California law requires arbitration of wrongful death claims if the decedent agreed to arbitrate medical malpractice claims. But the line between negligent medical care and negligent custodial care is hard to draw in 24-hour skilled nursing facilities.

Today’s post explores the latest case to come before the California Supreme Court on this issue.

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https://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/05/resident-care-facility-cannot-compel-arbitration-of-wrongful-death-action/

After more than a year of litigation, former AHS CEO’s wrongful dismissal lawsuit has much to sort out
Civil cases, especially complex ones, can take years to weave through the legal system. But 14 months after Athana Mentzelopoulos launched her wrongful dismissal suit, many Albertans may wonder about the status of the high-profile case.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/athana-mentzelopoulos-alleged-priviledged-records-9.7191958?cmp=rss
After more than a year of litigation, former AHS CEO’s wrongful dismissal lawsuit has much to sort out
Civil cases, especially complex ones, can take years to weave through the legal system. But 14 months after Athana Mentzelopoulos launched her wrongful dismissal suit, many Albertans may wonder about the status of the high-profile case.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/athana-mentzelopoulos-alleged-priviledged-records-9.7191958?cmp=rss
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CDR (Carbon Dioxide Removal) Approaches: Friends or Foes?

The road towards the Paris Agreement was potholed, full of controversies and antagonizing positions of States. Ultimately, the normative value of some provisions of the Convention was left unclear (Rajamani, p. 337-344). However, one thing is undisputedly accepted: under Article

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https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/cdr-carbon-dioxide-removal-approaches-friends-or-foes/

CDR (Carbon Dioxide Removal) Approaches: Friends or Foes?

Al día de hoy, solo en Estados Unidos, se acumulan más de 100 procesos judiciales en curso con sobrada evidencia de esta realidad que aplica a todos los servicios comerciales de IA generativa, sean de imagen, video, audio, texto, etc.

A nivel global, ascienden a más de 130 demandas.

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Musk v. Altman case shrinks from industry origin myth into paperwork disputes over charitable trust and control. Musk objected from witness stand, judge reminded him he's not a lawyer. OpenAI frames this as rival's market fight rather than donor grievance, with xAI's $97.4B bid now evidence. Case translates Silicon Valley moral language into legal documents.

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https://www.implicator.ai/musk-shrinks-apple-accelerates-anthropic-draws-the-line/

Musk Trial; Apple Forecast; Claude Security

Musk v. Altman shrinks into five courtroom scenes, Apple forecasts 14% to 17% June growth, and Anthropic opens Claude Security.

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I'm starting to think that law schools are failing in their training of new litigation attorneys. These new attorneys seem to have watched way too much "Perry Mason." The point of cross-examination is not to testify at a witness but to have THEM testify. Also, hostility toward a witness for no relevant reason does not make your case better.

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Cookie banners were meant to help mitigate certain litigation risk, but they are now drawing a new wave of lawsuits. We discuss the lawsuits targeting banners and preference tools:

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https://www.zwillgen.com/litigation/no-good-deed-goes-unpunished-cookie-banners-trigger-lawsuits

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Cookie Banners Trigger Lawsuits

Claims center on website banners and cookie settings tools promising to opt users out of certain cookies/pixels but allegedly fails to do so.

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