Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 15, 2022

Floating means you aren’t intentional, and you stumble into an area of law, a type of law firm, or a specific position in a firm that may not be the best fit. If you are new, you may not understand the pros and cons of working for a solo practitioner or smaller firm versus a large (or gargantuan) law practice. Meet the Author.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 1, 2022

On May 6, 2022, the Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant filed an appeal to Japan’s Supreme Court in Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. As of May 2022 , there are 163 operating coal-fired power plants in Japan. Civil law cases. By Yumeno Grace Nishikawa, LLM*. Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more. However, my students and I often discuss the remarkably wide range of torts that comes with All Hallow’s Eve.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 17, 2022

The Mexican Academy of Private International and Comparative Law ( AMEDIP ) will be holding its annual XLV Seminar entitled “Private International Law in the conformation of a new international order” ( el derecho internacional privado en la conformación de un nuevo orden internacional ) from 16 to 18 November 2022.

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SimplyLawJobs

OCTOBER 12, 2021

We recently caught up with Keeva, an undergraduate law student at the University of Hertfordshire and a junior paralegal. Keeva chose to pursue a career in the legal industry, after discovering that Law touches every part of a person’s life, which she found fascinating and enticed her to want to enter the industry and learn more. .

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JUNE 7, 2022

The first issue of the Journal of Private International law for 2022 was released yesterday. F Rielaender, “Financial torts and EU private international law: will the search for the place of “financial damage” ever come to an end?”

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The European Regulations of Private and Procedural International Law are part of an enclosed legislative system. Like any regional unification, EU law involves discriminatory treatment against those who fall outside its scope. This editorial has been prepared by Prof. Paris Arvanitakis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Written by Martina Ticic, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law; Croatian Science Foundation ( HRZZ ) doctoral student. The 2022 edition once again proved the immense value that the Summer Courses offer. Judge Hascher opened the Summer Courses with the lecture on ‘The Role of International Law in the Review of Awards’.

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At the Lectern

APRIL 12, 2023

2022) 13 Cal.5th 5th 827 — “ Helping a teen boy escape El Salvadorian gangs and become a lawful resident.” the court made things easier for undocumented children to obtain from California courts the findings federal law requires to apply for immigration relief that creates a pathway to permanent resident status.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The revision of this regulation, which will enter into force on 1 July 2022, provides an opportunity to examine the current and future rules by taking the example of the international service of writs of summons. EU private international law rules are almost always value neutral. van Calster: Lex ecologia.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

M2021-01347-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 16846642 (Tenn. 10, 2022), plaintiffs and defendants had been involved in extensive litigation related to a boundary line dispute running between their residential properties. Note: Chapter 104, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 18, 2022

Following successful conferences in Bonn, Würzburg and Hamburg, please save the date for the 4th German-speaking Conference for Young Scholars in Private International Law, which will take place on 23 and 24 February 2023 at Sigmund Freud University in Vienna. The theme of the conference will be.

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Day on Torts

JUNE 21, 2022

M2021-00563-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 2069160 (Tenn. June 9, 2022), plaintiff and defendant husband were in the process of getting divorced. The Court reasoned: Tennessee law has made clear that possession is not sufficient to establish a conversion, defiance of the true owner’s rights must be alleged. internal citation omitted).

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Patently O

OCTOBER 6, 2024

by Dennis Crouch In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit addressed several key issues in intellectual property litigation, including the scope of "absolute litigation privilege" under Illinois law, trade dress functionality, and the consequences of discovery sanctions. 2022-1817, 2022-1892 (Fed. Toyo Tire Corp.

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Day on Torts

JUNE 13, 2022

M2020-01291-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1788274 (Tenn. June 2, 2022), defendant had previously been married to one of the plaintiffs, and a final decree of divorce had been issued in their divorce case. Note: Chapter 28, Section 11 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

1] He is also an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. ten years ago—at least in part due to longstanding common law rules on champerty, maintenance, [3] and patent law’s relative high risk—today third-party litigation funding (TPLF) [4] undergirds about 30% of all patent litigation, by conservative estimates. [5]

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 3, 2022

courts interpret choice-of-law clauses. That paper contains a detailed discussion of the most common interpretive issues—whether the clause selects the tort laws of the chosen jurisdiction in addition to its contract laws, for example—that arise in litigation. Jeff argued for the laws at the time of signing.

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Day on Torts

MAY 13, 2022

M2020-01209-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1220917 (Tenn. April 26, 2022), plaintiff was represented by defendant attorney in an underlying case in which plaintiff asserted several claims, including malicious prosecution. Note: Chapter 64, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 24, 2022

W2021-00426-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 767709 (Tenn. 14, 2022), plaintiff had a hip replacement in January 2009 in which a metal-on-metal device was implanted. Noting that there was no Tennessee authority supporting the recognition of these new exceptions, the Court wrote that its job was to “apply the law as the legislature has written it.”.

