Under the FTC Act (the “Act”), the FTC tasks brands, influencers, and possibly their agencies and PR firms with ensuring that influencers disclose any "material connection" to a brand with which an influencer has a relationship. It’s basically a social media form of “truth in advertising,” to assure consumers are aware when an influencer is […]
Almost three years after the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was adopted, President Trump announced in May that the US would leave the Iran nuclear agreement.
The plight of the Rohingya in Myanmar is said to be a “human rights catastrophe”, with extensive violations of both humanitarian and international law. According to Eleri Griffiths, a Barrister at One Pump Court chambers, these violations have not gone unnoticed by the international community. Below, Eleri talks to Lawyer Monthly, shining a spotlight on […]
Earlier this month, the Trump Administration followed through on its promise from May 2018 and reimplemented the remaining sanctions that had been lifted in connection with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the ‘JCPOA’). This has however had various impacts on other nations and their relations with Iran and commerce. Below Lawrence Ward, Partner at Dorsey […]
President Trump has constructed a narrative in which he clawed his way to the top by sheer will. The New York Times released a story that calls that narrative into question. Were Trump’s financial successes heavily funded by his father Fred?
In May of this year, a huge change came about in the betting industry in the US. The Supreme Court cleared the way for individual states to legalize sports betting. Since 1992, a federal law was in place that had previously prohibited the majority of states from authorizing sports betting. This news was a long […]
Suicide is the second common cause of death in jails and prisons. The suicide rate, number of suicides per 100,000 inmates, is substantially higher among prisoners compared to general population, with the rate in jails far exceeding the prison rates. Anasseril E. Daniel shares: “As the mandatory medical and mental health treatment have become common […]
Every person facing divorce has something in common. A journey. A journey chosen by them or chosen for them. Stuart K. Skok, Owner and Principal of Stuart Skok Law LLC, a matrimonial and family law firm in Maryland, shares: “People think that they have little control over the divorce process. This is not true. Everything […]
Tullio Capasso gives a brief introduction into employment discrimination disputes, especially those involving skilled immigrants. As a specialist dealing with a wide variety of employment discrimination disputes, would you say that there are any sectors that are more susceptible to such disputes? I would say that any sector that indicates that race, ethnicity, religion, age […]
Andrew Reid introduces a new perspective of how social justice can truly be achieved with gaining the right outcomes in civil litigation. He is a child of the ‘60s, with roots in the counter-culture and social change that guide his practice today: as a legal warrior over the past 40 years, Andy has taken up […]
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