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March 04, 2022

Recent developments in German case law on the protection of trade secrets - JD Supra

When the Act on the Protection of Trade Secrets came into force in April 2019, it marked a break with past convention for Germany. Previously, secrets were usually also vaguely referred to as “know-how,” the legal protection of which was basically taken for granted. After April 2019, in the event of a dispute, the person who felt his “secret” had been violated suddenly had to show and prove t...
March 04, 2022

Russia blocks Facebook, passes 'fake news' law; Microsoft, EA halt sales - Reuters

Sweeping Western sanctions create investor minefield Exxon faces a 'complicated process' as it exits SocGen warned it might be stripped of Russian assets Toyota halts production, Pirelli's Russian plants continue Banks count the every changing cost of sanctions March 4 (Reuters) - Russia said it would block Facebook for blocking state media and Britain's BBC stopped reporting in the country...
March 04, 2022

OPINION: Licensing law ruling a victory for Georgia lactation consultants - The Atlanta Journal Constitution

A law that would have required certain breastfeeding consultants to obtain the equivalent of an advanced degree was ruled unconstitutional by the Fulton County Superior Court late Thursday. Last month, I wrote about the efforts of Mary Jackson and others to fight a law that passed in 2016 and would have required all lactation consultants in Georgia to be licensed by the secretary of state’s o...
March 04, 2022

Large law associates rake in cash as more firms match Cravath pay - Reuters

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. (Reuters) - Associates at more U.S. law firms will receive an increase in base salary as firms continue to match rates set e...
March 04, 2022

SB 103 to provide law enforcement officers one-time bonus of $5K - KSLA

(KAIT) TEXARKANA, Ark. (KSLA) - The Arkansas Legislature is expected to end it’s fiscal session next week. Arkansas Senator Jimmy Hickey of Texarkana sponsored Senate Bill 103. The bill was approved by lawmakers and will provide full-time certified city and county law enforcement officers a one-time bonus of $5,000. “Everybody wants to do something for our law enforcement because of what they...
March 04, 2022

Law firm Linklaters to wind down Russia operations - Reuters

LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - London-founded global law firm Linklaters plans to wind down its operations in Russia and close its Moscow office following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it said on Friday. The firm, which opened its Moscow office in 1992, also said it will not act for individuals or entities controlled by, or under the influence of, the Russian state, or connected with the current...
March 04, 2022

Law School Isn't So Hot Anymore, With Applications Drooping - Above the Law

This is a return to normality. The market is starting to signal a dearth in people interested in going to law school. — Mike Spivey, a law school admissions consultant with the Spivey Group, commenting on 2022’s decrease in law school applications compared to the frenzied pace of applications in 2021, which was up 13% over 2020’s numbers. Applications are down 10% so far this year, and Spivey...
March 04, 2022

Man charged with arson for fire at Law Enforcement Center in Wahpeton - KFGO

armored police vehicle outside home of Adam Prochnow WAHPETON, N.D. (KFGO KVRR) – A Fairmount, N.D. man involved in a lengthy standoff with law enforcement Thursday has been charged with arson. Prosecutors say 24-year-old Adam Prochnow carried a backpack into the Richland County Law Enforcement Center in Wahpeton on Tuesday and started the fire. Court documents say Prochnow opened up the back...
March 04, 2022

Colorado moves to protect abortions in state law - Centre Daily Times

FILE - Colorado Governor Jared Polis, back left, and Colorado Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg, back right, listen as Majority Leader Daneya Esgar speaks during a news conference on the west steps of the State Capitol about legislative plans for the upcoming session in this file photograph taken Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, in Denver, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) Colorad...
March 04, 2022

Ivy League phenom from Wilmington now enrolled in medical, law schools - WMBF

Victor Agbafe, now in his second year of medical school at the University of Michigan, is also enrolled in law school at Yale University WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - It’s quite an academic accomplishment to be accepted to all eight Ivy League schools. It’s another to be enrolled in medical school and law school at the same time. That’s the case for Victor Agbafe, a 2015 graduate of Cape Fear Aca...