Access to Justice

The Weekly Round-up: social care spending, Stafford statements and Ukraine’s legal battleThe Weekly Round-up: Roe v Wade, Bell v Tavistock and guidance on suitable accommodation and misuse of private informationChallenge to Government policy of discharging hospital patients to care homes at start of pandemic partly upheld

Administrative

Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment, EV Charging Stations, and Self-Service Equipment Are ForthcomingOnly half of 2018 US law grads are employed at law firmsState AG Updates: June 16-22, 2022

ADR

Why Hire a Lawyer?Online Mediation Works for Parties and MediatorsNJ Civil trials delayed by COVID. How long?

Antitrust & Trade Regulation

European Commission To Phase-Out COVID-19 Temporary FrameworkThe Italian Competition Authority Fines Ferry Operator For Excessive PricingI Was Injured at the ABA Spring Meeting (Joking)

Appellate

The more, the merrierProposed Amendments to the Maine Rules of Appellate ProcedureGet well soon! Chief has COVID

Bankruptcy

President Biden Signs Bill Extending Temporary $7.5 Million Subchapter V Debt Limit Increase Into 2024What We’re Reading This Week [June 10, 2022]A recent decision highlighted a flaw in the Bankruptcy Code. Will the House of Representatives pass the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act to correct it?

Bar Associations

Ending forced arbitrationAnswering the callDue Process Rights in the Era of Video Proceedings

Cannabis

The Cannabis Conundrum: Can Cannabis Companies File Chapter 15?"Reimagining U.S. Drug Policy Post-Pandemic"Marijuana Venture: Are Cannabis Patent Filings Nearing a Freefall?

Civil Litigation

ARTICLE: Justice Delayed Is Still Compensable: Courts Rule on Damages During ShutdownsNEW YORK COURT PROTOCOLS CHANGE WAS EFFECTIVE JUNE 16Trial Court Rules in Favor of Discoverability in Med Mal Case of Notes Made By Patient Safety Director

Class Action & Mass Torts

Fifth Circuit Finds The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Not A Natural Disaster Under The WARN ActSenate Confirms Mary Boyle as 5th CPSC CommissionerEEOC And DOJ Issue Important Guidance On Preventing AI- and Technology-Related Disability Discrimination

Communications, Media & Entertainment

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 4, 2022 to June 10, 2022Hackers Go Phishing in Beeple’s Deep Pool of Twitter FollowersTOP GUN LAWSUIT OVER TERMINATION RIGHTS

Corporate & Commercial

Is Your Business Prepared for the Legal Risks of the Company Picnic?Revlon May Signal Another Wave of Retail BankruptciesBe Reasonable: The Enforceability of Post-termination Restrictive Covenants

Corporate Compliance

OCC Highlights Risks Associated with Compliance Staffing Concerns, Russia Sanctions, Environmental Crimes, Cyber Attacks and Digital AssetsFinCEN Warns Against Elder Financial ExploitationPresident Biden Employs Defense Production Act and Tariff Act in Domestic Clean Energy Manufacturing Push

Corporate Finance

OCC Highlights Risks Associated with Compliance Staffing Concerns, Russia Sanctions, Environmental Crimes, Cyber Attacks and Digital AssetsFinCEN Warns Against Elder Financial ExploitationU.S. Treasury Releases 2022 Strategy for Combatting Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing

Criminal

<em>Furman at 50</em>: DPIC provides a census of nearly 10,000 death sentencesLongest prison sentence yet in Varisity Blues case, 30 months, given to Georgetown tennis coachHomicides (perhaps) trending down through first half of 2022, including in big cities like Chicago, New York City and Philadelphia

Disability Law

Unreasonable Delay in Granting a Reasonable Accommodation Request is ActionableQuick Hits – If you’re going through hell edition.A short sharp shock – the end of the beginning for serial ADA lawsuits?

E-Discovery

Maximize Your Microsoft Teams Data With This Webinar Tomorrow!: Information Governance WebinarsEarly Lessons from the Cyber War: A New Microsoft Report on Defending UkraineMaximize Your Microsoft Teams Data With This Webinar!: Information Governance Webinars

Education

See You In Court – June 2022Lessons from COVID: Job Search ResilienceCAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 5/12/22

Employment & Labor

Cal/OSHA Standards Board’s Draft COVID-19 Prevention Regulation Scheduled to Take Effect January 1, 2023Beltway Buzz, July 1, 2022San Francisco Ordinance Requires Employers to Provide Paid Public Health Emergency Leave

Energy

Masks, Large Sums of Money, and a Runaway—Movie Plot or Post-COVID Jury Trials?EPA Issues Three Requests for Information Seeking Input on Recycling Topics and ProgramsThe European Union Adopted New Rules for the Trans-European Networks for Energy

Environmental

Agricultural Law Weekly Review—Week Ending June 24, 2022Supreme Court Rules Against EPA Reining in Power of AgenciesSEC Alleges BNY Mellon made ESG Misstatements and Omissions

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Your Law Firm Culture Should Protect the Firm from Partner DeparturesA Moving MoveOn That Imagined Spousal Exception to 1.6

