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Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Spa Corporate Officials Taken into Custody for Refusal to Comply with NLRB and Court Orders

In a recent and highly unusual turn of events, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Seventh Circuit) has ordered U.S. Marshals to take corporate officials of Haven Salon + Spa (Haven) into custody for...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2021 Year in Review - Civil Fraud

Welcome to our 2021 round-up for civil fraud litigation, complex crossborder disputes and asset recovery. In this publication, we consider some of the key cases and developments in English law and practice from the past year...more

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Stiff penalty for copyright infringer in Canada: Federal Court hands out prison sentence

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In a recent Federal Court case, the Court ordered the director of a corporation to be imprisoned for at least 6 months and payment of a $100,000 fine for bypassing an injunction against copyright infringement. We previously...more

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What If You Cannot Pay Your Child Support?

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In divorce and paternity cases, one parent is often ordered to pay child support to the other. While child support formulas can vary by state, child support calculations typically involve the court look at varying factors....more

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Will I Be Appointed An Attorney in Family Court?

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Many individuals end up in the family court for various reasons. It could be a divorce. It could be a legal separation. It could be other matters like a paternity case, order of protection, motion for contempt, motion to...more

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The Supreme Court - January 7, 2019

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On Friday afternoon, January 4, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear the following six cases: Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian, No. 18-459: Whether the Ninth Circuit correctly held, in express...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Third Circuit Holds Criminal Defendant in Contempt for Refusing to Decrypt Hard Drives

In a precedential ruling, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals this week upheld a lower court’s ruling holding a criminal defendant in contempt for refusing to decrypt two external hard drives that were seized during a child...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

Do Not Pass Go: Federal Judge Orders Execs Jailed for Contempt of Recall Order

A recent federal decision has made clear that court-ordered recalls can have real teeth, not just for manufacturers but also their officers—especially when the court has reason to suspect a company’s execs are deliberately...more

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