In the early stages of this blog, I reviewed and discussed several ways that we could “Learn from Famous Mistakes,” such as failing to update an estate plan post-divorce and dying while in the midst of divorce proceedings. These issues continue to arise in my practice with great frequency, and I thought it would be helpful to assimilate …
Author: Brinsley Dresden (Lewis Silkin) & Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) Last weekend did not get off to a good start for WPP, with the announcement by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission that WPP had agreed to pay $19 million (or £14 million) to settle charges that the advertising conglomerate had violated the …
Published 29 September 2021 by Adam Gershenson , Kathleen R. Hartnett , Daniel Grooms and Andrew Barr of Cooley LLP Boston – September 27, 2021 – Cooley represented the League of Women Voters in filing an amicus brief in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, a US Supreme Court case examining New York laws regulating the right of individuals to carry …
Author Matt Champlin on September 30 In Gant v. L.U. Transport, Inc., 331 Ill. App. 3d 924, 930 (1st Dist. 2002), the Appellate Court held that a plaintiff injured in a motor vehicle accident cannot maintain an action for negligent hiring, negligent retention, or negligent entrustment against the defendant’s employer if the employer accepts responsibility for the employee’s …
MJ Biz reports.. The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced the sweeping social justice-focused marijuana legalization bill known as the MORE Act in a first step toward passage in the full House. But the Senate remains the high hurdle. The Judiciary Committee approved the legislation in a 26-15 vote, with 24 Democrats joined by …
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As it is Friday let’s refer you to this wonderful new title published by Capstone and reviewed at Booklist In 1960, four Black college students in Greensboro, North Carolina, sat down at Woolworth’s whites-only lunch counter and ordered coffee. After service was denied, the peaceful protest continued every day and spread to other cities. Six …
When harmed or in heated disputes, companies sometimes think about bringing the “big guns”—law enforcement agencies—into the fight. Often acting through counsel, a business may seek to refer a matter to the government for potential investigation and prosecution of competitors, business counterparties, former employers or employees, or entirely unrelated persons who have victimized the company. …
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The bankruptcy trustee is charged with the administration of all bankruptcy cases to which she or he is elected or appointed to serve. The duties of the trustee are generally two-fold: 1. Administer the debtor’s assets; and 2. Investigate the financial affairs of the debtor. In a typical liquidation case — most all chapter 7 …
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Lawyer Hilary Page writes… We are getting lots of questions from employers and employees about vaccination. We addressed many of these questions a few weeks ago in our post Unvaccinated Employees and Mandatory Vaccination. Now that a little bit of time has passed, we are getting more questions about the possible job consequences for employees who …
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One former police officer and one current member of the force — both with a history of litigation surrounding their arrest tactics — have been sued again. This time they’re accused of allegedly beating a deaf Colorado man who could not understand their commands. Plaintiff Brady Mistic claims in a federal lawsuit that he was attacked when …
