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• European Court: Failure To Consider Antisemitic Nature of Threats Violated Woman’s Rights Under European Convention

  In Allouche v. France, (ECHR, April 11, 2024) (full text in French), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment awarded damages of 15,000 Euros plus costs and expenses to a Jewish woman for violation of her right to respect for her private life. As explained by the Court in an English language...

• A Tale of Widows and (Sparkling) Wine: TTAB Cancels VEUVE OLIVIER Registration for Likelihood of Confusion with VEUVE CLICQUOT

  MHCS brought an action at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) seeking to cancel Les Grand Chais de France’s registered mark VEUVE OLIVIER for “sparkling wines,” arguing that it creates a likelihood of confusion with, and dilutes, MHCS’s VEUVE CLICQUOT mark for “champagne.” Although MHCS asserted numerous registrations in its petition for cancellation, all...

• BIS and central banks announce plans for tokenisation project

  On 3 April 2024, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) together with a group of central banks announced plans to join forces with the private sector to explore how tokenisation of wholesale central bank money and commercial bank deposits on programmable platforms can improve the monetary system. The project, named Project Agorá, will bring together...

• Todd France Gets Hammered In NFLPA Arbitration; Files Petition To Vacate

  On December 28, 2023, Arbitrator Roger P. Kaplan handed down one of the strongest decisions ever issued in the National Football League Players Association’s (NFLPA) history. Arbitrator Kaplan ordered that NFLPA Contract Advisor Todd France pay France’s competitor, Jason Bernstein, a total of $810,846.47, with $450,000 as punitive damages. The basis for the punitive damages...

• France Adds Abortion Rights to Its Constitution

   As reported by AP, France’s Parliament yesterday gave final approval to a Constitutional amendment that guarantees abortion rights: The measure was approved in a 780-72 vote in the Palace of Versailles. Abortion enjoys wide support in France across most of the political spectrum, and has been legal since 1975…. Both houses of France’s parliament, the...

• Outbreaks hit record high in France in 2022

  France reported a record high number of foodborne outbreaks in 2022, according to recently released data. Notified outbreaks were at their highest since the start of surveillance in 1987 and continued the upward trend observed before the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, 1,924 outbreaks were declared, affecting 16,763 people, of whom 643 went to hospital, and...

• Paid leave entitlements during sickness absence: a significant change in France

  In three decisions handed down on 13 September 2023, the French Supreme Court took an unprecedented position reversing the previous case law concerning accrual of paid leave for employees absent from work due to sickness. In these decisions, the French Supreme Court ruled that all employees on sick leave, regardless of whether the illness is...

• Skadden Discusses Increasing Shareholder Activism in Europe

  Key Points The number of activist campaigns launched against European companies rose again in 2023, with a new focus on German targets. Many activists surveyed believe that France offers them good opportunities. Most of the companies surveyed said they have moved to install defenses against activists, or plan to in the near future. The boards...

• Impact of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics on Visa Appointments

  With the 2024 Summer Olympics approaching, visa applicants may see longer wait times for appointments at U.S. embassies and consulates in Paris and across Europe. The Summer Olympics are set to take place in Paris, France from July 26 to Aug. 11, 2024. The Paralympics will take place from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8. Drawing...

• Impact of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics on Visa Appointments

  With the 2024 Summer Olympics approaching, visa applicants may see longer wait times for appointments at U.S. embassies and consulates in Paris and across Europe. The Summer Olympics are set to take place in Paris, France from July 26 to Aug. 11, 2024. The Paralympics will take place from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8. Drawing...

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• Quoting Anatole France, Oregon Court Bans Class Action Bans in Arbitration Agreements

  Anatole France. Striking down as unconscionable a ban on class actions in an “arbitration rider” to a loan agreement, the court in Vasquez-Lopez v. Beneficial Oregon, Inc., No. A125270 (Ore. Ct. App. Jan. 31, 2007), rejected the lender’s argument that the ban favored neither side: We are reminded...

• Compensating the Families of Air France Flight 447

  Are the passengers’ families entitled to compensation for their loss? From whom? Does it matter what caused the crash? Can the families sue in the United States? Air France is Responsible Regardless of the Cause of the Accident.  The Montreal Convention requires Air France to compensate the...

• New blogs joining the LexBlog Network for the week of 11/30-12/4

  There are four publications joining the LexBlog Network this week and three of the four are from a lawyer or law firm operating their first LexBlog blog. Very exciting. Each blog looks very sharp and has some interesting content already. Drop in and take a look, you were there once too. Virginia...

• OECD Releases Report on Current Developments and Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials

  In a September 22, 2010, report entitled Current Developments/Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) provides information on current and planned activities related to the safety of manufactured nanomaterials in OECD...

• French Shale Gas

  The WSJ has an interesting article on the shale potential in France.  “One option that has been fiercely debated is shale gas, whose emergence in the U.S. has helped the country reduce its dependence on imported energy and eased prices while providing a fuel that burns cleaner than oil or coal....

• Europe Looks at Seeds as Link to E. coli Cases

  A task force assembled hurriedly by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will try to track down whether British seeds are the common factor between 10 suspected E. coli illnesses in France and the massive outbreak in Germany associated with sprouts. “In response to an urgent request from the...

• Now we need to worry about antibiotic resistant Salmonella Kentucky too?

  In the middle of a 35,709,675 pound (and likely too grow) recall of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Heidelberg tainted turkey meat, and the continued concern for Salmonella Newport, Salmonella Hadar, and Salmonella Typhimurium in our food supply, comes Salmonella Kentucky. In a recent article in...

• Council of Europe Considers Proposal to Amend Convention 108 Rules on Transborder Data Flows

  On October 10-12, 2011, the Council of Europe’s T-PD-Bureau met in Strasbourg, France, to discuss amending Convention 108. One of the main topics of discussion was the regulation of transborder data flows....

• The $1 Jury Award for Specialized Bicycles

  I’ve been riding bikes and racing triathlons for several years and been able to ride in some amazing places. Below is a picture of my brother, my Dad, and me during a trip to France in 2010.                   Specialized is a premier American bicycle manufacturing company that has had significant...

• Tour de France begins

  The  “Super Bowl” of cycling, the Tour de France, has begun. It’s a joy to see how the cycling teams work together. While there is serious competition amongst the teams, there is still civility and respect for one another. Lawyers would do well to see this as an example for their own conduct. The...