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November 18, 2021 | Law.com

'A Work-Hard, Play-Hard World': Practicing Lawyers on Reddit Get Blunt About Weed and Other Drug Use

A viral Reddit thread on substance abuse in the legal profession began Tuesday with a simple question from an undergraduate student considering law school: "Any practicing lawyers here that still smoke weed?"

By Marianna Wharry

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November 18, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Pedestrian Struck by NJ Transit Bus Settles for $2 Million in Essex

A pedestrian who suffered a traumatic brain injury after he was struck by a New Jersey Transit bus has accepted $2 million to settle his Essex County…

By Charles Toutant | Marianna Wharry

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November 16, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Suspended Pa. Attorney's Embezzlement and Fraud Charges Upheld

The three-judge panel examined for the first time whether the phrase "lack of diligent preparation" in the Speedy Trial Act refers to any discovery violation or only egregious violations.

By Marianna Wharry

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November 15, 2021 | Law.com

Up in Smoke: Sixth Circuit Refuses to Grant E-Cigarette Maker Stay of FDA Denial

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent denial of a stay for a tobacco company's electronic cigarettes brings into question the department's role in public health and safety as popularity of flavored e-cigarettes increases among children.

By Marianna Wharry

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November 12, 2021 | Law.com

WhatsApp, Facebook Malware Suit to Continue After 9th Circuit Denies Foreign Sovereign Immunity Claims

The three-judge panel cited the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act as the basis for the denial of the appeal.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

November 12, 2021 | Law.com

Plaintiffs Counsel: Ruling Tossing Sexual Harassment Claims May Encourage 'Premature' Summary Judgment Motions

"In our view, the Court missed an opportunity to reaffirm the principle that only in the rarest of cases should summary judgment be granted before discovery has begun," plaintiffs attorney Timothy J. Atler said.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

November 11, 2021 | Law.com

9th Circuit Says Defamation Suit Can Proceed Against Seattle City Council Member

"At most, however, the district court has identified one reasonable interpretation of Sawant's words, not the only reasonable interpretation," Ninth Circuit Judge A. Wallace Tashima wrote in the opinion. "Where a communication is capable of two meanings, one defamatory and one not, it is for a jury, not a judge, to determine which meaning controls."

By Marianna Wharry

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November 11, 2021 | Law.com

'A New Generation of Changemakers': New Yale Law Program Aims to Give Grads a Broader Professional Skill Set

Coursework in the program, which is open to all Yale Law students, includes accounting, corporate finance, statistics, ethics and emerging issues related to technological change, Big Data and globalization.

By Marianna Wharry

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November 11, 2021 | Law.com

9th Circuit: No Immunity for Tribal Nation's Outside Counsel in Casino Contract Dispute

"The panel, I think, missed the impact that this ruling could have on [a] tribe's ability to litigate in their own courts," said attorney George Forman, who represents several defendants who remain in the case.

By Marianna Wharry

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November 05, 2021 | Law.com

'No One Knew What To Do': Attorneys Tweet Their 'Judicial War Stories'

"During the middle of our client's testimony about being tortured by the police in his home country, the judge picked up his desk phone and called his wife to ask what was for dinner," one Twitter user recounted.

By Marianna Wharry

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