Legal Tweet of the Day: April 29, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Airbnb says staffers can work remotely forever, if they want #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3vsyG3v

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 28, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Disney ends silence, suggests repeal of tax district is illegal | Miami Herald #law #legal #lawtwitter via @MiamiHerald http://hrld.us/3xUANPc

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates

What are the legal rights of adopted children when a parent - biological or adoptive - passes away? If the Will makes a gift to "my children", does that include adopted children?

Under Ontario law, legally adopted children are generally presumed to have the same rights as biological children for estate purposes. 

A testator still has the freedom to make gifts and leave inheritances and specify that they are only for certain, specified children, if she chooses, so the question may depend on interpreting what the deceased intended and the wording of the Will. 

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 27, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Twitter’s top lawyer reassures staff, cries during meeting about Musk takeover https://politi.co/3Ki39pc via @politico #law #legal #lawtwitter

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Twee of the Day: April 26, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheday: Liberals promise to end for-profit long-term care in Ontario #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3KbV852

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Simran Bakshi on Workplace and Employment Law: Employers Beware – Even the most Remote Possibility of Violating the ESA will render a Termination Provision Invalid

Termination clauses in employment contracts must be drafted very carefully, with due consideration for all employment standards prescribed by law. As the Court in Rutledge v Canaan Construction Inc., 2020 ONSC 4246 (CanLII) stated, if a termination clause can be interpreted as being “even a potential violation of the ESA, no matter how remote, [it] should be unenforceable”

- Simran Bakshi, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 25, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: California man charged after allegedly threatening Merriam-Webster over gender definitions #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3rOKLhk

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of April 25, 2022

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of April 25, 2022

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 25, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Fired for refusing to disclose COVID vax status, Manitoba man sues pharmaceutical giant Bayer
  

• Jury Awards $450,000 to Man Fired Over Unwanted Office Birthday Party
  

• Sean Avery Is Representing Himself in Court. The Judge Advised Against It.
  

• Breaking: National Group of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Calls on ABA to Eliminate Geographic Restrictions on Law Practice

• CDC mask mandate for travelers struck down by federal judge
  

• Too Quick on the Buzzer: Default Judgment and the Potential Consequences of Engaging in Sharp Practice
  

• Twitter says 'poison pill' defence makes 'coercive' takeover difficult
  

• Ontario poised to extend mask rules for transit, hospitals and long-term care
  

• Ontario to allow buyers to see all bids on real estate sales, but only if the seller agrees
  

• Effort to Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene From Ballot Can Proceed, Judge Says
  

• The dangers of voter apathy at the Law Society of Ontario
  

• Catholic diocese in New Jersey reaches $87.5M settlement with hundreds of sexual abuse victims
  

• UK court formally issues order to extradite Julian Assange to US
  

• B.C. Court of Appeal certifies former flight attendant's class-action lawsuit against WestJet
  

• Ohio doctor accused of overprescribing fentanyl to the dying found not guilty of murder
  

• Ontario reports COVID hospitalizations up nearly 12% in a day
  

• Ontario appoints administrator to run Thunder Bay, Ont., police force for 2nd time in 4 years
  

• Florida governor moves to end Disney's self-governing status in fallout over 'Don't Say Gay' law
  

• First Ontario Case to Say that CERB is Deductible from Wrongful Dismissal Damages
  

• Lawyers for Hillary Clinton ask judge to dismiss Trump lawsuit against her
  

• Ontario waiting on more than $1.5M in unpaid COVID-19 fines
  

• Ontario woman fighting U.S. military for 'wrongful death' of ex-husband, an American soldier
  

• Florida bride and caterer charged with lacing wedding food with cannabis
  

• Omarosa Manigault Newman awarded $1.3M in legal fees from Trump campaign
  

• Judge relies on GOP words about Jan. 6 in dispute with Capitol riot defendant
  

• Judge orders US Bureau of Prisons to find surgeon for transgender inmate's gender affirming surgery
  

• Texas judge delays Sandy Hook trial after Alex Jones' companies filed for bankruptcy protection
  

• Federal judge rejects plea-deal sentence for lawyer accused of stealing nearly $13M from clients
  

• Ontario Court of Appeal Explains Difference Between Common Law Just Cause and ESA Wilful Misconduct
  

• Authorities to investigate as video shows Mike Tyson hitting plane passenger
  

• Federal judge temporarily blocks new Kentucky abortion law from being enforced
  

• Two of Bannon's co-defendants plead guilty to 'We Build the Wall' fraud
  

• Ottawa's court delays could keep survivor, 92, from seeing residential school justice, says lawyer
  

• New Audio: McCarthy Said Trump Acknowledged ‘Some Responsibility’ for Jan. 6
  

• Ontario extending mask mandate for high-risk indoor settings like hospitals, public transit
  

• California man charged after allegedly threatening Merriam-Webster over gender definitions
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 22, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Federal judge temporarily blocks new Kentucky abortion law from being enforced #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3Lbm2uY

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 21, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Lawyers for Hillary Clinton ask judge to dismiss Trump lawsuit against her #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3k082Zd

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 20, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay:Catholic diocese in New Jersey reaches $87.5M settlement with hundreds of sexual abuse victims #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3MmbKIz

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 19, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario to allow buyers to see all bids on real estate sales, but only if the seller agrees #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3JS9oj7

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Simran Bakshi on Family Law: Unconscionable Agreements vs. Unconscionable Result: When may a Domestic Contract be Set Aside

While domestic agreements are intended to provide a degree of certainty as to the parties expectations in the event of a separation, provisions waiving support may not be enforceable if unconscionable in its effect.  As the Court in Scheel v Henkelman, 2001 CanLII 24133 (ON CA) stated, "an agreement which was fair and reasonable when it was signed, may, through circumstance that occur in the future, result in unconscionable circumstances at the time of a support application".

