Posted on: November 3, 2013

In a recent unanimous decision, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that Virginia Tech is not liable for failing to warn students about the shooter who ultimately shot and killed 32 persons and wounded 17 others in April 2007.
 
In reaching its conclusion, the Court noted various rules regarding tort liability for third party criminal acts:

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Tag: Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Legal Opinions, Premises Liability, Torts
Posted on: October 30, 2013

A Rhode Island attorney has been censured after his following a client's instructions facilitated the illegal transfer of funds to offshore accounts.

ABA Journal has the details:

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Tag: Business Ethics, Consumer Protection, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Ethics, Legal Industry, Technology & Law
Posted on: October 30, 2013

Details available at the New York Times' Dealbook Blog.

The case has raised many questions about the manner in which the SEC chooses and conducts its prosecutions, and the tactics employed to secure quick settlements from defendants.

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Tag: Administrative Law, Business Ethics, Corporations, Fiduciary Duties, Securities
Posted on: October 23, 2013

Details at Technology Review.

“There is going to be a big political backlash,” Johnson said on stage at MIT Technology Review’s EmTech conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, last Thursday. “And the question is whether the people behind those currencies are ready for that and have their own political strategy.”

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Tag: Administrative Law, Commerce, Consumer Protection, Criminal Law, Securities, Taxation, Technology & Law
Posted on: October 23, 2013

An excerpt from Chapter 26 (Real Property), dealing with the sale of real property and financing arrangements, follows below.

Tag: Commercial Transactions, Contracts, Real Estate / Real Property

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