Access to Justice

Painful lessons about the duty of candour (more on the unlawful seizure of migrants’ mobiles) The Weekly Round-up: Migrant tagging, pandemic education rights, and Mental Health Act reformWeekly Round-up: judicial racism, Met misconduct, and a new PM

Administrative

Canadian Immigration Seminar Brazil BrasiliaCanadian Immigration Seminar Istanbul TurkeyState AG Updates: November 3-9, 2022

ADR

NCSC Publishes Remote Proceeding ToolkitDrawing on Psychology to Choose and Design Dispute Resolution ProcessesIntroducing Frank Burke Mediation and Arbitration PC

Antitrust & Trade Regulation

Investment Canada Act: 2021/22 Annual ReportSpotlight on GreenwashingFCO Allows Cooperation Between Sugar Producers In Times Of Crisis

Appellate

District of Maine Judicial ConferenceRBG stamp coming!Iowa Supreme Court Does Not Reverse District Court Determination That The Supreme Court’s COVID-19 Orders Tolling Statutes Of Limitations Violated The Iowa Constitution

Bankruptcy

What We’re Reading This Week [November 11, 2022]What We’re Reading This Week [October 21, 2022]Protecting Health Care Providers During Pandemic: Gross Negligence Standard Applies for Premises Claims Against Physicians and Health Care Providers

Bar Associations

Mock Trial Case: Camping Trip Accident or Homicide?Bottom Up Podcast: Work-life Balance for Young LawyersExecutive Order 22-20 and Minnesota's Growing Cybercrime Rates

Cannabis

Oregon Cannabis: Drive-Thru Marijuana Sales Ending?Tough Times in Oregon CannabisA Green Light for Canna-Research? Medical Marijuana and CBD Research Bill on the Cusp

Civil Litigation

Carrier Wins Another COVID-19 Business Interruption Coverage CaseCarrier Prevails In Another Business Interruption Coverage Case Arising Out of COVID-19 ClosuresMotion to Dismiss Granted in Declaratory Judgment Action Over Coverage for Covid-19 Shutdowns

Class Action & Mass Torts

The Future Of The EEOC: The Commission Releases A Draft Of Its Bold 2022-2026 Strategic PlanClass Action Trends Report: A COVID-19 litigation updateEEOC Fiscal Year-End Filings Eerily Quiet: Litigation Fizzle Or Calm Before The Storm?

Communications, Media & Entertainment

Thirsty World Cup Fans Serve Up Reminder About Sponsorship AgreementsNAAG Consumer Protection Meeting: State Attorneys General 2022 Year in ReviewReminder to Noncommercial FM Stations – Operating Less Than 12 Hours a Day Can Bring Forced Time-Share Requirement

Corporate & Commercial

The New York Adult Survivors Act Is Now In Effect: Strategies For Employers To Manage The Influx Of Sexual Abuse LitigationPENNSYLVANIA’S ALTERNATIVE PATH FOR MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS WHO CAN’T PASS FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 23.1’S “ADEQUATE REPRESENTATION” TEST FOR DERIVATIVE CLAIMSOregon Cannabis: Drive-Thru Marijuana Sales Ending?

Corporate Compliance

Updated Guidance Suggests that Federal Government May Enforce Contractor Vaccine MandateShare your voice in the 2022 Hanzo + ACEDS Collaboration Data Benchmark SurveyDOJ Announces First-Ever False Claims Act Settlement with PPP Lender and Creation of COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams

Corporate Finance

Bridge loans set to fuel the development of the European CRE CLOSecuritisation – time to put on its hero cape!Iowa Banking Act Reflects the “New Normal”

Criminal

Short Take: Good and White#ExtraGive and Russell, Krafft & Gruber, LLPNational Adoption Month

Disability Law

Voice and Choice: Guardianship and Legal Decision-MakingEmergency Preparedness for Children with Disabilities and Complex Medical NeedsQuick Hits – fall color edition.

E-Discovery

The New Office Meeting? A Running Listing of eDiscovery Events in 2023An eDiscovery Surge? Surge PE Closes Legal Tech-Enabled Services Platform Avalon[Educational Webcast] Are You a Team Player? Managing Enterprise Messaging Data in eDiscovery – Update

Education

#Pittsburgh’s Futures 11/x – Public Art for Postindustrial CitiesTitle IX’s Reach May Expand: Application to Non-Profits and Schools Not Accepting Federal FundingMcGeorge ASAP: A “Protective Sweep” on Law Enforcement Employment

Employment & Labor

Happy Thanksgiving and the Many Things for Which We Are Thankful – 2022 EditionVideo: EEOC Targets Abortion Travel, Midterm Results, and SCOTUS Declines COVID-19 WARN Act Case – Employment Law This WeekShould Employers Update their Vaccination Policies?

