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In protracted litigation springing from the sale of “free” credit reports that “were not really free,” the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a party’s waiver of its right to arbitrate state law claims did not result in a waiver of its right to compel arbitration of newly asserted federal law claims. In a purported class action, the plaintiff originally asserted several claims under Ill...

The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta. We welcome feedback, which you can provide using the feedback tab on the right of the page. Sept 30 (Reuters) - (Reuters) - Here are some events of interest to the Health Care Law community this week. All times are l...

(Reuters) - Moot courtroom? Check. Law library? Of course. Artist studio? Columbia Law School is adding a new amenity to its Manhattan campus with the arrival of its first artist-in-residence, Harlem-based photographer Bayeté Ross Smith. He will spend the next year displaying his work around the law school, interacting with students and faculty, and maintaining a studio space there. Columbia ...

Wall Street’s three biggest municipal-bond underwriters have seen business grind to a halt in Texas after the state enacted a law that blocks governments from working with banks that have curtailed ties to the gun industry. Since the Republican-backed law took effect on Sept. 1, neither Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. or JPMorgan Chase & Co. has managed a single municipal-bond sale ...

editorial.jpg A new state law took effect Saturday that requires gun owners to lock up their firearms when they are not in their immediate control. If a gun is not secured, makes it into the wrong hands and later is used to injure a person or property, the gun owner is liable for damages. If a minor gains unauthorized access to an unsecured gun, the owner is guilty of a Class A violation if t...

Law & Order is the longest-running crime series to date, and this show clearly plans on keeping that title forever as it was recently announced that the beloved show would be returning with its 21st season after previously being off-air for the past 11 years. We know that hearing that exciting news was probably music to your ears and made you super nostalgic about all the previous seasons...

Miami, FL — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) welcomed the extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which President Joe Biden signed into law last night as part of the continuing appropriations bill. The funding bill contained Rubio’s NFIP Extension Act of 2021 (S. 2788), which will extend the vital program through December 3, 2021. “The National Flood Insurance Program is vita...

Law firms continue consolidation, though slowly Number of mergers lag pre-pandemic numbers The pace of law firm mergers picked up in the past three months though it still lags behind pre-pandemic numbers, according to legal consultancy Fairfax Associates. Firms completed eight mergers in the quarter compared with six in the same period of 2020, Fairfax found. Those totals were both lower th...

A beachfront property seized from a Black family in southern California nearly a century ago will be returned to the family’s descendants, in a move hailed as a milestone in the fight for reparations and the return of lands stolen from people of color. In 1912 Willa and Charles Bruce bought land in Manhattan Beach, a Los Angeles seaside suburb, turning it into a thriving resort run for and by...

Law enforcement activity prompts road closure in Orange County. (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orange County road is closed due to law enforcement activity Friday afternoon. As of 1:13 p.m., the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Forest City Road is closed between Drake and Calloway drives. [TRENDING: FBI assisting in Miya Marcano case |...