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Two recent opinions from the Court of Appeals illustrate the remarkable controversy currently underway over the specificity required of indictments. In State v. Coffey, No. COA22-883, 2024 WL 675881 (N.C. Ct. App. Feb. 20, 2024), our Court of Appeals ruled an indictment for felony obstruction of justice was facially defective for failure to allege an…
16 March 2024 LegalVision To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. If you want to hire a foreign worker for your business, you must ensure that they have a valid visa with working rights. While the candidate will generally be responsible for applying…
CASE PREVIEW By Ronald Mann on Mar 15, 2024 at 11:41 am The court will hear oral arguments in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Company on Tuesday. (Jesse Collins, Wikimedia Commons) As a specific legal question, Tuesday’s bankruptcy case is simple, almost trivial: whether the Bankruptcy Code provisions that permit any “party in interest”…
Home Daily News Lawyers’ ‘barrage of personal attacks’ on… Trials & Litigation Lawyers’ ‘barrage of personal attacks’ on opponents started with tissue-box toss, appeals court says By Debra Cassens Weiss March 14, 2024, 12:02 pm CDT A federal appeals court saw a need for a civility lesson when it granted a new trial to a…
(Image via Getty) Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Democratic senators have privately warned White House that votes aren’t there to confirm Biden’s Muslim judicial nominee”: MJ Lee of…
Lawyerist Lab was recently upgraded with the addition of a Tology-powered chatbot: Lasso the Lab Coach. It’s vital to keep up with the times, and that means embracing the power of AI and leveraging it for clients. “Lawyers don’t have time to become experts in AI. Our job is to experiment with tools so that…
The season is upon us, the annual fetishization of prison food, public discussions of what prisoners will eat on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. It’s become so standard that TMZ has a template for it now: “Celebrity Prisoners Thanksgiving Meals Revealed” has been the headline for the past three years. The unfortunate part of this…
A Tradition of Excellence For thousands of years, Native tribes across North America have harnessed the benefits of the hemp and cannabis plants. These plants have held sacred and significant roles in many Indigenous cultures, deeply intertwined with spiritual practices, medicinal applications, and traditional ways of life. It’s no wonder, then, that Indigenous people are…
There are many partnership business examples. One type of partnership is co-branding, which is an advertising partnership and strategic marketing that exists between two brands. The success of one company depends on the success of the other. This can be a good way to get into new markets, build more business, and increase awareness. A…
In a decisive stride towards enhancing transparency and accountability, the 2023 Finance Law of Cameroon introduced a comprehensive framework imposing clear obligations on the beneficial owners of legal entities operating within the country, regardless of their corporate or personal income tax status. This framework encompasses three key aspects: 1. Identification of Ultimate Beneficial Owners Representatives…