140Law - Legal Headlines for the Week of January 25, 2016

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Lawyers, stop wasting time on social media marketing
• Mitch Kowalski: Axiom gobbles up Canadian market share in fascinating deal with Cognition
• 27 Months of Reasonable Notice After 40 Years of Service
• Court overturns University Health Network researchers’ punishment
• 2015 IN REVIEW –Top Cases And Key Legislative Changes That Impacted The Canadian Workplace
• Peter MacKay expected to join Toronto office of global law firm Baker and McKenzie - Financial Post
• Texas Attorney General Deems Daily Fantasy Sports Illegal
• Liberals promise to overhaul 'punitive' criminal pardons system
• UberTaxi gets a brokerage licence despite ride-sharing controversy
• "Nearly 10% of college graduates surveyed think TV's Judge Judy is a Supreme Court justice"
• Fresh Consideration Needed: Court of Appeal confirms employment agreement void, offer letter governs
• LawConnect Ontario launches
• The Partridge Family Status Claim: Ontario Court Of Appeal Upholds Johnstone Test For Discrimination
• Severance, Retiring Allowances, And The CRA Tax Muddle
• LSUC says no to paralegal licence for disciplined former JP
• Upcoming Cosby hearing to focus only on alleged non-prosecution agreement
• Tagging Facebook profile violates no-contact order, NY judge rules
• Supreme Court to review Obama’s executive action on immigration
• UK Court rejects effort to trademark shape of KitKat candy bar
• Judge tosses Cosby accuser’s defamation suit over rape denials, says lawyer didn’t ‘cross the line'
• ‘One man’s vulgarity is another man’s lyric:' Judge acquitting man in Toronto Twitter harassment case
• Ottawa Senators cited as province cracks down on 'precarious' employment - Ottawa Citizen
• Toronto Distillery Co. challenge to Ontario rules has ‘ramifications across the province,’ judge says
• Illinois baggage handler suing Toronto Maple Leafs

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk & Office Manager

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for the Week of January 18, 2016

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter"

• 'Get a court order,' Apple tells widow seeking late husband's password
• Ontario man sentenced to life for smuggling pot into U.S
• Doctor legally assists patient to die in first known Canadian case
• Email could sink case vs. Cosby
• Netflix unlikely to wipe out cross-border streaming, experts say
• Sentence in scaffolding deaths a first for Ontario - CBC.ca
• Internal dissent is dividing the Supreme Court, new review of 2015 judgments by Harper advisor finds
• Supreme Court agrees to extend deadline for right-to-die law by four months - Ottawa Citizen
• Thousands of Ontario child-protection cases to be reviewed - Toronto Star
• Drum Machines and the Legal Profession
• Marshall Rothstein to teach at Osgoode Hall Law School and other legal moves and grooves
• Supreme Court of Canada Joins Twitter
• Felon's selfie with gun backfires and snares him
• Wrongful birth claim struck by Ontario court after doctor sues mother of his child for emotional damages
• Humane societies welcome move in some provinces to ban pet cosmetic surgery
• Update to Internet Explorer 11 now for security
• Planned Parenthood Files Suit Against Anti-Abortion Videos Group
• Over a Year, Russian Official Quietly Stole a 30-Mile Road http://www.
• “Former Taco Bell Exec Sues Uber Driver He Attacked For $5 Million”
• Mom gets 34 years in prison for locking girl in closet
• Texas court reverses 7 online 'dirty talk' convictions
• NY court: Business that refused lesbian wedding violated law
• Police breached cellphone customers’ charter rights with ‘tower dump’ search warrants, Ont. judge rules
• Bill Cosby filing says former DA made binding agreement not to prosecute
• Does Sean Penn face legal risk for El Chapo interview?
• More than 25% of law students have had psychiatric and substance-use disorders; are they hiding it?
• Ex-U.S. politician John Edwards among lawyers vying for lead role in Volkswagen suit
• Business law trends and developments Legal Post is watching in 2016
• Scaffolding collapse case shows judges are willing to jail managers for workplace accidents

-Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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Use A Screensaver to Protect Client Confidentiality

Legal professionals properly place high priority on securing our computer infrastructures to protect client confidentiality.

