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we have leadership willing to facilitate these conversations.
The Criminal Law Section has an excellent article this month by Amy Casanova-Ward outlining the new animal cruelty law passed by the Legislature last session. The article has details about the underlying case that led to such a strong public outcry, causing the Legislature to act so swiftly. This legislation may offer a good case study on how to leverage strong public sentiment into swift legislative action. Speaking of strong public sentiment, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee has an interesting piece on the history of the Magna Carta and the pressures that brought it about.
The Clerk’ s office has an article about how they used Artificial Intelligence to save Hillsborough County taxpayers millions of dollars in their banking relationship. And speaking of areas of new innovation, the Healthcare
Section has an article on the emerging field of medical peptide regulation. It sure seems like the future is now.
In terms of case updates, the Construction Law Section has an update on a recent case that addressed an attempt to enforce arbitration proceedings on a non-signatory to the arbitration agreement. Given the expansion in the approval by the appellate courts of the use of arbitration, it is interesting to see cases that are starting to set the outer limits. The Intellectual Property Section has an article on a case involving a brand that is very near and dear to many of us in the Bay Area, KAHWA coffee. Check it out to see how the appellate courts’ review of trademark applications is evolving.
And finally, the Appellate Section has a nice article about the Second District Court of Appeal’ s move to their new building in St. Petersburg. Welcome to the Neighborhood! n
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