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Disaster law and policy is a developing and dynamic field. It’s new enough that foundational texts in the field are rare, but two Georgia State College of Law scholars are about to change that. Professors John Marshall and Ryan Rowberry are co-editors of the Handbook on Disaster Law and Policy, which is set to be published by Cambridge University Press. The two were invited to collaborate on ...

Credit: Getty Images My trusty Xbox is out of warranty. Although it has been a real workhorse for many years, all that time swapping discs is eventually going to kill its optical drive. I’m a fixer, though, and if the disc drive failed in a different kind of product, I could easily repair it by installing a new part. But this particular fix is beyond hard—it is illegal. Or at least it was unt...

Privacy impact assessments required for such transfers Most changes take effect in Sept. 2023, others in 2022 or 2024 Québec’s updated privacy law raises the bar for businesses operating in Canada’s second-most populous province, imposing additional compliance obligations on companies already contending with U.S., European, and Asian privacy regimes. The law brings Québec more in line with ...

The recently signed California Senate Bill 343 prohibits use of the "chasing arrows" recyclable symbol, or any other symbol or statement indicating that a product or packaging is recyclable, in California, unless the product is recyclable in accordance with certain to-be-developed standards. Requirements The law requires that, on or before January 1, 2024, the California Department of Resourc...

Millions of online merchants participate in the "Fulfillment by Amazon" program, shipping products to Amazon warehouses where they are stored until sold. Warehouse safety law aimed at Amazon takes effect Jan. 1 Attorneys prepare for worker claims in court A new California law regulating warehouse worker quotas, rest, and meal breaks at Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment centers and elsewhere could...

Quora and JustAnswer recently hired new top lawyers. JustAnswer recruits ex-Pandora, Life360 legal chief Jeremy Liegl Online rival Quora hired next general counsel from OpenTable Privately held online question-and-answer platforms JustAnswer.com and Quora Inc. have both brought on new top lawyers within the past two months. Daniel Cunha, who most recently led the in-house legal team at rest...

Cuyahoga County Law Director Robert Triozzi. The Plain Dealer Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. It will be cooler today with plenty of sunshine. Look for highs in the low 50s. Temperatures will take a downturn for the weekend, with highs in the low 40s Saturday and Sunday. Rain and snow showers are expected through...

Retired Racine County law officer accused of stealing $20540 from union  Journal Times

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, you can receive confidential help by calling the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network’s 24/7 toll-free support line at 800-656-4673 or visiting its online hotline. Laura Molinar sounds very calm for someone expecting to be sued. Her San Antonio-based organization, Sueños Sin Fronteras de Tejas, offers reproductive health education a...

Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday announced the re-filing of legislation that would equalize marijuana with alcohol in driving impaired cases, a move Baker and public safety advocates say is long overdue since Massachusetts legalized recreational marijuana five years ago. Now dubbed the Trooper Thomas Clardy law — honoring the 44-year-old State Police trooper killed in 2016 by an impaired drive...