Our desktop screens, however, are often overlooked, as a source of potential security breaches.

Is your computer screen visible to visitors to your office? Are prying eyes able to catch a glimpse of confidential information on your desktop?

There’s an easy solution to avoid inadvertent lapses in confidentiality that can happen when screens are exposed.

Use a screensaver to protect the data on your screen.

Whether it’s a built-in screensaver that ships with your operating system, or one of the numerous installables that is available online, there are no shortage of options for hiding your screen when your computer is idle.

If you are marketing-minded, you can use your firm’s logo or other promotional material as a screensaver to hide your screen, while also building your brand.

You can even use your website’s home page or any live web page as your screensaver.

However you choose to do it, use a screensaver to ensure that the data on your desktop screen offers no temptation to people who enter your office, whether they be clients, cleaners or other visitors who pop in for a friendly chat.

(Cross-posted at Slaw Tips)

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for the Week of January 11, 2016

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for the week of January 11, 2016:

• Can You Trust Online Ratings of Lawyers?
• Your Kids Care About Their Dad More Than Child Support
• Ottawa's longest-serving judge bids farewell to the bench - Ottawa Citizen
• Abortion advocates to sue for access on P.E.I.
• Legalizing pot in Canada will run afoul of global treaties, Trudeau warned
• Trump plays the Canadian birther card on Ted Cruz
• Feature: How the Daily Fantasy Sports Industry Turns Fans Into Suckers
• Using Internet Explorer? You have to upgrade to IE 11 by Tuesday
• Foul-mouthed ex-soldier could face prison time for insulting officer
• Guatemalan Judge in FIFA Corruption Case Is Released on $4 Million Bond
• Mom of 'affluenza' teen to be arraigned for allegedly helping son flee Texas
• Marco Muzzo to plead guilty in crash that killed three children and grandfather
• Uber threatened in Quebec with class-action suit over New Year’s rates
• The Top 10 Canadian legal ethics stories of 2015
• Call for nominations: 2016 Law Society Awards
• Los Angeles County prosecutors reject Cosby sex charges
• Michigan Senate Passes Bill Allowing Termination of Rapist's Parental Rights
• Judge shot outside Austin home seeks answers about threat
• Sean Penn’s secret interview with ‘El Chapo’ helped lead to his capture, authorities say
• Liberals aim to balance national security with rights and freedoms in Bill C-51 revamp
• Ontario correctional workers give up right to strike to reach deal - CBC.ca
• Court upholds $118-million award against negligent Livent auditor Deloitte
• Privilege, authority, and sex on tap for SCC’s winter session
• LSAC reports law school applicants up 0.7% and applications down 2.3% compared to last year
• Lawyers Uneducated About Technology
• Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is massively resisting marriage equality again

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk & Office Manager

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for the Week of January 4, 2016

Happy New Year! Here is our first batch of leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter of 2016:

