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Our May monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses disputes including third-party subpoena jurisdictional disputes, disputes over forensic imaging, the use of file “shredder” software and potential sanctions, potential waiver for disclosure of privileged materials, when a Court will step in to resolve discovery disputes and production of entire custodian email mai...

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 10 today highlighted the regional projects anticipated to start or continue this year in the five-county region and discussed the benefits coming to regional roads and bridges due to the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). “Safe and well-maintained roads and bridges are vital to Pennsylvania’s infrastructure,” said Governor...

As Oregon’s April 2022 snowstorm becomes a distant memory, it’s time for some spring cleaning of employer leave policies. There are two recent changes that may require updates to your employee handbook. Oregon Paid Sick Leave—Expanded to Account for Evacuation Orders, Poor Air Quality, and Heat. BOLI recently adopted, effective April 1, 2022, a rule that makes permanent a temporary rule allow...

Justice Verda M. Colvin Law Commencement MACON – Mercer University School of Law announced Supreme Court of Georgia Justice Verda M. Colvin has accepted an invitation to speak at the School’s commencement on May 14. Justice Colvin was appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court by Gov. Brian Kemp on July 29, 2021, after having been appointed to the Georgia Court of Appeals by Gov. Kemp on April 9,...

Stevan Pardo, left, and Nicole Rekant, right, of Pardo Jackson Gainsburg. Courtesy photos The current economic climate will incline lawyers, specifically litigators, to rethink their fee structures. With inflation at a 40-year high, residential and commercial rents rising, and a predicted looming recession, clients are tightening their budgets, but also demanding the same level of service and...

April 26, 2022 April 20, 2022 April 12, 2022 Photo by ajay_suresh, via Wikipedia Commons A bill that would change the way New York courts handle child custody and parental visitation decisions has moved out of committee after a unanimous, bi-partisan vote and has now advanced to a third reading in the Senate. Kyra’s Law (S.7425/A.5398), which is currently awaiting a vote on the ...

As she looked into her newborn son’s eyes, Aaliyah Locke made him a promise: She would do whatever it took to succeed. Five years later, on Mother’s Day with her son cheering her on, she’ll cross the commencement stage to receive her Juris Doctor. “Graduating on Mother’s Day, surrounded by my family, it’s almost a full circle,” Locke said. “I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for their support a...

The Foreign Agents Registration Act was put under the microscope recently during a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. As explained in a previous post, FARA requires certain individuals and entities within the United States to register and report their status as agents or foreign principals to the Department of Justice and di...

D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto (D-Ward 2), at right, during Bike to Work Day in 2021. The fundraiser held on Dec. 6, 2021 was seemingly routine: a small group of well-heeled supporters gathered at the Georgetown home of real estate developer Marc Duber to contribute up to $500 a person to Councilmember Brooke Pinto (D-Ward 2). “Help Brooke retire her 2020 campaign loans,” read an invite for ...

Kevin Law Kevin Law, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s nominee for the next chair of Empire State Development, is officially resigning from his role as Long Island Regional Economic Development Council co-chair, effective Thursday. Both the LIREDC and ESD positions are volunteer roles. While awaiting New York State Senate confirmation for his role as ESD chair, Law shared insights to council members about ...