Chevron and Shell, in separate cases on different continents, cited the same passage from the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report that greenhouse gas emissions are driven by population size, economic activity, lifestyle, energy use to argue that responsibility lies with modern industrial society as a whole.
As it turns out, one of the billionaire's key legal strategists isn't just an attorney but a professionally trained - and currently practicing - clown. We wish we were kidding. But new reporting by Business Insider tells the tale of Jaymie Parkkinen, an intellectual property lawyer representing Musk by day while working as an actual clown by night.
Rory sat in her car, dreading what lay ahead. Another day off work and another day in court with her whispered who was fighting her for custody of their son. An hour later, the judge looked from Rory to her ex. She could practically hear him saying, "What now?" in his sigh. Her ex's lawyer rose and began a long soliloquy about his "poor client," now saddled with debt he can't pay off: "Ruining his credit, no doubt." Then, there was "this woman," who insisted on painting his "poor client" as a bad father. "All he wants to do is love his son," his lawyer continued. "What she is attempting is parental alienation."
Contracts reflect what you're willing to trade, how much risk you're comfortable with, and what kind of relationships you want to build with customers, vendors, and partners.
In today's complex regulatory environment, companies that embed legal thinking into their core strategy gain a clear competitive edge - protecting intellectual property, navigating emerging markets and building reputations grounded in trust and compliance.
While headlines have focused on the gap between the 31 percent with no plans for adoption and everyone else, the more pressing concern might be the 43 percent just winging it.
The Department of Homeland Security is using a new legal tactic to expedite immigrant removals by dismissing asylum cases, putting immigrants in legal limbo.
...experts note, in fact, that it is impossible for both members of an unhealthy relationship to have equal power. Abusers might use the concept of mutual abuse to blame the people they abuse for their harmful behavior.
Biden's legal team urged special counsel Robert Hur to be 'economical' in his report, citing potential national security implications of his findings.
In the case brought by Perkins Coie against the Trump administration, DOJ contends that an injunction applies only to the agencies specified in the complaint. Perkins Coie cleverly amended its complaint to include every relevant federal agency, resulting in a lengthy 40-page document.
