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Global IP & Technology Law Blog
Theft and Conversion as the Basis for a Violation of Section 337
By Adam Hess
For the first time, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) has set forth and applied its legal standard for a theft or conversion claim in a Section 337 of the…
Legal Profession Blog
Misdemeanor Conversion Conviction Merits Disbarment
The Georgia Supreme Court has disbarred an attorney "based upon his conviction for misdemeanor theft by conversion where his victim was his client."the circumstances as cited by the Special Master…
Legal Profession Blog
Payback
The dismissal of a disbarred attorney's complaint against the Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection of the State of New York has been affirmed by the New York Appellate Division for…
Food Safety News
Inspector in Hong Kong admits stealing food samples
By News Desk
A health inspector in Hong Kong has pled guilty to stealing food samples. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) had previously charged five inspectors at the Centre for Food Safety…
PrawfsBlawg
Changes to Criminal Law course (advice welcome!)
Main Tuesday, August 13, 2024Changes to Criminal Law course (advice welcome!)This Fall will be (I think) the 17th time I've taught the first-year Criminal Law course. (At Notre Dame, the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Detailing backstories around effort to roll back key criminal justice reform aspects of California's Prop 47
The New York Times has this new extended article providing a lot of context (but not a lot of legal details) for the ballot measure coming before California voters to…
Food Safety News
Inspectors in Hong Kong charged for stealing food samples
By News Desk
Five inspectors from the Centre for Food Safety in Hong Kong have been charged for stealing food samples. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) recently filed charges against the Centre…
Jimenez Law Offices Blog
Understanding Theft Laws in California
By Smith
When you hear people talk about theft in California, the people talking about it, who are not criminal law attorneys, will usually be wrong about what they are saying about…
The Insightful Immigration Blog
Lock Up Falsely Arrested Adjustment Applicants and Teenage Shoplifters, or Be Sued: the House’s “Laken Riley Act”
On March 7, 2024, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Laken Riley Act”, H.R. 7511. The bill was named after a murder victim from Georgia, whose “alleged murderer”,…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
University of British Columbia secures judgment against employee’s estate for fraud and theft
She made an unauthorized withdrawal of funds and received salary over her entitlement