Attorney at Work

JANUARY 16, 2023

Brokers are the ideal referral partners for real estate attorneys. Now’s the time to nurture your relationships so you stay top of mind. Real estate attorneys, brokers and title agents are emerging from a roller coaster period that saw home sales skyrocketing throughout 2020 and 2021 before a sharp decline in 2022. While we ease […]. The post 5 Ways Real Estate Attorneys Can Get More Business This Year appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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JURIST

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M) Monday released a report identifying international companies which are helping the Myanmar military junta ( Tatmadaw ) to commit atrocities by supplying them weapons it has used to repress the country’s population. Titled “Fatal Business: Supplying the Myanmar Military’s Weapon Production,” the report argues that the junta’s gross violation of human rights on a daily basis may amount to crimes against humanity.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 16, 2023

A budget estimate attached to proposed legislation in Montana raises questions about whether the state’s cash-strapped communities will have the capacity to care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, other types of dementia or traumatic brain injuries by July 2025, when involuntary commitments would cease under the plan.

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JURIST

JANUARY 16, 2023

Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) Monday released statistics showing the number of deaths and arrests of anti-government protestors in Iran protestors since September 2022. 522 protestors, including 70 children, have been killed. Authorities have arrested 19,400 people. 168 are children and 110 of those arrested are “under impending threat” of a death sentence.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2023

Share The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Tuesday in the federal government’s efforts to prosecute a Turkish bank for money laundering and fraud. The government says that the bank was part of the “largest-known conspiracy to evade the United States’s economic sanctions on Iran.” While denying the allegations, the bank insists that it cannot in any event be prosecuted in U.S. courts because the Turkish government is a majority shareholder.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

JANUARY 16, 2023

Two of the three members of “Gap Band,” Robert and Ronnie Wilson’s heir’s suit alleges BMG is in breach of contract over unpaid royalties. Their lawsuit requests defendants pay their attorney fees, compensatory damages, and an audit of royalty payments since 2015. The filing claims BMG also has refused to provide “sufficient documentation for plaintiffs […].

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JURIST

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Mexican Government Sunday banned smoking in public and restricted the advertisement of tobacco products as the country’s new General Tobacco Law came into force. The new regulations increase scrutiny on the manufacture, use, and advertisement of tobacco in order to ensure that public spaces are tobacco-free. The General Tobacco Law is among the world’s strictest smoke-free legislation.

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LegalReader

JANUARY 16, 2023

New report sheds light on the nation's drug problem.

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JANUARY 16, 2023

The UK government Monday introduced amendments to the pending Public Order Bill to change the definition of “serious disruption,” broadening the range of situations in which police in England and Wales may act to stop protests. Activists from groups such as Extinction Rebellion , Just Stop Oil and Insulate Britain have drawn criticism for blocking roads and using other “disruptive” protest methods.

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Day on Torts

JANUARY 16, 2023

I strongly encourage you to add “Trial Tested” to your list of podcasts. “Trial Tested” is a podcast sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers. It “presents enlightening discussions about life and law through interviews with prominent trial lawyers and significant figures in the world of trial law.” The interviewees are accomplished trial lawyers (with a couple of non-lawyers thrown in for good measure) interviewed by one of three College Fellows &#

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JURIST

JANUARY 16, 2023

Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Sunday stated Sweden and Finland must extradite 130 alleged Kurdish terrorists in order for the Turkish parliament to ratify their accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Türkiye’s state-run news agency Anadolu Agency reported. In a youth meeting, Erdoğan stated his government had told Sweden, “Look, if you don’t extradite the terrorists you have then we can’t ratify [NATO membership] in our parliament.” Türkiye first

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InHouseOps

JANUARY 16, 2023

In this piece from Corporate Counsel Business Journal, Liz Carter, Senior VP of dispute resolution provider JAMS, and Gina Miller, a VP overseeing JAMS’s resolution centers in 11 states and Canada, talk about the state of mediation and arbitration and the roles they play in keeping JAMS on top of its game. “We interact with our clients to make sure we’re giving them what they want and sometimes what they may not yet even know they want,” Carter says.