Energy

US Government Proposes Rule Requiring Major Federal Contractors to Disclose Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Establish Science-Based Emissions Reduction TargetsCOP27: A Flawed Though StillConsequential Climate Summit#ExtraGive and Russell, Krafft & Gruber, LLP

Environmental

US Government Proposes Rule Requiring Major Federal Contractors to Disclose Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Establish Science-Based Emissions Reduction TargetsCOP27: A Flawed Though StillConsequential Climate SummitFatality Rates from Occupational Safety and Health Hazards Higher Among Minorities

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

ThreeWelcome, Law Students? I'm Sure You've Got QuestionsThere is Padding And Then There Is Whatever this Is

Family & Divorce

When Divorce is ClickbaitPRECEDENT ISSUED ON “THE VACCINE”UNHAPPY AT HOME? Think About What You Own

Financial

We Wish You a Happy Thanksgiving as We Count Our BlessingsBiden Files Application with Supreme Court to Vacate Eighth Circuit’s Injunction on Student Loan ForgivenessCFPB Fall 2022 Supervisory Highlights looks at auto servicing, consumer reporting, credit card account management, debt collection, deposits, mortgage origination, mortgage servicing, and payday lending

Food, Drug & Agriculture

I am Thankful this DayEU heavily involved in issues at WTO food safety meetingOregon Cannabis: Drive-Thru Marijuana Sales Ending?

Government

President Biden Issues Thanksgiving ProclamationDelaware Chancery Court Says Religious Leaders' Challenge to COVID Orders Was Filed in Wrong CourtFootball Coach Sues After Being Fired for Religious Refusal of Covid Vaccine

Health Care

Giving many thanks on yet another holiday fraught with health concernsComment bien rédiger et négocier vos clauses de force majeure ?Nursing homes reckon with big suits and prospect of tough staffing rules

Immigration

Covid Vaccine: Client PracticePublic Access File and I-9 Compliance in the Post-COVID EnvironmentImmigration Delays and How Manufacturers Can Manage Them

Insurance

Women’s Apparel Company Hit with COVID and Supply Chain-Related Securities SuitDirect physical loss in COVID Coverage cases: Are policyholders seeing a litigation shift in favor of COVID-19 coverage?The End of Amara?

Intellectual Property

The Art of Performance Management, Employee Discipline, and Employee SeparationsFederal Circuit Holds Patent Venue Decision Based on Remote Workers Did Not Warrant Mandamus ReliefFrom Saving the World to Fighting Over IP: Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech

International

新型冠状病毒感染肺炎爆发对中国商品买卖合同的影响COP27: A Flawed though still Consequential Climate SummitPainful lessons about the duty of candour (more on the unlawful seizure of migrants’ mobiles) 

Law Firm Marketing & Management

Condensation and Mould - it is time to litigate!Law Firm Awards: What Does It Mean to Be a Clio Reisman Winner?Do we Deserve to Thrive…and not just Survive…at Work?

Law Library

A Return to Public SpeakingThe Tyranny of the HourMeasured Marketing

law-school-blogs

Do Individual Directors Matter?SEC Investment Management Chief Speaks on Regulation Outside the U.S.Insider Trading and Clinical Drug Trials

Maritime

Two Hundred Passengers Infected With COVID-19 Disembark in Melbourne, AustraliaMajestic Princess Returns to Sydney: Over 800 People Infected With COVID-19Number of Infected Guests and Crew Members with COVID-19 on Coral Princess Currently Over 290

Personal Injury

I am Thankful this DayEU heavily involved in issues at WTO food safety meetingTen Illinois Workers Compensation Truths To Be Thankful For

Privacy & Data Security

Class Action Filed Against Commonwealth of Massachusetts for Alleged COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Spyware InstallationFTC Extends Deadline to Comply with the Updated Safeguards Rule Until June 9, 2023EU Regulators’ Comments on World Cup Apps Highlight Data Protection Risks

Probate & Estate Planning

Estate Tax Revenue Jumps for 2021A Comprehensive Guide to Citizenship by Investment‘Choosing the Place of Abode’: The Power to Determine Where an Incapacitated Person Lives

Property Law

RTB publishes 2021 Annual Report and AccountsTanning Beds v. Liquor Stores - No Equal Protection, No Physical Take, No Lucas Take For Co-19 Biz Shutdown OrderRTB publishes details of sanctions imposed on landlords who have breached residential tenancies law

Real Estate & Construction

RTB publishes 2021 Annual Report and AccountsReal Estate & Construction News Round-Up (11/16/22) – Backlog Shifts, Green Battery Storage, and Russia-Ukraine UpdatesAuto ABS: Uncertainty and Excitement Ahead

Securities

Financial Regulators Focus on Preservation of Ephemeral MessagingTI’s Shaming Of Countries Accomplishes Little – Plus Comparing Enforcement Across Countries Is An Apples To Oranges ComparisonFirst to File: Issue 3

Supreme Court

President Biden Issues Thanksgiving ProclamationDelaware Chancery Court Says Religious Leaders' Challenge to COVID Orders Was Filed in Wrong CourtFootball Coach Sues After Being Fired for Religious Refusal of Covid Vaccine

Tax

Progress on Raising “Indirect Costs” ReimbursementAn Appealing Conversation: Insights From a Former Court of Appeals JudgeAnother Turbulent Year for Nonprofits

Technology

Law Firm Awards: What Does It Mean to Be a Clio Reisman Winner?Avoiding Misbranding: Words Matter When Describing the Regulatory Status of 510(k) Cleared Devices and Registered Device EstablishmentsUsing Time Management Software for Law Firms to Ethically Ensure Productivity

Trademark

FTC Evaluating Children’s Ability to Distinguish Digital Advertisements from Surrounding ContentRecent Trends in Article of Manufacture of Design Patent Claims: GUIs Remain KingKorea Trademark Act Amendments

Women in Law

Following Your Own Law School TimelineCarving Your Own Path in the Legal FieldExperiential Learning in Law School: Presenting to a Tribal Council