Vetas blancas

BEACHGOERS were banned from the water along much of the Costa Blanca yesterday after the reappearance of venomous Portuguese Man O’Wars. An 11-year-old boy was rushed to hospital after being stung by one of the jellyfish-like creatures on one of the few beaches that remained open. The red flag was hoisted at La Marina beach near Elche after the youngster was hurt. Lifeguards removed the animal’s tentacles from his arm but he was taken to nearby Elche Hospital after complaining of stomach and neck pain. He was discharged a few hours later after receiving treatment. Local reports said nearly 75 miles of Costa Blanca coastline had been declared off limits. Only one beach is understood to have been kept open in Alicante and bathing allowed in part of San Juan beach a few miles further north on the stretch of coastline between El Campello near Alicante and Pilar de la Horadada south of Torrevieja. Brit-popular tourist resorts north of Alicante including Benidorm and … [Read more...] about Massive plague of Portuguese Man O’Wars cause chaos in the Med – as tourists are banned from Costa Blanca beaches

El mes pasado, la Administración Obama propuso la creación de un nuevo tipo de bono municipal, los Bonos públicos de infraestructura calificados, Qualified Public Infrastructure Bonds, QPIB, como mecanismo para extender los beneficios de los bonos municipales a las asociaciones públicas y privadas.Actualmente, el gobierno tiene en vigencia el programa de Bonos de actividad privada, que ha sido utilizado por los gobiernos locales y estatales para financiar más de 10.000 millones de dólares destinados a carreteras, túneles y puentes. Los bonos QPIB funcionarían esencialmente como un híbrido entre los bonos gubernamentales y los bonos de actividad privada. Los Bonos de actividad pública están restringidos por topes de emisión, fechas de vencimiento y el interés está sujeto al impuesto mínimo alternativo. Los bonos QPIB no estarían sujetos a dichas restricciones y ampliarían … [Read more...] about La Casa Blanca Propone Una Nueva Herramienta de Financiamiento P3: Bonos públicos de infraestructura calificados

The National Association of Women Lawyers (“NAWL”) is 115 years old this year.  It is not only the oldest women’s bar association, it is also the only national bar association for women, dedicated to advancing women lawyers and the interests and rights of women under the law.  NAWL truly is the voice of women in the law™.   As the voice of women in the law, in 2006, NAWL challenged corporations and law firms to double their number of women general counsel and equity partners from 15% to 30% by 2015.  Recent statistics indicate that the “NAWL Challenge” for corporate legal departments in Fortune 500 corporations is close to being met.  Women today comprise close to 30% of General Counsels, when only a few years ago they comprised only 15% of the General Counsels in the same companies.   This achievement is in sharp contrast to the fate of women lawyers in the 200 largest U.S. law firms (“AmLaw 200”), … [Read more...] about Achieving Success in the Legal Profession: Women Helping Women

On August 29, 2011, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an opinion in Gonzalez v. Wilshire Credit Corp., 207 N.J. 557, 25 A.3d 1103, 2011 N.J. LEXIS 931 (2011) that all New Jersey mortgage lenders should read. In sum, the Court held that the consumer-friendly New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”), N.J.S.A. 56:8-1 to -195, applies to mortgage loans and to, more specifically, a lender’s activities post-foreclosure-judgment, including entering into a forbearance agreement to avoid a sheriff’s sale. This ruling is detrimental for lenders because, among other reasons, a successful plaintiff on CFA claim is entitled to recover treble damages as well as their attorneys’ fees and costs of suit. Additionally, because of these consumer-friendly provisions, more competent plaintiffs counsel will be drawn to cases involving allegations by mortgagors of unconscionable practices in connection with mortgage lending. The facts in Gonzalez were troubling and … [Read more...] about The New Jersey Supreme Court Extends The Powerful New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act To Foreclosures

As a new CEO takes the helm at the Association of Corporate Counsel this month, replacing retiring president Frederick J. Krebs, the trade group for in-house lawyers is also announcing the planned departure of another longtime executive.Senior vice president and general counsel Susan Hackett is leaving ACC after 22 years, in order to establish her own consulting business, announces ACC in a press release today.Veta T. Richardson will serve as the group’s new president and CEO. Her background is detailed in an earlier ABAJournal.com post. … [Read more...] about Longtime ACC General Counsel Susan Hackett Is Leaving to Form Own Consultancy