By KELVIN CHAN and RAF CASERT BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union reached a landmark deal early Saturday to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful online content. The law will force big tech companies to police themselves harder, make it easier for users to flag problems and […]
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Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann is merging with Astrachan Gunst Thomas. From right to left, K. Nichole (Nikki) Nesbitt, co-managing partner; James B. Astrachan, of counsel; Donna M. D. Thomas, partner; Kaitlin D. Corey, partner; Linda S. Woolf, co-managing partner. A pair of Baltimore law firms are merging to provide […]
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wolters Kluwer CT Corporation’s market-leading commitment to superior client support has been recognized by the 20th Annual American Business Awards, which bestowed the company with a bronze 2022 Stevie® Award in the Achievement in Customer Satisfaction category. The judges applauded CT Corporation’s understanding of customer behavior in addition […]
The authors tell us, in some detail, about Mahmood the educationist, whose experiences at Cambridge shaped the manner in which learning was imparted at MAO College Topics BOOK REVIEW | Literature Syed Mahmood: Colonial India’s Dissenting Judge Author: Mohammed Nasir & Samreen Ahmed Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 274 Price: Rs 699 The […]
“How is this not blackmail?” said Scott Randolph, the Orange County tax collector. “Why would a business want to invest in Florida when the entire rules can change in 72 hours? To me this sends a scary message about the business environment in Florida.” Randy Fine, the Republican legislator who […]
Carol Morgan continues to expand law school’s curriculum Carol Morgan did not plan on a career in academia but has found her work at the School of Law to be a deeply fulfilling time in her professional life. “My career has evolved in a lot of ways, and being open […]
A conservative Disney employee said the company is ‘making a terrible miscalculation’ for opposing the just-signed ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law, and suggested Republican staff and parkgoers may boycott the famous theme park. Jose Castillo, who is also running for Congress in Florida, said his employer’s decision to oppose the controversial […]
The 2022 class of business law fellows at the School of Law are (front row, from left) Dawn Jackson, Kennedy Gerard, Hattie Burdin, Morgan Weeks, Hannah Kent and Madison Gray, and (back row, from left) Colin Haley, Mary Caroline Newman, Cassidy Dearman, Holdon Guy, Oliver Samples, Winston Lee, Hayden Park […]
Seeing green The S.E.C. voted yesterday on sweeping rule changes that would require public companies to disclose climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions. Though many already report some of this information, no mandatory standard exists, making it hard for investors to compare data across companies. “There’s an efficiency that comes […]
By now, Floridians don’t need to be told that home insurance rates are skyrocketing. Increased frequency and intensity of hurricanes and other storms are one reason. They make us a bigger risk. But Florida hasn’t experienced a major hurricane since 2017′s Irma, which affected most of the state, and Michael, […]
Am Law 100 firms are taking a play from the management consulting playbook by setting up subsidiaries aimed at providing business advice backed by legal know-how. On Wednesday, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton launched KTS Strategies as a wholly owned subsidiary focused on assisting clients with both advocacy and business strategy […]
By KELVIN CHAN, AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Tech bosses face criminal prosecution if they fail to comply with proposed British rules aimed at ensuring people are safe online, the U.K. government said Thursday as it unveiled the draft legislation in Parliament. The ambitious but controversial online safety bill […]
As relations between the United States and China have spiraled dangerously downward in recent years, talk of decoupling the world’s two largest economies has grown louder. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson warned in a November speech that global economic coordination is the only way to avoid future catastrophic financial […]
Seneca Falls, N.Y. — The Cayuga Nation recently started selling recreational-use marijuana at its retail shops along both sides of Cayuga Lake. Now the Indian nation is branching out into cultivating its own crop. The Cayugas say they will grow marijuana indoors in a 15,000 square foot building under development […]
University Relations From left: Donta Dismuke and Nicholas Hays Third-year law students Donta Dismuke and Nicholas Hays have been selected as the 2021-22 Ron and Casondra LeMay Business Law Fellows. They were selected based on their interest in and commitment to business law, significant leadership potential and […]
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government wants to give beer lovers more choices than the usual suspects when they reach for a drink — and help them pay less for whatever they choose. As part of a larger Biden administration effort to boost competition in all […]
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Residents of one South Florida street are fuming after a neighbor opened a car rental business at his house. They say constant car washing, customers coming and going and parking a fleet of vehicles has changed a quiet section of Lincoln Street in Hollywood to the point […]
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 The Delaware Supreme Court, Court of Chancery, and Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Superior Court continued to serve as the preeminent courts for corporate and M&A litigation in 2021. The courts issued a historic volume of opinions, orders, and transcript decisions that provide valuable guidance […]
New law aims to boost family businesses’ contribution to growth of economy. The new family law was issued by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. File photo By Web Desk Published: Tue 25 Jan 2022, 5:14 PM Last updated: Tue 25 Jan 2022, 7:32 PM In his […]