying experts’ “notes, drafts, and communications with counsel” were discoverable under the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure and that plaintiff had waived any claim that the requested items were privileged. In Starnes v.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 21, 2022

A legal team for the National Right to Life Committee , which describes itself as the largest anti-abortion group in the country, has drafted model anti-abortion legislation for states to adopt, in addition to criminalizing abortion, the Independent reports. The Court is expected to release its opinion on Mississippi’s Dobbs v.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 4, 2021

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court sides with government over environmentalists in Barrett’s first signed majority opinion.” ” John Fritze of USA Today reports that “ Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivers first opinion in case involving records disclosure.”

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Patently O

JANUARY 4, 2024

Winston Strawn Plagiarism Complaint Winston Strawn Plagiarism Attachments I recall being asked to draft my first patent infringement complaint back in early 2003 – a few months after graduating from law school. Over the past year courts have been asking attorneys to expressly indicate whether their source was an AI.

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At the Lectern

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The Supreme Court yesterday issued an alternative writ. except the alternative writ’s recipient is a Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court’s alternative writ implies what a Rule of Court expressly provides — the parties do have that right. Court of Appeal (Olson). In Aaronoff v.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Remanding the MOU to FDA to engage in that required RFA analysis, or certify why it is not necessary, the Court deferred ruling on Plaintiffs’ substantive claims concerning whether the MOU—in particular its redefinition of the terms “distribute,” “dispense” and “inordinate amounts” and “shall issue regulations” clause—violates FDCA Section 503A.

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The Crime Report

JULY 13, 2022

Was the Supreme Court decision last month overruling Roe v. Wade one of the worst decisions in the 233-year history of the Court? The ruling in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization has been described as such by many judicial commentators and experts in the middle of the spectrum, and a large segment of the U.S.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In a recent decision of 29 September 2021 – case XII ZB 309/21, the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) once again confirmed the validity of proxy marriages concluded abroad under the condition that they met the formal requirements of the applicable foreign law. When drafting Art.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

On June 20, 2023, the Spanish Supreme Court handed down its final ruling in the case of Greenpeace v. However, the Supreme Court found that the Spanish Government had complied with the Paris Agreement and the EU legislation. Spain II , widely known as the trial for climate (“ el juicio por el clima ”).

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 7, 2021

most of the time you have to go look up the specific court rule for whatever it is you are doing anyway. Even if you had been working in Florida for the last 7 years, when it’s time to go to trial, you’re going to check your local court rules and state court rules, along with the judge’s specific rules.

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Law Prose

MARCH 2, 2022

Then: Step One: Have everyone draft two to three deep issues, not to exceed 75 words apiece. Step Two: The team leader cherry-picks the best issue statements, puts together a master draft using no more than four issues, and circulates it for edits and improvements—insisting that each issue must be 60 to 75 words.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Starting in 2017, cities, counties, and states across the United States have filed claims (see here and here ) in state courts against fossil fuel companies seeking redress for the climate harms their products have caused. The vast majority of courts that have ruled on this issue have said the climate claims should remain in state court.

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CARET Legal

MAY 8, 2024

From court appearances to client meetings, and staff supervision to document preparation, it can often feel like a never-ending race against the clock. For instance, a lawyer might spend three hours drafting a contract that should only take an hour, resulting in lost billable hours. This can lead to inefficiencies going unnoticed.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 1, 2024

In Tunisian private international law, this controversy has been particularly pronounced with regard to the role of nationality as a ground for the international jurisdiction of Tunisian courts. The case commented here illustrates the culmination of this disagreement within the courts. Basedow et al.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 18, 2023

“Professed technological incompetence is not an excuse for discovery misconduct” is not a court holding you want to see (James v. This is reinforced by ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1 Since email is being drafted, the testing of mail merge skills can also be included in the exam. CV 8931-VCL, 2014 WL 6845560 (Del.

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