Liberal activists are thrilled to be suing President Donald Trump. “The reason you’re seeing a proliferation of lawsuits against President Trump is that he brought his lifelong contempt for the rule of law with him to the Oval Office,” says Norman Eisen, the chief White House ethics lawyer for President Barack Obama. Eisen now heads …
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Whenever cars crash in Oxford and someone calls 911, fire Chief Gary Sparks said recently, the dispatcher on the other end of the line typically asks two questions. “Is anyone hurt?” An answer yes triggers an Oxford Emergency Medical Services ambulance, Sparks said. An affirmative to the second question — “Is anyone trapped in the …
Eli Lilly & CompanyLLY announced that it has entered into an agreement with generic companies to settle a patent related to its erectile dysfunction drug Cialis (tadalafil). The patent related to the unit dose of the drug is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The unit dose patent for …
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WHEN a marriage breaks down, it’s not only your heart that suffers but also your wallet. Divorce and separation are painful – and expensive – for both parties. These days, more and more couples are using property wealth to ease the financial struggles of a break-up. This allows so-called “silver splitters” to stay in their …
by Jonathan Levin Manuel Quesada puffs on one of his creations – a funky-looking thing called a Q D’etat – as he tells a story about the Cubans getting under his skin. It was at a dinner last year in Germany, when Cigar Journal honoured him with a lifetime achievement award. Everyone rose for a …
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On May 9 2017, the High Court ruled in favour of the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”), finding that certain categories of documents produced by Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Ltd (“ENRC”) during an internal investigation were not covered by litigation privilege (SFO v ENRC [2017] WLR(D) 317). The Judge’s reasoning was that a criminal investigation does …
In a meeting held on Monday, the Law Ministry’s Department of Justice discussed ways by which pendency of cases can be reduced. The deliberations revealed that the Centre and the States were responsible for over 46% of the 3 crore plus cases pending before the Courts across the country. This was revealed through statistics provided …
Plaintiff class-action lawyers in Massachusetts have filed recent lawsuits in federal court under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA Title III) against retailers who sell goods through their websites. Out of state lawyers have also filed lawsuits against Massachusetts businesses on the same basis. The majority of these lawsuits do not attempt …
Saudi Arabia is nearing a long-awaited decision on the main international stock exchange for the initial public offering of its state energy company, with lawyers advising the kingdom that a New York listing poses the greatest litigation risk of any jurisdiction. White & Case, Saudi Aramco’s legal firm on the float, and others offering informal …
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The direct effect of this California initiative is to regulate the energy industry in the United States. California — and Jones — would call for insurance companies to divest investments in the coal industry, because these investments in thermal coal are purportedly at risk of becoming stranded assets. In other words, “disclose your fossil fuel …
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