The Estrin Report
DECEMBER 7, 2020
You just have to appreciate this one. Young people forget that old people had a career before they retired. Charley, a new retiree-greeter at WalMart, just couldn't seem to get to work on time. Every day he was 5, 10, 15 minutes late. But he was a good worker, really tidy, clean-shaven, sharp-minded and a real credit to the company and obviously demonstrating their "Older Person Friendly" policies.
LDA PRO
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Divorce is a decision that shakes up your life. The person going through this phase is usually disturbed and worried. In such a mind state, it becomes extremely troublesome to handle the legal aspects alone. And, when it comes to divorce, things often get ugly in the court. Instead of going to an expensive lawyer from the start, you can appoint an LDA.
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The Estrin Report
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Young people forget that old people had a career before they retired… Charley, a new retiree-greeter at WalMart, just couldn’t seem to get to work on time. Every day he was 5, 10, 15 minutes late. But he was a good worker, really tidy, clean-shaven, sharp-minded and a real credit to the company and obviously demonstrating their “Older Person Friendly” policies.
CourtTechBulletin
DECEMBER 7, 2020
A small reminder, Virtual eCourts conference starts today, December 7, 2020. Held each day for about 4 hours, one can still sign up at [link] for the Zoom webinar.
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The Estrin Report
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Young people forget that old people had a career before they retired… Charley, a new retiree-greeter at WalMart, just couldn’t seem to get to work on time. Every day he was 5, 10, 15 minutes late. But he was a good worker, really tidy, clean-shaven, sharp-minded and a real credit to the company and obviously demonstrating their “Older Person Friendly” policies.
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The Hollywood Lawyer
DECEMBER 7, 2020
In 2020, Chance The Rapper released The Big Day , his first studio album. Critics lauded the new record, but fans were not as supportive, and tour ticket sales were down. Chance fired his former manager, Pat Corcoran, in April. Corcoran and Chance have a long history of working together and building a career for the rapper outside major studios. His ex-manager has now sued him for $3M in “unpaid commissions on revenue from the touring, streaming, album sales and merchandise.” for bei
Patently O
DECEMBER 7, 2020
NYTimes has published a new opinion piece titled “ Want Vaccines Fast? Suspend Intellectual Property Rights.” A few years ago I wrote an essay entitled Nil: The Value of Patents in a Major Crisis Such as an Influenza Pandemic (2009). My basic argument was that the timeline for patenting is quite different than the timeline for a pandemic.
LawTechnologyToday
DECEMBER 7, 2020
The Budgeting & Planning report is sponsored by LawPay. ABA TechReport combines data from the annual ABA Legal Technology Survey Report with expert analysis, observations, and predictions from leaders in the legal technology field. Introduction. Each year the American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Resource Center conducts the ABA Legal Technology Survey Report with ABA members to find out how lawyers are using technology in the practice nationwide.
At the Lectern
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Former Supreme Court Justice Joseph Grodin is among over 1,500 lawyers and retired judges who signed a scathing letter calling on bar associations to condemn, and disciplinary authorities to investigate, lawyers who the letter says are behind the President’s “barrage of litigation” that “is a pretext for a campaign to undermine public confidence in the outcome of the 2020 election, which inevitably will subvert constitutional democracy.” (See also Jacqueline Thomse
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Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.
Patently O
DECEMBER 7, 2020
GS Cleantech v. Adkins Energy LLC (Supreme Court 2020). This pending petition for certiorari focuses on the civil procedure question: What is the standard for review of a partial summary judgment that is not reopened at trial? Normally summary judgment is reviewed de novo on appeal, but this is a case where the Federal Circuit switched the standard.
LettersBlogatory
DECEMBER 7, 2020
The case of the day is Strategic Technologies Pte Ltd. v. Procurement Bureau of the Republic of China Ministry of National Defense, [2020] EWCA Civ. 1604. Strategic Technologies had a contract to supply goods to the Taiwanese government. The contract had an arbitration clause requiring arbitration in Taipei and was governed by Taiwan law. A dispute arose, and Strategic Technologies brought a.
At the Lectern
DECEMBER 7, 2020
The Ninth Circuit today asked the Supreme Court to answer a question of California law relating to an employer’s alleged unlawful retaliation against an employee. In Lawson v. PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc. , the plaintiff claims he was wrongfully fired after complaining about a fraudulent business practice by his company. The question is one about the burden of proof: “Does the evidentiary standard set forth in section 1102.6 of the California Labor Code replace the McDonnell Do
The Hollywood Lawyer
DECEMBER 7, 2020
In 2020, Chance The Rapper released The Big Day , his first studio album. Critics lauded the new record, but fans were not as supportive, and tour ticket sales were down. Chance fired his former manager, Pat Corcoran, in April. Corcoran and Chance have a long history of working together and building a career for the rapper outside major studios. His ex-manager has now sued him for $3M in “unpaid commissions on revenue from the touring, streaming, album sales and merchandise.” for bei
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
MyCase
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Simple steps legal professionals must take to endure and thrive in 2021. The post The 2021 Law Firm New Year’s Checklist appeared first on MyCase Blog.
The Process Street
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Have you ever typed out a full message on your phone, only to realize that you’ve misspelled something at the very beginning? It can often take you longer to navigate the teeny- tiny cursor back to fix your mistake than it did to write the message in the first place, right? I’ve got a little trick that will make correcting your texts 10x easier. If you slide your finger over the spacebar, you can move the cursor around quickly, easily, and accurately, letter by letter.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
DECEMBER 7, 2020
By Romany Webb. Image: Firth River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Last Thursday, December 3, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it will conduct a sale of oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) on January 6. President-Elect Biden, who has long opposed oil and gas development in ANWR, will take office two just weeks later.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Just before I was interviewed today on Fox about ongoing challenges to shutdown orders, Admiral Brett Giroir was interviewed and gave what must have been welcomed views on the science behind pandemic orders. A hearing is scheduled tomorrow in one of the challenges by businesses in California to the lockdown ordered by Governor Gavin Newsom. Giroir however stated that there was no evidence or science supporting the type of categorical lockdown in states like California, particularly bans on outd
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Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Below is my column in the Hill on the controversy over presidential self-pardons. Many academics have long expressed the view that a president can issue a self pardon. J udge Richard Posner discussed the issue in commentary and also concluded that such a pardon could occur. Posner stated “It has generally been inferred from the breadth of the constitutional language that the president can indeed pardon himself.
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