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Access to Justice

PA Office of Open Records (OOR)Flowchart for Initial Request and Appeals Per RTK LawCity of Scranton Required to Produce Records on Employee Judgments

Administrative

Roundup of White Collar News: False Statements and Fake AccentsMississippi Gaming Commission Posts Meeting Minutes for January‘What Court Works Best for Us in Atlanta?’

ADR

SCOTUS Finds Federal Arbitration Act Does Not Apply to Interstate Transportation WorkersEEOC Mediations Canceled During Goverment ShutdownTimeliness, functus officio, mitigating circumstances, and use of force

Appellate

BLANEY’S APPEALS: ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JANUARY 14 – 18, 2019)Does It Take More Pages to Reverse Than to Affirm in Criminal Cases (2004-2018)?Judge Vogel elected Iowa Court of Appeals chief judge

Bankruptcy

DOJ Opinion Leaves Industry Hanging: If UIGEA Exclusions Don’t Modify the Wire Act What Does That Mean for Intrastate Gambling Transactions?The Aristophil Scandal: All that glitters…Federal Judiciary Will Stay Open...For Now

Cannabis

Oregon Cannabis: Are the Days of Administrative Settlement Over? Not Entirely.The Week in Weed: January 18, 2019Can Ohio Criminalize the Sale of Hemp Derived CBD?

Civil Litigation

Using Top-Level Domains to Overcome the Generic Trademark BarPersonal Injury Medical Expenses and Wage Loss Evidentiary Issues Addressed by Pennsylvania Superior CourtSAVE THE DATE FOR FORREST GUMP THEMED CIVIL LITIGATION UPDATE CLE

Class Action & Mass Torts

White House Re-nominates Ann Marie Buerkle for Chair and Commissioner5 Key Trends For Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2018: Trend #3 Governmental Enforcement Litigation Trends In 2018Unintended Consequences: Careful How You Amend

Communications, Media & Entertainment

Legal Knowledge Professionals' Podcast Roundup - Jan 18 2019Now Available: Controversial Advertising and Sponsorship Identification WebinarDC Enacts Law Governing Automatic Renewals

Corporate & Commercial

The Effects of the SEC Shutdown on the Capital MarketsCompensatory Action Items to Consider this Proxy SeasonHouse Bill Would Mandate Rule 10b5-1 Study

Corporate Compliance

Did the D.C. Circuit Overrule or Uphold Browning-Ferris? Yes.Fastest 5 Minutes The Podcast Gov’t Contractors Can’t Do WithoutToken Taxonomy Act Seeks to Provide Regulatory Clarity to Crypto Industry

Corporate Finance

Tax Court Upholds Amendment Clauses but Continues Attack on Floating Homesites in Conservation EasementsThe Disturbingly Cozy Relationship Between FINRA And PIABARemoving the Delaying Amendment – An Example

Criminal

Roundup of White Collar News: False Statements and Fake AccentsWiring: Where Does the Common Element End and the Unit Begin?What is the Florida Justice Administrative Commission?

Disability Law

ADA and the Internet – 9th Circuit overrules Robles v DominosObesity and the ADA – What would President Taft think?Beyoncé’s website was sued – but that’s not the news

E-Discovery

Does this make sense to you? AI in the insurance industry??EXTEND Resources Acquires Controlling Interest in Nighthawk GlobalHaystackID Acquires eTERA

Education

"THE TRIAL FROM HELL" - IT'S TIME FOR TODAY'S TECHNOLOGYSDE Issues Guidance on Special Education Initial Evaluation TimelinesCAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 1/9/2019

Employment & Labor

Compensatory Action Items to Consider this Proxy Season[Podcast]: Key Considerations for ERISA Plan Fiduciaries When Delegating Investment AuthorityReport: Union Representation Numbers Remain Low

Energy

Wiring: Where Does the Common Element End and the Unit Begin?Physical Supplier of Bunkers Lacks Standing to Challenge Validity of Assignment of Maritime Lien to ING BankTexas Public Utility Commission Contemplates Market Changes to Plan for the Future of Texas Reliability and Infrastructure

Environmental

Texas Public Utility Commission Contemplates Market Changes to Plan for the Future of Texas Reliability and InfrastructureWho Needs a Carbon Tax When We Can Raise the Real Estate Excise Tax?EPA Updates Its Contingency Plan to Increase Number of Employees Required To Working During Government Shutdown

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Legal Professionals of the Future: Their Ethos, Role and SkillsBarristers' Clerks: The Middlemen of the LawProfessional Prosecutors - Part 3

Family & Divorce

Photo of the Week: Smoky Mountain ColorNew Guidance on the Distribution of Deferred Compensation That Vests Post-ComplaintChildren’s Best Interest Favors Change of Custody in Savannah, Tennessee: Haak v. Haak

Financial

CFPB and New York Attorney General Announce Settlement with Retailer for Violations of TILA and CFPAElusive, yet still alluring: What did 2018 show us about investment in aviation?CFPB seeking legislative fix to give it clear MLA examination authority

Food, Drug & Agriculture

NGO Publishes Report on Food SafetyOregon Cannabis: Are the Days of Administrative Settlement Over? Not Entirely.Statute of Repose Bars Suit in Biomet Hip Implant MDL.

