The Estrin Report

JANUARY 19, 2023

Jathan Janove As a former labor and employment law attorney, I’ve taken issue with the popular employee disciplinary tool commonly referred to as “progressive discipline.” In this column, I’ll apply these tools in a law firm setting. In my view, it’s a pernicious contradiction in terms. Here’s what I published on this topic with SHRM.

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Patently O

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Teleflex delves into the old pre-AIA law of inventorship and prior art. But, in patent law we also observe the legal fiction that filing a patent application describing the invention in sufficient detail to enable a person skilled in the art to make and use it will also qualify (constructive reduction to practice).

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

But the act prevents these so-called citizen suits if the government is already enforcing the law. Believing that the construction fell under an agricultural exemption to the CWA, the Smiths proceeded without a water-pollution permit. The Clean Water Act allows private actors to sue someone for polluting a water system.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 29, 2023

The requests are pending at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR, see here for an initial analysis of the advisory opinion request). Both the science and law around climate change have progressed. But a lot has changed since then.

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Gravel2Gavel

APRIL 1, 2022

by Pillsbury's Construction & Real Estate Law Team. The listing of Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs) has the potential to impact any American doing business with a named party, including landlords who lease real estate to sanctioned persons. Rozen and Samantha Franks explain how sanctions designations may require U.S.

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Legal Writing Launch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This blog covers the following topics: The Importance of Legal Writing Skills Effective Legal Writing Tips and Techniques Top Legal Writing Strategies for Success How to Improve Your Legal Writing Legal Writing Courses and Training Options Legal writing skills are foundational to the practice of law. Why is this?

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ALPS

JULY 22, 2021

The scam employed didn’t even alter the client’s identity or the collateral of a construction crane. Easy money is hard to come by and if something seems too good to be true, chances are you should double down on your due diligence. . I’ve done them after the fact and up popped a laundry list of variations of the scam.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 21, 2022

Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation heard oral argument in a case under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act concerning choice-of-law rules. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court in Cassirer v. Circuit again ruled that the IFC was immune from the petitioners’ suit.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 23, 2023

These circumstances included situations in which the sentencing court had been dissolved or the prisoner otherwise could not be transported there – the saving clause, Thomas noted, was enacted before the construction of the Interstate Highway System. This provision, known as the “saving clause,” preserved habeas for those prisoners.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Yet, if a veteran fails to apply for those benefits within a year of discharge, they stand to lose thousands of dollars because the law currently does not permit equitable tolling – the doctrine that allows individuals, in some circumstances, to pursue a claim after a statutory deadline has expired. A remand is not, therefore, necessary.

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Paralegal-Edu.Org

APRIL 26, 2024

Yet, behind every successful attorney stands a diligent and indispensable ally: the paralegal. Most, if not all, attorneys have paralegals, or someone that does all the work of a paralegal, without whom it would be extremely difficult to deliver legal services; as they do various jobs that make the law properly administered.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Under the discovery rule, the limitations period will begin to run when “(1) the plaintiff suffers an ‘actual injury’ as a result of the defendant’s allegedly wrongful conduct, and (2) the plaintiff knew or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have known that its injury was caused by the defendant’s alleged wrongful conduct.”

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 7, 2022

This post is an abridged adaptation of my recent article, Private International Law and Substantive Liability Issues in Tort Litigation against Multinational Companies in the English Courts: Recent UK Supreme Court Decisions and Post-Brexit Implications in the Journal of Private International Law.

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Legal Writing Launch

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Choosing the perfect legal writing sample can determine your success in a job application, whether for a law firm or a governmental agency. Your submitted writing sample not only represents your ability to construct logical arguments but also reflects your attention to detail, technical proficiency, and overall legal acumen.

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InHouseBlog

JULY 29, 2023

Due Diligence. The next step is for the Buyer to do legal, accounting/financial and business due diligence on the Target. Business due diligence will typically include calls and possibly meetings between the Buyer and the Target’s key customers and suppliers, which will usually be arranged by the Target or its investment bank.

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Fordham Law News

APRIL 21, 2021

As a method of civil dispute resolution, arbitration may seem worlds apart from the sphere of criminal law. The interaction of financial crimes and arbitration gives rise to a host of complex legal questions, e.g., the burden of proof, evidentiary requirements, applicable criminal laws, enforcement, and judicial review. [15]

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OilandGasLawyer

MARCH 18, 2021

[I]t has long been the rule that contractual language will not be held to automatically terminate the leasehold estate unless that “language … can be given no other reasonable construction than one which works such a result.” They are not favored by the law, and ought not to be. ” Knight , 188 S.W.2d 2d 27 (Tex.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 2, 2024

It explicitly prohibited using mediation as a means of justice for such crimes, a notable departure from previous Spanish laws. The paper offers an in-depth analysis of the most recent literature and case-law on this instrument. Un’introduzione in chiave comparata ( Mechanisms of consensual justice in Brazilian procedural law.

