Category: Legal Update

Legal sizes for lobsters trapped off New England could change to protect the population

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The commission said it’s considering the changes because of a worrisome lack of baby lobsters growing off New England.

Max Oliver moves a lobster to the banding table aboard his boat while fishing off Spruce Head, Maine, on Aug. 31, 2021. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File

By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press

February 6, 2023 | 3:01PM

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The rules about the minimum and maximum sizes of lobsters that can be trapped off New England could soon become stricter, potentially bringing big changes to one of the most valuable seafood industries in the country.

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Legal sizes for lobsters trapped off New England could change to protect the population

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Local

The commission said it’s considering the changes because of a worrisome lack of baby lobsters growing off New England.

Max Oliver moves a lobster to the banding table aboard his boat while fishing off Spruce Head, Maine, on Aug. 31, 2021. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File

By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press

February 6, 2023 | 3:01PM

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The rules about the minimum and maximum sizes of lobsters that can be trapped off New England could soon become stricter, potentially bringing big changes to one of the most valuable seafood industries in the country.

Fishers are required

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Man shot by Indianapolis police in grandmother’s driveway files legal demand

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The city of Indianapolis and its police department have been sent a legal demand for financial compensation by a man who says officers shot him multiple times at the same time they were asking him to put his hands up.

Anthony Maclin was hit three times by gunfire from Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers while he was in a rental car outside his grandmother’s house early in the morning of Dec. 31. He had a gun on his lap, but his attorneys say body camera footage from the shooting never shows Maclin with the gun in his hand.

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Bankrupt FTX threatens legal action to claw back donations to politicians, charities

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The new leadership team of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX.com has threatened legal action against political and charitable organizations that fail to return donations they received when the exchange was led by Sam Bankman-Fried, according to a statement released Sunday.

FTX requested the funds be returned by Feb. 28, claiming that they “reserve the right to commence actions before the Bankruptcy Court” if the funds are not returned by that date, with interest accruing from the date any action is commenced.

Recipients of such funds were also warned that making subsequent charitable donations of the equivalent amount being sought for return

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Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles news from Arizona

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The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are preparing for Super Bowl 57 in Arizona on Sunday. Follow our updates on their preparations and the preparations for the game.

Opening night has a bit of everything

Kansas City wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster plays Pin the Tail on the Donkey while wearing a cowboy hat during Opening Night for Super Bowl 57 at the Football Printer Center on Feb. 6, 2023.

Kansas City wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster plays Pin the Tail on the Donkey while wearing a cowboy hat during Opening Night for Super Bowl 57 at the Football Printer Center on Feb. 6, 2023.

There were players, coaches, media and fans at Super Bowl 57 Open Night on Monday at the Footprint Center, but there was also a whole lot more.

Donna Kelce, mother

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Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles news from Arizona

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The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are preparing for Super Bowl 57 in Arizona on Sunday. Follow our updates on their preparations and the preparations for the game.

Opening night has a bit of everything

Kansas City wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster plays Pin the Tail on the Donkey while wearing a cowboy hat during Opening Night for Super Bowl 57 at the Football Printer Center on Feb. 6, 2023.

Kansas City wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster plays Pin the Tail on the Donkey while wearing a cowboy hat during Opening Night for Super Bowl 57 at the Football Printer Center on Feb. 6, 2023.

There were players, coaches, media and fans at Super Bowl 57 Open Night on Monday at the Footprint Center, but there was also a whole lot more.

Donna Kelce, mother

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Be Reasonable: The Enforceability of Post-termination Restrictive Covenants

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The impact on working arrangements caused by the pandemic has led many workers to re-evaluate what they want from a job, with considerations such as flexible and remote working becoming both more desirable and attainable. This is affecting businesses in all sectors, and the impact it can have is not only on a business’s workforce but also on its customer base that is far reaching.

One of the most important things to consider when a worker leaves a business is restrictive covenants. These are often contained in the employee’s employment contract, service agreement or, in some circumstances, a shareholders agreement.

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Be Reasonable: The Enforceability of Post-termination Restrictive Covenants

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The impact on working arrangements caused by the pandemic has led many workers to re-evaluate what they want from a job, with considerations such as flexible and remote working becoming both more desirable and attainable. This is affecting businesses in all sectors, and the impact it can have is not only on a business’s workforce but also on its customer base that is far reaching.

One of the most important things to consider when a worker leaves a business is restrictive covenants. These are often contained in the employee’s employment contract, service agreement or, in some circumstances, a shareholders agreement.

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