Family & Divorce

4 Conversations to Have before Tying the KnotFEAR, MONEY & MARKETS: As if Covid Isn’t EnoughNY Dad Fails To Get Custody Due to Mom’s Failure to Provide Visitation during Pandemic

Financial

Is CFPB’s UDAAP/Discrimination Announcement at Risk Under SCOTUS Decision in West Virginia v. EPA?FCA portfolio letter – FCA supervisory strategy for lifetime mortgage providersFOS publishes annual complaints data 2021/22

Food, Drug & Agriculture

Magnuson Moss Cannot Be Applied ExtraterritoriallyUK reviews COVID and Brexit impact on food standardsCovid 19 and the rise of artisanal butcheries

Government

ADA Does Not Justify Lower Priority For Employees With Religious, Rather Than Disability, Exemptions From Vaccine MandateSupreme Court Denies Review In New York Vaccine Mandate CaseExecutive Branch Update – June 29, 2022

Health Care

California District Court Finds that EKRA Applies to Compensation Methodologies for Labs’ Employed Marketers Who Market to PhysiciansSpread of COVID-Whistleblower Legislative Protections Continues UnabatedFDA bans Juul vaping products and seeks to slash nicotine in cigarettes

Immigration

DHS May Make Employers’ Virtual Inspection of Form I-9 Original Documentation Permanent OptionHow immigration plays a role in worker shortage, inflation2022 – Delayed visa processing – apply for a UK visa in advance!

Insurance

Florida Replacement Cost and Actual Cash Value: A Study by Michael CasselFederal District Court Submits Certified Question to Maryland Court of Appeals on COVID-19 ClaimScience Debunks Insurers False Opinions That Covid Does Not Physically Damage Property

Intellectual Property

Viral Greek Advertisement with LGBTQ+ Representation Ruled Legal by the Advertising Self-Regulation CouncilRecent Trends in Article of Manufacture of Design Patent Claims: GUIs Remain KingFederal Circuit Hears Case on Whether an AI-Generated Invention Is Patentable

International

FCA portfolio letter – FCA supervisory strategy for lifetime mortgage providersFOS publishes annual complaints data 2021/22PRA’s review of the use of the SIMM Model: Conclusions

Law Firm Marketing & Management

Take the Lead (Part I): How to Build a Modern Law Firm Intake SystemThe Practice Management Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Hybrid WorkBuilding a Healthy Company Culture at Your Law Firm

Law Library

Look for Desire Paths The Immigrant and the Legal InformationLaw Library Awareness

law-school-blogs

Bipartisan Group of Former SEC Officials and Securities Experts Confirms Longstanding SEC Authority on Climate DisclosureWachtell Lipton Discusses Stakeholder Capitalism and ESG as Tools for Value CreationSullivan & Cromwell Discusses SEC Amendments Requiring Electronic Filing

Maritime

Seventy-Nine (79) COVID-19 Cases on the Jewel of the SeasCarnival’s Plans to Operate “Full Ships” this Summer at “110 Percent Occupancy” Is Foolish and IrresponsibleBrawl Breaks Out on Carnival Magic – As Usual, No U.S. Federal or State Law Authorities Board Ship

Personal Injury

RSI And Illinois Workers’ Compensation LawUK reviews COVID and Brexit impact on food standardsWhat to Know About the Current Baby Formula Shortage

Privacy & Data Security

HHS Releases Guidance on Audio-Only Telehealth PracticesNew Telehealth Guidance Gives Thumbs-Up to Audio-Only ServicesProposed European Health Data Space Regulation

Probate & Estate Planning

June Developments: Study Says Life Is Good, EventuallyArcher Welcomes Class of 2022 Summer AssociatesSummer Project: Get Your Digital Life In Order

Property Law

CAFED: Flooded Property Owners Owned PropertyCA7: Co-19 Shutdown Complaint Does Not Meet "Demanding test for alleging a regulatory taking"Texas: City Illegally Cutting Off Utilities Isn't A Taking - It Needs To Be Regulating "Land Use"

Real Estate & Construction

Top OSHA Violations in Construction (2021)Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up (06/29/22)CEQA Challenge to Campus Town Project in Monterey County Was Untimely

Securities

What Does Effective Mean?Market Trends 2021: COVID-19 from a Securities Law PerspectiveIt’s A Joke How Long Companies Are Typically Under FCPA Scrutiny

Supreme Court

ADA Does Not Justify Lower Priority For Employees With Religious, Rather Than Disability, Exemptions From Vaccine MandateSupreme Court Denies Review In New York Vaccine Mandate Case7th Circuit Denies Preliminary Injunction To Doctor Fired For Refusing Vaccine

Tax

Sinking in to San Francisco tax policiesWeekly IRS Roundup June 20 – June 24, 2022Washington Healthcare Update | June 27, 2022

Technology

Pandemic Blues.Legaltech Week – Here Are Our Topics for Today’s Live Panel. Join Us!Diane Rodriguez and Beth Adelman on AALL’s Preparation for an In-Person Denver Conference (TGIR #164)

Trademark

Recent Trends in Article of Manufacture of Design Patent Claims: GUIs Remain KingKorea Trademark Act AmendmentsINTA Conference April 30-May 4, 2022 in Washington DC

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