Think back to the last time you bought a pair of sunglasses. Think about the person who sold them to you. Describe that person in one word. You probably said, “man,” “woman,” “young,” “old,” “energetic,” “smart,” or a similar descriptor. I’m willing to bet you didn’t say “criminal.” The...
Last night the federal government asked the Supreme Court to put on hold a lower-court order requiring the release from immigration custody of a pregnant teenager so that she can obtain an abortion. Amy Howe has this blog’s coverage, which first appeared at Howe on...
President Trump insists he’s not going to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, but that’s not stopping Republicans and others close to the president from orchestrating a relentless stream of attacks on the credibility and integrity of Mueller and his team of Russia investigators. In the...
A Westpac rescue helicopter medevaced a passenger from a Carnival cruise ship off the coast of New South Wales (NSW), Australia yesterday . The 40-year-old passenger was reportedly suffering a stroke on the Carnival Spirit cruise ship about 50 miles from Port Macquarie on NSW's mid-north...
Two months ago, a 17-year-old pregnant teenager who had been caught trying to enter the United States illegally won an order from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit clearing the way for her to have an abortion. She obtained the...
As I have previously noted (most recently here), Reps and Warranties Insurance is an increasingly indispensable part of M&A deals. While this observation has been true for some time now, a competitive marketplace for Reps and Warranties Insurance has increased the relevance and significance of...
The petition of the day is: Culbertson v. Berryhill 17-773 Issue: Whether fees subject to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)’s 25-percent cap related to the representation of individuals claiming Social Security benefits include, as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 6th, 9th, and 10th Circuits hold, only fees...
On December 12, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) hosted a workshop examining “informational injury,” defined by Acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen in her opening remarks as the harm consumers suffer due to privacy and data security breaches. Chairman Ohlhausen emphasized three main purposes for the workshop:...
A follower of my blog sent me a video of a loose deck railing taken by a passenger yesterday on the Carnival Fantasy which is currently sailing from Mobile, Alabama to Cozumel, Mexico. The video (bottom) was posted to Facebook and shows the passenger pointng...
Like many employees, Mark Janus was upset about deductions from his paycheck – specifically, the roughly $45 per month that goes to the local branch of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, the union that represents him. But unlike most employees, Janus...