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Defense Contractor Prohibition on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosures

Department of Defense contractors are not permitted to “disclose a greenhouse gas inventory or any other report on greenhouse gas emissions.”

As governments across the United States are beginning to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, looking at the back story and teasing out the broad impact of this prohibition is worth our time.

We blogged, Government Proposes Federal Contractors and Their Suppliers Disclose GHG Emissions describing the November 14, 2022, proposed Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Rule that proposed to … Read the rest

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Candida auris in dogs

Candida auris is an emerging threat that we need to pay attention to. This fungus causes disease almost exclusively in immunocompromised people, with infections most often acquired in hospital. While infections are rare, it’s a bit problem because mortality rates tend to be very high (20-60%), it can cause outbreaks in healthcare facilities, it can live on the skin of healthy people, antifungal resistance is common and routine disinfectants don’t always work very well.

That’s a perfect combination for a … Read the rest

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Nine PFAS Compounds Proposed to be Hazardous Constituents Under RCRA

On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published two proposed rules in the Federal Register that would expand the EPA’s authority to address certain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). These rules would significantly increase the EPA’s and authorized state’s authority to address the release of some of the most common PFAS and require responsible parties to conduct assessments, investigations, and clean-ups.

The first proposed rule, Listing of Specific PFAS as … Read the rest

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Diritto d’autore tra cover e rielaborazioni musicali creative: spunti di riflessione in vista della quarta serata del festival di Sanremo

Siamo ormai prossimi alla attesa “serata cover” della kermesse sanremese, in cui gli artisti in gara si esibiranno in duetto con cantanti esterni nella performance di brani tratti dal repertorio musicale nazionale e internazionale.

L’occasione offre spunti di riflessione interessanti sulla tutela autoriale dei brani musicali reinterpretati da chi non ne è l’autore o l’interprete originale, in particolar modo quando l’utilizzatore del brano altrui non si limiti a riprodurlo pedissequamente, ma lo rielabori imprimendovi una propria impronta personale.… Read the rest

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Nomination v. Succession – SC Finally Settles the Debate

Historical Background

The longstanding debate on the conflict between the rights of nominees and legal heirs over the devolution of shares has always been the cause of much controversy and confusion despite the settled legal position holding the legal heir as the ultimate rightful owner of the property. A nominee can act only as a trustee on behalf of the legal heir and hold such property until a conclusive decision on the matter of succession is reached.[1] However, the introduction … Read the rest

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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (January 29 – February 5)

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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of January 29, 2024.

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Congratulations to Blaneys’ own Anthony Gatensby and Kathleen Lefebvre who were successful in responding to an appeal about whether a commercial landlord’s insurer was permitted to bring a subrogated claim against its tenant for negligence in causing a fire. The Court affirmed

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5 Trends to Watch: 2024 UK Financial Services Regulation

1. Final rules expected on non-financial misconduct: The genesis of the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) interest in “non-financial misconduct” was a letter from the FCA to the Parliamentary Women and Equalities Committee in September 2018 concerning sexual harassment in the workplace. Since that time, the FCA’s intentions and views on the topic have only been ascertainable through its Final Notices and Upper Tribunal decisions. Usually relating to serious misconduct, including criminal offences, those decisions have not always … Read the rest

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Walking Jay Leno’s Path: The Family Member in Decline

In each instance where we write about the domestic problems of the rich and famous we try to note that their resources make their lives and their choices inherently different. Last year we covered the Costner divorce and the fight over whether reasonable needs of children included a beachfront house in Malibu.

Friday’s news about comedian Jay Leno is a case where fame and fortune offer no difference between their lives and ours. Mr. Leno filed a petition in California … Read the rest