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JURIST

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Commission Monday released a report detailing 7,000 complaints – including sexual misconduct, serious injury, abuse and neglect – in connection with the supported accommodation services, specifically group homes. Australia’s independent multiplatform media company Disability Support Guide says the number of complaints equates to one in three residents experiencing a reportable incident. “ There are only roughly 20,000 NDIS particip

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NewmanFerraraLLP

JANUARY 16, 2023

Testimonials were fraudulent In late November, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that Google and iHeartMedia had agreed to pay a combined $9.4 million to the Federal Trade Commission and several states— such as Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts. The settlement ends claims that the tech company wrongfully paid radio DJs to profess their affinity for the company’s Pixel 4 phones, even though the latter didn’t really have, nor ever

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 16, 2023

The editors of the European Yearbook of International Economic Law (EYIEL) welcome abstracts from scholars and practitioners at all stages of their career for the EYIEL 2023. This year’s focus section will be on European and International (Public) Procurement and Competition Law. Next to this, in Part II the EYIEL will consider Current Challenges, Developments and Events in European and International Economic Law.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in a potentially major case on the free exercise of religion. Groff v. DeJoy involves evangelical Christian postal worker, Gerald Groff, who alleges that the the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) forced him out of his job when he refused to work on Sundays due to his faith. The case could either overturn or reaffirm the earlier ruling in TWA v.

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JURIST

JANUARY 16, 2023

Mayor of New York City Eric Adams Sunday traveled to the US-Mexico border and declared that “there is no room” for migrants in his city. Adams called on the US government to help larger cities manage unprecedented levels of immigration and claimed that the influx of migrants could cost NYC up to $2 billion. “The federal government should pick up the entire cost, what El Paso is going through, and all of the other municipalities, and we need a real leadership moment from FEMA.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 16, 2023

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — A joint eSTAR pilot (which we previewed in November) between FDA and Health Canada has now been launched. This pilot program will test the use of a single eSTAR application submitted to both regulatory bodies. For those unfamiliar or needing a refresher, eSTAR is an interactive PDF template that: allows for form construction and autofill, complements internal review templates used at CDRH, harmonizes with the Non-In Vitro Diagnostic Devi

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Patently O

JANUARY 16, 2023

by Dennis Crouch. A continuing trend in American law is the rise of Trade Secrecy as a powerful form of intellectual property. The FTC and Biden Administration have called for eliminating employee non-compete agreements, which will strengthen the hard push for trade secrecy. Most trade secret claims involve former employees moving to competitors. If contracts limiting those transitions are unenforceable, more weight will almost certainly fall on trade secrecy rights.

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JURIST

JANUARY 16, 2023

The UK Government Monday decided to block the Scottish Parliament’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill , signed to make it easier for people to change their legally recognised gender. This action marks a constitutional first in UK history since this is the first time the UK government has used the Scotland Act 1998 to veto Scottish legislation. Alister Jack , the Secretary of State for Scotland, applied for a s ection 35 order under the Scotland Act 1998 to block Royal Assent for the gender re

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 16, 2023

Below is my column in the New York Post on the curious use of lawyers by President Joe Biden in the classified document controversy. There was a clear decision made to rely on his own counsel rather than the FBI or security officers after the discovery of highly classified documents in a closet in a private office. The decision clearly brings greater control and protection for the President, but it can itself be viewed as additional evidence of gross mishandling of classified material.

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Fordham Law News

JANUARY 16, 2023

Almost $1.8 trillion in student loans is owed in the United States, and this enormous debt appears to be growing. [1] As the Biden administration fights new legal challenges regarding its plan to provide student borrowers with up to $20,000 in instant debt relief, [2] it is worth analyzing how difficult it is for thousands of American borrowers who struggle to pay off their student loans.

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