- Simran Bakshi, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 18, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Jury Awards $450,000 to Man Fired Over Unwanted Office Birthday Party #law #legal #LawTwitter via @nytimes https://nyti.ms/3JUbQps

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of April 18, 2022

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of April 18, 2022

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 18, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Judge to decide if former Alberta justice minister is in contempt of court
  

• Boris Johnson to be fined by police over lockdown-breaking parties at UK government premises
  

• City of Philadelphia Will Reinstate an Indoor Mask Mandate
  

• Google’s ‘privileged’ email labeling, said to prevent lawsuit disclosure, was ‘eyebrow raising,’ judge says
  

• Texas drops murder charges against woman who had abortion
  

• Alberta pair sue police for $1.5M over 'malicious' drug raid that found nothing
  

• What’s Happening to Abortion Legislation in States Across the U.S.
  

• John Roberts Has Lost Control of the US Supreme Court
  

• National Muslim charity launching legal challenge of CRA audit, calling it Islamophobic
  

• Ottawa's largest school board to bring back mask mandate
  

• Supreme Court of Canada Releases 2021 Year in Review
  

• Toronto police officer faces eight charges of theft
  

• In a First, Google Goes After Puppy Fraud in Court
  

• Canada’s ban on Chelsea Manning upheld by Immigration and Refugee Board
  

• Legal limit for THC is constitutional, judge rules in crash that killed GTA mom and three daughters
  

• Former Alberta justice minister Jonathan Denis found in contempt of court
  

• Law Society says it has contacted suspected bar-exam cheaters
  

• Ottawa school board votes to mandate masks, as TDSB appeals directly to students, parents
  

• Bail hearing for convoy organizer Pat King abruptly adjourned, new charges to be laid
  

• Legal Marijuana Sales Will Start Next Thursday in New Jersey
  

• ‘It’s just another blow’: Why injured workers say they’re losing out as inflation hits
  

• Appointment of unilingual N.B. lieutenant-governor violated charter, judge rules
  

• Man who said Trump's 'orders' caused him to storm U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 found guilty
  

• Federal judge lumps Trump with ‘charlatans’ who don’t care about democracy
  

• Real estate auctions catching on in Ontario as calls for transparency, end to blind bidding grow

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 14, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ottawa school board votes to mandate masks, as TDSB appeals directly to students, parents #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3JG402n

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: How important is it to have a Will if you are in your 30s and don’t have many assets?

Having a Last Will is still important, even if you are young. There is no better way to provide for your family and your future.  

You can create a Last Will to plan ahead for a time when you have increased assets or a larger family. Now is always a good time, because your life is only going to get more hectic! 

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 13, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Alberta pair sue police for $1.5M over 'malicious' drug raid that found nothing #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3v97xkw

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 12, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Boris Johnson to be fined by police over lockdown-breaking parties at UK government premises #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/378Hkee

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Simran Bakshi on Workplace and Employment Law: Ontario Human Rights Tribunal does not hold back in awarding Damages for Egregious Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

In the landmark decision of NK v Botuik, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal awarded an employee $170,000 in general damages, marking the second highest award ever made in a sexual harassment case. The facts presenting in this case were egregious warranting such an award, including ongoing sexual harassment by a person of authority, sexual assault, wrongful criminal accusations against the victim, culminating in the wrongful termination of her employment.

- Simran Bakshi, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 11, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Maryland Lawmakers Expand Abortion Access, Overriding Governor’s Veto #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://nyti.ms/3xoQjCN

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of April 11, 2022

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of April 11, 2022

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 11, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• US Supreme Court says malicious prosecution claims don't need an underlying acquittal
  

• Ottawa introduces bill to compel web giants to share revenue with news outlets
  

• Oklahoma legislature passes near-total ban on abortion
  

• Minimum wage hike on the way for Ontario workers — no matter who wins the election
  

• Ivanka Trump Testifies to House Panel Investigating Jan. 6 Attack
  

• Senate votes in favor of a motion to proceed with Judge Jackson's SCOTUS nomination
  

• Lawyers could carry guns in court if Kentucky governor signs bill
  

• Supreme Court won’t hear challenges to mandatory state bars
  

• Ontario COVID hospitalizations up 27% in a single day
  

• Kentucky's Democratic governor vetoes anti-trans sports ban
  

• Judge Finds Matthew Martin Not Guilty in First Jan. 6 Acquittal
  

• Vaccine refusal leads New York courts to fire 103 workers, ban 4 judges from courthouses
  

• Jackson Would Become the First Black Woman on the Supreme Court
  

• Justice in Tribunals: At the Government’s Whim
  

• Bannon can't use lawyer's advice as defense for not cooperating with House January 6 probe, judge rules
  

• Justice Dept. Charges Russian Oligarch With Violating Sanctions

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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