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LexForti

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Maitreyi Choalla, a student of Gujarat National Law University explains the nuances of Amendment of Pleadings under Order VI, Rule 17 of Civil Procedure Code, 1908. In most cases, a country’s judicial system is designed to uphold the rule of law. Keywords- Amendment of Pleadings, Civil Procedure Code 1908. Introduction.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The court also vacated an infringement finding with regard to one of the patent claims because the district court did not instruct the jury on the construction of a particular term (“variable number of subsets”). patent laws. On appeal, the Federal Circuit found the jury instructions appropriate. ” California Inst.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The court concluded that, based on current climate law and wider scientific consensus, it cannot to determine a concrete minimum CO 2 reduction target for any specific company or specific sector. For example, under EU law, companies like Shell have incentives to reduce emissions and can choose their approach for a climate transition plan.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 11, 2022

The resolution calls on States to “ensure that climate norms, policies and actions are constructed, updated and/or reexamined in a transparent and participatory manner,” illustrating the importance of environmental democracy in tackling climate change. Procedural rights.

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MyCase

JUNE 7, 2024

Let’s consider how this can impact law firms’ daily productivity. AI for drafting legal documents ensures these documents are comprehensive and specifically tailored to the case at hand by suggesting relevant precedents and constructing persuasive arguments. contract review for corporate law).

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Each community is distinct, with their own traditions, laws, and customs. In February 2020, the Government committed $25 million in climate adaptation measures for the region, including the construction of seawalls, repairing and maintain jetties and re-establish ferry services. The Decision. Admissibility.

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ALPS

MAY 25, 2021

Long story short again, the timing of moving out of one home, which has been sold, and into a new home, which is currently still under construction, did not line up as close as we might have liked, so we are currently in transition, living in a temporary apartment until things settle down and get finished. You know, it’s quite a change.

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LexBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

In a law firm, it is typically used to organizes emails, produce legal documents, regulate billing, and much more. Many law firms have already implemented a web chat feature on their websites. Interruptions can be disastrous and end up costing a law firm several thousand dollars per year. ” He believes that A.I.

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MyCase

JANUARY 24, 2024

How does AI fit into the stringent, compliance-driven world of law? Plus, we’ll guide you through the best legal AI tools that are transforming law firms into powerhouses of efficiency and innovation. Improve Accuracy The law is an arena where precision is paramount, and AI excels here.

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Foley Hoag LLP

JUNE 17, 2022

Guidance recently released by the Biden administration describes the documentation and supply chain due diligence required to release a detained shipment. The guidance also describes the detention/release process and provides information regarding supply chain due diligence, tracing, and management. Due Diligence Processes.

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LexForti

JANUARY 21, 2022

I am Sanjita Mittal , and I have earned a bachelor’s degree in law from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, and a master’s degree in Intellectual Property Rights from Symbiosis Law School, Pune. However, the litigant has to undergo a stringent process of due diligence to avail funding. Sanjita Mittal.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 26, 2024

Switzerland is a striking example of the Paris effect: the influence of the non-binding collective goals of the Paris Agreement (PA) on the interpretation of domestic constitutional law or international human rights law in climate litigation. 8 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). 434, 455-456).

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Foley Hoag LLP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Nord Stream 2, a Swiss entity that is wholly-owned by Gazprom, is responsible for the planning, construction, and operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which supplies natural gas between Russia and Germany. If signed into law, the U.S. Russian Military End-Users Foreign Direct Product Rule (“MEU FDP Rule”). c and 5D992.c

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The Crime Report

MAY 17, 2021

But most worrying, we found deep uncertainty about whether current law enforcement structures can meet the challenges of a deeply polarized society. a professor of law at Yale Law School, and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America. “We James Forman Jr.

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Broadcast Law Blog

AUGUST 27, 2022

We wrote on our Broadcast Law Blog about the original bill when it was introduced last March. The Consent Decree serves as a reminder to all stations that the FCC takes its public file rule seriously and thus stations must remain diligent in ensuring that their online public inspection files are properly maintained.

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Foley Hoag LLP

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Sanctions have targeted government officials and businesspeople as well as major construction, petrochemical, potash (fertilizer), and tobacco product companies. Nevertheless, a newly-assertive China, armed with anti-sanctions blocking laws, could be signaling that its willingness to abide by Western sanctions is at an end.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 2, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. The cities also have filed a motion to amend their complaints to withdraw federal common law public nuisance claims that they added after the district court denied remand.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 29, 2022

Honoring that maxim, the TEGWAR players, directed by Trump, can guarantee that each of the prosecutors’ diligent paragraphs generates reams of motions invoking newly invented “rules.” (“The Fourth Amendment has always required a Double Banjo!”). In any chain some links—some witnesses or documents—will be weaker than others.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Second Circuit Rejected New York City’s State Law Climate Claims Against Oil Companies. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Koati. and non-U.S. 3d 849 (9th Cir.

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