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On June 4, 2013, the Oklahoma Supreme Court invalidated the Comprehensive Lawsuit Reform Act of 2009, Douglas v. Cox Retirement Properties, Inc. The court held that the enactment violated the...
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The issue of “hydraulic fracturing” or “fracking” has been a frequently mentioned topic in the news for the past couple of years. The recent oil and gas boom has been attributed to this practice which...
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The use by law enforcement of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, is increasingly becoming the subject of state legislation. Five states have enacted legislation limiting the use of drones by law...
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My Nikon D90 SLR camera was stolen last year from a skiing park. Through some old fashioned detective work, sophisticated metadata research, and help from the local police, I was reunited with my...
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Seems like consumer drones are everywhere. Since my blog entry on drones in April 2014, I have personally seen two drones in flight in the Twin Cities. Both instances were at my workplace here at...
View ArticleNotice any changes? Newspapers of general circulation and the internet
The phrase “newspaper of general circulation” is certainly familiar to all lawyers. It appears in almost 12,000 documents in the Statutes & Court Rules category page on Thomson Reuters Westlaw, and...
View ArticleHydraulic Fracturing – Regulatory Summary
The issue of “hydraulic fracturing” or “fracking” has been a frequently mentioned topic in the news for the past couple of years. The recent oil and gas boom has been attributed to this practice which...
View ArticleDrones, law enforcement, and personal data
The use by law enforcement of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, is increasingly becoming the subject of state legislation. Five states have enacted legislation limiting the use of drones by law...
View ArticleMore than meets the eye: What lawyers should know about photographs and metadata
My Nikon D90 SLR camera was stolen last year from a skiing park. Through some old fashioned detective work, sophisticated metadata research, and help from the local police, I was reunited with my...
View ArticleDrone Regulation Update
Seems like consumer drones are everywhere. Since my blog entry on drones in April 2014, I have personally seen two drones in flight in the Twin Cities. Both instances were at my workplace here at...
View ArticleNotice any changes? Newspapers of general circulation and the internet
The phrase “newspaper of general circulation” is certainly familiar to all lawyers. It appears in almost 12,000 documents in the Statutes & Court Rules category page on Thomson Reuters Westlaw, and...
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