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Case of the Day: United States v. SLH2021 S.A.
The case of the day is United States v. SLH2021 S.A. (E.D. La. 2023). The PS Dream was a Panamanian-flagged tanker that was held by the US Coast Guard pending an investigation for violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, the statute implementing the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships.……
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Case of the Day: American Graphics Institute v. Noble Desktop NYC
The case of the day is American Graphics Institute, LLC v. Noble Desktop NYC, LLC (D. Mass. 2023). Noble was a consultant to AGI. The claim was that Noble had taken advantage of its position to learn about AGI’s “internal sales, marketing, promotional tactics, technical processes, and strategies,” to gain “access to AGI’s copyrighted works……
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Case of the Day: In re Kirkland
The case of the day is In re Kirkland (9th Cir. 2023). John Kirkland lent money to EPD Investments between 2007 and 2009, when he was living in California. He later assigned the loans to the Bright Conscience Trust, a trust he and his wife had created for their children, and of which his wife,……
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Tony Bennett, 1926-2023
Farewell to Tony Bennett, one of the greatest performers of the Great American Songbook. I don’t know what the experts would say, but to me, these songs, from Broadway, jazz standards, and even movies, are are our Puccini, our great popular art. They are as American as baseball, and Tony Bennett is the Joe DiMaggio……
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Case of the Day: Ben Haim v. Doe
The case of the day is Ben Haim v. Doe (D.D.C. 2023). Tamar Ben Haim, who lives in Jerusalem, alleged that she was assaulted by an unknown, off-duty agent with the Secret Service who was on the advance team preparing for President Biden’s visit to Israel in 2022. Following the alleged assault, she claimed, the……