Despite a recent fall in the divorce rate in the US (as below), the fact is many divorces continue to take their toll on the families involved. Intriguingly, perhaps, the pandemic was expected to create a surge in divorces but it seems to have brought many couples together and assisted in the overall reduction of
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Pillsbury Law – As the world continues to deal with the unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems have emerged as a potentially formidable tool in detecting and predicting outbreaks. In fact, by some measures the technology has proven to be a step ahead of humans in tracking the spread of
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Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Dermot Shea, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced the unsealing of a nine-count indictment charging Canadian fashion
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Today, the Canterbury Homeowners Class Action has been launched to provide Southern Response policyholders a choice in their battle for full compensation from Southern Response for their quake-damaged homes. The new class action aims to ensure around 3,000 homeowners who were short-changed by Southern Response in the settlement of their claims before 1 October 2014,
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LOS ANGELES – A former semiconductor engineer was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for committing insider trading when he obtained his publicly traded employer’s non-public financial results without authorization and then illegally used the confidential information to purchase large amounts of stock prior to the information’s release. Yuh-Yue Chen, 53, of Taiwan,
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Clifford Chance is to ‘neutralize’ gender-specific language from its legal documents by using a new artificial intelligence tool that will remove greetings like ‘Dear Sir’ to provide a non-sexist language to its documents. ‘He’ or ‘she’ will be replaced with ‘they’ or ‘them’ in the future documents and ‘chairman’ will b no more. The move
Michael Donnelly – Many states, including Arizona, differ in their domestic violence laws, but the prevalence of domestic violence throughout the United States presents major social and legal issues for all involved. Despite the fact that domestic violence is generally something that regrettably occurs in intimate relationships, it is also prevalent in a wider
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America is a land of immigrants and many foreigners have made major contributions to the country’s economy and culture. In spite of this, It is still very hard to get a permanent visa in this country and the immigration law rules regarding visa and green card applications can be highly confusing. Immigrant visas in
A written Parliamentary question has confirmed the Taxpayers’ Union’s understanding that the Speaker paid a six-figure settlement to a staffer he accused of rape. Taxpayers should not have to cover the bill for Trevor Mallard’s careless accusations. It’s not like making defamatory allegations is part of his job description. Trevor Mallard must commit to paying back the taxpayer
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The risks to businesses of civil claims arising out of data breaches have been underplayed. Data litigation is on the rise and the exposures are potentially significant. In this briefing, we explore the key defences to such claims and the arguments available – in light of the emerging case law – to challenge the large
