The attorneys general filed a brief saying that firearm manufacturers cannot claim certain legal protections to shield themselves against the Mexican government’s claims.
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Have you heard the saying don’t put all your eggs in one basket? Well it’s so true for business professionals, especially lawyers.
Diversification of your client base is crucial as is not relying on one or two clients for all of your work, because change happens within organizations and to organizations every day.
People leave companies, needs change, mergers happen. Companies go out of business. You just never know.
It’s so important to also make sure that your building relationships … Read the rest
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This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether the holder of a U.S. trademark can win damages for trademark infringements in foreign sales, and whether the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure or Civil Procedure govern a wrongful-death case.
Trademark infringements in foreign sales
Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc. addresses the international reach of the Lanham Act, which provides remedies for infringement of U.S. trademarks. After a dispute over … Read the rest
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In 2020, Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina made a key endorsement, backing then-candidate Joe Biden in the state’s Democratic primary. Less than two years later, Clyburn has made another major endorsement, urging Biden to nominate Judge J. Michelle Childs, a federal trial judge in South Carolina, to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer when he retires. Clyburn told Axios that he has been advocating for Childs at the White House for six months, well before Breyer announced that he intends … Read the rest
As a teenager, Taisha Sturdivant was a bright kid who loved to read, yet her circumstances conspired to limit her future prospects. With the help of mentors and her own determination, she enrolled in an interactive fellowship with the Massachusetts federal court. Today, she is a successful real estate attorney specializing in affordable housing.
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The regulation of CBD/Hemp products has been a very hot topic in France these past months since the “Kanavape” ruling. In Kanavape, the CJEU asked France to review its very strict CBD regulations, more specifically its Regulation (arrêté) of 22 August 1990 (CJEU, 19 November 2020, C-663/18) in light of the free movement of goods principle. In the European Union, France has one of the toughest laws against cannabis but the highest rate of cannabis use.
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Even before taking office, President Joe Biden pledged to reshape the federal judiciary. In a December 2020 letter, during his presidential transition, he asked Democratic senators to recommend public defenders and civil rights lawyers, who have generally been underrepresented on the federal bench, for judgeships. If the president nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who currently sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Stephen … Read the rest
Fireworks are pure firepower, so, it’s entirely possible that their damage can go deeper into the skin.
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