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On October 8th, 2021, the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, signed into law Senate Bill No. 510, which requires health care service plan contracts and disability insurance policies that provide coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical benefits to cover all COVID-19 testing and vaccinations without cost sharing or prior authorization requirements. The new law goes beyond COVID-19, setti...

I have received a lot of questions like ‘Why did you do this?’ and ‘What was the thinking behind going on this trip?’ Lawyers and legal students should not be scared to do internships or pursue experiences unrelated to the law. I think anytime you are able to speak from a position of experience rather than one of simply conjecture or what you have read in a brief, that makes you not only a mo...

Before he was elected mayor of New York City last week, Eric Adams raised some eyebrows by saying he would carry a handgun to protect himself and any houses of worship he might visit. The real scandal is that ordinary New Yorkers cannot legally carry guns for self-defense — a privilege that Adams takes for granted as a former police officer. Before he was elected mayor of New York City las...

Credit: tomertu/Shutterstock What You Need to Know While Big Law firms are always seeking rainmakers, they're also looking to add service partners. Increasingly, rainmakers are able to bring with them teams of partners who support their practice. The COVID-19 pandemic also catalyzed the shift toward recruiting more service partners, analysts say.

Law Roach is on the move. Literally. Hollywood’s image architect is en route to the airport for Fashion Trust Arabia’s Awards in Doha, fielding interview questions while heading towards his umpteenth flight of the month. Having just returned from a stint in Rome and a whirlwind tour of Europe during the promotional tour for Dune, Roach’s schedule is more like a rockstar’s than a stylist’. “I’...

FAIRBANKS – An Alaska Wildlife Trooper has entered into an agreement with the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Alaska to resolve investigations into false and misleading statements he made to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2019. According to the agreement and other court proceedings, Timothy Abbott, 39, of North Pole, Alaska, has agreed to permanently res...

--> Sorry, we're having issues playing this video. In the meantime, try watching one of the videos below. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Buffalo law firm has filed a lawsuit on behalf of 37 landlords against New York State's eviction moratorium. "The goal is not to evict anyone. No landlord in this state wants to evict anyone," Jaime Michelle Cain, of Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP, said. Li...

LENEXA, KAN. (NOV. 10, 2021) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) penalized Nutrien Ag Solutions Inc. for allegedly applying pesticides that were cancelled by the federal government and applying them in a manner inconsistent with the products’ labeling. The Colorado-based company, which sells, distributes, and applies pesticides mainly for farming operations, will pay $668,100. “I...

On November 5, 2021, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 9, restricting Alabama employers from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. Governor Ivey announced, “[A]s long as I am your governor, the state of Alabama will not force anyone to take the covid-19 vaccine.” SB 9, which took effect immediately, requires Alabama employers to “exempt vaccinat...

WASHINGTON – A New Jersey man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for assaulting a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer and committing other criminal conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election. The defen...