Government

Flint, Michigan, the Safe Water Act and Section 1983 Constitutional ClaimsAnti-Semitism Concerns Surround Tomorrows Third Women's MarchFired Employee Loses Suit Over Religious Content of His E-Mail Signature Block

Health Care

California AG Aims to Block County’s Purchase of Two San Jose-Area HospitalsPot harmless? No, and pro-con arguments over marijuana are ablaze, againResponsabilité civile de l’employeur en cas de harcèlement moral commis par un salarié

Immigration

Current Trends on Indian EB-5 Investor MarketImpact of Proposed H-1B Rule on Annual Cap FilingsURGENT UPDATE for Scheduled EB-5-Based Green Card Interviews

Insurance

Insurance Claims LibraryThe Principal Location of the Insured Risk Governs CoverageUK: Corporate Insurance Newsletter - December 2018

Intellectual Property

DOJ Opinion Leaves Industry Hanging: If UIGEA Exclusions Don’t Modify the Wire Act What Does That Mean for Intrastate Gambling Transactions?Government publishes Legislation Programme for Spring 2019Blockchain: semplificazione e lotta alla contraffazione in Cina

International

Can tolerances be intolerable? What happens when a building is built the wrong size?Prescription drug purchasing initiative in California raises legal questionsBlockchain: semplificazione e lotta alla contraffazione in Cina

Law Firm Marketing

Longley: Board votes on chief disciplinary counsel, TYLA election issueDon’t Measure the Easy in Internet Marketing, Measure What’s Important2019 Resolution: Convert More Leads into Appointments

Law School Blogs

The CAP·impact Podcast - Episode 32: Immigration Law & Reform with Professor Jennifer KohAB 1531Obstacles Faced in the Legislative Process

Maritime

Celebrity Summit Stuck in San JuanNo AC (and a minimal OBC) on Anthem of the Seas Leaves Passengers HotPassenger on Harmony of the Seas Dies After Fall

Personal Injury

Wiring: Where Does the Common Element End and the Unit Begin?IL Work Comp - "They are pressuring my doctor"Non-profit consumer group calls for action; cites increase in food recalls

Privacy & Data Security

Brexit - A Data Protection Action PlanPrescription drug purchasing initiative in California raises legal questionsDutch DPA Investigates the Data Processing Agreements of 30 Organizations

Probate & Estate Planning

Another Conservation Easement Bits the DustPost-Wayfair New York Gearing Up to Enforce Once Dormant Economic Nexus Statute to Collect Sales Tax from Out-of-State BusinessesTestator Intent and In Terrorem Clauses

Real Estate & Construction

Head’s Up: Changes Made to Civil Code Section 1542Oregon’s 2019 Cap and Invest LegislationOpportunity Zones Create Funding Alternative for Social Infrastructure Projects

Securities

House Bill Would Mandate Rule 10b5-1 StudyThis Week In Securities Litigation (Week ending Jan. 18, 2019)SEC: The EDGAR Hack Is Phase 2 of the Newswire Breaches

Supreme Court

Flint, Michigan, the Safe Water Act and Section 1983 Constitutional ClaimsAnti-Semitism Concerns Surround Tomorrows Third Women's MarchFired Employee Loses Suit Over Religious Content of His E-Mail Signature Block

Tax

Legal Alert: New York Governor proposes significant tax changesCalifornia FTB Confirms Delivery by Private Vehicles Is Protected Under P.L. 86-272Lou Vlahos, Bernadette Kasnicki: TCJA Means Treating Nonprofits More Like For-Profits

Technology

The Convergence of AI and Medicine: A Physician’s ViewBlockchain for NASA and IoT, Developments in Crypto Products and Payments, Cryptocurrency Exchange HackedArbitration Roundup: Three Recent Cases Consider the Interpretation and Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements

Trademark

French Court Finds Jeff Koons Guilty of Copyright Infringement AgainUnder the Sea: Sneaky Trademark Filings for Cautious Companies“Let’s Get Ready to Register!” Or not. Supreme Court Entertains Oral Argument Rumble on Copyright Circuit Split