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How do you serve an anonymous crypto wallet in bankruptcy court?

Unique problems in the intersection of law and technology have to beget unique solutions. That is, if a court wants parties to be able to effect service on an anonymous wallet.
Problem: In re Celsius Network LLC, Case No. 22-10964 (MG) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Oct. 24, 2024) involved trying to trace allegedly fraudulent transfers tied t ... (full story)


High Court workgroup creates the OG web portal for DR practitioners

For all domestic relations practitioners—judges, magistrates, practitioners, GALs, legal staff, etc., who wanted a standalone web portal into all Ohio DR law, this one’s for you.
It took about four years, said Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Judge Diane Palos, but the Ohio Supreme Court’s Subcommittee on Fam ... (full story)


New California digital property licensing law announced

Do you (or your friends, family or clientele) know what you’re buying when you buy a digital asset like a book, movie or song?
Probably not.
If you think that you’re buying an ownership interest in that digital property, look again at the fine print.
Much of the time, you’re actually purchasing a revoc ... (full story)


FTC busts more online AI scammers

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced a successful enforcement program called Operation AI Comply against multiple companies that the Commission alleges have “relied on artificial intelligence as a way to supercharge deceptive or unfair conduct that harms consumers.”
Caught (!) are several recognizable com ... (full story)


Private social media posts may bind employers: 9th Circuit

Hostile workplace environments may not only be confined to physical space, according to a decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
California’s 9th Circuit, which is a leading U.S. court on social media decisions, recently held that private social media messages on a platform for employees might generate a hostile wor ... (full story)