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2023 is the Year of New Consumer Rights

Diane Drain

New Consumer Law Rights Taking Effect in 2023 National Consumer Law Center “NCLC”, summarizes significant changes in the consumer rights laws. This NCLC article lists federal and state consumer law rights scheduled to go into effect or expire, during the period from November 17, 2022, through December 31, 2023.

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“In the Gun Law Fights of 2023, a Need for Experts on the Weapons of 1791; A Supreme Court decision has forced courts to consider what gun restrictions existed two centuries ago, sending demand soaring for historians”

HowAppealing

“In the Gun Law Fights of 2023, a Need for Experts on the Weapons of 1791; A Supreme Court decision has forced courts to consider what gun restrictions existed two centuries ago, sending demand soaring for historians”: Shawn Hubler of The New York Times has this report.

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Court OKs Tesla Board’s Deal to Repay Nearly $1 Billion

Intelligize Blog

The court-approved settlement requires Teslas directors including chair Robyn Denholm, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and former 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch to return roughly $277 million in cash and $459 million in stock options to the company. Tesla CEO Elon Musk did not receive compensation in his role as a director.

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Biggest Personal Injury And Med Mal Court Decisions In 2023

Law 360

Supreme Court ruling addressing states' jurisdiction over out-of-state companies and a key ruling in sprawling multidistrict litigation against Silicon Valley's biggest companies over social media addiction are among Law360's top personal injury and medical malpractice cases for 2023.

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A Typical Eligibility Case in 2023

Patently O

Since 2012, almost 2,000 court decisions have referenced these cases along with 8,000+ PTAB decisions. Although the purpose is still to avoid improper preemption of fundamental ideas, courts no longer have to grapple with the question of preemption, but rather only the jurisprudential proxies created by the Court.

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UN announces record high number of complaints alleging human rights violations globally

JURIST

The UN Human Rights Committee announced Thursday that it received a record-high number of individual complaints in 2023, with many raising issues of freedom of expression and the press, as well as concerns over the treatment of opposition leaders during elections.

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Philippines national security representative condemns actions of China Coast Guard against local fishermen

JURIST

In 2023, for example, China removed a floating barrier erected by the Philippines and deployed its Coast Guard near the Julian Felipe Reef. There has been previous court involvement in this dispute. He further alleged that the CCG demanded that they return the seashells before driving them away from the Scarborough Shoal area.