Can EU Actors Keep Using Common Law After Brexit?
The widespread use of English law in financial contracts poses yet another set of tricky post-Brexit issues.
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New York Times Sends Cease & Desist Letter Over CalPERS’ Massive Copyright Infringement; Potential Damages Eight Figures for Times and WSJ Each; Theft Extends to Virtually Every News Publication in US
CalPERS, the biggest public pension fund, appears to have perpetrated the largest copyright infringement in the history of the news industry.
Read more...“Heads Should Roll at CalPERS”: Who Should Be Held Accountable for Massive Copyright Infringement?
CalPERS’ copyright theft is so large and indefensible that not only might it force a shakeup, but the truly responsible people could go.
Read more...Party On! Congressional Democrats Pile On to Another Bogus Emoluments Clause Lawsuit
Congressional Democrats file yet another emoluments clause lawsuit today; lack of standing will prevent assessing its claims on the merits.
Read more...Business Chafes at Uncertainty Created by Unfilled Seats on Regulatory Commissions
Failure to fill chairs at regulatory commissions is stymieing their activities, creating regulatory uncertainty and vexing business.
Read more...Revolving Door Continues to Swing: Obama Alumini Land on Their Feet
Obama administration lawyers parlay expertise into lucrative private sector positions, taking advantage of the free-swinging revolving door.
Read more...Unsafe at Any Speed Redux: Pinto and Takata Recalls Compared
Pathetic pace of recall of vehicles with defective airbags shows the scant progress made since the first response to Unsafe at Any Speed.
Read more...Supreme Court Lexmark Patent Decision A Win for State Right to Repair Legislation
Interprets patent exhaustion doctrine to prevent patent holders from imposing use and sale restrictions; implicitly endorses repair.
Read more...Exxon Suffers Stinging Defeat On Shareholder Climate Resolution
Today, Trump looks set to scupper Paris Accord; yesterday, Exxon shareholders passed resolution requiring greater climate change disclosure.
Read more...How CalPERS General Counsel Matt Jacobs Violated California Bar Rules
In other CalPERS posts today, we discuss the legal and IT implications of the fact that Christopher Philips, a member of CalPERS’ legal department, posted comments seeking to undermine our credibility and that of board member JJ Jelincic. We explain how Phillips violated California bar rules. As a result of examining California State Bar Act […]
Read more...CalPERS Legal Department Employee Trolls Naked Capitalism Site, Putting Focus on Violations of Bar Rules
A CalPERS employee appears to have broken state bar rules in a meant-to-be anonymous comment left at Naked Capitalism.
Read more...Two Questions for the Next SEC Director of Enforcement
What is the next SEC director of enforcement’s position on no admit/no deny settlements? Would targeting individuals increase accountability?
Read more...Fashion Industry Dogged By Sustainability Concerns
Sustainability concerns dog the fashion industry. Millennials rank sustainability high in their buying choices.
Read more...New York Attorney General: Feds Must Address Bakken Crude Ol Bomb Trains. Feds: Maybe Later?
Both parties share credit for the continued failure to impose limits on the volatility of crude oil transported by rail.
Read more...Bill Black: FBI Investigations Are Conducted at the Discretion of its Director
Bill Black discusses the history and dynamics of FBI investigations, which are neither as unstoppable nor as unimpeachable as is sometimes claimed.
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