JURIST

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

When litigation over the opioid crisis was initiated, pharmacies like Walmart, CVS and Walgreens alleged that their role in the opioid crisis was limited to filling legal prescriptions for a legal drug. However, opioid litigation plaintiffs prevailed in several smaller cases in which courts found that pharmacies were liable.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 22, 2024

.” The tribunal also emphasized that article 194, paragraph 1, of UNCLOS imposes a due diligence standard on States that is “stringent”. The ITLOS opinion is the first of three advisory opinions on climate change expected to be issued by international courts and tribunals in coming months.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 8, 2022

The post also illustrates the positive impact the reform is likely to have on climate litigation initiatives in Italy. Adopting a comparative perspective, we draw on constitutional frameworks and recent climate litigation cases in other European jurisdictions. What does the reform bring about? 179/2019 ).

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In fairness, the Missouri case involved a pro se litigant, not a lawyer, but that pro se litigant claimed to have gotten the citations from a lawyer he hired through the internet. Karlen , the unwitting litigant filed an appellate brief in which 22 of 24 cases were fictitious. The court was not sympathetic.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Gonzalez — The annual Enforcement, Litigation, and Compliance Conference put on by the Food and Drug Law Institute (“FDLI”) took place in Washington this week. FTC Supreme Court decision stripping FTC of its ability to obtain restitution or disgorgement under Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act. By Steven J.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 20, 2024

Introduction After extensive negotiations, on 24 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D) as part of the EU Green Deal. This could result in limited access to justice within the EU if relevant national rules do not establish jurisdiction.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 11, 2022

The IASHR is principally made up of both the IACHR and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), as well as other bodies focused on particular rights or groups. This blog post highlights takeaways from the resolution and its significance for climate litigation. Impact on climate litigation. Background.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Share 2022 was a turbulent year for the Supreme Court. In May, a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito was leaked to the press , revealing that a majority of the court was poised to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion. Less than two months later, a divided court made that decision official, in Dobbs v.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Wenliang Zhang, Guangjian Tu: Recent Efforts in China’s Ambition to Become a Centre for International Commercial Litigation, 497–531, DOI: 10.1628/rabelsz-2023-0064 The last decade or so has witnessed intensifying efforts by China to reshape its legal framework for international commercial litigation.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 26, 2021

As was briefly announced earlier on this blog , on 29 January 2021, the Dutch Court of Appeal in The Hague gave a ruling in a long-standing litigation launched by four Nigerian farmers and the Dutch Milieudefensie. Climate change and related human rights litigation is undoubtedly of increasing importance in private international law.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 23, 2022

Dean Whalen, Chief Legal Officer of Readback, a new AI-assisted deposition court reporting platform, explains how AI-assisted court reporting addresses the stenographer talent crunch — with added benefits. What Is AI-Assisted Court Reporting? AI-assisted court reporting is a hybrid model of AI and humans.

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LawSites

AUGUST 30, 2022

But in precisely that scenario, Amy Falcon , a litigation partner with Porter Hedges in Houston, says she was able to cut the cost of preparing the brief by 20%, and she attributes that savings entirely to the legal technology product, Clearbrief. For the lawyers, it is an enormous amount of work on a tight deadline. 20% Savings.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2023

Transform Holdco LLC resolves a technical question of bankruptcy law, holding that courts should not treat as “jurisdictional” a provision limiting the relief available when an appellate court disagrees with a trial court order authorizing a sale of the bankrupt’s assets. Now we get to the issue before the court.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 1, 2024

Alex Mills, Sustainability and jurisdiction in the international civil litigation market The sustainability of the global economy, particularly in response to the concerns of climate change, is an issue which impacts many different aspects of life and work around the world.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 29, 2023

Photo by Mathias Reding on Unsplash Climate change litigation has finally reached the world’s highest court. On March 29, 2023, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of States with respect to climate change.

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LawTechnologyToday

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Julie Saltman is the CEO and co-founder of Standd, an AI-native due diligence and deal review platform, which eliminates friction and creates clarity throughout the deal process, so everyone around the table can focus on building the relationships that are critical to success. She also served as an Assistant General Counsel at the U.S.

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Patently O

JUNE 12, 2023

The court’s affirmation of the PTAB’s decision not to consider arguments and evidence that violated this rule sends a clear message to future litigants: all arguments must be explicitly presented in the briefs, and the PTAB is not obligated to consider evidence or arguments that are not properly presented. at ¶¶ 44-91; Ex.

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

On December 4, 2023, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a $2.18 The court also ruled, after the trial, on a motion that Intel had filed in the fall of 2020, a few months before trial, in which Intel sought to amend its answer to assert a defense that it was licensed to practice both VLSI patents.

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MyCase

JUNE 5, 2024

With an LPM, AI helps lawyers manage case details and court deadlines, track tasks and automate document creation, streamline client communication, track time, invoice clients, accept online payments, and more. Who uses them: Litigation attorneys (often in larger firms). Who uses them: Smaller litigation firms and larger firms.

