California Underinsurance Crisis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

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The recent hearing before the California State Board of Equalization on underinsurance brought long-overdue attention to a crisis that has been quietly eroding the financial security of homeowners across the state. 1 In the aftermath of yet another devastating wildfire season impacting communities in and around Los Angeles. The testimony presented at the hearing painted…

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Property Law

Law of the Lands – Farm, Energy and Enviro Law: Buyer (and Seller) Beware! HST on the Sale of Land

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AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE:   The HST is a potential landmine for real estate solicitors and, consequently, their clients.  In Ontario, the 13% surcharge for the Harmonized Sales Tax applies to all real estate transactions unless the transaction is exempt.  The default position in the Excise Tax Act is that HST will be…

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Canada Law

No Expert, No Summary Judgment

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On its face, Allen v Thompson 2025 NY Slip Op 31783(U) May 15, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 160342/2020 Judge: Sabrina Kraus would seem to be a situation where a general practitioner takes on a complex employment discrimination case and then changes a word in the settlement papers in (what…

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New York Law

Commission’s Q&A on third country access to EU procurement post-Kolin/Qingdao — How to Crack a Nut

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In the aftermath of the CJEU’s Judgments in Kolin (C-652/22, EU:C:2024:910) and Qingdao (C-266/22, EU:C:2025:178), there was much anticipation about a guidance document being prepared by the European Commission to address some of the many, complex, consequential issues left open by the Court (see comment here). The Q&A-type guidance document was published by the Commission…

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European Law

Fair use in trademarks: Dying by a thousand small cuts

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Originally posted 2007-04-12 00:26:20. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Dave Davis from RedFly Marketing writes: Today I received a standard “AdWords Approval Status” email on behalf of one of our clients. This particular client offers a product that targets the general MySpace demographic (16-24 year olds). I was expecting to see a normal spelling…

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Internet Law

What Could Possibly Go Wrong? – Lash Condo Law

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Imagine this: it’s Sunday morning. You’re sipping coffee on your balcony, enjoying the peace—until you hear a suitcase rolling down the hallway… again. A couple you’ve never seen before is checking into the unit next door, and by the sound of it, they’ve already discovered the Bluetooth speaker. Welcome to life in a condo that…

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Canada Law

Litasco v Banque El Amana. Open questions on the lex causae to determine a change in governing law (Article 3 Rome I), and for lois de police a full assimilation of Article 9 Rome I with Ralli Bros.

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In Litasco SA v Banque El Amana SA [2025] EWHC 312 (Comm) Hutton DJ engaged (on an application for summary judgment) ia with an issue that one does not see all too often in litigation: a change in governing law under Article 3(2) Rome I; and with the application of Article 9 Rome I’s overriding…

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European Law

State, Federal, and International Laws — Internet Lawyer Blog — May 26, 2025

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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have redefined the concept of ownership in the digital world. Built on blockchain technology, NFTs represent unique digital assets that can be traded, sold, and verified through decentralized systems. They are commonly associated with digital art, collectibles, music, virtual real estate, and more. As NFTs have gained mainstream adoption, governments and regulatory…

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Internet Law

No Implied Term in Employment for Layoff for COVID State of Emergency

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By now one might have thought that the issue of whether an employer had the legal right to layoff an employee in the face of the COVID 19 pandemic would have been resolved. And yet in the case of Webb v. SDT North America, 2023 ONSC 7170, heard June 12, 2023, with further written submissions…

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Canada Law

EU–CELAC relations ahead of the 2025 summit | Epthinktank

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Written by Marc Jütten. After a political lull of almost a decade, the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) relaunched their strategic partnership in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 27 October 2022. The 2022-2023 bi-regional roadmap, together with the EU’s joint communication of 7 June 2023 on a new agenda for…

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