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Month: December 2021
FTC Embarks On Rulemaking To Address Impersonation Fraud
28 December AUTHOR Elizabeth Avunjian Jenner & Block On December 16, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) initiated a rulemaking to address government and business impersonation fraud, which involves “[i]mpersonators us[ing] all methods of communication to trick their targets into trusting that they are the government or an established business and then trad[ing] on this …
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PA Superior Court Holds That Expert Testimony Is Needed To Prosecute Claim Of Medical Negligence
29 December 2021 AUTHOR Holli K. Bott Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin Schweigart v. Schmalenberger, 260 A.3d 110 (Pa. Super. 2021) The plaintiff brought claim for medical malpractice, among several other claims, against Dr. Schmalenberger and West Shore Anesthesia Associates. After the plaintiff underwent hip replacement surgery and when she awoke from the surgery, …
Application Of Assumption-Of-Risk And Waiver-Of-Liability Clauses In Member Agreement Upheld Regarding Slip And Fall, And Denial Of Oral Attempt To Amend Pleading To Add Claim For Gross Negligence Affirmed
29 December AUTHOR Sara W. Mazzolla Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin Skarbnik v. Life Time Fitness, Inc., Docket No. A-3229-19, 2021 WL 3923270 (App. Div. Sep. 2, 2021) The plaintiff alleged that as she was leaving class at a hot yoga studio, she slipped and fell on sweat on the floor. The trial court …
Delta-9 THC Products from Hemp Are a Risk Not Worth Taking
AUTHOR Ian A. Stewart December 30 The hemp-derived cannabinoid market continues to grow and evolve despite lingering questions over federal legality and numerous state laws that try to keep pace. Much has been written about new “legal” hemp products that contain intoxicating delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC and THC-O Acetate. This article, however, seeks to highlight …
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Court Finds Kristina Graper Violated the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act and Imposes Fine and Other Conditions
Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella announced December 29 that the Strafford County Superior Court has found that Kristina Graper, age 51, of Dover, New Hampshire, violated the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act, RSA chapter 354-B. The court found that on May 10, 2021, Ms. Graper threatened physical force against the victim, a nine-year-old …
Federal Jury Convicts Ghislaine Maxwell of Sex Trafficking and Enticing Minors for Jeffrey Epstein’s Abuse
Law & Crime reports that a federal jury on Wednesday hasfound Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of sex trafficking and conspiring to entice minors for years of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse. Maxwell stood trial for six federal offenses for conduct spanning from 1994 to 2004, roughly breaking down into alleged violations of the Mann Act and a distinct federal anti-sex trafficking statute. …
Texas Supreme Court Requires Employer to Honor its 12 Month Leave Policy
Author Thomas J. Crane December 29 Albert Lara, a 21 year employee with the Texas Department of Transportation, suffered some stomach issues which required surgery. He went home to recover. he used up all his sick leave and personal leave. Under DOT’s leave without pay policy, he requested extended leave as an accommodation. DOT had …
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Former narcotics detective faces felonies over alleged southern Oregon marijuana grow
Oregon Live reports… KLAMATH FALLS — A former narcotics detective and current reserve officer was arrested this week after a drug task force found about 1,200 illegal marijuana plants growing on his property in southern Oregon. Klamath County District Attorney Eve Costello said Peter Michael Shepherd, 63, faces felony charges of unlawful manufacture of marijuana …
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