The French government deployed anti-riot police, the Republican Security Companies (CRS) 8, to Martinique on Sunday in response to ongoing protests against the rising cost of living on the French Caribbean island. The deployment marks the first time CRS units have been sent to Martinique since their ban in December 1959, following violent protests in…
On Friday of last week, I presented to the Minnesota CLE Health Law Institute in Minneapolis on working with disabled clients and disabled attorneys. One of the cases that came up is the one that we are going to be talking about this week, Battle v. state of Tennessee, here, decided by the Middle District…
On September 5, 2024, Delta Health System filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Montana after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access portions of the company’s IT network. In this notice, Delta Health explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive…
Midsize Firm Merges Its Way Up: The new firm will have over 1000 lawyers, climbing higher in the Am Law 100! New YSL RICO Witness Turns Heads: What did he just say?! Dentons Is Getting Some Bad Publicity:They’ve being investigated on corruption charges. Play If You Want To: Return to office policies are growing teeth….
Background: Justin Avery is allegedly seen crawling past an officer at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Intake Transfer and Release Facility (Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office/KNXV/YouTube). Inset: Justin Avery (Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office). An Arizona man facing assault charges is potentially in even more trouble after allegedly sneaking around jail guards in order to commit sexual…
Council of Europe (COE) Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, on Monday criticized Poland’s current legislation on migrants handling, stating that it fails to meet the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). O’Flaherty highlighted that the practice of returning migrants to Belarus without an individual assessment violates several human rights protected by…
The FDA has issued a warning to pet owners who feed their animals Answers brand food. The food has tested positive for Listeria and Salmonella and is a danger to pets and their owners. The manufacturer, Lystn LLC, has not issued a recall, despite the Food and Drug Administration’s testing and warning. The FDA tested…
“The Standard Formula’s” Rob Chaplin once again gives listeners a look at how to address some of the intricacies of Solvency II. In this episode, he is joined by Feargal Ryan for a discussion on how insurers should navigate the Solvency II framework when they’re facing financial difficulty and failing to meet their solvency or…
As a part of the Legal Marketing Association’s partnership with Above the Law, each month we’ll share a roundup of insights and intel from Strategies & Voices, the online trade journal dedicated to the craft of legal marketing. Spanning the LMA’s Body of Knowledge domains for Marketing Management and Leadership, articles in this edition help…
Left: Jackie Turner (Kenton County Jail). Right: Amanda Turner (WCPO). It started with an argument on Facebook about parenting skills and ended with a murder involving an entire family of suspects and a victim who had nothing to do with the spat. Now one of the shooters who was just 17 years old at the…
