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Terminal Outrage: Results of the 2018-19 Dewey B Strategic “Hits and Misses Survey” Bloomberg BNA Realignment Voted “Biggest Miss”

April 11, 2019

The major takeaway from the 2018-19 Dewey B Strategic Hits and Misses Survey is that consumers of legal information regard 2018 as “a miss.” The problem wasn’t so much the products—although products play an important role in triggering the discontent. The major problem is the behavior of legal publishers. Legal publishing is a mature market and yet vendors expect to grow their profit margins without having a good understanding of what their customers consider to…

Cruise Law News

Federal Judge Threatens to Imprison Carnival Executives for Continued Environmental Crimes

By Jim Walker

April 11, 2019

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Calling Carnival Corporation a “criminal defendant,” United States Federal District Judge Patricia Seitz threatened to send the “members of Carnival’s executive committee” to a “detention center for a couple of days” for violation of the terms of its probation for environmental crimes, according to the Miami Herald. The newspaper also reported that the Court at a hearing yesterday threatened to temporarily block cruise ships operated by Carnival Corporation from calling on U.S. ports. In…

All About IP

Germany Introduces New Trade Secrets Act Which Imposes Extensive Preventive Measures on Companies

By Amira Hanem Ibrahim & Konstantin von Werder

April 11, 2019

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After several months of delay and heated political discussion among all German parties about the scope of protection regarding journalists, whistleblowers and employees, the German parliament adopted the Federal Government’s draft Trade Secrets Act on 21 March 2019. This act implements Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure into national German law with the aim of establishing…

Environment, Land & Resources

China Aims to Boost Investment in Clean Energy

By Latham & Watkins LLP

April 11, 2019

The Green Industry Guidance Catalogue attempts to provide consistent nationwide guidelines for green industries and projects. By Paul A. Davies and R. Andrew Westgate Background On 6 March 2019, seven Chinese regulatory agencies issued the Green Industry Guidance Catalogue (the Catalogue) listing “green industries” that are eligible for funding with green bonds. The seven agencies include the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of…

LawSites

End of an Era: Tom Bruce, Trailblazing Director of LII, to Retire after 27 Years

By Bob Ambrogi

April 10, 2019

It is possible that no one was more influential in shaping the universe of online access to legal information than Tom Bruce. Way back in 1992 — a year before the launch of the World Wide Web and when only scraps of legal information could be found on the Internet — Tom and colleague Peter Martin founded the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School, with the goal of making the law available to everyone…

TechLaw Crossroads

LexisNexis Announces Interaction— Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel Integration

By Stephen Embry

April 9, 2019

LexisNexis yesterday announced that its subsidiary client relationship management (CRM) product, Interaction would now work seamlessly with Microsoft® Outlook, Excel and Word-three applications that many lawyers typically use. InterAction® for Office 365® is available for both desktop and subscription versions of Office, including those running on Mac and IOS. It allows you to access your firm’s client relationship data and information about clients and potential clients while using Outlook, Excel and Word with a click or,…

International Compliance Blog

Implications of the Designation of Iran’s IRGC as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

By Peter Jeydel

April 9, 2019

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Yesterday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced his intent to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), noting that this is the first time the US government has designated part of another government as an FTO. The announcement explains: “This action underscores that the Iranian regime’s use of terrorism makes it fundamentally different from any other government. Iran employs terrorism as a central tool of its statecraft; it is…

Nursing Home Law Blog

Over 50 VA Nursing Homes Found to Have Caused “Actual Harm” to Veterans

By Denise Mariani & Sherri Warfel

April 8, 2019

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Recently, the Department of Veterans Affairs released inspection reports of 99 VA nursing homes across the country, and the results are staggering. Out of the 99 VA nursing homes inspected, 52 were cited for deficiencies that caused “actual harm” to veterans.…

Consumer Finance Monitor

New York passes sweeping legislation impacting student loan servicers

By Sarah E. Pruett

April 8, 2019

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On April 1, 2019, New York enacted Article 14-A, governing servicers of student loans owed by New York residents, in connection with New York’s fiscal year 2020 budget. Though sweeping legislation has been anticipated for some time, awareness of the extensive provisions of the new legislation are critical for student loan servicers nationwide. The legislation requires certain servicers to obtain licensure from the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) in order to service student…

International Trade Law

Brexit Update – UK Parliament Rejects Withdrawal Agreement

By Michelle Linderman & Amar Mann

March 29, 2019

Summary: The UK Parliament – for the third (and likely final) time – rejected the Withdrawal Agreement that was negotiated over the course of 18 months between the UK Government and EU. As things stand, the UK is therefore on course for a No-Deal Brexit on 12 April 2019. However, per last week’s summit, the EU have said that they will consider a lengthy extension to the Article 50 withdrawal process if, in light of…

Top 10

Terminal Outrage: Results of the 2018-19 Dewey B Strategic “Hits and Misses Survey” Bloomberg BNA Realignment Voted “Biggest Miss”

Federal Judge Threatens to Imprison Carnival Executives for Continued Environmental Crimes

Germany Introduces New Trade Secrets Act Which Imposes Extensive Preventive Measures on Companies

China Aims to Boost Investment in Clean Energy

End of an Era: Tom Bruce, Trailblazing Director of LII, to Retire after 27 Years

LexisNexis Announces Interaction— Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel Integration

Implications of the Designation of Iran’s IRGC as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Over 50 VA Nursing Homes Found to Have Caused “Actual Harm” to Veterans

New York passes sweeping legislation impacting student loan servicers

Brexit Update – UK Parliament Rejects Withdrawal Agreement

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