(Reuters) – While civil suits have wider latitude of what may be introduced in court, a judge in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn civil case will want hard evidence rather than mere accusations from other women that he sexually assaulted them, analysts say. In a lawsuit filed this week, Nafissatou Diallo accused Strauss Kahn, 62, of waging [...]
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Strauss-Kahn civil case will need more than accusations
Posted in Feature, Law on August 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Wine for “mommy” sets off trademark fight
Posted in Law on April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
(Reuters Legal) – Rival wine sellers targeting overworked mothers are fighting over use of the word “Mommy” on their wine labels, according to a lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court. In the suit, filed on Monday, California-based winery Clos Lachance Wines asked the court to declare that its “Mommyjuice” does not violate the trademark [...]
Resolution Revolutionary
Posted in Business, Higher Education, Law on January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As court cases go, this was hardly a run-of-the-mill contract quarrel. The parties were major airline companies from France and Libya. Their contract stated that any dispute was to be resolved by arbitration in Montreal. Oh, and the French company was arguing the contract did not apply in light of UN sanctions placed on Libya [...]
Time to Streamline the Societies?
Posted in Law on January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How much is independence worth? Canadian lawyers may be asking this question as they prepare to pay their annual law society dues. If the rest of the world is any indication, the self-governing model that underlies Canada’s legal profession may soon face a day of reckoning. And contrary to conventional opinion, that may not be [...]
Are you Ready for Avatar Rights?
Posted in Feature, Law on July 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The world has seen its share of rights movements in recent years. That may not prepare it for the claims of the latest group seeking recognition – digital people. As online computer games soar in popularity, the distinction between animated characters and their real life creators is eroding. This has given rise to perplexing new [...]
War Crime Stopper
Posted in Law on June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Payam Akhavan sips coffee amidst student chatter in a downtown Montreal cafe. Gentle eyes and salt-and-pepper hair complement the gracious voice that has persuaded everyone from first-year law students to the United Nations about his very big ideas on conflict resolution and genocide. Since his seminal article “Beyond Impunity: Can International Criminal Justice Prevent Future [...]
FREAKONOMICS 2.0: Fighting knowledge monopolies, or how to avoid being ripped off
Posted in Business, Law on November 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
`Information imbalances’ cost North Americans billions of dollars a year. One intrepid economist wants to change that. Henry Schneider, an economist at Cornell University, believes that auto mechanics are no more dishonest than the rest of us. His opinion is something of a surprise in light of his research. In a new paper, Schneider describes [...]
