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ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Lateral Hire Conflict Screening Lessons From DLA Piper Case Law360 (April 2, 2021, 5:44 PM EDT) -- A March 2 decision from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Maxell Ltd. v. Apple Inc.[1] involved a motion to disqualify Apple's counsel due to a conflict triggered by the hiring of a new lateral partner who previously had performed work for Maxell, the opponent in the litigation. Of particular concern to the court was the application of the American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct, which allow screening to cure a confli...

Adoption authority gets HC notice on plea Updated: Updated: Hindu couple seek no-objection certificate to adopt child born to Christian parents Share Article Hindu couple seek no-objection certificate to adopt child born to Christian parents The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) on a plea by a Hindu couple, living in the U.S., seeking a no-objection certificate (NOC) to adopt a child born to Christian parents. “The present petition raises an issue of enormous importance as it relates to a legal vacuum in respect of adoptions carried out ...

A federal appeals court ordered sanctions against several prominent Democratic election attorneys for violating ethics rules in a case challenging Texas’s effort to end straight-ticket voting ahead of the 2020 presidential election. The post Federal Appellate Court Sanctions Democratic Election Attorney for Filing a ‘Redundant and Misleading’ Motion first appeared on Law & Crime.

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals imposed sanctions against Perkins Coie partner Marc Elias and other attorneys representing Democrats in a case where they challenged a Texas election law going into the 2020 elections. The case centers on a state law barring "straight ticket voting," a practice that had allowed voters to automatically vote for every member of a particular party who is on the ballot by marking a single box instead of voting for each one individually. On Feb. 10, Elias and other attorneys filed...

IPC to begin a three-year review process of the 2015 Athlete Classification Code 03/15/21 * South African Paralympian Scott Field to act as independent chair of the Code Drafting Team Following approval from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board, the IPC is to undertake an extensive three-year three-phase open consultation review of the 2015 Athlete Classification Code. Classification is a unique cornerstone of the Paralympic Movement and performs two critical functions: it determines which Para athletes are eligible to compete in a sport; and it groups athletes into ...