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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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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……
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Case of the Day: Doe v. d’Espalungue d’Arros
The case of the day is Doe v. d’Espalungue d’Arros (W.D. La. 2023). The claims in the case arose out of an alleged sexual assault at a church retreat organized by the “Ragin’ Cajun Catholics,” the college ministry of Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Church at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The defendant, Edouard d’Espalungue……
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Case of the Day: dmarcian v. DMARC Advisor
The case of the day is dmarcian, Inc. v. DMARC Advisor BV (W.D.N.C. 2023). One of the big problems in email is distinguishing real emails from emails that appear to come from a particular domain but are fake. I can set up an email server to announce that the emails it sends are from any……
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Case of the Day: Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway
The case of the day is Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (S. Ct. 2023). I love this case. On my very first day of law school, my very first class was civil procedure. The professor was the excellent Martha Minow. She told a story about running into someone down on his luck. He greeted……