• When is a patient dead? It may depend on which doctor makes the call
• Revised Complaint Seeks Return of Money Bet on Fantasy Sports
• Soft kitty, warm kitty, stolen lyrics? Heirs to poet sue Big Bang Theory producers
• Will the CRTC really try to regulate video streaming?
• GTA mobsters 'shocked' by scope of Montreal police operations after lawyers' office wiretapped
• Oklahoma lawyer resigns himself to paying ransom for release of computer files
• 2015 Trends in Ontario Labour and Employment Law
• Bad Lawyer Ads
• Woman arrested trying to bring meth into Guelph courthouse
• Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault of Toronto woman
• Bill Cosby charged with 'aggravated indecent assault'
• How Leamington, Ont. — where the tomato is king — rallied to save its Heinz Plant - Financial Post
• Bill Cosby: Criminal charges next chapter for embattled comedian
• New laws and policies coming into effect on January 1
• 10 most-read http://ABAJournal.com  headlines in 2015
• Top 10 stories on http://lawtimesnews.com  in 2015
• Top 10 Employment & Labour Law Cases & Trends In 2015
• Evander Kane, Sabres forward, subject of sex offence investigation
• Legacy’ asylum cases lost in refugee shuffle
• Supreme Court bestiality case could boost animal rights: Walkom
• Toronto lawyer gives poor Jamaicans something to smile about - Well done @michaelcarabash!
• Panel to review decision of judge who asked woman why she couldn't keep knees together
• Court drug program aimed at youth, aboriginal people mostly helps white men
• Japan's Top Court Rules Married Couples Must Have Same Surname 
• Spanking could be outlawed in Canada as part of TRC recommendations
• Compassionate care leave to expand up to 26 weeks in new year
• Add Two More States To Those That Have Adopted Duty of Technology Competence
• Judge Rules Kim Dotcom Can Be Extradited, Bail Continued
• Will Justin Trudeau pardon Canadians with marijuana convictions?
• Quebec's top court rules assisted dying law can go ahead - CBC.ca
• Masters’ remuneration ‘inadequate,’ says report
• Family law expert appointed to lead second Motherisk commission - Toronto Star

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk & Office Manager

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for the Week of December 21, 2015

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Kim Dotcom Extradition Decision Due Tuesday
• A CHCH primer: Who, what, why - Hamilton Spectator
• Important Changes To Ontario Employers' Obligations Regarding Violence And Harassment
• 50 Ontario clinics to offer publicly funded IVF treament
• Liberal government commits to repealing 'spanking law'
• Manitoba appoints first transgender judge
• Mom loses custody for alienating dad
• Ontario court authorizes class action against Toronto personal injury lawyer
• A Tip for Employers? New Rules for Tip-Earners in Ontario
• Youth hockey player charged with assault after stick-swinging incident
• Dalton McGuinty's ex-chief of staff, deputy charged in Ontario gas plant scandal
• Ontario delays ban on e-cigarettes and vaping in public
• Montreal teen 1st to be convicted of trying to travel to join terror group
• Trudeau says taxing pot won’t be a government cash cow
• Dot-sucks domain name begins to attract Canadian targets
• Sick Kids defended Motherisk lab — at first
• Quebec Court of Appeal hears arguments on doctor-assisted dying law
• Drug CEO who hiked prices resigns after securities fraud charges laid
• The quotable Mike Duffy: Memorable testimony from his trial
• Another School Sued Over Allegedly Misleading Employment Statistics
• Virginia Becomes 18th State to Adopt Duty of Technology Competence
• UOttawa profs sue school over 'big' admin salary hikes - Ottawa Sun
• Groia challenges LSUC penalty at appeal court
• Vexatious litigant law grad ordered to pay costs
• Canada Revenue Agency seeks back taxes from aboriginal employees
• Physician-assisted death should be based on decision-making capacity, not age: Ontario report
• Bill Cosby counter-sues 7 accusers in defamation case
• Kansas Abortion "Dismemberment" Ban Set For Unusual Court Hearing
• Selling legal pot at liquor stores 'makes a lot of sense,' Ontario premier says
• Slavery in shrimp industry uncovered in major retailers and supermarkets
• Court dismisses appeal of Warman libel judgment against website
• Teachers' unions launch court fight over despised anti-strike bill - Toronto Star

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for the Week of December 14, 2015

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:

• When Even Trump Calls Foul on Scalia
• Toronto lawyer battles sanction for 'incivility' at Bre-X trial - The Globe and Mail
• Ottawa clears CBC of labour code violations in Ghomeshi case
• Law Society celebrates 10th year as a GTA Top Employer
• Marshall Rothstein joins Hunter Litigation Chambers in Vancouver
• Justice Department will investigate use of deadly force by Chicago police
• “The biggest obstacle to proper cancer treatment, in Dr. DeVita’s view, is the FDA.”
• Judge decides against Chicago cops who argued for overtime for reading emails after work hours
• With Remarks in Affirmative Action Case, Scalia Steps Into Racial ‘Mismatch’ Debate
• 144 Years of Marriage and Divorce
• New condo rules will help 1.3M Ontarians
• Judge Camp and Judicial Competency: the Duties of Appellate Courts
• A Tip for Employers? New Rules for Tip-Earners in Ontario
• LegalZoom is acquiring a UK law firm
• Appeal of Joe Groia’s ‘incivility’ ruling goes to Ontario Court of Appeal on Dec. 14
• Ryerson eyes new law school
• Was Scalia’s comment racist? He notes argument that blacks may do better at ‘slower-track’ schools
• Lawyer disbarred for Roma ripoff - Toronto Star
• Supreme Court rules to extradite Quebec woman accused of kidnapping own children - CBC.ca
• Judge strikes down cyberbullying law inspired by Rehtaeh Parsons
• Judge overturns B.C. Law Society vote not to recognize Trinity Western grads
• Nazem Kadri on Donald Trump Muslim ban: ‘He’s pretty delusional’
• Duffy tells trial top Tory advised him to file expense claims
• Guergis’ lawsuit against law firm one step closer to trial
• 'There are racists in my police force,' RCMP chief says
• Scalia questions place of some black students in elite colleges
• Supreme Court considers affirmative action in ‘contentious’ and ‘tense’ oral arguments
• CASL is a bad law
• Quebec assisted-dying law to come into effect Thursday
• Race and College Admissions at the Supreme Court
• Thai police probe US envoy over comments about monarchy law
• Oscar Pistorius Granted Bail Pending New Appeal/Sentencing
• Protecting Employees' Tips Act: Ontario Bans Employers From Taking Servers Gratuities Canada
• Former Supreme Court judge Marshall Rothstein says court not anti-business - The Globe and Mail

-Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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Assisted Dying is Officially Legal in Quebec

After a lengthy court battle, Quebec Health Minister, Gaetan Barrette, announced that as of today, it will be legal for terminally ill patients in Quebec to have medical assistance in dying.

Quebec is the first province to pass this controversial law, passed as Bill 52 the "An Act Respecting End-Of-Life Care."

As noted by Dominique Talarico, lawyer for the Coalition of Physicians for Social Justice the guidelines that physicians must adhere to are very specific (as set out in Bill 52):

"The law on end-of-life care sets out a patient's right to "receive the end-of-life care their condition requires" as well as raises the issue of medical aid in dying and a long list of requirements to be met before a doctor can administer it."

Many physicians, such as Dr. Amir Khadir, are relieved that the Quebec courts will now view medically assisted dying as a form of respect for patient dignity:

“Justice is done; patients who need medical aid to die will finally be able to receive it, to end their suffering and live their last moments in serenity.” 

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for the Week of December 7, 2015

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wiselaw on Twitter:

• Judge who called state position a ‘lie from the pit of hell’ faces ethics charges
• Ontario Dad Loses Custody of Boys After Refusing to Stop Trying to Cure Their Autism through Homeopathy
• Online Defamation: Linking and Liking
• Feds ask for 6 more months to craft assisted suicide law
• We Don’t Need Another Morgentaler in Canada on Assisted Suicide
• Tiny Copyright Decision Gives Hard News Lovers Big Hope - TheTyee.ca
• Judicial elections in USA are literally killing people
• NYC is sued over new salt-warning rule
• Oscar Pistorius convicted of murder by appeals court
• LSUC: Portal changes coming December 7
• Corporate litigators get ready for Ontario’s new anti-SLAPP legislation
• Supreme Court asked to extend assisted suicide deadline - CTV News
• B.C. marijuana shop crackdown to continue, RCMP warn
• CJC recommends Justice Déziel remain on the bench
• $2 coffee turns into $300 fine for texting in a Tim Hortons drive-thru
• Ontario Passes Police Record Checks Legislation - Government of Ontario News
• The Clawbies Turn 10
• Western law students disciplined for offensive hockey team name
• Vulgar team name lands Western law school students in hot water
• Politicians who spend their entire political lives immersed in partisan scraps tend to enact really crappy laws

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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