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Case of the Day: Brown-Thomas v. Hynie
The case of the day is Brown-Thomas v. Hynie (D.S.C. 2019). James Brown, the hardest working man in show business, died leaving a will that made no provision for his wife, Tommie Rae Hynie, or their son, James Brown II, born in 2001. The two challenged the will and also sought statutory rights as the……
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Lago Agrio: New York Appellate Court Reverses Referee’s Decision on Collateral Estoppel
Back in November I noted a decision in the disciplinary case against Steven Donziger: the referee who was to decide the sanction Donziger will face had ruled that although Judge Kaplan’s findings of fact had had preclusive effect with respect to the question whether Donziger had violated the rules of professional conduct, the findings should……
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Too Good Not To Post
I had to post this Manhattan lawyer ad—I’m not sure why I didn’t before. I love the firm’s motto: “Rapid Divorce, Easy Bankruptcy.” Perhaps the bar next door advertises “Hard Drink, Loose Living.”
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New Draft Explanatory Report on the Judgments Convention
The HCCH has released a revised draft explanatory report on the Judgments Convention, prepared by Prof. Francisco Garcimartín and Prof. Geneviève Saumier. In the current political climate, it is very difficult to imagine the President, who likes to tear up treaties with abandon, signing let alone ratifying the new Convention when it is promulgated.
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LA Lawyer Ads
Every once in a while I publish some lawyer advertisements I’ve photographed while traveling. Usually they come from Florida, which is the epicenter. But I’ve found them all over the place. Today, I bring you a couple from Los Angeles that I particularly liked.