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Invention of a Slave: 2021 Redux

Patently O

20-1396 (Supreme Court 2021). Rather than reaching the merits, the district court dismissed the case on procedural grounds. The district court ruled that Tormasi lacked the capacity to sue and the Federal Circuit then affirmed. New Jersey has a statute on point: “Every person who has reached the age of majority.

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TechReport 2021: Practice Management

LawTechnologyToday

The ABA 2021 Legal Technology Survey Report analyzes hardware firms are currently using, the utilization of e-books by firms, and provides a multitude of analyses around software. In 2021, 53% of respondents responded that their laptop was their primary work device, compared to 44% reporting that a desktop computer was their primary device.

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US Supreme Court Rules Germany Entitled to State Immunity in the Nazi Art Case

Constitutional Law Reporter

S. _ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Germany was entitled to State immunity in a lawsuit seeking compensation for the forced sale of medieval art known as the “Welfenschatz” during the rise of Nazi Germany. The justices remanded the case back to the lower court to consider the latter argument. Philipp , 592 U.

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Appeal under Tennessee Public Protection Act ruled untimely.

Day on Torts

The trial court then entered an order awarding some attorneys’ fees on March 5, 2021, then due to some late filing, entered another order regarding attorneys’ fees on June 24, 2021. The TPPA is Tennessee’s anti-SLAPP statute, which stands for “strategic lawsuits against public participation.” citing Tenn. Code Ann. §

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IPRs and the APA: Review of Director’s Discretion to Initiate IPRs

Patently O

The court did separately reverse a tertiary challenge to allow Apple to proceed on a claim related to the note-and-comments procedure of the APA. Apple and other repeat players in patent infringement litigation often use the inter partes review process under 35 U.S.C. §§ 311–319 to challenge the validity of asserted patents.

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The Emergency Rental Assistance Law: Using the Constitution to Crack the Courthouse Doors Open

Fordham Law News

6] The law was struck down partially by the United States Supreme Court, which held that the “scheme violates the Court’s longstanding teaching that ordinarily ‘no man can be a judge in his own case’ consistent with the Due Process Clause.” [7] Supreme Court in Chrysafis v. 2482 (2021) (citing In re Murchison, 349 U.S.

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Application of Singapore’s new rules on service out of jurisdiction: Three Arrows Capital and NW Corp

Conflict of Laws

Application of Singapore’s new rules on service out of jurisdiction: Three Arrows Capital and NW Corp The Rules of Court 2021 (‘ROC 2021’) entered into force on 1 April 2022. Among other things, ROC 2021 reformed the rules on service out of jurisdiction (previously discussed here ).

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