A reader of Cruise Law News informs us that the Carnival Glory became stuck near the port of San Juan, Puerto Rico this afternoon after the cruise ship dropped several hundred feet of anchor chain and an anchor after the ship left Old San Juan....
The insurance coverage litigation arising from the settlement of the shareholder claims filed in connection with the Dole Food Company’s November 2013 “going private” transaction continues to grind on. In the latest development in the coverage dispute, a Delaware Superior Court judge has entered a...
The petition of the day is: Coscia v. United States 17-1099 Issues: (1) Whether the “anti-spoofing” provision of the Dodd-Frank Act, 7 U.S.C. § 6c(a)(5)(C), is unconstitutionally vague; and (2) whether placing genuine open-market orders that could be and, in some instances, were executed can constitute commodity fraud...
The Registration Desk At ABA TECHSHOW 2018 Has Officially Opened! Stop By Now To Pick Up Your Official ABA TECHSHOW Bag, Attendee Creditials, and Program Guide! Registration Desk Hours: Wednesday March 7 2:00p.m. – 6:30p.m. Thursday, March 8 7:00a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 8 7:00a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday,...
A Texas appeals court ordered a new trial for a convicted sex offender after a Fort Worth judge instructed his bailiff to administer an electric shock to the defendant three separate times with a stun belt for failing to follow courtroom decorum, reports Texas Lawyer....
Congress created “compassionate release” as a way to free inmates such as the terminally ill when it becomes “inequitable” to keep them in prison any longer. Supporters view the program as a humanitarian and sensible way to reduce health costs for ailing, elderly inmates who...