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Showing posts with label litigation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label litigation. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Book details knotty business of higher ed counsel

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By attorney Louis H. Guard and academic Joyce P. Jacobsen , All the Campus Lawyers (2024) is a compelling recent read for anyone intereste...
Thursday, September 19, 2024

Spoliation risk shows ill wisdom of state awarding contract to defendant in lawsuit over same project

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The eastbound span of the Washington Bridge remains functional. Jef Nickerson via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0 The state of Rhode Island has found i...
Monday, August 5, 2024

Trademark feud centers on unsolved double murder

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Lizzie Borden House, left; Miss Lizzie's Coffee, right. A museum and a coffee shop are locked in trademark litigation over the name of a...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Free torts textbook ready for academic year 2024-25

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TORTZ: A Study of American Tort Law is complete and revised for the coming academic year 2024-25. The two-volume textbook is posted for fr...
Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Florida A&M moves to fire Latina law prof who spoke on public concern; Hispanic law students resist

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You may review and sign on to a letter of the FAMU Hispanic American Law Student Association opposing Reyes's termination here.   Prof. ...
Thursday, March 7, 2024

UK anti-SLAPP bill takes fire

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The United Kingdom has an anti-SLAPP bill on the table, and lawyer Gideon Benaim has cataloged objections. In broad strokes, the bill foll...
Saturday, February 24, 2024

South American visitor wonders at lawyer billboards; artist imagines canine advocates instead

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A young man I know from Paraguay recently visited the Philadelphia area for a week, his first time in the United States. I texted to check o...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

TORTZ volume 2 unpacks duty, causation, damages, introduces nuisance, defamation, privacy

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Tortz volume 2 is now available for affordable purchase from Lulu.com and for free PDF download from SSRN . Tortz volume 2 follows up vol...
Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Big Ag plays Goliath in film about GMO-seed litigation

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A worthwhile movie you might have missed during the pandemic is Percy vs. Goliath (2020), starring Christopher Walken and Zach Braff, invol...
Thursday, September 7, 2023

Denying public access to crash data, did state agency prioritize fear of litigation over public safety?

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Map of bicycle and pedestrian accidents in Providence, R.I., 2009-17, from Providence Great Streets Master Plan (2020) Rhode Island authori...
Monday, June 12, 2023

TORTZ volume 1 now available to print on demand

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I'm pleased to announce the publication of TORTZ: A Study of American Tort Law , volume 1 of 2. Hard copies can be printed at Lulu.com ...
Sunday, May 14, 2023

Public records make $363m toxic-tort verdict possible

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Condensed ethylene oxide, a carcinogen. 102% Yield via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 Public records made possible a $363m verdict in a tox...
Monday, February 20, 2023

Judge teaches, supports professional development by encouraging appearance of junior attorneys

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In multi-district civil antitrust litigation over turkey prices, a federal magistrate judge in Illinois in the fall issued an unusual order...