SCOTUSBlog

MAY 15, 2023

Share Thursday’s decision in Financial Oversight & Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Ignoring the threshold questions on which the court had not granted review and applying a longstanding clear-statement rule, a near-unanimous court ruled in favor of Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board.

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The Cloud Court Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Arlene’s broad and deep expertise in IP litigation and other corporate disputes makes her an ideal advisor for Cloud Court. Jay’s extraordinary record of success in high-stakes litigation exemplifies his proficiency in strategic legal practice as well as the development and application of technology tools.

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LegalTalkNetwork

MARCH 12, 2021

She’s an internet lawyer who moved her family to Puerto Rico a few years ago. New Solo host Adriana Linares spoke with de Diego about building her practice, the tech tools she uses to be present (virtually) for clients, and the tax incentives and sandy beaches that drew her to Puerto Rico. So far, the courts have said no.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico. Ben Carter , senior litigation and advocacy counsel, Kentucky Equal Justice Center. Sam McAllister , director of litigation technology, Lightfoot, Franklin & White. The date for each category’s video is shown in the table below. Award Category. Honorable Mention. Court (Tuesday, Nov.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

This article describes how private-law enforcement mechanisms so far have fallen short in ongoing human rights, environmental and climate litigation. 586–609, [link] Puerto Rico enacted a new civil code in 2020 the introductory title to which regulates private international law.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 12, 2024

Just last December, Google reached a settlement in a multidistrict litigation involving all 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The settlement addressed issues very similar to those raised in this case, as explicitly outlined in the agreement.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 6, 2024

The ULC is a non-partisan, non-profit, unincorporated association comprised of volunteer attorneys appointed by each state of the United States plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Its mission is to promote uniformity in the law among these jurisdictions to the extent desirable and practicable.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 21, 2022

Share Residents of Puerto Rico and other U.S. Congress excluded residents of Puerto Rico and three other territories from the program. citizen who lives in Puerto Rico, argued that the exclusion violates the Constitution’s guarantee of equal treatment for all. The case, United States v.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

We have seen this pattern in Venezuela, Mozambique, Ukraine, Zambia, Liberia, Puerto Rico, and in other sovereign and sub-sovereign borrowers. Until drafting practices converge on a consistent and coherent model, the choice-of-law question is likely to remain fodder for litigation.

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LegalReader

MARCH 4, 2021

This precedent will help not only WMC’s clients, but thousands of other policyholders who can now immediately demand millions of dollars from the carriers.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 13, 2021

However, possession for roaming animals has been litigated. This was the issue in Woods-Leber v Hyatt Hotels of Puerto Rico (1997), Hyatt was found not to be strictly liable for an attack on its grounds by a rabid mongoose on a guest.

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LegalReader

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

In his lawsuit, Martin claims that his nephew tried messaging him multiple times per day on social media, threatening to ruin his reputation unless he provided him with "compensation.".

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The Fashion Law

JUNE 10, 2021

and Puerto Rico. Chairman and CEO Glenn Rupp insisted that the Converse brand and its sales were strong, but the company was simply too overwhelmed by debt dating back to its 1995 acquisition of ApexOne and subsequent litigation. Payless filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in St. Paul Jones said in a statement.

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Customs & International Trade Law

MAY 8, 2023

Department of Homeland Security Chinese national indicted for skirting antidumping and countervailing duties in Puerto Rico after HSI investigation. Trade Policy The Cost of Trump’s Trade War with China Is Still Adding Up – In continuing it, Biden risks further harm to the U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Two trailblazing civil-rights litigators. He also founded the Constitutional Litigation Clinic (now the Constitutional Rights Clinic) at Rutgers. Huron’s impact extended beyond his work as a litigator. Born in Puerto Rico and orphaned at age nine, Celina Baez Sotomayor moved to New York during World War II.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2022

Villanueva spent a large part of his childhood in Puerto Rico and is of part Puerto Rican heritage himself. Specifically, he served in the US Air Force and California Army National Guard between 1983 and 1985 and remained in the military until 1992. ” However, the other reinstated individuals appear to remain employed.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 21, 2021

And in the process, petitioners seek to determine once and for all the maximum number of times a litigant can use em-dashes in their questions presented : seven. The developer now urges the court to revisit its open-ended test for assessing regulatory takings under Penn Central Transportation Co. New York City and Lucas v. 15 conferences).

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