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 18, 2022

E2021-01197-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 5295794 (Tenn. 7, 2022), plaintiff went to defendant hospital for treatment for a laceration on his foot. Note: Chapter 41, Section 8 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Howell v.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 23, 2023

Very recently, Indonesian private international law has attracted significant scholarship in the English language. [1] 1] Dr Penasthika’s monograph (‘the monograph’) [2] is one such work that deserves attention for its compelling and comprehensive account of choice of law in international commercial contracts in Indonesia.

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Day on Torts

JULY 26, 2022

M2021-01021-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 2718659 (Tenn. July 13, 2022), plaintiffs’ son died and the local police department ruled the death a suicide. The Court quickly pointed out, however, that this case was not controlling law in Tennessee and that it was factually distinguishable from the case at hand. This is new law in Tennessee.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

M2020-01626-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 244108 (Tenn. 27, 2022), plaintiff purchased a piece of property in a distress sale and did not perform an inspection before the purchase. Note: Chapter 82, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Walker v.

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Day on Torts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

E2021-01330-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 3570880 (Tenn. 19, 2022), plaintiff was a passenger while defendant was driving. Note: Chapter 73, Section 6 and Chapter 106, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Owings v. Owings , No.

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Day on Torts

AUGUST 2, 2022

E2021-01156-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 2866006 (Tenn. July 21, 2022), plaintiffs were the adult daughters of decedent and defendant was the widow of decedent. Note: Chapter 22, Section 4 and Chapter 65, Section 4 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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Day on Torts

MAY 18, 2022

M2021-00487-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1404357 (Tenn. May 4, 2022), plaintiffs filed this pro se action that revolved around a newly built home they bought in August 2017 that had allegedly developed severe mold issues. In Simpkins v. John Maher Builders, Inc. , Click on the link to see the book’s Table of Contents.

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 31, 2022

E2021-00812-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 14199150 (Tenn. 25, 2022), plaintiff filed multiple tort claims against multiple defendants, including libel claims against certain defendants based on their social media statements related to the death of a dog who died while in the care of plaintiff’s dog training business. In Laferney v.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 2, 2022

During the second year, the focus of the issues will now be shifting to individual disputes, influenced by European procedural or private international law. The focus of the present issue refers to maritime differences, which are particularly important for our country. Vathrakokilis.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

M2021-00262-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 202641 (Tenn. 24, 2022), plaintiff was walking on a sidewalk in a residential neighborhood when she tripped and fell over a sewer cleanout cap that protruded from the middle of the sidewalk. In Garamella v. City of Lebanon , No. Click on the link to see the book’s Table of Contents.

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Day on Torts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

M2021-00867-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 4112706 (Tenn. 9, 2022), plaintiff was a roofer who was injured while working on a homeowner’s roof. Note: Chapter 89, Section 1 and Chapter 30, Section 4 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Lynch v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 8, 2024

Lawyers, bar associations, and law societies have an important but not fully recognized role to play in achieving the net zero goal in the Paris Agreement. Climate Change as an Increasingly Common Feature of Law Practice Climate change is no longer an issue of concern only to environmental and energy lawyers. In the U.S.,

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 31, 2022

E2021-00988-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 14162828 (Tenn. 25, 2022), the patient underwent a hysterectomy at a hospital in Kingsport, Tennessee. Note: Chapter 49, Section 8 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. In Jackson v. Thibault , No.

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Day on Torts

JUNE 7, 2022

M2021-00653-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1652552 (Tenn. May 25, 2022) (memorandum opinion), plaintiff was an inmate at defendant county’s jail. There was no dispute that this case fell within the parameters of the GTLA, which generally codifies premises liability common law. In Vaughn v. Coffee County, Tennessee , No. Under Tenn.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

M2021-00107-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 244532 (Tenn. 27, 2022), plaintiff’s father and defendant were neighbors. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law ? Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law? Tennessee Law of Civil Trial ? BirdDog Law also provides Tennessee lawyers with?

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Day on Torts

MARCH 4, 2022

M2020-01507-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 420666 (Tenn. 11, 2022), plaintiff was injured in a one-car accident caused by tire debris on the interstate. The Court next looked at plaintiff’s allegation that defendant negligently failed to call law enforcement after the blowout. In Walker v. McMillin , No.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 6, 2023

She asserted claims in tort and under the Australian Consumer Law ( ACL ) in schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) ( CCA ) against companies behind the ship: Carnival plc and its subsidiary, Princess Cruise Lines Ltd (together, Princess ).

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

E2021-01513-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 16559447 (Tenn. 1, 2022), plaintiffs filed suit against defendant construction company related to defendant’s construction of plaintiffs’ residential home, and defendant filed a counterclaim, which was the claim at issue in this appeal. In Reiss v. Rock Creek Construction, Inc. ,

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