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Patently O

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Schedule A litigation phenomenon continues apace in the Northern District of Illinois, a court that has become, in the words of Judge Seeger, “ an assembly line for TROs.” But Schedule A litigation is not confined to Chicago. Joes Identified in Schedule A, No. 1:23-cv-02605 (SDNY Jan. 2, 2024), ECF 76.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 10, 2024

The recent rulings on climate change by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) are—as others have pointed out in this blog symposium —both “historic and unprecedented” for various reasons, not least regarding the question of reparation for climate change-related harm. A Missed Opportunity or the First of Many Decisions to Come?

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Paralegal-Edu.Org

APRIL 26, 2024

Yet, behind every successful attorney stands a diligent and indispensable ally: the paralegal. They are heavily involved with the scheduling of meetings, court appearances, and deadlines, dealing with clients, witnesses, and the other parties participating in the case, amongst others.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 16, 2021

Police forces have used predictive crime mapping algorithms for years now, and some courts have turned to AI to manage parole. Wisconsin, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin approved the use of a risk assessment algorithm that determined the defendant was too high-risk to receive parole. Civil Litigation. In Loomis v. Corporate Law.

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Patently O

DECEMBER 6, 2022

2, 2022), the district court analyzed whether it could properly enter default judgment against a Wyoming limited liability corporation, or “LLC.” ” As part of doing so, the court was required to analyze whether it had, among other things, personal jurisdiction over the defendant LLC. In Avus Designs Inc.

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Patently O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

It is time to pick-up our consideration of Supreme Court patent cases for the 2022-2023 term. A quick recap: Despite dozens of interesting and important cases, the Supreme Court denied all petitions for writ of certiorari for the 2021-2022 term. Wade was good law before being overturned by the Court last term. by Dennis Crouch.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

That prevision bars an IPR petitioner involved in patent litigation from asserting any invalidity grounds that the petitioner had “raised or reasonably could have raised during that inter partes review.” The Federal Circuit dismissed that argument out-of-hand with a direct quote from the Supreme Court. ” Id. patent laws.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Supreme Court issued its first opinion of the 2022-2023 Term. S. _ (2023), a unanimous Court held that the effective date of an award of service-related disability compensation to a veteran of the United States military determined pursuant to 38 U.S.C. §§ 5110(a)(1) and 5110(b)(1) is not subject to equitable tolling. In Arellano v.

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Patently O

MAY 4, 2021

Zubulake V , the first case in my Civil Procedure discovery module, is a perfect example of the dangers facing a party if they are not diligent about evidence preservation. Here, the court found some guidance in Zubulake V. The court concluded that PilePro was unaware of the deactivation had no duty to preserve this evidence.

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Cenza

OCTOBER 27, 2021

It also acts as a huge time saver by automating contracting information related to document reviews for due diligence, litigation legalese, legal research, etc. This will eventually help plan litigation strategies, fast-tracking settlement negotiations, and minimize the number of cases that need court time.

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InHouseBlog

JANUARY 23, 2023

While you’re waiting to see how things unfold, check out our earlier piece on AI and the bar exam and if you happen to be arguing a case at the Supreme Court, you could earn $1,000,000 by using a specific chatbot. Listen to the following Legal Rebels podcast for more insight on whether you should fear ChatGPT. Released Nov.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The focus of this write-up is a brief case note on a recent decision of the Nigerian Court of Appeal on Mareva injunction. A judgment is useless or nugatory if the judgment debtor has no assets within the jurisdiction of the court and the judgment debtor is unwilling to comply with the court’s judgment.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 11, 2022

If you’re in litigation, you’ve been hearing about and working with legal AI in your eDiscovery technology tools for years. There are still plenty of litigation paralegal jobs out there, especially if you’re one of the paralegals who has embraced technology instead of fighting against it. And so on and so on.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

All of this, while also meeting strict deadlines usually set by a judge, a court rule, or a regulation. Online systems for clerks of court. The problem is, not every paralegal student lands a paralegal position as a litigation paralegal. Telephone calls with expert witnesses and court personnel. Pro Tip from an Attorney.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In this commentary, we recall the background of the case, provide context to the Tribunal’s decision, and shed light on the case’s takeaways for global climate litigation. The Tribunal’s use of Aarhus to broadly interpret standing is a promising development for climate litigation in other States parties to this Convention.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 3, 2023

The EU Sustainability Directive and Jurisdiction The Draft for a Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive currently contains no rules on jurisdiction. Sommerfeld ) The Proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence The process towards an EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is gaining momentum.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MAY 6, 2023

NAB thus urges the FCC to lighten this burden by clarifying that the foreign sponsorship identification diligence requirements do not apply to advertisements for commercial products and/or services of any length or format or to leases involving religious programming or locally produced and distributed programming.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Maria Antonia Tigre, Global Climate Litigation Fellow, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. The Commission also held that all businesses are responsible for undertaking due diligence to ensure that they are not violating human rights and providing remediation where abuses occur. Introduction. Recommendations of the Commission.

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