IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 31, 2024
As we do each year, were dedicating the last day of December to readers' comments on what the IP landscape would look like to them if a little thing called reality was not an issue. So, below are our participants heartfelt IP wishes for 2025.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2024
As Rhode Island state officials feared would happen, hackers responsible for a ransomware attack on a popular state-administered benefits portal have posted some of the stolen information to the dark web.
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IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 31, 2024
This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we go back in time for a historical conversation about the role patents have played with respect to innovation, and push back on the myth that patents were not necessary for the innovations that took place during the Industrial Revolution. In fact, virtually every invention of consequence during the Industrial Revolution was patented, and patents played a major role in encouraging investment and innovations actually making it to market, just as patents continue
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Officials assessed the damage on Sunday after a strong storm system moved across the southern U.S. over the weekend, spawning tornadoes and killing at least four people.
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SW&L Attorneys Blog
DECEMBER 31, 2024
If you find yourself arrested for a DUI in North Dakota, you will inevitably be asked to take a chemical test [1] to determine how much alcohol is in your blood. Usually, the arresting officer will ask you to submit to a chemical breath test by blowing into a machine called the Intoxilyzer 8000. If you agree to do so, the government will use the test result against you in an effort to prove that you were Driving Under the Influence.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2024
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri entered an order on Dec.
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Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Federal inspectors have again cited a Zion, Illinois contractor with an extensive history of endangering workers by exposing them to fall hazards.
Joseph, Hollander & Craft
DECEMBER 31, 2024
FEATURE ARTICLE: The Importunate Client Author: Professor Michael H. Hoeflich, PhD , Editor-in-Chief Legal Editor: Carrie E. Parker ; Design & Publishing Editor: Matthew T. Stephens This article is featured in Volume 5, Number 12 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter , published December 31, 2024. Several months ago, LEMR featured an article on the ethical and practical problems of the tyrannical client, which garnered some interest.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Finnish authorities investigating damage to subsea power and data cables found drag marks on the seabed likely left by the anchor of seized tanker Eagle S.
Joseph, Hollander & Craft
DECEMBER 31, 2024
NEWS RELEASE For immediate release January 02, 2025 Joseph, Hollander & Craft (JHC) is pleased to announce the election of Christine Pina Rosengreen and Rylee Broyles as Members of the firm, effective January 1st, 2025. Rosengreen, who merged her solo family law practice with JHC in 2019, represents clients throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2024
An employee who was injured when rescuing chocolate candies from the heat in his employer-owned delivery truck is not due workers’ compensation benefits.
Securities Docket
DECEMBER 31, 2024
With young people lured by the higher salaries and lower entry requirements of finance and technology, the number of people taking the CPA exam run by the institute has fallen sharply, and accounting firms have demanded reforms to make it cheaper and quicker to get qualified. In a wide-ranging interview with the Financial Times, Melancon expressed scepticism about some of the firms claims, and said a race to the lowest common denominator could come back to haunt the profession.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Nearly all of Puerto Rico was without power Tuesday after a widespread failure in the fragile electricity grid triggered an island-wide blackout. The outage began at 5:30 a.m., leaving about 1.3 million of Puerto Rico’s 1.
Securities Docket
DECEMBER 31, 2024
The 10th and final distribution from a fund for victims of the late Ponzi scheme king Bernie Madoff began Monday, the Department of Justice said. The last disbursement, of more than $131 million, is being sent to more than 23,000 victims worldwide. When it is completed, more than $4.3 billion will have been distributed by the fund to more than 40,000 victims in nearly 130 countries, the DOJ said.
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Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2024
An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Methodist Family Health in Little Rock, Ark. terminated a worker while out on family medical leave, a violation of the Family Medical Leave Act.
Civil Litigation Brief
DECEMBER 31, 2024
In Hirachand v Hirachand & Anor [2024] UKSC 43 the Supreme Court dismissed the idea that an award to a claimant could be increased to take account of the fact that the claimant was liable to pay a success fee.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Commercial aviation has suffered its deadliest year since 2018 after the Jeju Air Co. disaster in South Korea and last week’s downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane.
Joseph, Hollander & Craft
DECEMBER 31, 2024
EDITED BY: Professor Michael H. Hoeflich, PhD , Editor-in-Chief Carrie E. Parker , Legal Editor Matthew T. Stephens , Design & Publishing Editor PUBLISHED BY: Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC PUBLICATION DATE: December 31, 2024 READ & DOWNLOAD FULL-TEXT PDF OF LEMR Vol. 5, No. 12 FEATURE ARTICLE: The Importunate Client Several months ago, LEMR featured an article on the ethical and practical problems of the tyrannical client, which garnered some interest.
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Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2024
A Vermont man has been charged with first degree arson and insurance fraud for allegedly setting fire to his own home in Stamford. The Stamford Fire Department responded to a fire on Mill Road on the morning of December 27.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2024
British insurer Aviva could cut up to 2,300 jobs as it takes over smaller rival Direct Line in a 3.7 billion pound ($4.65 billion) cash-and-stock deal, the companies said on Monday [Dec.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Florida consumers, already fuming in recent years from higher property insurance premiums, repair costs and homeowner association fees, could soon see another burden on their pocketbooks: Duke Energy has filed a plan with the Florida Public Service Commission to recover …
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2024
A new investment fund that plans to oppose corporate DEI hiring goals is taking aim at Nike Inc., Kraft Heinz Co. and Autodesk Inc.
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Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China’s electric vehicle producer BYD are victims of human trafficking, Brazilian labor authorities said on Thursday in a growing controversy in BYD’s biggest overseas market.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2024
South Korean authorities are investigating airport infrastructure at the site of the country’s worst civil air accident as questions grow over the role played in the disaster by a concrete wall at the end of the runway.
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